Diagnosed with autism

[Another Fan]

Or autism spectrum disorder as it’s now called.  As more time passes I’m a little more comfortable talking about it.

 

Will try and not make this too much a LAMP post but thanks to all here who have listened to me through the years….   you know who you are

 

Ill leave it as while I’m often nostalgic for a lot of stuff in the past, this condition was never really properly understood when I was a kid.  Could have saved me lots of grief but that is what that is.  

 

If you have a child who displays symptoms my advise is still pay whatever money it is to get the best and most thorough evaluations done.  It could go unnoticed otherwise 

[unbillievable]

How does this diagnosis change your life?

[Doc]

And how has this affected your life previously?

[Augie]

It is indeed a spectrum, apparently. We know people who are somewhere on there, including my nephew. A good friend’s grandson is about 10 and has all kinds of little quirks (they can’t cut his hair, for one thing), but he’s in gifted classes at school. We are all different….in different ways. 

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

  On 9/1/2022 at 5:00 PM, Another Fan said:

Or autism spectrum disorder as it’s now called.  As more time passes I’m a little more comfortable talking about it.

 

Will try and not make this too much a LAMP post but thanks to all here who have listened to me through the years….   you know who you are

 

Ill leave it as while I’m often nostalgic for a lot of stuff in the past, this condition was never really properly understood when I was a kid.  Could have saved me lots of grief but that is what that is.  

 

If you have a child who displays symptoms my advise is still pay whatever money it is to get the best and most thorough evaluations done.  It could go unnoticed otherwise 

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Asperger’s Syndrome 

 

welcome to the club 

We’re weird and that is just fine 

[Another Fan]

  On 9/1/2022 at 7:05 PM, unbillievable said:

How does this diagnosis change your life?

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  On 9/1/2022 at 7:48 PM, Doc said:

And how has this affected your life previously?

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Short answer is communication and anxiety issues have always plagued me.  I can’t go backwards but at least I have an understanding of why some of that happened.  And things I know to work on going forward.  Ex: interpersonal skills 

  On 9/1/2022 at 8:56 PM, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

Asperger’s Syndrome 

 

welcome to the club 

We’re weird and that is just fine 

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If you got officially diagnosed was it recently?   
 

Just that the Asperger’s diagnosis went away.  It’s just now called autism spectrum disorder where it’s all lumped into one diagnosis 

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

  On 9/1/2022 at 9:27 PM, Another Fan said:

 

Short answer is communication and anxiety issues have always plagued me.  
 

If you got officially diagnosed was it recently?   
 

Just that the Asperger’s diagnosis went away.  It’s just now called autism spectrum disorder where it’s all lumped into one diagnosis 

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Nope. My son was diagnosed when he was young. 
 

It’s not hard to add 2 + 2. 
 

I’m constantly misunderstood here  😆 

 

 

Lacking in Social skills. 
Been this way all my life. 
 

[unbillievable]

I imagine this is a get-out-of-jail free card for any offensive behavior.

 

You can now act like an a-hole any time you want! 😎

[Augie]

  On 9/1/2022 at 10:03 PM, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

Nope. My son was diagnosed when he was young. 
 

It’s not hard to add 2 + 2. 
 

I’m constantly misunderstood here  😆 

 

 

Lacking in Social skills. 
Been this way all my life. 
 

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It’s a mystery to me. Most of the people we know who are on the spectrum have limitations of some type, but often exceptional skills in other ways. I guess we all play the hand we are dealt.  

 

Best wishes to everyone. 

 

 

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[Bad Things]

I'm interested to know what specific symptoms you're referring to.

Cheers

[BringBackFergy]

That’s the problem - we can’t see who’s on the other side of the “internet”. I’ve talked with AF before and have joked around with Shady many times. Glad you guys are moving forward. 

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

  On 9/1/2022 at 10:49 PM, Augie said:

 

It’s a mystery to me. Most of the people we know who are on the spectrum have limitations of some type, but often exceptional skills in other ways. I guess we all play the hand we are dealt.  

 

Best wishes to everyone. 

 

 

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I'm a college dropout putting people back on the moon. 
 

only I’m not wealthy like Elon 

  On 9/1/2022 at 10:47 PM, unbillievable said:

I imagine this is a get-out-of-jail free card for any offensive behavior.

 

You can now act like an a-hole any time you want! 😎

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quite the opposite 

 

I’ve got the ban’s to prove it  😆 😝 

 

  On 9/1/2022 at 11:40 PM, Bad Things said:

I'm interested to know what specific symptoms you're referring to.

Cheers

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OCD, ADD, ADHD, ABC to XYZ. 

 

Thick as a brick 🧱 

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[Augie]

  On 9/1/2022 at 11:52 PM, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

quite the opposite 

 

I’ve got the ban’s to prove it  😆 😝 

 

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Sometimes absence makes the heart grow fonder?   🤷‍♂️

 

 

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[UConn James]

Same deal here, late diagnosis at 35 in 2016… Asperger’s (I pronounce it with a soft G as they do in England), as-was.

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

  On 9/2/2022 at 12:05 AM, UConn James said:

Same deal here, late diagnosis at 35 in 2016… Asperger’s (I pronounce it with a soft G as they do in England), as-was.

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TBDism

Ass Burgers 🍔 😆 

[Augie]

  On 9/2/2022 at 12:27 AM, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

TBDism

Ass Burgers 🍔 😆 

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Don’t TAKE the fun out of my tailgates! Please, leave the hot dog alone!!!

[UConn James]

  On 9/2/2022 at 12:27 AM, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

TBDism

Ass Burgers 🍔 😆 

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Exactly the thing trying to be avoided 😉. The English are so far ahead of us in diagnosis & treatments.

[Augie]

  On 9/1/2022 at 5:00 PM, Another Fan said:

Or autism spectrum disorder as it’s now called.  As more time passes I’m a little more comfortable talking about it.

 

Will try and not make this too much a LAMP post but thanks to all here who have listened to me through the years….   you know who you are

 

Ill leave it as while I’m often nostalgic for a lot of stuff in the past, this condition was never really properly understood when I was a kid.  Could have saved me lots of grief but that is what that is.  

 

If you have a child who displays symptoms my advise is still pay whatever money it is to get the best and most thorough evaluations done.  It could go unnoticed otherwise 

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Ahh, many of us have been there over the years. Myself included. Our Bills family is always there for us! We are among friends.

 

And those other guys, but we’ll ignore them for now.  

[Just Jack]

  On 9/1/2022 at 9:27 PM, Another Fan said:

Just that the Asperger’s diagnosis went away.  It’s just now called autism spectrum disorder where it’s all lumped into one diagnosis 

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I was tested under DSM 4 rules, as having OCD and Social Anxiety.  I'm sure under DSM 5 they'd label me with ASD. 

[Doc]

  On 9/2/2022 at 12:27 AM, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

TBDism

Ass Burgers 🍔 😆 

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That was an episode of South Park.