Thick with the ‘tism – ASD Social Space

@mallory_strife , @DogMan79 , , this is the thread

@Adge , @Jynx , @Catlady1979 , @tyme , @Blackcloud

hello @Jynx

hubby was wondering what the difference is between autism and asperges ?

@Shaz51 Asperger's was a name for what is now called 'level 1' or 'high functioning' autism I believe. It was named after someone called Asperger who as it turns out was a nasty kinda guy - at least that is my understanding. So the diagnosis got folded into the banner of autism. I imagine there's more to it but that's what I know 😉

@Shaz51 the DSM edition

Asperger was a German who differentiated Autism from Aspergers. Deeming Aspergers as useful slaves.

That's my understanding

@Shaz51

asperger's stopped being diagnosed in 2013 with the DSM-5 and has been folded in under autism. their diagnostic criteria were the same except for asperger's having no language delay as a child and no intellectual disability

also @DogMan79 hans asperger was austrian but he was in bed with the nazis all the same

OK

I'm mid/late 40s

For years, Autistic friends have deemed me an "Honorary Autistic"

4 out of 6 niblings are Autistic

I highly suspect that DogMum was

Since 2022, my healthcare team have been encouraging me to engage with the possibility.likelihood that I am Autistic

My most recent MHCP states:

"Thank you for seeing [DogMan] for a further initial 6 sessions of psychoRx for chronic psychosis , MDD and ASD on a new MHCP attached with thanks."

So I don't know if I have a Dx. My GP formerly worked in psychiatry for 25 years, specialising in neurocognitive conditions. He has been asking various screening questions like "Did you engage in pretend play as a child?" for years

I'm not certain if ASD answers any of the questions which I have about my mind. I do have questions, but I don't know if ASD addresses them

Recently though, I've read a bit about Anger Rumination as well as Some well regarded resources on Adult presentation

But ideally, I'd like a book or audiobook to read. There doesn't appear to be one go-to "Bible" in the same way that Trauma has "The body keeps the score"

I've heard really good things about 'Unmasking Autism' by Devon Price @DogMan79 - I've been meaning to get around to reading it so can't say for sure but thought I'd share anyway 😊

@Jynx thanks. I'll check it out 🙂

@DogMan79 NeuroTribes by Steve Silberman is another famous Autism Book that i haven't read, although it is more of a cultural history of autism

i was a rageaholic up until i graduated high school. sometimes i miss my rages. my life feels stale and boring now i can't get high on the anger rush. this is unrelated to autism but ron and pat potter-efron wrote a series of books on anger - my top 3 in descending order are Angry All The Time, Healing the Angry Brain, and Letting Go of Anger (which is about the 11 "anger styles"). i would say they were the only two people who understood my anger. patricia died in 2022 and i wrote an email to ron saying, well, i guess there's only one person left now. he wrote back saying "But I wonder if anybody really understands them yet" and i think about it a lot

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@mallory_strife wrote:

@DogMan79 NeuroTribes by Steve Silberman is another famous Autism Book that i haven't read, although it is more of a cultural history of autism

i was a rageaholic up until i graduated high school. sometimes i miss my rages. my life feels stale and boring now i can't get high on the anger rush. this is unrelated to autism but ron and pat potter-efron wrote a series of books on anger - my top 3 in descending order are Angry All The Time, Healing the Angry Brain, and Letting Go of Anger (which is about the 11 "anger styles"). i would say they were the only two people who understood my anger. patricia died in 2022 and i wrote an email to ron saying, well, i guess there's only one person left now. he wrote back saying "But I wonder if anybody really understands them yet" and i think about it a lot

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I might get to the deeper history at a later stage

But anger became more problematic for me with lockdown in Melbourne. ASD is just one possible link. I ultimately want to understand my rage and anger, but I'm not receiving answers in any meaningful way