I finally got an assessment and was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome in December 2009, here's the long backstory http://community.livejournal.com/asperger/2397436.html .The psychologist who diagnosed me, specializes in ADHD, and runs a neurofeedback treatment centre. She says that AS almost ( Read more... )

Yea, I know it's not AS or autism related, but when I watched it, I felt that I could actually relate to the things that he talked about, from having someone say something that just shows how uneducated they are about it, to living with it ( Read more... )

I'm not sure if this is the ADHD or the Asperger's (*has both*) talking, but does anyone else get overwhelmed when doing inventory or actually doing assignments for school ( Read more... )

In 2005, I had an idea for a magazine ( Read more... )

http://www.danablankenhorn.com/2009/05/celebrating-our-troubles.htmlRead more... )

(Cross-posted to add_students and adults_addThis is for students who, like me, hate interrupting the flow of their thought when they're writing a paper to add a citation, because that means forgetting the thought. For me, adding citations while I'm writing disrupts my focus, whereas the process of adding them after I'm done is nice, repetitive detail work that's easy to ( Read more... )

I have a few questions, and I hope you guys are not tired of answering them ( Read more... )

So, according to my son's new psychologist, it is not possible to be diagnosed with both ADHD and Asperger's, but only because the Psychologists Diagnostic Guide hasn't caught up with what everyone who works in the field knows is true, namely, that there is a sizable population who exhibit both syndromes simultaneously. Therefore, on my son's ( Read more... )

I know that arm flapping, toe walking,rocking etc.. is OK, developmentally, for babies and some toddlers because their neurological systems are still developing but what I was wondering is at what age is it considered abnormal or perhaps a sign of autism or some other neurological disorder. 2?, 3, . I would think it is still considered normal at ( Read more... )

Since NLD and ADD are commonly seen in aspies, I think there's no problem about asking those here right ( Read more... )