Is it possible to recover from autism/aspergers?I used to have a vivid internal world. I was socially awkward. I was sociable though, and very polite. I was very rigid about many things. I had a great amount of interest in math and programming. Only ar

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Anonymous 06/06/15 (Sat) 23:25:40 No.10122

Is it possible to recover from autism/aspergers?

I used to have a vivid internal world. I was socially awkward. I was sociable though, and very polite. I was very rigid about many things. I had a great amount of interest in math and programming. Only around age 17 or so did I really start figuring out how having a social circle larger than a handful of friends worked.

I feel like I've come so far in terms of socializing, not being rigid and weird. I also understand social cues a lot more easily. I find my brother, who I don't feel has changed as much, still shows things that I used to see in myself.

I'm just going to stop rambling and drink my tea and fuck off to bed.

Anonymous 06/06/15 (Sat) 23:54:52 No.10124

You don't recover from it because it's biological, there's nothing you can do to cope with it except taking remedies, doing surgeries, etc.

But autism can and does wane away as you age in many people. Temple Grandin is a famous autist and she also reports that she's way less autists than how she was in her young years. Google it and you might find some other famous cases.

The reason of this is still unknown.

Anonymous 06/07/15 (Sun) 16:33:40 No.10130

>>10122

You can't 'recover', but you can learn to deal with it.

Anonymous 06/07/15 (Sun) 18:55:00 No.10132

I must've been very autistic in my early years because I used to shit outside the house every time. I even shat on some small animals like snails and shit for lulz.

Thankfully I stopped suddenly and learned how to use a proper toilet.

That's pretty autistic if you ask me

Anonymous 06/07/15 (Sun) 23:42:54 No.10138

I see autists say they cured their autism with weed, LSD, and shrooms.

Anonymous 06/08/15 (Mon) 02:13:48 No.10141

>>10138

Doubt it. If anything, sounds like another case of getting out of the frying pan only to land in the fire.

It may have given them more insight past their narrow way of thinking by opening them up to abstract thought, but I doubt it cured it.

Anonymous 06/08/15 (Mon) 13:39:35 No.10145

I mean, I still have ADHD, but I'm not as weird socially, or even in general.

Is ADHD related to autism? I know both classify as neuroatypicality.

Anonymous 06/08/15 (Mon) 22:57:27 No.10154

>>10145

>Is ADHD related to autism?

yes, these illnesses tend to coexist

Anonymous 06/11/15 (Thu) 22:23:28 No.10191

A lot of autists get better with time even without therapy, they're still autistic, but it's not immediately noticeable so a lot of people can't tell

But onestly you might be still visibly austistic and just don't notice you are and people notice, autism tends to do that to you

>>10154

Yeah I don't know what percentage of autists also have ADHD but it's pretty high

Anonymous 06/12/15 (Fri) 14:54:27 No.10205

>>10191

What about ADHD-PI/ADD?

Anonymous 06/12/15 (Fri) 15:00:01 No.10207

>>10205

as well but these can be caused by schizophrenia spectrum

personally, i have been diagnosed with adhd-pi in childhood but this year another psychologist said it is caused by schizotypal disorder

Anonymous 06/12/15 (Fri) 15:08:10 No.10209

>>10207

I thought other disorders took precedence when it comes to attention deficit disorders.

Anonymous 06/17/15 (Wed) 02:52:33 No.10354

>>10124

The point is that there are many ways of modifying the biological "wiring" of the brain besides mechanical and chemical: talking it out with a shrink works as well.

http://www.nature.com/mp/journal/v11/n6/full/4001816a.html

Get with the times, /mental/

Anonymous 06/20/15 (Sat) 17:20:55 No.10426

>>10354

try tinfoil and earplugs (i used cigarette filters cuz i dont have earplugs), helped me…

might as well make sure its not external first. gl