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I was born with dyspraxia, and I've only just started to read into it, and it's quite interesting. Dyspraxia is and underdevelopment of motor neurons in the central nervous system - some messages aren't being transmitted properly - and, looking into it, it explains so much about me. I had physical therapy for it when I was young, so some of the effects have been reduced or eliminated, but quite a bit is still there.

Originally posted by Dyspraxia Foundation
Gross motor co-ordination skills (large movements):

Poor balance. Difficulty in riding a bicycle, going up and down hills
Poor posture and fatigue. Difficulty in standing for a long time as a result of weak muscle tone. Floppy, unstable round the joints. Some people with dyspraxia may have flat feet
Poor integration of the two sides of the body. Difficulty with some sports involving jumping and cycling
Poor hand-eye co-ordination. Difficulty with team sports especially those which involve catching a ball and batting. Difficulties with driving a car
Lack of rhythm when dancing, doing aerobics
Clumsy gait and movement. Difficulty changing direction, stopping and starting actions
Exaggerated 'accessory movements' such as flapping arms when running
Tendency to fall, trip, bump into things and people

Balance, thanks to the therapy, isn't that much of an issue. I do sometimes need to correct myself when I'm walking or standing still, but it's a lot better than it used to be. My posture is pretty good, but there is a weakness in my right ankle. Whether or not that is to do with the dyspraxia, I don't know, but I did have flat feet. That got sorted out too. I'm not much of a sportsman, but catching and batting I found to be pretty easy. No idea about dancing or aerobics; I did neither. I have found that, occasionally, it's difficult to actually start walking, which is weird. No exaggerated movements, but oh god, do I bump into things. SO MUCH.

Originally posted by Dyspraxia Foundation
Fine motor co-ordination skills (small movements):

Lack of manual dexterity. Poor at two-handed tasks, causing problems with using cutlery, cleaning, cooking, ironing, craft work, playing musical instruments
Poor manipulative skills. Difficulty with typing, handwriting and drawing. May have a poor pen grip, press too hard when writing and have difficulty when writing along a line
Inadequate grasp. Difficulty using tools and domestic implements, locks and keys
Difficulty with dressing and grooming activities, such as putting on makeup, shaving, doing hair, fastening clothes and tying shoelaces

Not so much now, but when I was younger, I could barely even cut paper. Happily, my typing is pretty damn good, especially considering that I touch-type. However, my handwriting can be considered difficult to read and I take a long time to write, which is why I had to get extra time in my exams. And drawing? Hah. No problem with shaving, no matter how infrequently I do it, but tying shoelaces took a LONG time to master... ok, fine, I still have the occasional problem with it.

Originally posted by Dyspraxia Foundation
Poorly established hand dominance:

May use either hand for different tasks at different times

My right hand is dominant for most things, but I can be ambidextrous for the odd thing.

Originally posted by Dyspraxia Foundation
Speech and language:

May talk continuously and repeat themselves. Some people with dyspraxia have difficulty with organising the content and sequence of their language
May have unclear speech and be unable to pronounce some words
Speech may have uncontrolled pitch, volume and rate

No to the first, but those last two points are relevant. Pronunciation, not so much, but I do tend to trip over my own words, and I talk very fast. Happily, I'm aware of the volume I'm at. Probably because nobody else is, especially my sodding neighbours...

Originally posted by Dyspraxia Foundation
Eye movements:

Tracking. Difficulty in following a moving object smoothly with eyes without moving head excessively. Tendency to lose the place while reading
Poor relocating. Cannot look quickly and effectively from one object to another (for example, looking from a TV to a magazine)

Nope to tracking, yes to relocating. I don't know if it's a me thing or actually a common thing, but it can sometimes take me a while to focus on something else.

Originally posted by Dyspraxia Foundation
Perception (interpretation of the different senses):

Poor visual perception
Over-sensitive to light
Difficulty in distinguishing sounds from background noise. Tendency to be over-sensitive to noise
Over- or under-sensitive to touch. Can result in dislike of being touched and/or aversion to over-loose or tight clothing - tactile defensiveness
Over- or under-sensitive to smell and taste, temperature and pain
Little sense of time, speed, distance or weight. Leading to difficulties driving, cooking
Inadequate sense of direction. Difficulty distinguishing right from left means map reading skills are poor

Actually, I have excellent visual perception; 6/4. For those who aren't familiar with what that means, it essentially means I can see from 6 metres what most people can only see from 4 metres. 6/6 metres is equal to the US 20/20 feet. Not over-sensitive to light or noise, but I am over-sensitive to touch; I REALLY don't like being touched and I wear a lot of baggy clothing. For temperature, Wikipedia put it differently by saying that dyspraxic people prefer unusually warm or cold temperatures. For those of you who missed the first 15,000 times I've stated it, if it isn't cold, raining or a combination thereof, I am not pleased. I haven't really tested my ability to gauge speed, distance or weight, but, if I'm focused, I'm good at keeping track of time down to the second. As for direction, left and right is no problem. It's East and West that keep throwing me.

Originally posted by Dyspraxia Foundation
Learning, thought and memory:

Difficulty in planning and organising thought
Poor memory, especially short-term memory. May forget and lose things
Unfocused and erratic. Can be messy and cluttered
Poor sequencing causes problems with maths, reading and spelling and writing reports at work
Accuracy problems. Difficulty with copying sounds, writing, movements, proofreading
Difficulty in following instructions, especially more than one at a time
Difficulty with concentration. May be easily distracted
May do only one thing at a time properly, though may try to do many things at once
Slow to finish a task. May daydream and wander about aimlessly

I find it difficult to start planning something, but once it gets going, I'm generally fine. Short-term memory is a bit off at times, but as a trade-off, I have excellent long-term memory, to the point where I can remember entire conversations that I merely overheard. If procrastination counts as being unfocused, easily distracted, daydreaming and wandering about, then YUP. I do tend to start pacing around the room if I'm trying to do something. Problems with Maths, reading and spelling? Hah. I'm expecting a pretty good grade from my AS-Level Maths, and I proof-read the college newspaper that I was on this year. As for concentration, that really depends on the task. Programming? Whoo, I'm all over it. Doing a past exam paper? OOH SHINY.

Originally posted by Dyspraxia Foundation
Emotion and behaviour:

Difficulty in listening to people, especially in large groups. Can be tactless, interrupt frequently. Problems with team work
Difficulty in picking up non-verbal signals or in judging tone or pitch of voice in themselves and or others. Tendency to take things literally. May listen but not understand
Slow to adapt to new or unpredictable situations. Sometimes avoids them altogether
Impulsive. Tendency to be easily frustrated, wanting immediate gratification
Tendency to be erratic and have 'good and bad days'
Tendency to opt out of things that are too difficult

I don't have a problem with listening to people, but I have been known to interrupt. I'm working on it. As for teamwork, as long as I'm not doing it all, I'm happy. Non-verbal signals are not something I come across frequently. I usually understand them. My understanding of things I'm being told is pretty bad. If I ask for help with programming, it's unfortunately a pretty fair bet that I won't understand it unless it's broken down into its simplest terms. I'm hoping that doesn't affect me too much in University. Though, if it does, I'm sure the lecturers would be able to help. I'm pretty good with adapting to things, and I'm quite patient with things and willing to wait. I am quite erratic with 'good and bad days', unfortunately. However, as for opting out of things that are too difficult, I picked up the HARDEST A-Level in my first year of college. I bombed it, but at least I tried it.

Originally posted by Dyspraxia Foundation
Emotions as a result of difficulties experienced:

Tend to get stressed, depressed and anxious easily
May have difficulty sleeping
Prone to low self-esteem, emotional outbursts, phobias, fears, obsessions, compulsions and addictive behaviour

I'm not one to get stressed; I've been incredibly calm throughout my exams so far. Difficult sleeping? Ahahahahahaohgodyes... While not a person with addictive behaviour, my emotional outbursts are quite awful. I posted one on the forum a while back, but I deleted it when I realised what an utter idiot I was being.

So reading up on all of that answered a lot of things. How about you guys?

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I possess ADD/ADHD. It's pretty obvious, at least, and every time I try the tests for it I get practically everything.

That said, some of the symptoms are far from obvious:

* I can't sit down, or sit still, to save my life. I sit on my legs, I squirm, I wander around, I get out of my chair and wander around even if everyone is supposed to sit.
* Sometimes I simply can't start a task, even though I know I'm supposed to do it, and will get stuck and constantly fail to do said task, no matter how hard I try to start doing it.
* Conversely, sometimes I feel as if possessed by some invisible force and start insanely doing as many things as I can do, one after the other, without end, until I just totally crash.
* ...Almost got hit by this one just as I was writing this post... the classic one is "doing a million things at once, then forgetting some of the tasks entirely." If you can believe it, I couldn't even muster the willpower to finish this post without wandering off to IRC and multiple other tabs and nearly forgetting entirely to finish it.
* I have a tendency to complete everyone else's sentences, and then interrupt and take over conversations and talk excitedly, then derail the entire conversation into some bizarre other topic and then never, ever return to what's actually supposed to be talked about.
* Prone to hyperactivity and getting excited to the point of jumping and dancing around uncontrollably.

It's kinda strange these days to have it, since it isn't 'in vogue' anymore. Everyone is claiming they have autism or something. I'm that weird person who actually seemingly has ADD. It's kinda funny too--I thought it was just me, then I see the rare example of somebody else strangely squirming and changing position in a chair and interrupting people and I can just go "Yeah, that person probably has it too."

Though it's a lot rarer than you'd think based on how in the 90's seemingly everyone supposedly had it. Mostly because AFAIK the only real cases are those who uncontrollably do these things, not just normal issues with motivation/procrastination.

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Got dat, dat, dat, a lot of people say I have dis, and I had to have speech therapy as a young toddler.

So essentially I am a very anxious person when I get into situations I don't feel completely at ease with and more or less avoid. Of course this leads to me having a constricted lifestyle that feeds into my depression. Doesn't help that I worry about social interactions all the time.

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I was diagnosed with Asperger's just a few months back, actually. It's interesting how it actually does match up with my personality pretty well. To rip off of the OP's post, here's a comparison:

Originally posted by DSM-IV Diagnostic Criteria for Asperger's Disorder

A.Qualitative impairment in social interaction, as manifested by at least two of the following:

(1) marked impairment in the use of multiple nonverbal behaviors such as eye-to-eye gaze, facial expression, body postures, and gestures to regulate social interaction
(2) failure to develop peer relationships appropriate to developmental level
(3) a lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment, interests, or achievements with other people (e.g., by a lack of showing, bringing, or pointing out objects of interest to other people)
(4) lack of social or emotional reciprocity

I do tend to be somewhat socially awkward a good deal of the time. I'm not always good at showing the emotions I feel and tend to act a lot more neutral than I want/try to, and when I do I end up being the emotion I try to to a crazy extent, like laughing uncontrolably over the slightest things and making a ton of "jokes" that really aren't funny (though I'm getting better at it). All of these four do apply sometimes.

Originally posted by DSM-IV Diagnostic Criteria for Asperger's

Disorder

B.Restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities, as manifested by at least one of the following:

(1) encompassing preoccupation with one or more stereotyped and restricted patterns of interest that is abnormal either in intensity or focus
(2) apparently inflexible adherence to specific, nonfunctional routines or rituals
(3) stereotyped and repetitive motor mannerisms (e.g.,
hand or finger flapping or twisting, or complex whole-body movements)
(4) persistent preoccupation with parts of objects

Most notably, (1). This is the brighter side of having Asperger's. I have a strangely obsessive attraction to musical things - playing instruments, composing my own music, of course listening to music, and all that stuff. I probably spend a minimum of four hours a day doing this kind of thing, and a lot more than that when I'm not doing anything that requires study time. Knowing me, I probably could find answers to the other three as well, though they aren't too prevalent (obviously).

And then ponies -could- come into factor here, as I think about them a lot more than I show (two or three hours a day, at minimum).

Originally posted by DSM-IV Diagnostic Criteria for Asperger's Disorder
C.The disturbance causes clinically significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.

Again, I tend to show a good deal of social awkwardness. It is enough to weird people out and drive them away sometimes, I'll say that much.

Originally posted by DSM-IV Diagnostic Criteria for Asperger's

Disorder
D.There is no clinically significant general delay in language (e.g., single words used by age 2 years, communicative phrases used by age 3 years).

I actually had a significant general advantage in that area, reading my first words at sixteen months.

Originally posted by DSM-IV Diagnostic Criteria for Asperger's

Disorder
E.There is no clinically significant delay in cognitive development or in the development of age-appropriate self-help skills, adaptive behavior (other than in social interaction), and curiosity about the environment in childhood.

I didn't run into any of this.

While I do pretty much fit the criteria, I like to think of it as, overall, a personality type more than it is a syndrome/disorder. Sometimes I wonder if I was misdiagnosed, but I just don't really care about the whole thing - it does more good then bad for me as a whole anyway.

So, eh.

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I'm very fortunate to not have any clinical mental issues, but I do have asthma. For those of you who don't already know about this common condition, it is marked by the person having difficulty breathing under certain conditions due to airways being inflamed. If someone is carrying around an inhaler, this is why. My breathing ability is probably below average in general, and my allergies to dust, pollen, and other things make it even worse, but it's not as bad as others with the condition. The main way it affects me is with intense physical exertion. I can walk for an hour just fine, and I can climb stairs just as well as others, but sprinting for half a block will leave me panting. I'm very fortunate that neither I nor my brother have ever had an asthma attack, which would really leave me gasping for air.

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I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease since 1999. Today wasn't as severe as back then since I had operations, which is a very long story. In short though, it worked out a lot better but I have to steer clear of certain fruits and veggies, such as corn, peas, strawberries, etc. (and poppy seeds on breads)

Crohn's disease, also known as Crohn syndrome and regional enteritis, is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus, causing a wide variety of symptoms. It primarily causes abdominal pain, diarrhea (which may be bloody if inflammation is at its worst), vomiting (can be continuous), or weight loss, but may also cause complications outside the gastrointestinal tract such as skin rashes, arthritis, inflammation of the eye, tiredness, and lack of concentration. Crohn's disease is caused by interactions between environmental, immunological and bacterial factors in genetically susceptible individuals. This results in a chronic inflammatory disorder, in which the body's immune system attacks the gastrointestinal tract possibly directed at microbial antigens. Crohn's disease has wrongly been described as an autoimmune disease in the past; recent investigators have described it as an immune deficiency state.

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Just above the cut off point, but they still diagnose me as minor ~~Asperger's~~ ASD

Pretty sure it's false though, at least that's what I want to think... I'm pretty chill and beta, and my friends tend to be stoners so...

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I'm pretty thankful that I've got nothing clinical in the mental state, but even so even I have my issues. Mostly I tend to get anxiety as a result of stress. Nothing clinical, so that's a plus.

In terms of actual issues though:

Hypovitaminosis D is a deficiency of vitamin D. It can result from inadequate nutritional intake of vitamin D coupled with inadequate sunlight exposure (in particular sunlight with adequate ultraviolet B rays), disorders that limit vitamin D absorption, and conditions that impair the conversion of vitamin D into active metabolites including certain liver, kidney, and hereditary disorders.[1] Deficiency results in impaired bone mineralization and leads to bone softening diseases including rickets in children and osteomalacia and osteoporosis in adults.

I have acutely low natural levels of Vitamin D as a consequence of both lifestyle (I'm a laboratory scientist doing a PhD who is also a gaming/internet nerd!) and biology (I produce very, very low amounts naturally regardless). Thankfully, this can be treated with supplements.

I also suffer from:

Hypercholesterolemia (also spelled hypercholesterolaemia) is the presence of high levels of cholesterol in the blood.[1] It is a form of "hyperlipidemia" (elevated levels of lipids in the blood) and "hyperlipoproteinemia" (elevated levels of lipoproteins in the blood).[1]

My case is milder than my mother's and grandmother's (by virtue that I tend to regularly exercise and my diet is relatively low in saturated fat) but it means that I can't enjoy the fine things in life like eggs and bacon as often as I'd like! Unfortunately, it's genetic which means I can't do much about it. But if the worst I can muster is a bit of fat in my arteries, I think I'm doing okay!

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Posted on 05-28-13 10:37:29 AM

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Asperger's.

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Atopic dermatitis is the only problem I have diagnosed.

I'm probably a bit messed up in the head, but I suppose that's normal, as long as I don't actually do or enforce that stuff on anyone else

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Acey says:

Asperger's (fairly high-functioning), anxiety of some sort, rapid-cycling type 2 bipolar disorder, and fibromyalgia.

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i've been told to take a few tests to see if i have things.. and being the person i am i declined to take them..

here's like a few things i've got for sure apparantly..
Epilepsy.. it's not photosensitive, which is a good thing for a gamer i guess... though on the downside they happen at random intervals and there grand mal fits.... it's killed me once and bruised/fractured a few ribs but that's about it...

i have short tendons in my legs so i'm forced to walk on my tiptoes, making everyday walking rather uncomfortable.. luckily it's not as noticeable when i wear trainers and such... but my walking posture has been compared to a kangeroo's...

Depression... blah blah blah.. no need to talk about this crap...

and some other minor mental stuff... but meh... everypony/everyone has their own problems we just have to deal with them and move on...

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Disorganized schizophrenia, for which I have been taking antipsychotics for about seven years now. I still have quite a flat or often inappropriate emotional responses to various things, usually stronger with fiction than with reality.

Although I still have the occasional vivid dream that I wake from, confused as to whether it was a forgotten memory, or reality itself. I did have some grand delusions around the time of my first break, and possibly confused hallucinations or dreams for reality. Even years before that, and to this day, I still weave elaborate delusions around myself, theorizing conversations I never intend to have, or imagining sequences of events I know will never occur. I'll often have odd mood swings in relation to real news, or fiction I've watched or rewatched, coming to illogical conclusions about what is right or wrong for the people involved.

For instance, I have at least once decided that both suicide and euthanasia are bad, and that all people should want to stay alive as long as possible, regardless of the situation or consequences, or however terrible their quality of life may be. The desire to continue experiencing life and the fear of the unknown or the consequences of ending it all are at least some of the things which keep me going in my moments of darker thoughts. An unending series of distractions work the rest of the time.

I keep telling myself this is why I shouldn't feel bad that I don't ever want to become romantically attached to anyone, or why I don't want to hold down a permanent job, or otherwise become totally financially independent. Not that I'm just one of the 80% of the global population that would just sit on their asses and do nothing at all if given the opportunity, or at least spend 80% of the time not doing anything productive.

It's not that I have anything against being productive. I like getting something done on occasion. I'll regularly find inspiration to start something and work on it almost uninterrupted until it is completed, at least until I'm satisfied that I've done enough to call it a day. And I don't even expect to get paid for all that work. It's enough that I'm satisfied with my own work, that I may have brought something good into the world for others to enjoy.

Oh well, I'm sure I can't be the worst story that found its way onto this forum.

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I have Scheuermann's disease, which means I have perpetually poor posture because some of my vertebrae (I don't remember which ones) are basically triangular. Fortunately it's not as severe as it could be (the x-ray at the top of the Wikipedia article is pretty close), so it doesn't really lead to a lot of discomfort; it wouldn't be worth losing half a year or more of my life to invasive spinal surgery just to be able to stand up a bit straighter.

I suspect it might be the cause of brief attacks of sharp chest pain which I occasionally experience (about ten years ago my doctor offhandedly dismissed this as "growing pains"; I never bothered to seek a second opinion).

Around age 10, I was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder and prescribed Adderall, which didn't do a whole lot besides take me from "borderline underweight" to "anorexic-looking" and allow me to be completely disinterested in schoolwork in a slightly more focused way. I stopped taking it a couple of years later, and despite still exhibiting (and struggling with) most of the symptoms of ADD, it's not usually horribly detrimental to my life.

I also suspect myself of avoidant personality disorder, but that's a lot of stuff I don't feel like getting into right now (partly because diagnosing oneself with any sort of mental condition is irresponsible and stupid), and my case seems more like the consequence of extreme introversion than a disorder in its own right anyway.

Oh, and I developed mild astigmatism at some point within the past 10 years or so without noticing it, but that was recently corrected.

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Originally posted by devinI also suspect myself of avoidant personality disorder, but that's a lot of stuff I don't feel like getting into right now (partly because diagnosing oneself with any sort of mental condition is irresponsible and stupid), and my case seems more like the consequence of extreme introversion than a disorder in its own right anyway.

I kept myself from self-diagnosing myself as this even though a lot of symptoms do fit, although I can see other explanations. Mainly since I do seem to make deep relationships, as rare as they are.

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I have Asperger's but it is a case of being really high-functioning. In fact, the only main downside I suffer from it is making social interaction a bit difficult at times. As such plus being really shy, it makes my chances for new irl friendships 0.53% at best since I often shy away from potential chitchat irl. Although I am getting better because the way I see it, you have 100% chance to not have a connection if you don't try, and a 50ish% chance of either getting a connection if you do just open up.

But once I am able to break the ice, I can be really fun to talk to, so I heard from some friends.

On the plus side, it helps both the creative side and logical side of my brain in that programming comes quite naturally and I still feel the creativity burn as bright or around as bright as it did a decade ago while being a kid. Unfortunately I really need to get past procrastination, just get into the mood, and write more.

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Posted on 08-31-13 07:34:30 PM

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I have Autism, also known as ASD (autistic spectrum disorder). It's quite similar to Asperger Syndrome (which I believe is part of the autism spectrum now). I think it's like Cystic Fibrosis and Huntingson's Disease, as in you're able to pass it on to your offspring (it's believed my dad has autism), and they'll either have it or be "carriers" of it.

Luckily, my autism is very mild, so I have been able to live like neurotypicals (non-autistics), although I do still find it hard to communicate, and so usually I'm a bit of a loner.

My sister has OCD, which means that she keeps worrying about things (when she had braces she would brush her teeth everytime she ate something, because she worried her braces would get damaged otherwise). A common OCD thing to do is to repetitively wash your hands. I might probably have OCD too (I have not been diagnosed yet). Although I don't wash my hands over and over, I do often read texts/letters/emails over and over before sending them, or I'll keep checking to make sure a present that I give to someone is in top form every 10 minutes before giving it away. Here I am now, reading over this post for the 21st time, checking to make sure it's good before I submit it. I can't help it.

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