User talk:Deblegs

My Name Is Debbie Hudson and I am 48 years old.

I have a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome. Asperger Syndrome is a mild form of autism. It is a communication and developmental disorder.

These are the ways in which it affects me:

Negative Traits

I try and be sociable but have difficulty when there is a big group of people. I socialise better in one to one situations.

I cannot cope with crowds of people.

I have good vocabulary, but have problems expressing myself and interpreting communication. I interpret communication literally and am then abrubt.

I do not know when someone is being sarcastic or when he or she is joking.

I interrupt and may butt in on conversations because I have difficulty in knowing when people have finished speaking.

I can become muddled about what I am saying often not keeping to the point.

I can go into great detail about something.

I have poor self-awareness in group situations. I do not respond to instructions for the whole group. I require individual instruction and I learn best from one to one teaching, monitoring and review. I need straightforward instructions. I have difficulty remembering instructions and can only follow them when broken down into stages. I need to be taught everything systematically. I am not able to use my common sense, even though I am not stupid and I cannot be expected to just pick things up.

I panic in new situations and have a high level of anxiety and resultant stress.

I am physically clumsy.

My handwriting is poor and I had to have writing lessons at school.

I have difficulty making friends my own age.

I cannot function if there are too many changes in the day.

I fail to realise the effect that my odd behaviour has on other people.

I sometimes forget to look in a mirror to see if I look alright.

I can only do one thing at a time.

I have a habit of staring.

I am not able to process anything outside of now and find forward planning difficult.

Positive Traits

I am a super reader.

I am single minded.

I am punctual and would get upset if I am late even if it was for a very good reason.

I am very organised and methodical.

I have 2 obsorbing interests in computing and cross stitch. I use these to help people and to help me cope in a world that I find too stimulating at times

I do everything thoroughly and have good attention to detail.

I have a very good long-term memory and can remember past family events when other members of the family have forgotten them.

I have written a book about my life before I was diagnosed. I have it on the Self Publishing website called Lulu. I am hoping to have it published on a site called Chipmonks which is a special Mental Health site for authors writing their stories of Mental Health.

Debbie Hudson

22 October 2011


 * } Mean as custard (talk) 15:23, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

MY BOOK IS GOING TO BE PUBLISHED
I sent my book about what my life was like before I was diagnosed to Chipmonka Publishing. They are Mental Health self-publishing site. They have accepted me and are going to publish it.

I have written another one about my Mum and how she devoted her life to me. I am sending this one too.

Debbie Hudson 09:39, 29 October 2011 (UTC) 29 October 2011