asperger: For all the self-diagnosed people, here'

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uran) wrote in

asperger,
@ 2004-10-04 13:05:00

For all the self-diagnosed people, here's a new word for you to ponder.

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literalgirl
2004-10-03 08:19 pm UTC (link)

But if a person is self-diagnosed, how are they "seeking" un-needed treatment? NO one would treat someone for an ASD without pperforming an evaluation...

Or, I guess what I am saying is that, if I self-diagnose, and then I go try to get attention from my GP by claiming said dx, if the GP accomodates such desires by providing treatment without first confirming the dx, who is at fault?

Another excellent reason to actually get a dx. I'll add this to my list. :-)

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staircase_wit
2004-10-04 12:13 am UTC (link)

OK, this is for people with Internet Explorer, although I would theorize other browser's would have similar commands.

Go to the page in question: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=31&art_id=qw1096798141319B635

Press and hold down the CTRL key while pressing the letter F.

A dialog box will pop up. Type in the term "autism" and press the ENTER key. A little box will pop up announcing the word is not found anywhere on the page. Press ENTER again to remove the little warning box. Erase "autism" and type in "Asperger." Again, the little box will pop up. If you press ESC twice, you can get back to the page in question.

That being said, THIS IS A VERY TIMELY AND IMPORTANT ARTICLE FOR THOSE IN THE AUTISM COMMUNITY. No, I am not kidding here. Uran MISSED THE POINT, but fortunately I'm too smart for that.

Here's WHY it's relevant, and it has NOTHING to do with self-diagnosis.

It has to do with parents of autistic children performing dangerous "cures" and "treatments" for autism, things that they may have heard about from forums or websites run by shady organizations like "Defeat Autism Now!" My ex-friend kept sending me over and over and over again links to www.autism.com/ari, for example.

I would put more faith in that Immortality Ring then I would in most of the shitty "therapies" out there.

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	Freezing/killing of post uran 2004-10-04 09:38 am UTC (link)
	Hey, could you please delete the original post? Since I left this afternoon, the only way to delete it would be to rejoin the community and it now seems to be closed to the general public. 130 emails to my inbox from the replies to this thread, my email account seems to be having a small heart attack. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	drworm 2004-10-03 08:22 pm UTC (link)
	Ah, nothing like a little self-doubt to make the world seem even more confusing. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	latenightparty 2004-10-03 09:32 pm UTC (link)
	I second that! I've got enough damned self-doubt already. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	uran 2004-10-03 10:27 pm UTC (link)
	If the doctor says you've got it, that's one thing. Just popping up to say, 'me me me! I have this, i saw it online!' is something else. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

moggymania
2004-10-03 10:40 pm UTC (link)

"If the doctor says you've got it, that's one thing. Just popping up to say, 'me me me! I have this, i saw it online!' is something else."

No. When it comes to autism, self-dx is a fairly sure bet, generally *more* accurate than randomly asking doctors that might not know jack about the spectrum. (I've gotten all kinds of ignorant comments about autism from psychiatrists, as have other fully-dx'ed auties I know.)

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drworm
2004-10-03 10:50 pm UTC (link)

That's technically true. Not that you elaborate on what "one thing" and "something else" mean, but in the name of skepticism, all right.

Still, if the alternative is going to be anti-psychotic drugs and being yelled at for the rest of my life, I know I'd really like every angle to be taken into consideration.

Hell, I didn't initially learn about any of this on line anyway. Guess that means I'm just a plain old boring hypochondriac.

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	uran 2004-10-03 11:06 pm UTC (link)
	The article does talk about people who fake their symptoms, not people who actually have it. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	uran 2004-10-03 10:31 pm UTC (link)
	I made no accusations, I just said it was something to ponder, i found it interesting and not just from the rash of the self-diagnosed aspies around here. I guess it made you a little insecure as you've started throwing insults. Good for you. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	moggymania 2004-10-03 10:38 pm UTC (link)
	snork Nope, I'm not insecure. I've been diagnosed most of my life, and had that confirmed repeatedly. I do consider it trolling to go onto a community for people with a disability and indirectly accuse those that haven't secured a dx yet of misdiagnosing themselves. It doesn't do anybody good, and it does do others harm. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	uran 2004-10-03 10:40 pm UTC (link)
	I've got my diagnosis, I hate it. Not because of how it affects my life so much, but the reputation of the condition as being a crybaby ailment which gets claimed by anyone these days. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	stingmeyer 2004-10-03 09:45 pm UTC (link)
	Hmmm, I'm a self-diagnosed person. Interesting article. So, maybe I'm not really a person after all? A Martian perhaps? Or maybe particularly big gnat? This agonizing uncertainty is going to keep me up all night... O~ (Reply to this) (Thread)

	uran 2004-10-03 10:34 pm UTC (link)
	No idea - have you got a picture online somewhere? You might be a fluffy lemur! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	arquel 2004-10-03 11:15 pm UTC (link)
	Well, you're -obviously- some sort of small, stuffed stingray toy. I mean, I can see it plainly! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	uran 2004-10-03 11:21 pm UTC (link)
	I'm not the only one who can see the fluffy goodness then, yay! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	stingmeyer 2004-10-03 11:39 pm UTC (link)
	Some sort of small stuffed stingray toy? Hmmm, that would explain a lot. Like why I'm so clumsy when trying to use this *&$% computer keyboard... I wonder where I can get an official diagnosis for being a small stuffed stingray toy? O~ Raymond Stingmeyer III (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	redlami 2004-10-04 06:33 am UTC (link)
	Yeah unfortunately I think this community has been a bad fit for you. I wish you well. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	Re: Errrr uran 2004-10-12 09:18 pm UTC (link)
	I tried, I'd been bounced out of the community by then. I requested the post then be deleted by the mods as I couldn't remove it myself, but they decided it should stay as a signpost for anyone else who may disagree with them. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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