Posted by Lini on January 11, 2002, at 16:00:41
In reply to Re: Frustrated with local mental health options » Lini, posted by Dinah on January 11, 2002, at 13:29:42
> Over the years I have read various things about Asperger's that seemed to apply to me, about touch, etc. And social pragmatics, physical clumsiness, toe walking, rocking (and perhaps some other self stimming activities), early and advanced language abilities (little professor), problems with overstimulation, and many other things seem to fit me very well. The thing that made me want to seek an evaluation is that one psychiatrist said I was schizotypal, another said schizoid, neither seemed quite correct. I read though, that mild Asperger's cases are often misdiagnosed along these lines.
> On the other hand, I have no problems at all with understanding abstract concepts, and I have no problems with theory of mind. I am constantly aware of the emotional states of others, whether I want to be or not. Unfortunately, I have problems using the information in a socially useful way. So I don't know whether mild Asperger's would fit me or not.
> I checked with the outpatient clinics associated with the local universities. Is there another way to approach universities?
> Thanks,
> Dinah
Yeah, I was a little surprised because of the degree of empathy, and understanding you show to members of this board, however I do understand that this is one "social" forum and you may have different functional ability in others. Along with your other descriptions, I understand now why you want to check this out.I regard to approaching Universities, I would simply check out the schools on the web to determine who to contact in a particular department or research journal articles to see if any have been published by professors at local universities. Then, you could simply email the professor and explain your situation. Let me know if you need additional suggestions!
poster:Lini
thread:16565
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20020102/msgs/16647.html