#asperger

No matter how many times people tell them that this is not true, no matter how many times people tell them that this is ableist, no matter how many times we say yes - autism IS a disorder, and disorder is not a bad word - they will not listen.

It's infuriating. I had told them that this was Aspie supremacy, and then they proceeded to infantilize me and say that I needed to "use Google." Are you kidding me?

Years ago, I found out about a model who had Asperger’s and I related a lot to her symptoms. So I talked to a Psychologist friend who had known me since I was little. She got mad at me, said that I couldn’t have Asperger’s since I don’t take everything literally.

As an adult, I lived with a boyfriend who would frequently lose his mind with me and yell that I seemed autistic. He meant it as an insult.

Then, I went to a random Psychiatrist to try and find out what was wrong with me. He laughed and said something like: “That’s just the way you are”. He gave me anxiety and depression medication and that was it.

Guess what? Recently I’ve been diagnosed with both ADHD and Autism (according to both the psychologist and the psychiatrist who have been following me, it’s what they used to call Asperger’s).

My mum always knew. I always knew. But since I was too functional to fit the stereotypes, nobody believed it.

That’s what happens to most late diagnosed neurodivergent women.

Things people say to me online. I couldn’t figure out what this person wanted as they were a winner of free yarn that had to be collected at a show (no postage was a condition of the prize) and kept telling me they didn’t know if they should go or not. They gave so many reasons why they shouldn’t, and seemed to be asking me to decide for them.

After a week of them sapping my energy with daily DMs, I suggested they should choose the option they preferred. All hell unleashed itself upon me from her keyboard. I am rude and uncaring and she doesn’t need to be told what to do (then why ask?), and my communication style is not good enough, etc. Well, I said I was autistic and doing my best and that’s when she said I never shut up about autism and “I don’t care how autistic you are!”. Nice. Blocked, obv.

A chat with someone neurotypical and it dawned on me that she’d spent a week trying to manipulate me into sending the freebies (specifically against the t&c) and had gotten frustrated when I though she was having a genuine dilemma and tried to help. I wonder if she realised that was why it didn’t work or just wanted to lash out?

I stand for not being a dick to people who have communication difficulties, or any other type of disability or difference. I also think I should be big enough to own up and apologise when I get it wrong. And being autistic, I get it wrong a lot!

Hello everyone! Today I'll explain you what is the asperger syndrome.

A the end of the post, if you have any questions, feel free to dm me! I'll answer you in another post.

Characteristics

It mostly occurs in boys, from the first years of life until 12/13 years. This does not mean that it is not present in adults, but it means that it is easier to recognize it when you are young.

There are many characteristics that people with this syndrome have in common, but I'll say to you only the most obvious.

Difficulty relating to other people;

Have a greater interest in learning about specific topics than others;

Photographic memory (especially in subjects where one is most interested);

Selective mutism;

Solitary character.

What Is It?

The asperger syndorme is a mild form of autism, which involves behavioral and character disorders (as we saw before).

Hans Asperger

Hans Asperger was a doctor who discovered the asperger syndome (who derives form the name).

He was the first who studied it, describing the asperger children "little teachers", beacuse of the characteristic I said before.

Curiosity

The thing I'm gonna say os true, beacause I've experienced it on my skin because of my brother who has the asperger syndome and... no spoiler!

Someone who has autism at a young age (firsts months/ year of life) can do a therapy no to quit autism, but to shrink it. As I said, asperger syndrome is a mild form of autism, so if a little child does a specific therapy can just have the asperger syndrome.

Famous Asperger People

There are many famous asperger people, but I'm showing you just a little bit of them!

Geta Thunberg, activist.

Albert Einstein, physicist

Isaac Newton, mathematical

Bill Gates, ex. CEO of Microsoft

Now I guess that post is finished. If you have anu questions dm me! Bye!! @2rexxer2 .

Un samedi soir, au Café Romand à Lausanne. La salle est animée, mais dans un coin tranquille, Théophile Lireux retrouve son amie et collègue, Dre Laura Droz. Un verre de vin devant chacun d’eux.

— Laura, je voulais profiter de cette rencontre… Dis-moi, est-ce que par hasard, l’un de tes patients t’a parlé d’un certain Alex Li?

— Alex Li?, répond Laura Droz en fronçant les sourcils. Oui, j’ai déjà entendu son nom. Certains de mes jeunes patients le mentionnent. Pourquoi, tu le connais?

Lireux, hochant la tête, grave:

— Il a été mon patient, il y a quelques années. L’analyse avait bien avancé, le transfert était solide… puis, brutalement, il a rompu. Aujourd’hui, il rôde autour des plus fragiles, avec ce mélange de jeu et de discours philosophique. Mes patients en sont troublés, parfois déstabilisés.

— Pour moi, Théophile, ce n’est pas si mystérieux. J’ai lu ses soi-disant « mouves ». Il présente des traits clairs d’Asperger: rigidité dans les intérêts et obsession pour certains thèmes. On pourrait presque cocher les cases du DSM.

— Voilà bien ton systémique pragmatique… Asperger, Asperger! Ce n’est pas une étiquette qui explique le transfert, ni la force d’une parole qui accroche les sujets au point de bouleverser leurs vies.

— Peut-être, mais moi je vois les dégâts dans leur quotidien: angoisses accrues, troubles du sommeil, idées délirantes accentuées. Je n’ai pas le luxe d’interpréter des symboles. Je prescris. Et quand j’augmente les doses, mes patients retrouvent une stabilité. Tu devrais l’admettre: parfois, la chimie est plus efficace que l’analyse.

— La chimie, oui… jusqu’à la prochaine crise. Tu sais comme moi que ces molécules déplacent les symptômes, mais ne touchent jamais la racine. Alex Li, lui, touche quelque chose d’inconscient, une vérité qui résonne. C’est pour cela qu’ils l’écoutent.

— Et toi, tu crois qu’il fait œuvre d’analyste? Moi, je vois surtout un homme isolé, incapable d’intégration professionnelle, qui s’invente un rôle de gourou. L’Asperger, Théophile… c’est une clé de lecture qui nous permet de comprendre sa rigidité et son incapacité à s’adapter.

— Peut-être, rétorque Lireux. Mais ce que toi tu qualifies de rigidité, moi je l’appelle consistance du désir. Et c’est cela qui effraie les institutions.

— Eh bien, nous voilà comme toujours: toi avec Freud, moi avec le DSM. Mais peut-être qu’entre les deux, c’est Alex Li qui mène vraiment le jeu.