Help Anyone on the autism spectrum?

[Rue89]

I was diagnosed with asperger's. I believe it mainly affects me socially. My social skills are shit, both in person and online. I have trouble reading people and fairly often misinterpret things. My anxiety might be partially due to this, but I believe there are also other factors.

 

[naaras]

I've never been diagnosed but I fit all of the symptoms

 

[madbananas]

Had a conversation with my counselor. She has done all this research on women on the autism spectrum. Apparently autism manifests differently in women than in men, and it is underdiagnosed, often mistaken for other things like BPD, bipolar, anxiety disorders, etc.

She suggested the my problem all these years was misdiagnosis, and that she can help with autism. She's selling this whole scenario as hope, and I'm not sure I can buy it.

Anyone else on the autism spectrum? Is there treatment that actually helps??

i think I have this. Sadly resources are so scarce here that it doesn't matter how you present, no help is available anyway. Sounds promising for you though, all the best. Your counsellor sounds great. Hugs.

 

[Forgotten]

Hi from my basic knowledge of PTSD I would think from what you said there, that you could qualify for disability benefits.
PTSD is serious enough, I can't see why you wouldn't? Are you in the UK?

I'm in Brazil. The system here is completely flawed and broken, the disability benefit laws were made back in the 1980s when the economy had prospects for growth, if it was made today there wouldn't even be any type of benefit for mental disabilities, PTSD being a recent type of diagnosis, it has 0 chances of ever being added to the disability benefit list.

 

[grungeCat]

Although I was never diagnosed then I suspect I am autistic. The majority of symptoms relates to me.

 

[BLUE1970]

ME...late diagnosis. 50 yrs old.

 

[Homecoming]

ME, and I'm dryunk posttingg aggain to cope with permanent lifetime physical and mental pain (plz don't judge ?e! Right now???)

 

[JustABunchOfAtoms]

I'm autistic. Diangosised when I was 8
@DeathStar42 why the sad reaction?

 

[Homecoming]

Sorry I removed it now

 

[Gentleman]

People online sometimes tell me s*** up autist. Does that count? XD

 

[JustABunchOfAtoms]

People online sometimes tell me s*** up autist. Does that count? XD

No they're just using autism as an insult