Post by tamsin on Jul 14, 2011 16:15:51 GMT -5
Hi all! My name is...well you can call me Tamsin, or Tam for short. I am 20 years old, though I will be 21 in September. When I was 16 I was diagnosed with AS.
As a child I was "fairly" normal so nobody suspected anything. They just thought I was very shy. When we moved when I was 13 things started going downhill. I found it nearly impossible to make new friends and talk to people. I began spending more time at home by myself and I just wasn't interested in things other girls my age were. I didn't care for boys, clothes, make-up, etc and I still don't.
When I was 15 I began to get depressed and was in and out of hospitals for 6 months due to other health issues. During that time I was almost completely non-verbal. I went through therapist after therapist because either I didn't like them or they "couldn't handle" me. At one point a very smart therapist suggested Asperger's, but all I knew of Autsim was LFA type stuff, so even after I was diagnosed I still didn't totally believe it.
Eventually I started talking again, but I was never the same after that bout of depression. I felt like I was more different. After a couple of years I finally accepted the diagnosis. Then in 2009 things started going downhill and I battled depression for about 5 months. I dropped out of college, quit my job, and ended up having a grand mal seizure. After the seizure I was in the hospital for 3 weeks.
When I was in the hospital I noticed things were off. For example, I wasn't crying when I should have been. Just the thought of crying was stupid. Even though my seizure was over a year ago I still do not feel I have recovered. Maybe I never will. It's like the depression and seizure made me more Autistic. My parents have told me they want me to move out and get a job (they aren't very supportive or understanding), and some days I think I can, but other days I don't know how that is possible.
Currently I spend most of my days alone, in my room, using the computer. I hide when someone rings the doorbell, struggle with talking on the phone, and refuse to come out when people stop by. But as my parents are practically forcing me out of the house I don't have much choice. Luckily I am going to get an Autism Service Dog.
Does anybody know if it is possible to regress as a person ages? Has anybody found depression makes the regress? What about seizures?
As a child I was "fairly" normal so nobody suspected anything. They just thought I was very shy. When we moved when I was 13 things started going downhill. I found it nearly impossible to make new friends and talk to people. I began spending more time at home by myself and I just wasn't interested in things other girls my age were. I didn't care for boys, clothes, make-up, etc and I still don't.
When I was 15 I began to get depressed and was in and out of hospitals for 6 months due to other health issues. During that time I was almost completely non-verbal. I went through therapist after therapist because either I didn't like them or they "couldn't handle" me. At one point a very smart therapist suggested Asperger's, but all I knew of Autsim was LFA type stuff, so even after I was diagnosed I still didn't totally believe it.
Eventually I started talking again, but I was never the same after that bout of depression. I felt like I was more different. After a couple of years I finally accepted the diagnosis. Then in 2009 things started going downhill and I battled depression for about 5 months. I dropped out of college, quit my job, and ended up having a grand mal seizure. After the seizure I was in the hospital for 3 weeks.
When I was in the hospital I noticed things were off. For example, I wasn't crying when I should have been. Just the thought of crying was stupid. Even though my seizure was over a year ago I still do not feel I have recovered. Maybe I never will. It's like the depression and seizure made me more Autistic. My parents have told me they want me to move out and get a job (they aren't very supportive or understanding), and some days I think I can, but other days I don't know how that is possible.
Currently I spend most of my days alone, in my room, using the computer. I hide when someone rings the doorbell, struggle with talking on the phone, and refuse to come out when people stop by. But as my parents are practically forcing me out of the house I don't have much choice. Luckily I am going to get an Autism Service Dog.
Does anybody know if it is possible to regress as a person ages? Has anybody found depression makes the regress? What about seizures?