tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post8930185827932878576..comments2024-03-01T03:37:20.420-05:00Comments on I'M SOMEWHERE ELSE: Kinds of AutismAmanda Foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200794053287551087noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-25566977484406634282009-11-05T14:33:04.551-05:002009-11-05T14:33:04.551-05:00my swearing post was just this really nerdy post t...my swearing post was just this really nerdy post trying to use the phrase "like a fool, kind of sick, special needs, anyway" from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog to describe different ways that nondisabled people make it hard to have a disability. I deleted it partly because of the swearing and also just because it was dorky.<br /><br />I would be really scared of ever trying to get diagnosed again because I feel like they wouldn't diagnose me because I make eye contact or something.Amanda Forest Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06284158336100298682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-23492923770858016792009-11-05T14:11:45.623-05:002009-11-05T14:11:45.623-05:00Amanda, if your post has swearing in it, I want to...Amanda, if your post has swearing in it, I want to read it. :)<br /><br />FYI, my formal diagnosis is Autistic Disorder. My son is diagnosed high functioning autism. I think my doc is ahead of times, because she said it's obvious the label would be high-functioning, so there was no need to spell it out. But, then again, that's all relative and depends on the person. I would not say my son is high functioning, though he carries that label. It is best to go to an autism specialist--not a psychologist/psychiatrist. One of my diagnoses came from an autism specialist, the other from a neuro-psychiatrist, so I have two independent diagnoses which have proved beneficial to getting services that were long overdue. <br /><br />Anyone who thinks they can simply look at a person once and diagnose them, without considering long-term evidence, is quite ignorant. There is nothing more demeaning than having another human being look you up and down, jot notes, and tell you who you are in less than an hour. It's bullshit!Shanti Perezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109270967490672456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-2580401116049749112009-11-04T17:15:49.515-05:002009-11-04T17:15:49.515-05:00I have no idea if that would work now though. I me...I have no idea if that would work now though. I mean, I think ASD doesn't exist as a diagnosis yet. maybe you guys will end up with PDD-NOS though which might help your son service-wise. I don't really know what he's like though so maybe not. did he have a speech delay?<br /><br />ha okay, sorry for having a big emo reaction. I actually deleted the post that was called "I'm going to keep fucking around with this" because I thought you un-followed me because you thought I swear too much, or something. :)Amanda Forest Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06284158336100298682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-17945218438166532222009-11-04T16:34:44.012-05:002009-11-04T16:34:44.012-05:00This is great news for me and my son because we ha...This is great news for me and my son because we have not been diagnosed yet. I will be taking that article you linked with me and be aggressive about getting an ASD diagnosis as opposed to Aspergers. Everything I have read and learned about the autistic spectrum so far would have been exponentially simpler if there weren't so many different labels for esentially the same thing. <br /><br />p.s. I don't think your blog is stupid, I think you're an amazing writer. I thought for some reason that you were deleting my comments and I probably over reacted. Don't hate me.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06001020811877167957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-84439830504200247722009-11-04T15:26:55.000-05:002009-11-04T15:26:55.000-05:00Hello. I hope they make it one diagnosis, too. I r...Hello. I hope they make it one diagnosis, too. I really think it is one condition, but with various degrees of being.Shanti Perezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109270967490672456noreply@blogger.com