Tag Archives: neurodiversity

Straw poll about co-existing conditions with ASC

Posted on 17 December, 2012 by catastraspie

I’m really interested in conditions that co-occur, overlap and are misdiagnosed in people who have an autism spectrum condition.  This includes diagnoses you may have been given that have since been superceded by the diagnosis of an ASC, and diagnoses … Continue reading →

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Incomplete thoughts around co-existing Asperger’s and dyspraxia

Posted on 5 November, 2012 by catastraspie

A conversation today on Twitter made me wonder, will I ever really know whether all my neurodiversity issues fit under the Asperger’s hat (regardless of the almighty DSM criteria), or whether I might also be dyspraxic (an ‘Aspraxie’ as I’ve … Continue reading →

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My own neurodiversity fills me with wonder and excitement – does yours?

Posted on 14 September, 2012 by catastraspie

The more I speak to parents of teens and young adults with Asperger’s (AS), the more I hear that their kids don’t want anyone to know that they have AS, they just want to be seen and treated as ‘normal’.  … Continue reading →

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