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Been to psychiatrist today....new diagnosis
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 445276" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Take the problem you have with one, and consider I have it in triplicate, including my husband. Although his is greatly tempered by having learned over time about what is socially acceptable.</p><p></p><p>We have a friend at church in his mid-50s, recently diagnosed as Asperger's (we had already guessed!). It's funny - it's like he now is more aware of it, he is taking more steps to control his environment to deal with his sensory issues. He seems to us to be more sensitive, but I think he's just being more active about avoiding the problems. For example, he can't cope with too many voices at once especially if he's stressed. And he really can't stand listening to people slurping tea or coffee. And if you think about it, just about everybody does it, even quietly. And he can't stand it. Often I have been making myself a cup of coffee while talking to him, he sees me finish and raise it to my lips - and he walks away. His pet subjects are fairly broad, but often quite specific (such as a particular German dialect - he searched the world to find two books published in this dialect, then he taught himself to read it). I am happy to discuss trivia with him because we do share interests and ideas in common. He's a very intelligent man, actually quite socially aware. And whenever we go to a trivia night, we always try to get him on our team! Forget about trying to answer any questions, just hand him the pencil, he knows them all...</p><p></p><p>Living with is is never dull.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 445276, member: 1991"] Take the problem you have with one, and consider I have it in triplicate, including my husband. Although his is greatly tempered by having learned over time about what is socially acceptable. We have a friend at church in his mid-50s, recently diagnosed as Asperger's (we had already guessed!). It's funny - it's like he now is more aware of it, he is taking more steps to control his environment to deal with his sensory issues. He seems to us to be more sensitive, but I think he's just being more active about avoiding the problems. For example, he can't cope with too many voices at once especially if he's stressed. And he really can't stand listening to people slurping tea or coffee. And if you think about it, just about everybody does it, even quietly. And he can't stand it. Often I have been making myself a cup of coffee while talking to him, he sees me finish and raise it to my lips - and he walks away. His pet subjects are fairly broad, but often quite specific (such as a particular German dialect - he searched the world to find two books published in this dialect, then he taught himself to read it). I am happy to discuss trivia with him because we do share interests and ideas in common. He's a very intelligent man, actually quite socially aware. And whenever we go to a trivia night, we always try to get him on our team! Forget about trying to answer any questions, just hand him the pencil, he knows them all... Living with is is never dull. Marg [/QUOTE]
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