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Am I alone - symptoms don't add up

My husband is an aspie - he never speaks to me yet when with others he is noisy and speaks over people. Every...

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Do you think my boyfriend has Aspergers? Help...Wa...

Ok I have been with my boyfriend 4 years. I am now 19 and he is 21. I met him because we texted after...

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Ok I have been with my boyfriend 4 years. I am now 19 and he is 21. I met him because we texted after meeting once.A few months later he went to juvy so we wrote eachother for a year. Finally he got out so we dated. I realized he was different. He was very shy but so was I so I thought it was normal. His mother is a drug addict and he doesn't know his father. I found out he was diagnosed with conduct disorder and ADD. I'm not a dr but I think this is wrong. His mother pushed something anything for a $500 check everymonth..don't get me started on that >

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ok reasons I think he has aspergers... He does not show emotion. He seems ruthless. He makes me cry and really shows no emotion. Just one example from many: I work at a nursing home, had a terrible day, came home bawling and spent twenty minutes telling him everythinh that happened. He said nothing. He then put his hand on his stomach and said I'm starved will you cook a pizza. He doesn't show he cares about me but I know he does, he just doesn't know how to show it.. He has made me cry and I thought he didn't care because he wasnt say anything and I realized he was on the bed acting like he was sleeping but he was crying because he felt bad he made me cry but he wont come out and say sorry or anything.
Friends. He has had the same 2 friends hes had since 1st grade. He won't make new friends, He doesnt want new friends.
Death. I work at a nursing home I am around this a lot and I mentioned one person dieing and he got very upset. He does not talk about death it makes him extremely depressed and he completely stops talking. I don't know how to explain it, I just know its not a normal reaction.
He goes through certian periods of "obsessions?" He was obsessed with fighting and being in UFC one day. About 6 months later he completely dropped the subject and moved onto music. He would write raps and basically wanted to be the next lil wayne...All he did was listen to music. About 6 months later he stopped and now only listens to country music but only listens to music in the car. He then became obsessed with making money.. I dont know how to eplain it. I'm not complaining about this one he saved $10,000 lol... but he would just always talk about ways to make money. That also completly stopped. Then tattoos. went from 0 to sleaves, back, chest stomach neck and leg tattoos all in about one year(that is a lot for 1 year) Currently he is obsessed with lifting weights and fitness. After going to work for 8 hrs he comes home and works out for 3 hours EVERYDAY. This has been going on for a year. I wouldn't point these things out if they weren't in my opinion considered obsessions. I don't know if these relate to asperger but he never talked to anyone about any of those things I just kind of observed them...he wouldn't say hey im going to get a tattoo he would just go get one and it is just strange. His family calls him a hermit because he doesn't ever want to go out and party or do anything like a 21 year old usually does. We go to partys every once in a while but he doesn't talk to anybody if someone comes and talks to him he usually just says things like oh ya. he doesn't initiat the convorsation.... I have A LOT more but I feel like this is to long. Please help me and him.View Thread

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have really been through a bad time i met a girl online on plenty of fish and exchanged mobile numbers . we...

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have really been through a bad time i met a girl online on plenty of fish and exchanged mobile numbers . we had a naughty chat on phone and decided to meet [br>she started of texting (all this is evidence) me that she had eczema on her left breast also about that she don't do anal or oral sex when i said we could make do with her right breast.she said she will let me look at her naked and take pics of her on these texts [br>at no point was i aware and was agreed by police in police interview that i knew she had hidden aspergers syndrome[br>[br>we met and went back to my flat and started kissing hugging passionately [br>[br>in short she was very much up for it took of her clothes and we then after asking her went into my bedroom and i could not get it up so i asked her jokingly if she was really serious about no oral and anal in her texts. she took this question very to the point (as she had aspergers i did not know then)so i asked to give me a kiss down there and she gave me a little blow job.[br>[br>i still could not get it up so we discussed diodes etc and i asked her if we could have some fun with a carrot . if she was ok with anal . i explained it won't hurt as it is conical in shape[br>she said yes to it and i got the tiniest carrot from fridge and put it in her anus. initially she liked it but it hurt a bit later. i stopped didn't take it out as it would hurt even more and took it out slowly [br>[br>i told the police exactly as it happened and they at the the said they believe me [br>[br>she also let me take few pics of her where she is smiling , which are on the phone teen by police[br>she got a phone call at this point from her friend where she replied in front of me that she was fine[br>later i was told she had texted her friend to text back so she could get out of here ....[br>[br>i offered to drop her back where she wanted and am hoping this is picked up by police cameras[br>ANPR technology picked up my car after the incident , has it got pictures of driver =me and front seat passenger = complainant , [br>can the police disprove that i gave her a lift back to ,[br>the complainant has just [br>[br>she has has agreed to kissing . This kissing was passionate how does she describe getting naked on her own kissing me -- and then suddenly does she describe me slapping and pushing all false -- why would there be a need for that -- this is coming across as a planned manipulation , [br>[br>no where in the police interview was there any mention of complainant trying fend me off--or asking me to stop --why was this the case was it because her account of ever did not mention that she tried to stop me anywhere or informed me that she was not liking it -- any indication that she was not up for it --[br>[br>infact she was more eager for sex and tried to put my penus inside her , I could not get it hard enough and could not get it up[br>[br>i was not really worried till i heard yesterday that ai m getting charged -- i don't see how this happened as there simply is no sufficient evidence....[br>[br>guys please help and educate me ?? surely if the complainant has exchanged messages about sex , let me take naked pics of her whilst she is smiling and accepted lift bak ? sure this does not happen when someone is really raped ??[br>[br>all comments questions welcome ..

the only explanation being she was aspie??????

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Having autism or aspergers is not the stigma that it once was. In the last two decades, autism prevalence as reported in the scientific literature has increased by more than 600%. I've heard that 1 in 88 kids born today will be on the spectrum.

My son who is 22 years old has aspergers. I have learned that early intervention is the best thing to do so be sure to consider this when working with your daughter. In my son's case, we also found out that he had ADD or attention deficit disorder. I will tell you honestly that without his ADD medication, I don't think he can begin to get a thing done either. He also takes an antidepressant. You should ask to be tested for this things and try a trial version of Adderall. Start with a low mg, extended release dose and then increase it until you find it isn't good for you (if the doctor diagnoses you with ADD that is). It sounds like an antidepressant would be helpful for you too. You have to be under regular doctor care to get these medications.

My son is in weekly family therapy and that really helps to sort things out if you can find a good therapist. Don't be afraid to go through a couple of therapists while you're looking. I realize that can be hard or painful and for a person with aspergers but its critical to find someone you like, respect and are getting through issues with or you're wasting your time and money.

I hope some of this helps you. I love the following book for couples that are married and dealing with one of the partners being on the autism sprectrum:

The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to Be a Better Husband by David Finch
http://www.amazon.com/Journal-Best-Practices-Marriage-Asperger/dp/1439189749/ref=sr_1_1?s=books

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Book DescriptionRelease date: October 9, 2012The warm and hilarious bestselling memoir by a man diagnosed with Asperger syndrome who sets out to save his marriageAt some point in nearly every marriage, a wife finds herself asking, What the @#!% is wrong with my husband?! In David Finch's case, this turns out to be an apt question. Five years after he married Kristen, the love of his life, they learn that he has Asperger syndrome. The diagnosis explains David's ever-growing list of quirks and compulsions, but it doesn't make him any easier to live with.
Determined to change, David sets out to understand Asperger syndrome and learn to be a better husband with an endearing yet hilarious zeal. His methods for improving his marriage involve excessive note-taking, performance reviews, and most of all, the Journal of Best Practices: a collection of hundreds of maxims and hard-won epiphanies, including "Don't change the radio station when she's singing along" and "Apologies do not count when you shout them." Over the course of two years, David transforms himself from the world's most trying husband to the husband who tries the hardest. He becomes the husband he'd always meant to be.
Filled with humor and surprising wisdom, The Journal of Best Practices is a candid story of ruthless self-improvement, a unique window into living with an autism spectrum condition, and proof that a true heart can conquer all.View Thread

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