Post by otho on Dec 16, 2010 13:50:09 GMT 8
Hey guys.
So, I decided to start this thread to talk about things like ADHD, and so on and so forth. Whether it challenges you, a family member, a friend, or co-worker. The reason why is because I've known for a time that I have ADHD, or ADD, and it's probable that I have Asperger's Syndrome as well (I'll be getting tested for it soon, but I have all the symptoms).
So, for me, what's going on with these two is as follows:
ADHD:
I can't focus on a lot of things I need to, or I forget.
Asperger's:
*I'm supersensitive (I have pew claustrophobia, get migraines from mosquito ringtones, and so on).
*I rely more on taste and smell than I do on sight and hearing. Like, for example, when I smell scented candles, it can make me sick to my stomach. I identify people by their body odor (really weird, but I don't really remember faces or names so well).
*Certain foods/textures make me feel sick (hard shell tacos taste and feel like sand in my mouth, and any meat with sugar on it drives me nuts.)
*I hyper-focus on animals, literature, and science, but can't focus on math, history, or other languages.
*I suck in social situations. Like, really, really SUCK at it.
*I don't pay attention to tone of voice, body language, or peer pressure (flies right over my head, unless it's sarcasm).
*I talk a subject to death without noticing it, and I don't stop, even after I've said the same things three or four times.
*I bite pencils/pens, whatever's in my hand 'cause it makes me feel better.
*I can't block out little sounds(Buzzing from lights, tapping, whatever), unless I'm hyper-focusing on a topic.
*When I get touched, at all, or tapped, I instinctively want to slap the person who does it, unless it's a hug or something, and I wanted it.
Allergies:
This is weird, but I'm horribly allergic to Advil.
There are some other things too, but those there are the main ones that I have trouble with. So, yeah. If you have a problem something like this, know someone who does, or whatever, go ahead and share it.
So, I decided to start this thread to talk about things like ADHD, and so on and so forth. Whether it challenges you, a family member, a friend, or co-worker. The reason why is because I've known for a time that I have ADHD, or ADD, and it's probable that I have Asperger's Syndrome as well (I'll be getting tested for it soon, but I have all the symptoms).
So, for me, what's going on with these two is as follows:
ADHD:
I can't focus on a lot of things I need to, or I forget.
Asperger's:
*I'm supersensitive (I have pew claustrophobia, get migraines from mosquito ringtones, and so on).
*I rely more on taste and smell than I do on sight and hearing. Like, for example, when I smell scented candles, it can make me sick to my stomach. I identify people by their body odor (really weird, but I don't really remember faces or names so well).
*Certain foods/textures make me feel sick (hard shell tacos taste and feel like sand in my mouth, and any meat with sugar on it drives me nuts.)
*I hyper-focus on animals, literature, and science, but can't focus on math, history, or other languages.
*I suck in social situations. Like, really, really SUCK at it.
*I don't pay attention to tone of voice, body language, or peer pressure (flies right over my head, unless it's sarcasm).
*I talk a subject to death without noticing it, and I don't stop, even after I've said the same things three or four times.
*I bite pencils/pens, whatever's in my hand 'cause it makes me feel better.
*I can't block out little sounds(Buzzing from lights, tapping, whatever), unless I'm hyper-focusing on a topic.
*When I get touched, at all, or tapped, I instinctively want to slap the person who does it, unless it's a hug or something, and I wanted it.
Allergies:
This is weird, but I'm horribly allergic to Advil.
There are some other things too, but those there are the main ones that I have trouble with. So, yeah. If you have a problem something like this, know someone who does, or whatever, go ahead and share it.