? about Aspbergers

[OutCasteChild]

Between talking to some individuals with Aspergers online, descriptions different peoples symptoms, and the descriptions of it and those of people with ADHD I've begun to think that my diagnosis of having ADHD is wrong. I'd really like to know what would tend to indicate Aspergers instead of ADHD.

 

[uniquetadpole]

Between talking to some individuals with Aspergers online, descriptions different peoples symptoms, and the descriptions of it and those of people with ADHD I've begun to think that my diagnosis of having ADHD is wrong. I'd really like to know what would tend to indicate Aspergers instead of ADHD.

Well for me the sensory issues is what drove me to see about a new diagnosis...but special interest is also a key part of it.

I would suggest finding someone that does evaluations that specializes in Autistic Spectrum Disorders. And let them decide.

 

[Zacharias]

There are many reasons for the two conditions being confused in young children. Many children with autism display signs of hyperactivity and inattention when they start school. However, experts are very clear that as the child becomes older the apparent similarities between the two conditions will separate out.

The child with autism may become more withdrawn and given the right environment their hyperactivity should wane and their difficulties with social skills will emerge.

Children with AD/HD on the other hand are unlikely to become calmer with age unless they receive medication or high quality therapeutic interventions. They still develop social and communication skills and are unlikely to have the anxiety levels of a child with autism.

DSM-IV stipulates that a diagnosis of AD/HD can only be made if the child has shown signs of the condition before the age of seven and has been experiencing symptoms of:

inattention
impulsivity
hyperactivity
to an extent which is developmentally deviant and for a period of at least six months.

As taken from: http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=299&a=3106

 

[J'r'd]

being happier alone than being the center of attention is a big one. at least it is for me.

 

[OutCasteChild]

There are many reasons for the two conditions being confused in young children. Many children with autism display signs of hyperactivity and inattention when they start school. However, experts are very clear that as the child becomes older the apparent similarities between the two conditions will separate out.

The child with autism may become more withdrawn and given the right environment their hyperactivity should wane and their difficulties with social skills will emerge.

Children with AD/HD on the other hand are unlikely to become calmer with age unless they receive medication or high quality therapeutic interventions. They still develop social and communication skills and are unlikely to have the anxiety levels of a child with autism.

DSM-IV stipulates that a diagnosis of AD/HD can only be made if the child has shown signs of the condition before the age of seven and has been experiencing symptoms of:

inattention
impulsivity
hyperactivity
to an extent which is developmentally deviant and for a period of at least six months.

As taken from: http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=299&a=3106

Well the problem is that I was diagnosed with ADHD while in college. I'd really like to know what some of the differences are between the two in adulthood, and I have looked them both up on medical sites but I can't seem to get what the sites are trying to say. I'm probably going to bring it up with my shrink soon, but I have a real problem hiding information about myself, to the point that I've been told getting information out of my is like pulling teeth.

 

[amberzak]

Hey
When I was 5 they tried to diagnose me with Manic Depressive, then they said I was add (not the Hyperactivity bit) but there was always something that didn't fit. Now They have said Aspergers, and it all fits.

I don't know how much is just me, or how much is Aspergers, but this is how I feel.

I have never gotten on with my own peers. I talk all the time about a very small selection of things. I am obsessed with filmmaking, and film triviar. I work in a Cinema, so that isn't too bad, but I also talk all the time about things that I am learning about, and I can't give the short version - I have to say everything.

I can't deal with big groups, because I can't keep track of the conversation.

I bore people with all my talking, and I forget to ask them how they are ect. I have to actually remind myself to do this.

I don't understand body language, or tone of voice. I can't tell if it is a joke, or someone being mean, or if it is serious. For example, when i am with my friends, if one of them is messing around and say that I am slow because I didn't get a joke, I become very paraniod.

I get depressed when I feel like I am not included, which is most of the time. I also tend to tell everyone my life story when I have only just met them.

I find it difficult to tell time, on hour and a minute seem the same legnth. I cant judge distance or weight and I have no common sense.

I eed to be given clear instructions on how to do a task, and I get panicky if I feel I am not doing it right. I need constant reasuruance, particuarly if I am doing it for the first time.

I am very clumsy. I am always knocking into things or knocking things over, and I find it hard to do things like tie my shoelace etc. I also find riding a bike or ballencing hard.

I hear things no one else does. We used to have a high pitched alarm round the pond to stop the dogs going in, and I was the only person who heard it.

Sorry this is really long, and if you haven't got this far, I understand, but I hope this helps anyway.

 

[OutCasteChild]

Hey
When I was 5 they tried to diagnose me with Manic Depressive, then they said I was add (not the Hyperactivity bit) but there was always something that didn't fit. Now They have said Aspergers, and it all fits.

I don't know how much is just me, or how much is Aspergers, but this is how I feel.

I have never gotten on with my own peers. I talk all the time about a very small selection of things. I am obsessed with filmmaking, and film triviar. I work in a Cinema, so that isn't too bad, but I also talk all the time about things that I am learning about, and I can't give the short version - I have to say everything.

I can't deal with big groups, because I can't keep track of the conversation.

I bore people with all my talking, and I forget to ask them how they are ect. I have to actually remind myself to do this.

I don't understand body language, or tone of voice. I can't tell if it is a joke, or someone being mean, or if it is serious. For example, when i am with my friends, if one of them is messing around and say that I am slow because I didn't get a joke, I become very paraniod.

I get depressed when I feel like I am not included, which is most of the time. I also tend to tell everyone my life story when I have only just met them.

I find it difficult to tell time, on hour and a minute seem the same legnth. I cant judge distance or weight and I have no common sense.

I eed to be given clear instructions on how to do a task, and I get panicky if I feel I am not doing it right. I need constant reasuruance, particuarly if I am doing it for the first time.

I am very clumsy. I am always knocking into things or knocking things over, and I find it hard to do things like tie my shoelace etc. I also find riding a bike or ballencing hard.

I hear things no one else does. We used to have a high pitched alarm round the pond to stop the dogs going in, and I was the only person who heard it.

Sorry this is really long, and if you haven't got this far, I understand, but I hope this helps anyway.

You just described many of the problems I have. I mean the specifics aren't all the same, but the generals are very similar. At least I no longer have a problem ultrasonic (high pirched alarm), since I trashed my hearing, and Idon't have nearly as much problems with clumsines but I still have a propensity to injure myself.

 

[PaladinValer]

A very simple difference between those with AS and those who have ADHD has to do with peer relationships.

ADHD, while promoting hyperactivity and attention quirkiness, doesn't typically affect one's interpersonal skills with peers.

AS, on the other hand, doesn't typically express the hyperactivity and unattentiveness, or at least not nearly as much. However, interpersonal relationships with peers does exist, but is usually muddled and poor.