tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303070114275224113.post2440422024349482120..comments2023-04-29T02:25:02.846-07:00Comments on Don't Bite the Dog: Autism with a sense of humor: Thoughts on "1 in 91"Amber DBTDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06816129874620744280noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303070114275224113.post-16288848711963968692010-04-09T17:53:38.273-07:002010-04-09T17:53:38.273-07:00i know this is a little late, but i am 17 and diag...i know this is a little late, but i am 17 and diagnosed myself with asperger's. i rock, i stim, i perseverate, i have meltdowns, i am sensitive to a lot of clothing and most high-pitched sounds, i don't like to look people in the eye, i am afraid to talk to people a lot of the time because i always manage to disobey some unwritten social rule that no one bothers to tell me about. but i don't have an "official" diagnosis because until recently, i've been able to hide it. when i stim around other people, i can confine it to twitching my fingers in an almost normal fashion. i didn't start having meltdowns until just recently. even so, in public i "look" normal. should i be classified as "not autistic" because i am milder than your son?Torakohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178061664733866328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303070114275224113.post-79964069172087741952009-10-17T16:58:19.247-07:002009-10-17T16:58:19.247-07:00Can't say I disagree with anything you wrote (...Can't say I disagree with anything you wrote (not the inserts from others). <br /><br />Very thorough - so nothing to add. <br /><br />EDS, eh? <br /><br />My first visit here, via the BlogHerAd. Will be back. <br />BarbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com