Psychiatrist
Hi, I have been looking for a good psychiatrist and I'm having trouble...I have one right now, but is not too helpful. There is not many psychiatrists around for Aspergers I guess near me...but I think...
View ArticleSleep
I don't like to go to sleep at night. I don't know why exactly. Do other people with Aspergers have this problem? J.
View ArticleAspergerĀ“s or AvPd? Misdiagnosed?
Hello Dr. Tony, I have a burning question for you (if you donĀ“t mind). I am afraid that I MIGHT have been misdiagnosed. I am a woman, 29 years old. Last year, after almost year and a half of waiting...
View ArticleCHANNEL 4
CHANNEL 4 SEEKS OUT-OF-THE-BOX AUTISTIC THINKERS FOR NEW TV SHOW Description Thinking Violets is developing an ambitious new series for Channel 4 Television. People with high-functioning autism/...
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I was wondering, how do you know if your psychiatrist is a good one? Does anyone know? J.
View ArticleHurt
I hurt myself if people do not understand and I don't know how to help them understand. Or, if I feel really bad. I cut myself. Do other people do this? I was wondering. Thanks, J.
View ArticleUnderstand & Trust
Sometimes I understand animals and children better than people without Aspergers.. How come? Is this common for people with Aspergers? I still trust people too easily. I don't know how to not do that....
View ArticleBooks
Will there be more books written for people with Aspergers? I have found some good ones, but only parts of the book are helpful to me and it is hard to take bits out of the book...it is stressful...but...
View ArticleAspergers
Hi Dr. Tony, I have adult Aspergers and I am a female. I do not think I had Aspergers when I was a child. Can you have it then? Or, is it called autism when you are a child? How come it shows up now as...
View ArticleSocial Anxiety/Selective Mutism and ASD
Dear Dr. Attwood, I am a 25-year-old female who was diagnosed with Social Anxiety (with frequent mention of Selective Mutism but not a diagnosis) as a young teen. While these were certainly accurate, I...
View Articlehair twisting
I twist my hair a lot and it does not look good. I have tried cutting it off. No good. I am trying to switch what my hands are doing but it is hard to remember. It feels so soothing and soft to twist....
View Articletiptoe walking
Hello Dr Tony, I am 30 years old and I have been walking on tiptoes for the last 3 months. I did not do this before. There has been much debate about whether I have ASD. Is it possible that I could...
View Articlefixing things with colleagues
Hi Dr. T and Craig, I have a not so quick question. "How do you fix things with colleagues once they have already gone awry?" I had a legitimately bad week, with people giving me more projects and me...
View Articlehelping worried and sad friends
My last question, I hope, Craig and Dr. T, many of my friends are going through really sad times, from death of a parent to job trouble to having their child not be accepted due to invisible...
View ArticleDiagnosis good and detrimental?
Dr. Tony, I first wanted to say you're my hero and a major reason I realized I have Asperger's Syndrome and finally got a diagnosis. I thought getting a diagnosis and alleviating the egregious...
View ArticleWhy not?
Why is my doctor have more knowledge, it seems, than my psychologist about people with Aspergers? My psychologist, hate him, he never has anything helpful to say to me. Why can't there be more...
View ArticleSensory overload and seizures?
I could give a long explanational history as to why I'm asking this, but I'll super-summarize it down to saying for decades within my family there have been questions raised about the validity of...
View ArticleToxic Office Politics
My sister recently got pulled into some office politics that really had nothing to do with her but as she is the only employee with a disability she got painted as the scapegoat when it was the offices...
View ArticleInternalizing and Narcissism
Hello I have been told recently by a friend that I think/care too much about what other people think and not enough about what I think. As a result, he says I do not take proper care of myself,...
View Articleaspergers and hand twisting
Is finger /hand twisting a possible sign of aspergers? I have a young son diagonsed with ASD high functioning (only mild speech delay now resolved). So more aspie possibly although he does not fit the...
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