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  • A new definition of irony (mental health issues)
  • roadie_in_denial
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    I found out this morning that my little sister (aged 24ish) was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome yesterday.

    I just turned on my telly to find myself watching Rain Man.

    Brilliant. You couldn’t make that up.

    On a serious note…my little sister has Aspergers…WTF?!

    Current thoughts go something like:

    Well that explains alot…
    Worried. Stigma. Labeled. Will she cope?
    Then again…she’s not coped terribly well over the last couple of years so maybe it’s a good thing?
    …mind you…what does that say about the rest of the family? You know…genetic predispositions and all that?
    …more to the point what does that say about me?

    I appreciate that the above is some of the worst grammar I’ve ever written but just now it’s all a bit of jumble of thoughts and emotions…

    smiff
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    alot more women have autism spectrum disorders than is widely known.

    “Many obsessively watch soap operas and have an intense interest in celebrities.”

    http://www.autism.org.uk/about-autism/autism-and-asperger-syndrome-an-introduction/gender-and-autism/women-and-girls-on-the-autism-spectrum.aspx

    well shit, that’s a lot of women 😉

    SaboteurCherie
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    I did suggest something briefly to you regarding this a while back. I don’t now if you remember. I thought this because it runs in my family and I recognise the behaviours associated with it.

    Also, I have discovered my own brain is a jigsaw puzzle, not just the ADD/ADHD but a series of other comorbidities coming to light.
    I don’t see any of it as a bad thing for me, if anything its helped my understanding of myself and how I interact with the world around me.

    It is heavy though. Really heavy..what a journey :/

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