PIP for Aspergers

mazza111

McKneff wrote: »

Thanks for that, derogatory was the word I was looking for.

I also have absolutely hated the word retard or cripple. Truly awful

I had to smile though when you said 'bendies' I'm not offended by that at all cos I have no idea what it means

It's what people with hypermobility call themselves hon, they are all what's commonly known as double jointed. So are extremely bendy Which is brilliant until it starts causing problems such as dislocations. My lass atm has dislocating knees (one that won't stay in place at all), dislocating shoulder, wrist, fingers (2 thumbs don't stay where they should). And the majority of her joints slide about and just won't support her. So she's a true bendy.

I too am offended by retard or cripple. But I remember years ago going round the houses with my sister selling pools coupons for the !!!!!! Society. And now it's a word we hardly ever use because a lot of people find it derogatory.

But while I would never call anyone a retard, medical professionals still talk about degrees of retardation...

I still think it's a society thing. Think I'm probably reading too much into the word Aspies, when I used Bendies to describe people like me and my lass.

mazza111

I just wanted to add to the stories about aspergers. I used to work with a lad, he was a postie, very bright, could count trays of mail faster than anyone else in the office. The bosses thought they would try him out part of a duty. Unfortunately he took it too literally when someone said to him "If that's bills you've got for me, put them in the bin!"

charlieismydarling

A mate of mine said to me he was happy that he forced the school to get his kid diagnosed with Aspergers because he kept asking so many questions ! That is the truth. Its being misused by many.

That mate of yours must have seen you coming. Schools do not diagnose Aspergers. A consultant does. It is a long and arduous process.

Your ignorance is only exceeded by your arrogance and stupidity. Go troll elsewhere.

chips79

As an aspie myself i am horrified that people actually believe you could fake being on the spectrum I would bet my life that an adult not on the spectrum could get never be able to get a diagnosis for money or any means or claiming benefits the assessment is very strict and i dont know how many non aspie people i know say maybe ive got it to or i think my such in such is got it cause they are very quiet i find it amusing and find it disgusting that people would suggest its a diagnosis anyone can get. This just highlights to me an non aspie will never ever have a true understanding of just how much aspies suffer and struggle in life all aspies of course are individual will have their own special unique qualities like anyone else but you will guarantee they including myself will have very common thread and issues we will struggles with within life and have main characteristics that set us apart from most of the non aspie population and the biggest thing for me is living in a world with people who think and do everything so differently to me apart from other aspies .We are a group of individual people but with the same traits that an non aspie would never ever truly understand or experience and i would never wish my life on anyone and that statement does not mean a person with cannot be happy but i know it would be a lot easier not to be so very different and no matter what i do i cant change who i am .

Witch_Hazel

How old is this thread and resurfaced by a newbie.

chips79

Wheekypigs wrote: »

SA and AS are two different conditions but AS can often lead to social anxiety. SA on its own is what it sounds like; anxiety about social situations. AS, on the other hand, is more a lack of ability to understand social situations due to inability to read facial expressions, tone of voice and body language. For some people that leads to social anxiety and causes them to just avoid social situations altogether. For others, there is no anxiety. Sometimes the opposite. They may happily seek out other people and want to make friends but don't really know how to do it. They might think somebody is their friend but can't see that the feeling isn't mutual and follow them around all day anyway.



Since autistic spectrum disorders are present from birth or very early childhood, the assessment relies heavily on input from carers and relatives about childhood development etc. The symptoms emerge too early to be able to fake them. You can't "fake" not responding to people as a baby, screaming when touched, stimming such as rocking, flapping hands or staring at spinning/blinking objects for hours. At that age you would be too young to understand what autism is or how to fake it.

Is it possible to read up on the symptoms and fake them in later life? Of course. But the fact that the person suddenly "came down with" a lifelong developmental disorder would probably strike the doctor as suspicious and would lead to the diagnosis of a mental health condition/personality disorder rather than ASD.

I was diagnosed at the age of 33 i would love to see or know somone that talented who could read up on aspergers traits and get an diagnosis i dont think any aspergers assessment psychologist / proffestional would agree with your last statement took me months and lots of family interviews and medical reports from when i was a baby child everything was assessed from achool jobs personal relationships not 1 part of my life that wasnt took into consideration but unless you are qualified to diagnosis or have aspergers obviously you would not have a clue what you are talking about everything in life comes from experience and remember i have what i would describe as have classic aspergers and i didnt even know much about it but the more i got to know about aspergers i knew most if not all of the traits i had i was never more sure of anything in my life and my life struggles suddenly all fell into place like a jigsaw .

mairenot

To continue the conversation, as to why would an aspie need more money?
Although intelligent I have been vulnerable to weird and dangerous people all my life, been recruited to cults, assaulted, and got pregnant by my teacher. In the absence of family and friends to advise me, I would spend the money on a helper who could check that Iwas being safe socially so it ddoesn't all happen again.

Indie_Kid

Old thread....

Can't say I get the issue with people with AUtism claiming DLA (I do) - after all, we're all different. Many of us will have extra costs and many of us won't. I, for example, use my DLA to enable me to go to a music club once a week because it's the only way I can actually socialise. (certain enviroments are hell for me)

nannytone_2

i have mild aspergers. i do receive DLA but this is because i am blind, i have never mentioned the aspergers on any claim forms. i am perceived as 'odd' by people that know me, but am still able to function in the 'normal' world

Breast_Cancer_Survivor

I think it's easier to get ESA for asperger's as they seem to know the difficulties we have than it is DLA as we don't necessarily have care/mobility needs even though we do have social problems.

I'm do get DLA but I have other health conditions too.