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Post by sugarbiscuits on Jan 6, 2018 15:43:37 GMT
For anything such as ADHD, bipolar, Asperger's so on...
Or know anyone who has something like that?
At college they tried to diagnose me with AS. Have you met anyone with it? What are they like? |
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Post by deembastille on Jan 6, 2018 16:22:22 GMT
I have ADD which is adhd without the hyperactivity.
what people have to understand about these learning disabilities, mood disorders and developmental disorders is that there is no set-in-stone list of requirements that a person MUST possess in order to be diagnosed.
for example: those with add have to be seen showing 6 out of 9 symptoms [inability to wait patiently for his/her turn] now, what does that say when people show only 5 of those? or when tested, they were having a calm day and had no problem waiting patiently? or were having a particularly bad day due to some home drama and that showed up on a day of testing?
what is really good is a good track record of parents who pay attention to their children's behaviors. Honesty is also key. don't tell the teacher there is nothing wrong with your child but then 3 minutes later mention that he told you [his mother] to suck his dick [really happened].
but with a lot of these diagnoses comes something that sounds bad but really isn't... behavior modification. to be honest, this is something i say to my add and some adhd students behind closed doors... and this is to buck them up not for them to brag about -- everyone who has a problem with us who go off on tangents are jealous because we are just. too. interesting.
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Post by deembastille on Jan 6, 2018 16:28:45 GMT
and how can they try to diagnose you with something in college?
i don't get why people want to NOT be notified if there is something hindering them from leading an 'average and normal' life. being diagnosed means that you get certification in this diagnoses and your life becomes better. you get services that no other 'normal' people get, you get testing modifications. the AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT backs you up whenever you are in jeopardy of losing your job [that you are otherwise doing fine in]...
it sucks for the rest of us who have to deal with cantankerous, exacting people but the services hopefully make these people better. that is, if they take heed to the services. many Asperger's people don't see themselves as the problem but everyone else. maybe they do have a unique way of thinking problems through, but they lack the kindness in their voices to explain themselves. they lash out, they bark at others [literally, goat scream orders out], they walk away grumbling calling people stupid. really?
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Post by koskiewicz on Jan 6, 2018 16:33:19 GMT
I knew a young guy who had severe bi polar disorder. When he was on his meds, he was docile. Off his meds he was a stark raving lunatic...
He thankfully no longer lives in my area...
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Post by sugarbiscuits on Jan 6, 2018 16:56:24 GMT
@ Koskiewicz
During 2005 and 2006 a user at TV Rage, Checkmate, suggested I have bipolar.
I don't know where she got that from. I was at TV Tome Jan to June 2005 and then TV Rage
Nov 2005 to Aug 2016. Those 2 sites no longer exist. I was at a message board during Nov 2005
and that's where I came across her. Haven't had contact since May 2006 with her.
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Post by sugarbiscuits on Jan 6, 2018 17:00:36 GMT
@ deembastille
At college they complained about me being quiet, not saying much, not talking to others.
They did complain about some other stuff, such as lack of eye contact and not smiling, but mostly
they complained about me being quiet. I remember at school one time I looked at the register and next to some students names there were words, for me the word unpredictable was written there. I don't view myself as being like that.
In my experience most don't have an interest in me and don't want me talking to them. So they are glad I don't talk to them. People online and offline have described me as being annoying and boring. I have no problem talking but in my experience most don't want me talking to them.
They have no interest in me, differ to much with regards to interests and personality. Some people have been arrogant, condescending, mocking towards me.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2018 18:17:22 GMT
Yes. Diagnosis Murder. Got the complete series on DVD.
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Post by sugarbiscuits on Jan 7, 2018 0:58:58 GMT
Yes. Diagnosis Murder. Got the complete series on DVD. I like that show. It's been aired a lot on the BBC. |
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Jan 23, 2018 17:39:27 GMT
I have autism. Mild autism admittedly, but still strong enough that it badly effects my life.
Sorry for bumping an old thread.
No, I don't wish to discuss my autism.
Ugh, I regret mentioning it already...
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Post by Vodkie on Jan 23, 2018 23:08:58 GMT
ADHD
and Mild Autism. I can't work or drive because of it
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Post by deembastille on Jan 23, 2018 23:30:27 GMT
ADHD and Mild Autism. I can't work or drive because of it really? i am not questioning you but i have ADD, a learning disability in reading comprehension, and now comes a 'diagnosis' of myotonic dystrophy which while it slowly eats away at your muscle strength and dexterity, it makes it hard for you to sometimes move. up stairs, releasing a door handle from your grasp, even my jaw is sometimes affected. and i know there are people with less things wrong with them who are 'cleared' from working and are able to go on total disability, and while i will not ever deny anyone of needing a service that they need, i am just curious as to what is the 'cut off' for the severity of disabilities is. i mean, i went through life with certain things on my IEP but i also went back to a house where being on disability just wasn't acceptable. you can have a disability -- no one can change that -- but being on disability and collecting government money without needing a breathing tube was just not done in my house. and also, [just interested] how do you spend your days? |
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Post by Vodkie on Jan 24, 2018 1:23:15 GMT
ADHD and Mild Autism. I can't work or drive because of it really? i am not questioning you but i have ADD, a learning disability in reading comprehension, and now comes a 'diagnosis' of myotonic dystrophy which while it slowly eats away at your muscle strength and dexterity, it makes it hard for you to sometimes move. up stairs, releasing a door handle from your grasp, even my jaw is sometimes affected. and i know there are people with less things wrong with them who are 'cleared' from working and are able to go on total disability, and while i will not ever deny anyone of needing a service that they need, i am just curious as to what is the 'cut off' for the severity of disabilities is. i mean, i went through life with certain things on my IEP but i also went back to a house where being on disability just wasn't acceptable. you can have a disability -- no one can change that -- but being on disability and collecting government money without needing a breathing tube was just not done in my house. and also, [just interested] how do you spend your days? I'm on social security. I get a survivor's pension because my mom died. I used to have a represntative payee receive my check for me. But that was my sister, who is dead to me because she's on meth, and has stolen my money on numerous occasions and left me to starve. I reported her to social security and they felt I had done some maturing to the point where they thought i could handle the money myself and i'm my own payee. Before, i'd keep myself busy by watching stuff on tv, dvd/blu-ray, netflix, etc or talking to people on social media. and also, video games or I'd walk to places or take the bus. I stil do that. There's no bus here in Pennsylvania. I just got back after walking a 6.6 mile round trip to a store and back. 3.3 each way But I also moved from washington state to Pennsylvania back in august. i lived in WA from 2007 til 2017 after living in California all my life until my mom died. I had just 1 friend in washington state, and she only moved there in 2012. And we barely hung out because she was over 40-50 miles away and her job at nintendo paid less than my social security check so she often couldn't afford the gas. the 2 times she came to my apartment, I paid for the gas. My friend here in Pennsylvania loaned me the money to move into her parents house and i got 2 months rent free to do it. her parents need the money since her mom got laid off. Plus the cost of living in washington is ridiculous. Hell, a 3 bedroom apartment at my friend's complex costs more than the mortgage for this house in Pennsylvania. And that is a low income complex. Ridiculous In addition to playing games, social media and watching things, I hang out with her as often as i can. She has a 2 year old, an allergy to the sunlight and fibromyalgia, so she doesn't get out much. |
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Post by sugarbiscuits on Jan 24, 2018 20:29:38 GMT
ADHD and Mild Autism. I can't work or drive because of it At college they complained about me being quiet, avoiding eye contact, being self absorbed, not listening to others.
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Post by Vodkie on Jan 25, 2018 3:19:31 GMT
ADHD and Mild Autism. I can't work or drive because of it At college they complained about me being quiet, avoiding eye contact, being self absorbed, not listening to others.
I never went to college. I wanted to but.... I'm also still over weight. I was 500+ pounds before i was 21 in 2003 I started to lose weight 2 months before before my 21st birthday in december 2003. when i was 13, I was 107 pounds. I had a hernia. I was also on Ritalin since i was 5. but after my surgery to repair the hernia, I had to take another medication because taking the after-surgery meds and ritalin was considered lethal Loss of Appetite is a ritalin side effect, so that's why i was always skinny. I forgot what medication I got put on because of the surgery, but hunger increase was a side effect. Even after it was safe to go back to ritalin again, Obesity runs in my family, and that kicked in, so It didn't work. And i ended up past 500 pounds in 2003. I didn't even have the video game systems that came out between 96 and 2003, like nintendo 64, game cube, Dreamcast, ETC... because i was way more concerned about eating. I graduated high school in 2001 and by then I was close to or just past 350 10 years ago, i got down to my lowest weight, 208, But i haven't been able to keep it off. But on another note, it's taken me way too long to gain weight like crazy This time, it took 9 years to go up a size rather than 9 weeks Not sure how much I weigh now, but it's past 250 and under 300. Don't have a scale in this house |
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Post by sugarbiscuits on Jan 25, 2018 20:02:01 GMT
and how can they try to diagnose you with something in college? i don't get why people want to NOT be notified if there is something hindering them from leading an 'average and normal' life. being diagnosed means that you get certification in this diagnoses and your life becomes better. you get services that no other 'normal' people get, you get testing modifications. the AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT backs you up whenever you are in jeopardy of losing your job [that you are otherwise doing fine in]... it sucks for the rest of us who have to deal with cantankerous, exacting people but the services hopefully make these people better. that is, if they take heed to the services. many Asperger's people don't see themselves as the problem but everyone else. maybe they do have a unique way of thinking problems through, but they lack the kindness in their voices to explain themselves. they lash out, they bark at others [literally, goat scream orders out], they walk away grumbling calling people stupid. really? Mostly they complained about me not talking to others. but in my experience most people don't want me talking to them. I have had social rejection a lot. People I have tried talking to and they are funny/strange towards me. At college they treated me as if I couldn't do anything myself. I don't need help talking to others. I don't like it when people call me shy. Or when they are arrogant and condescending which is how they were at college. what am I suppose to do, talk 24/7 just to prove that I can?
If someone doesn't want me talking to them I shouldn't. It doesn't matter how friendly I may be, if they don't want me to I shouldn't. Most of the AS Criteria isn't true for me. I don't lash out or scream at others. I don't call others stupid, some have called me that though. When I was at school they never mentioned AS. I'm not pedantic, OCD or a perfectionist. I'm not tidy or above average intelligence. I don't walk on my toes or have any need for sameness or routine. I don't dislike being touched.
they were messing me about, they weren't being serious. What's the problem with me not talking to people who don't want me to? I don't like it when I have people talk down to me as I am stupid. I've had people try to bully and intimidate me, getting up in my face, having a go at me, poking and pushing me, so I have a go back. I shout back and tell them what I think. I don't care if I am rude to them. They shouldn't be talking down to me, they shouldn't be mocking, arrogant and condescending. I've come across a number of sarcastic and arrogant people. I do get sarcasm, I understand it. Some people try to bully those they view as an easy target.
At college one person said stupid things to me, such as, do you know when someone is angry? that's a stupid question. how or why wouldn't I know? I have come across many angry people before then and since then. She was mocking me. Her going on about me eating healthy. No I don't, I eat a lot of junk food. She treated me as If I am stupid. At school and college I had people sitting and staring at me. She went on about me trying to get my work perfect, that's a joke. I'm nothing like that. I'm not a perfectionist. I don't try to get anything perfect.
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Post by deembastille on Jan 25, 2018 20:24:53 GMT
I know sugarbiscuits. I know.🤗
I was in graduate school and doing my student teaching with a wonderful teacher who also taught a class I was taking at the time for GS. Her graduate class was fine except for one component. One student kept on commandeering the discussions and would not let anyone else speak.
Her end of term comments come, mine said:she was sad I didn't speak up more. How could I (or anyone)? That bitch would not shut up. Nor did the prof notice she was commandeering the discussions. She sure didn't make her give it a rest and let someone else speak.
Lately, I keep on mentioning the same problem our school is having... Parents erase the behavior work we do in school so please don't blame the teacher. Although many agree with me admins do nothing about it so I shut up about it.
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Post by lordquesterjones on Jan 25, 2018 20:29:48 GMT
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Post by sugarbiscuits on Jan 26, 2018 13:34:31 GMT
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Post by lordquesterjones on Jan 26, 2018 13:36:02 GMT
No one!
I was just trying to be funny.
You wanted a diagnosis; I gave you one.
TBF, I was just bored.
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Post by sugarbiscuits on Jan 26, 2018 13:37:00 GMT
Oh okay. I admit I don't have much of a sense of humour.
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