http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/ Asperger Adults Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:54:29 GMT dreamrunner_p7 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1168 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1168 I think you hit the nail on the head Claudia. I totally agree with you on that. Rick Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:13:26 GMT yankeeinswfl http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1167 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1167 I lived in NJ for over 40 years and saw a psychologist for 12 years. It was only after I stopped seeing him that he diagnosed me with AS. (My sister saw the Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:54:58 GMT Courtney Rand Harper http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1166 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1166 Hi Claudia,   I think you are asking if it is more a problem for women that professionals do not take it seriously when you suspect you are AS. I would think Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:13:08 GMT Danielle Alexandra http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1165 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1165 My psychiatrist diagnosed me. But he told my parents in a private meeting. Then my parents didn't tell me about the diagnosis until a year later. My parents Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:53:57 GMT Jay Murphy http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1164 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1164 Do be careful though. Therapists, psychiatrists, MDs, etc... all despise it when patient's diagnose themselves. Remember, they are the ones who went to Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:46:51 GMT Danielle Alexandra http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1163 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1163 If I remember correctly, the ratio for Aspies are men 4:1 woman. Danielle Alexandra :) http://www.myspace.com/dani_a_gem ________________________________ From: Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:02:04 GMT dreamrunner_p7 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1162 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1162 Yes it sounds about par for the course. I was seeing 2 doctors at the VA and took a 6 hour psych eval test and they had me misdiagnosed as Avoidant Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:29:37 GMT Claudia http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1161 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1161 It's good to have you join the group. I haven't been diagnosed either. My current therapist and psychiatrist are very skeptical but all I've read has me Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:00:02 GMT Nemo http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1160 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1160 Hi all. Just joined this group. I'm a self diagnosed Aspie that has only recently gotten a psychiatrist to believe me. Like most social services places in NJ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:10:34 GMT ianb888 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1159 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1159 ... I just tried this test, and it seems to be quite comprehensive and much better than some of the others that I have seen. Obviously the results are more Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:57:41 GMT ianb888 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1158 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1158 Hi Everyone, I also do enjoy playing music, and in my younger days I devoted quite a lot of time in pursuit of this activity. Unfortunately I can't sing a note Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:52:02 GMT dreamrunner_p7 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1157 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1157 http://www.rdos.net/eng/ This is where I went when I first believed I might have Asperger's. Rick Flenker Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:41:25 GMT dreamrunner_p7 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1156 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1156 I have played guitar since I was 17. I later joined a rock group in the late sixties. We became pretty good. We managed a 13th place out of 72 bands. Our Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:07:19 GMT Christy Grimste http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1155 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1155 Does anyone know how to make the messages in our yahoo group private instead of accessible to anyone who views our group page Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:38:07 GMT Rapunzel http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1154 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aspergeradults/message/1154 I like to sing, either by myself or with a group (if I can find a group which sings the same kind of music).  It reduces anxiety and depression, which of