My mom cant get it out of her head that I need to help to function in society cause some dumbass psichiatrist diagnosed me with aspergers when I was 7. But lets first back up to my moms behavior befre my memory, and see how my older siblings remember her. Sarah was my moms first born, my parents used to get drunk all the time and fight, often getting violent, chasing each other making fights, my other siblings can remember that aswell (i cant, but im the youngest) we would stay in her room when my parents would fight, so she would sneak out to her friends house. Then she tried pot, adn did it a second time and wrote it in her journal, my mom heard and sent her to rehab (makign the ordeal sound as if my sister was sneakign off every night to get some drugs.) when she got back from rehab my mom refused to let her go to school, so she "dropped out" as my mom puts it. sarah got a GED eventually. This definetly sounds like my mom, infact I had to beg my mom to go to school this year. When I was 7 soem kids where bullying me on the school playgroud. They chased me, and when I got away my friend snuck behind me and grabbed me (giving me a hug) and I thought it was one of them trying to hurt me so I spun around and punched him in the face. My mom overreacted thinking I have anger problems and sent me to a psychiatrist, who diagnosed me with Aspergers Syndrome. even though he was a licensed professional, it was a cheesy psychiatrist with his office placed behind a store. I honestly think I was misdiagnosed. would make sense, I misinterpretated a hug as a threat and punched my best friend in the face, but I the tiem I was being chased by a couple of bullies and fealt I was beign threatend before hand. Ive met people with aspergers adn they definetly differ from me. Ever since the diagnoses my mom has used me as a human guinie pig (sp?) to test behavior altering drugs. the drugs made me see spiders (a different drug than the one I mentioned before), my moms reaction wasnt a concern for the hallucinations, it was a "I gave him pills and they dont work, somethings wrong with him". Shes tried multiple pills, some making me depressed, some making me hallucinate, none actually helping (who the hell gives a kid drugs for a neural disorder affecting social skills anyway?) shes always putting me in special programs, adn when I deny it, the answer is "You NEED help, your brain doesnt work like everyone elses". If I do have it, I hve it so mild that I could actually lead a perfectly fien life on my own, i had it so bad that I needed help I wouldve been diagnosed alot sooner. Yesterday I had gotten no sleep, I didnt have anythign to eat because Im going vegetarian and everything I ate before contains meat. I went to the freshman orientation and my friends invited me to go and see a movie with them (SuperBad) she gave me exactly enough money to buy a ticket, and I would get home by walking (5 miles up hill, in the sun, nothign to drink) my friends spent their money on food before I remembered to tell them I dont eat meat. So I walked into the house today delirious (lack of sleep) with circles under my eyes(lack of sleep) which overexaggerated the paleness of my skin, and real sweaty. she puts 2 and 2 together and asks me if im on drugs. I know its normal for a parent to suspect that but her allowing me to be left alone, with my friends, at the place where kids go to get high (behind the theater). she could have lost trust now that I came home in her vision of a teen on drugs.
Aspergers falls into the range of autism. Heres a link to to a very informative site http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/aswhatisit.html Nature Boy, with your communcation skills and understanding of relationships, I doubt you are aspergers. Think Drumminmama hit the nail on the head with the problem being your moms and your problem is her..Good luck...
There is not much you can do at your age. I would just fake taking the pills and then flush them. Try to avoid her and get out at 18.
aspergers is good. I have friends who have it. They are the guys who have the great high paying jobs in computer programming. This mom of yours, is the the same one with the puss sores and the husband and the boyfriend at the dinner table?
that sounds pretty messed up. Do you have anyone to talk to or anything? Or you could always ask to get retested - then you could prove you're normal... But whos Rachel?? And whats religon gotta do with it?
Yeah dude, don't take the pills. I think your mom really needs some help, not you. She's trying to create problems that aren't really there. Anyways dude, put on your best mature-face and really try to calmly explain to her how you feel, and that you're completely mentally stable. If she doesn't hear you out, tell her you want to be retested, and want a second opinion. If she's going to believe some shady, backdoor piece-of-shit, she herself should probably get tested as well. keep the faith, dude.
WTF?? Don't be telling someone to flush their drugs! Are you a clinical psychiatrist? Even if you are, you haven't seen this person f2f. Is she giving you the drugs or is a doctor prescribing them? Ask your mom if you can go to another doctor for a 2nd opinion. DON'T I repeat DON'T flush your drugs unless a doctor tells you you can.
DON'T TAKE THE PILLS. theyre fucking you up, man! on a deep level! stop now! refuse to take them and run!!! man, talk to an adult-obviously not your mom or the quack she's bringing you to-and tell them.
I'm not telling you to flush them, but flush them. You seem like you are in the correct state of mind. I have a friend in the same boat as you, maybe not to that extreme, but his mother flips out over little things because of her ignorance. He gets a bad grade on a exam, BAM, lets go see a psychiatrist, maybe his ADD is becoming uncontrollable. He was diagnosed with ADD, because his mom of course had him checked out, but many kids are mis-diagnosed for that. After he got caught smoking pot he was sent to a psychiatrist twice a week. He is not ignorant about pots benefits and ext. He now smokes only once a month due to his monthly drug tests issued by his parents with the threat of his car being taken away until 18. Sorry for the essay, just bored and surfing.
You poor dear. What a bitch. I agree with flushing the drugs. Even if you do have Aspergers, you can go through life without drugs. Besides, if you don't like the way the drugs are affecting you, you shouldn't take them. What she's doing to you is abuse. I'm amazed that you have clarity after everything you've been through. The mind is easily fucked up by what people do to you. You're apparently very strong. You should tell someone, maybe they could do something to help.
Okay, first off do NOT flush your pills. You seem intelligent, so you should understand that many medications are "blood level" meds and need to be slowly tapered off. I have no clue what your prescriptions are and am not a MD, so you need to talk to your doctor about getting you off your medications. Do NOT just stop taking them! Some can have an extremely unpleasant withdrawal period. Second, if you were diagnosed at 7 years old you need to be retested. As your body goes through puberty things change. Many childhood disorders fade or disappear during puberty. So, talk to your mom about "adjusting your meds" so they work better for you. Take your meds until you have a doctor telling you how to SAFELY discontinue them. Talk to the school psychologist as they may be able to arrange testing for you. You should have either and IEP or 504, so they know what's going on with you. The school is supposed to be reviewing your IEP/504 every few years so make sure they are. My husband is a special education teacher and for years I have worked closely with him and his students. (I also have an extensive background in psychology including children and adolescents). I have seen kids stop taking their medication and go through absolute hell as their body adjusts to no drugs. There is nothing a teacher can do but watch. Be safe, and be smart. Talk to your doctor!
