Not everyone with high functioning Autistic Spectrum Disorder has aggressive outbursts or anger issues, but many do. And it is to do with nervousness and the inability to cope well with stress. The characteristics such as anger, being argumentative and confrontational are inherent, but they lie dormant under normal circumstances. It is when the individual […]
Category: Stress
Depression and Anxiety Do Not Just Happen
I now don’t believe that depression can just happen, out of the blue. I used to believe it. But then I used to believe that Freud’s theories on parent-related issues were a load of rubbish. I now don’t. The first psychiatrist I saw in 1997 told me that, when an adult suddenly appears to […]
Panic Attacks – ASD Symptom
Panic attacks are common with people on the Autistic Spectrum who have anxiety. They can affect people differently. People can have very obvious signs, such as palpitations, hyperventilating, or skin reactions. Others have increased heart rate and breathing. I tend to have rapid breathing, and there never seems to be enough oxygen in the air. […]
Stress Related Illness – ASD Symptoms
Many people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder are also affected by other stress-related physical illnesses. While ASD might not be directly responsible for the stress, its effect can lead to stress, through one of the many avenues that a person with ASD will take. For example; shyness, embarrassment, inconfidence, nervousness, communication problems, social issues, peer pressure, […]
Irritable – ASD Symptom
Being irritable is known by most people to be a result of tiredness. Many parents know it to be a result of tiredness, hunger, pain, discomfort, illness, not getting his or her own way, etc. But when a person is also on the Autistic Spectrum, those niggling causes often produce much more intense irritability. A […]