High functioning ASD

@Shaz51 I found it helpful to notice some of the aspie tendencies and good to relate to people who stuck at things long enough to get a skill. It was better than being put down for being a try hard. I also see some tendencies as a response to trauma in childhood. Tbh I am not particularly fond of too many diagnoses, or where one person has all the things wrong with them. I liked family therapy which looked at dynamics more. We all have strengths and weaknesses. I can identify aspie... If I am also doing Mad Pride

Hello @SomeRando , @Charlie17 , @Blackcloud

here is a thread about ASD , my husband has ASD

Hello @tyme , @Jynx , @Appleblossom

Thanks for the tag and for making this thread! @Shaz51

I hope this thread will allow some of us that have high functioning ASD to connect with each other on here 🙂

@Jynx

will be great @Blackcloud

how are you today , friday yaaaa

@Shaz51 thanks for the add. I am autistic and adhd as well. I am also an active advocate in the community.

I am happy that this space is here as I love learning and sharing. I do however think that the autistic community has worked endlessly in the importance of language used to refer to autistic people. The words "high functioning and ads" are quite problematic when referred to us. I am happy to provide some resources and explain why if there is interest in this thread. 😉

Thanks for having this space!

Like to have more information to help my hubby who has adhd too @Charlie17

And my step adult children have adhd

We have another thread for adhd

I will tag you when I find it

@Shaz51Thanks for the tag, it would be nice to chat with some similar people. I don't have any diagnosis yet though.

Same here @SomeRando , my husband has not got a diagnosis but he has ticked the check list

@Charlie17 , @Blackcloud , @Jynx

Does he see any benefit from getting a diagnosis?

I found the neurodivergent workbook my first step towards accepting myself and creating a toolbox to support myself that worked for me. It's based on DBT skills. Unfortunately, many cognitive therapies don't work for us as our Interoception (internal awareness) and Alyxithymia (unable to label emotions) are quite different. So we need techniques that are called body up as opposed to top bottom. So things like tapping, movement, etc rather than "how do you feel when...", "what do you think about when". Hope that makes sense.

I also have aphantasia, which makes it difficult to use therapies based on imaging things.

https://www.livedexperienceeducator.com/store/p/neurodivergent-friendly-workbook-of-dbt-skills