tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203256752741667615.post1866243298327423375..comments2023-07-16T05:28:11.475-04:00Comments on The Autistic Me: Keys, Wallets, and Other ObjectsPoetCSWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12833522103074528608noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203256752741667615.post-67968774719022520062012-03-28T14:30:18.495-04:002012-03-28T14:30:18.495-04:00Reading this reminds me of my daughter, now 10, wh...Reading this reminds me of my daughter, now 10, who used to become disconsolate if a photograph was missing from her pile of more than 200. At the time, neither my husband nor I could make sense of it. We would even say, but here's a photo that's almost exactly like the one we can't find. But she was adamant. The missing photo was important to her in a way that I (NT) cannot fathom. It just was. At least I understood that much. So we'd search for it, upturning the contents of the entire house until it was found and safely back in her possession. Only then would she calm down. Only then could she concentrate on anything else.Ariane Zurcherhttp://www.emmashopebook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203256752741667615.post-85608073713713188342012-03-28T08:03:37.382-04:002012-03-28T08:03:37.382-04:00A couple of weeks ago I called the neighbor to com...A couple of weeks ago I called the neighbor to come and check that I hadn't left the oven on. I was certain I hadn't but I hadn't done my "circle check" before leaving.<br /><br />I grew up not knowing I probably had Asperger's. Academically, I was in the A's, girls hid it better and it didn't exist. My bro probably had NLD but again was never dx'd nor will he ever be. I was told by my son's Dev Ped I probably did but I'm not getting a dx since I am not disabled nor claiming to speak for the autistic. This OCD has given me grief since I was a teenager and as you said when tired, it's much harder to control.<br /><br />My fav was getting startled while driving (teen) driving around the block in circles to see if I'd hit something. Not good.<br /><br />We had chinese food on the weekend and my fortune said "your organizational skills are second to none". FWIW... they probably are.<br /><br />Sometimes it's just easier to fix the problem - like get the wallet, call someone to check on the oven - than to worry about it. When it gets out of hand I'll force myself to wait once more.farmwifetwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680758336779501712noreply@blogger.com