Re: Poll: AS & comorbidities

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> 1. Do you have or have you had any of the following, besides AS:

> - Allergies (if yes, what type?) Shellfish

>

> - Anxiety (what type?) Probably all of them!

>

> - Depression

>

> - Dyspraxia

>

> - OCD

>

> - Phobias (what type?) Height

>

> - Sensory hypersensitivity (which senses?) Hearing

>

> - Tics (what type?) Tounge clicking, neck twitching

>

> - Vision problems (what type?) Glaucoma

>

> 2. Other health problem or disability? Obesity

>

> 3. Do they run in your family? No

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>Inger: "- Vision problems (what type?)  Do they run in your family?I  have had retinal detachments in both eyes, the cure caused cataracts and eventually artificial lenses were placed in each eye in differing locations. Yes, these difficulties were genetic, leading my father to blindness in his mid-nineties.   Rainbow

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>

> 1. Do you have or have you had any of the following, besides AS:

ADHD

allergy to dust

depression

hyperlexia

phobia of bacterial cross-contamination between the ground and

chairs/tables (in early teenage)

a little face-blindness between similar faces

sensory hypersensitivity (which senses?) hearing

eye tic + arm stim

lazy eye

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>

> 1. Do you have or have you had any of the following, besides AS:

>

> - ADD

> no

> - ADHD

> no

> - Allergies (if yes, what type?)

> yes, hayfever and sometimes rashes

> - Anxiety (what type?)

> yes - didn't know there were types?

> - Arthritis

> no

> - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

> no

> - Colon Irritable or other digestive disorder

> yes

> - Depression

> yes

> - Diabetes

> no

> - Dyscalculia

> no

> - Dyslexia

> no

> - Dyspraxia

> no

> - Fibromyalgia

> no

> - Hyperlexia

> no

> - Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

> no

> - MS

> no

> - OCD

> some tendencies

> - Phobias (what type?)

> crowded places, noisy places

> - Prosopagnosia (= face blindness)

> somewhat yes

> - Psoriasis

> no

> - Scotopic Sensitivity/Irlen Syndrome

> possibly

> - Sensory hypersensitivity (which senses?)

> touch, smell, hearing

> - Synesthesia (= cross-connections between senses)

> not sure?

> - Tics (what type?)

> no

> - Vision problems (what type?)

> long sighted in one eye, short sighted in other, light sensitive

> 2. Other health problem or disability?

> migraines, ear infections

> 3. Do they run in your family?

> some of them yes

> Inger

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" Inger Lorelei " <inglori@s...> wrote:

1. Do you have or have you had any of the following, besides AS:

AS not yet dx., but runs in family.

- ADD

No

- ADHD

No, son does.

- Allergies (if yes, what type?)

Yes, have had slight asthma, hayfever.

- Anxiety (what type?)

Yes, anxiety attacks, panic attacks, social anxiety.

- Arthritis

Yes, had arthritic spur on hip.

- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Yes, stage 3, from sackie Virus B2 & B4

- Colon Irritable or other digestive disorder

Yes, IBS, and occasionally need the intestinal valve

closed or will have acid reflux and indigestion.

- Depression

Yes, age 12 onward, much moreso after ill with CFS & FM.

- Diabetes

For a couple years until chiropractor caught it.

- Dyscalculia

I don't know if I have dyscalculia. Though I was gifted

in math, I've had difficulty since the CFS and FM and CMP.

- Dyslexia

No.

- Dyspraxia

Yes.

- Fibromyalgia

Yes.

- Hyperlexia

Yes.

- Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

Yes, until the cyst in my head was zapped. I could only

use Windex in home, no ammonia, had to avoid people with

anything on them, and was " allergic to 98% of anything "

I put in my mouth.

- MS

No.

- OCD

Slight, rational about it, except for compulsion to

collect books for my library.

- Phobias (what type?)

Social phobia.

Acrophobia after onset of CFS & FMS illness.

Acousticophobia after onset of anxiety attacks.

Photophobia, not so much a phobia, but sensitivity

to fluorescent lights.

- Prosopagnosia (= face blindness)

No, I don't think so, for I can recognize faces, but do

occasionally have difficulty if a person appears out of

context.

- Psoriasis

No.

- Scotopic Sensitivity/Irlen Syndrome

Yes.

- Sensory hypersensitivity (which senses?)

Yes. Vision, hearing, tactile.

- Synesthesia (= cross-connections between senses)

No.

- Tics (what type?)

No, not normally. Only as a side effect of a medicine.

- Vision problems (what type?)

Yes, need to make appointment with doctor.

2. Other health problem or disability?

No.

3. Do they run in your family?

Diabetes, CFS, OCD and engineers run in family.

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Sandi wrote:

- Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

Yes, until the cyst in my head was zapped. I could only

use Windex in home, no ammonia, had to avoid people with

anything on them, and was " allergic to 98% of anything "

I put in my mouth.

And now you're not? How exactly did you go about it? This sound exactly like

me and its only getting worse. :-(

Inger

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Inger Lorelei <inglori@...> wrote: 1. Do you have or have you had any of the following, besides AS:- ADD no- ADHD no- Allergies (if yes, what type?) Yes Seasonal, lots to medications, migrains from the smell of pine, etc.- Anxiety (what type?) Yes not sure what type- Arthritis Yes since my first knee surgery at 18- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome no- Colon Irritable or other digestive disorder yes- Depression yes- Diabetes no- Dyscalculia yes algerbra, letters will not equal numbers in

my brain- Dyslexia no- Dyspraxia yes- Fibromyalgia no- Hyperlexia yes- Multiple Chemical Sensitivity yes- MS no- OCD no- Phobias (what type?) yes heights, thunderstorms- Prosopagnosia (= face blindness) sometimes- Psoriasis yes- Scotopic Sensitivity/Irlen Syndrome not sure- Sensory hypersensitivity (which senses?) yes smell touch taste sound- Synesthesia (= cross-connections between senses) yes- Tics (what type?) no- Vision problems (what type?) near sighted2. Other health problem or disability? Knee problems, flat feet, pigion toes, knock knees, bow legs, shallow knee cap grooves.3. Do they run in your family? no but adopted and just getting to

know my birth familyIngerFAM Secret Society is a community based on respect, friendship, support and acceptance. Everyone is valued.Don't forget, there are links to other FAM sites on the Links page in the folder marked "Other FAM Sites."

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In a message dated 12/6/2005 2:31:25 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, rainbow@... writes:

Yes! 'Modern' technology HAS allowed me to see as well as I do! My doctors have assured me that without their care I would be blind now. My father, on the other hand, experienced what I would call 'barbaric' procedures, such as..... it would make you sick if I went into details.... But with seven operations, up close my retinas must look like a minefield and my corneas a mountain range. All I have experienced through this ordeal has given me a heightened awareness of how precious our sight, our lives, and our friendships are!

I've had some eye problems too. Just out of high school I had a tear in my right retina and have laser surgery to fix it. From time to time I will see an odd looking circle with an irregular dot in the middle of it. That is the repaired tear and the reinforcement around it.

Because of my nearsightedness detached retinas are a concern. A couple of times I think the right one has tried to detach but I have been able to prevent that.

Both my mother and her mother had cataracts and had the lens removed and replaced with artificial lenses.

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You poor dear,

I had a unconventional chiropractor, similar to a folk

medicine doctor in some of his remedies. People used to

come to him from all over the country. He's gone now, but

it's possible another chi doctor could help with a similar

problem.

The cyst in my head was one of the factors causing my

migraines. When I no longer had the cyst, my migraines

stopped being triggered by chemicals. Hormones and

high blood pressure, and my neck were also triggers.

This is very difficult for me to explain to anyone

unfamiliar with this doctor. Mind you, I am not a

medical professional, and can only explain it as well

as I understand it.

In addition to gentle chiropractic, he used chi, a.k.a.

" nerve force " human EM which is in the microwave range.

He did this with his hands. He'd get the chi going,

and work with the atlas with one hand and a nerve

between vertebra with the other. Or, in this case, he

was working with the atlas and the neck and head. This

would increase the flow of nerve force to areas of the

body that needed to function properly.

I had been having the migraines constantly for 25 years,

and had already been seeing him for about 18 years when

it finally occurred to him. He had previously treated

a woman who had been having migraines for 40 years. It

suddenly dawned on him that he might help me in the same

manner.

Her migraines were on the left side, caused by a cyst

between the third and the left ventricles in her head.

My migraines were on the right side, caused by a cyst

between the third and the right ventricles in my head.

He simply restored the nerve force to the region. In

about three treatments the migraines triggered by

chemicals were gone. They later returned briefly, but

he zapped them away again.

In desperation after he died, I found that I could

recharge my adrenals when then were low. The results are

most dramatic with the adrenals. He was also the one that

zapped my diabetes DM II away with a couple treatments and

my dieting. I've seen his success with so many things,

that I know it wasn't just an improvement in diet.

The methodology is very simple when applied by a doctor

with the knowledge our basic wiring.

Hope this can help somehow!

Best,

Sandi

> - Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

> Yes, until the cyst in my head was zapped. I could only

> use Windex in home, no ammonia, had to avoid people with

> anything on them, and was " allergic to 98% of anything "

> I put in my mouth.

>

> And now you're not? How exactly did you go about it? This

sound exactly like me and its only getting worse. :-(

>

> Inger

[Guest guest]

You poor dear,

I had a unconventional chiropractor, similar to a folk

medicine doctor in some of his remedies. People used to

come to him from all over the country. He's gone now, but

it's possible another chi doctor could help with a similar

problem.

The cyst in my head was one of the factors causing my

migraines. When I no longer had the cyst, my migraines

stopped being triggered by chemicals. Hormones and

high blood pressure, and my neck were also triggers.

This is very difficult for me to explain to anyone

unfamiliar with this doctor. Mind you, I am not a

medical professional, and can only explain it as well

as I understand it.

In addition to gentle chiropractic, he used chi, a.k.a.

" nerve force " human EM which is in the microwave range.

He did this with his hands. He'd get the chi going,

and work with the atlas with one hand and a nerve

between vertebra with the other. Or, in this case, he

was working with the atlas and the neck and head. This

would increase the flow of nerve force to areas of the

body that needed to function properly.

I had been having the migraines constantly for 25 years,

and had already been seeing him for about 18 years when

it finally occurred to him. He had previously treated

a woman who had been having migraines for 40 years. It

suddenly dawned on him that he might help me in the same

manner.

Her migraines were on the left side, caused by a cyst

between the third and the left ventricles in her head.

My migraines were on the right side, caused by a cyst

between the third and the right ventricles in my head.

He simply restored the nerve force to the region. In

about three treatments the migraines triggered by

chemicals were gone. They later returned briefly, but

he zapped them away again.

In desperation after he died, I found that I could

recharge my adrenals when then were low. The results are

most dramatic with the adrenals. He was also the one that

zapped my diabetes DM II away with a couple treatments and

my dieting. I've seen his success with so many things,

that I know it wasn't just an improvement in diet.

The methodology is very simple when applied by a doctor

with the knowledge our basic wiring.

Hope this can help somehow!

Best,

Sandi

> - Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

> Yes, until the cyst in my head was zapped. I could only

> use Windex in home, no ammonia, had to avoid people with

> anything on them, and was " allergic to 98% of anything "

> I put in my mouth.

>

> And now you're not? How exactly did you go about it? This

sound exactly like me and its only getting worse. :-(

>

> Inger

[Guest guest]

1. Do you have or have you had any of the following, besides AS:

- Allergies (if yes, what type?)

Shellfish. Pollen and mold.

- Anxiety (what type?) Just with handling certain aspects of life.

- Depression Yes.

- Dyslexia Yes.

- Prosopagnosia (= face blindness) Yes.

- Sensory hypersensitivity (which senses?) Hearing, sight, smell,

taste, touch.

- Tics (what type?) Only when extremely nervous - facial.

- Vision problems (what type?) Lazy eye.

2. Other health problem or disability? None.

3. Do they run in your family? Nope.

Inger

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>Inger: "Ack! Can they not do a better job of fixing it with all the modern technology available nowadays?"Yes! 'Modern' technology HAS allowed me to see as well as I do! My doctors have assured me that without their care I would be blind now. My father, on the other hand, experienced what I would call 'barbaric' procedures, such as..... it would make you sick if I went into details.... But with seven operations, up close my retinas must look like a minefield and my corneas a mountain range. All I have experienced through this ordeal has given me a heightened awareness of how precious our sight, our lives, and our friendships are!  Rainbow

[Guest guest]

>Sandi: "...and engineers run in family."What?  Rainbow

[Guest guest]

:-D and what's wrong with being an engineer... if they let you stay

a " techie " it's a very reasonable occupation for a moderately

functional Aspie... I am one... :-D

At 02:33 PM 12/6/2005, you wrote:

>Sandi: " ...and

engineers run in family. "

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Thanks for the info, Sandi.

I've had migraines triggered by air-borne chemicals for 25 years. It's

usually right-sided. I can hardly go anywhere without getting sick and have

only 4 things I can eat. :-(

Had an MRI 10 years ago and nothing odd was found in my brain. I don't have

high blood-pressure, but I do tend to get more sensitive at a certain time

of the month so hormones is certainly part of it.

My acupuncture lines clearly get out of whack when this happens, I felt this

long before I even knew such existed. But pressing them only affords

temporary relief, not permanent cure.

I've been to numerous chiropractors and other alternative therapists but

none have been able to help. Wish I could find someone who actually knew

what they were doing, like your chiropractor. I guess I'll just have to keep

looking.

Inger

Re: Poll: AS & comorbidities

You poor dear,

I had a unconventional chiropractor, similar to a folk

medicine doctor in some of his remedies. People used to

come to him from all over the country. He's gone now, but

it's possible another chi doctor could help with a similar

problem.

The cyst in my head was one of the factors causing my

migraines. When I no longer had the cyst, my migraines

stopped being triggered by chemicals. Hormones and

high blood pressure, and my neck were also triggers.

This is very difficult for me to explain to anyone

unfamiliar with this doctor. Mind you, I am not a

medical professional, and can only explain it as well

as I understand it.

In addition to gentle chiropractic, he used chi, a.k.a.

" nerve force " human EM which is in the microwave range.

He did this with his hands. He'd get the chi going,

and work with the atlas with one hand and a nerve

between vertebra with the other. Or, in this case, he

was working with the atlas and the neck and head. This

would increase the flow of nerve force to areas of the

body that needed to function properly.

I had been having the migraines constantly for 25 years,

and had already been seeing him for about 18 years when

it finally occurred to him. He had previously treated

a woman who had been having migraines for 40 years. It

suddenly dawned on him that he might help me in the same

manner.

Her migraines were on the left side, caused by a cyst

between the third and the left ventricles in her head.

My migraines were on the right side, caused by a cyst

between the third and the right ventricles in my head.

He simply restored the nerve force to the region. In

about three treatments the migraines triggered by

chemicals were gone. They later returned briefly, but

he zapped them away again.

In desperation after he died, I found that I could

recharge my adrenals when then were low. The results are

most dramatic with the adrenals. He was also the one that

zapped my diabetes DM II away with a couple treatments and

my dieting. I've seen his success with so many things,

that I know it wasn't just an improvement in diet.

The methodology is very simple when applied by a doctor

with the knowledge our basic wiring.

Hope this can help somehow!

Best,

Sandi

> - Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

> Yes, until the cyst in my head was zapped. I could only

> use Windex in home, no ammonia, had to avoid people with

> anything on them, and was " allergic to 98% of anything "

> I put in my mouth.

>

> And now you're not? How exactly did you go about it? This

sound exactly like me and its only getting worse. :-(

>

> Inger

FAM Secret Society is a community based on respect, friendship, support and

acceptance. Everyone is valued.

Don't forget, there are links to other FAM sites on the Links page in the

folder marked " Other FAM Sites. "

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Hi Rainbow,

Engineers run in the family more than anything else!

Three out of four brothers were engineers, two

electrical and Dad an aerospace inspector, and my

son is an electrical engineer. We had him doing

schematics at age 4, because his father is an

electrical engineer.

At the time, it seemed logical. Now, that I'm beginning

to understand Asperger's, I'm thankful we started him

early, though he's also talented in art.

Best,

Sandi

" Rainbow . " <rainbow@v...> wrote:

>

> >Sandi: " ...and engineers run in family. "

>

> What?

> Rainbow

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LOL Hi Ender,

I wasn't implying engineers are a health problem! <g>

We're Aspies, of course engineers run in the family!

Engineering is good for other reticent folks, too.

Without the engineers, the world would still be back

in the dark ages without bridges and transportation!

Good for you,

Sandi

[Guest guest]

Hi Inger,

Four things? Yikes!! I thought it was bad when turkey

and rice fell on my intolerant list. I still had a

good share of vegetables and fruit that I could eat.

I could hardly go anywhere myself. And, if I did,

from up in the mountains, the GAS station was the

first place I had to stop! You know I could go on.

A scan had found nothing in my brain! Yet, it's funny,

after he dissolved the nothing in my brain, the MCS

dissapeared???

Ask around, maybe you can find a chi doctor. I've heard

there is ..at least one more.. here in the Los Angeles

area. I hope you can find someone.

{{{Hugs}}}

Sandi

>

> Thanks for the info, Sandi.

>

> I've had migraines triggered by air-borne chemicals for

25 years. It's > usually right-sided. I can hardly go anywhere

without getting sick and have > only 4 things I can eat. :-(

>

> Had an MRI 10 years ago and nothing odd was found in my brain.

I don't have high blood-pressure, but I do tend to get more

sensitive at a certain time of the month so hormones is

certainly part of it.

>

> My acupuncture lines clearly get out of whack when this

happens, I felt this long before I even knew such existed.

But pressing them only affords temporary relief, not permanent cure.

>

> I've been to numerous chiropractors and other alternative

therapists but none have been able to help. Wish I could find

someone who actually knew > what they were doing, like your

chiropractor. I guess I'll just have to keep looking.

>

> Inger

[Guest guest]

I showed talent for engineering as well, but was too bad at math to take it up.

[Guest guest]

>Ender: "...and what's wrong with being an engineer..."Absolutely nothing! I come from a long line of woodworkers, and yet made the decision to be one as an adult, in my mid-twenties, before learning of my occupational ancestry. 'Genetics over environment' perhaps?  Rainbow

[Guest guest]

>Sandi: "At the time, it seemed logical. Now, that I'm beginning to understand Asperger's, I'm thankful we started him early, though he's also talented in art."I started down the 'engineering' road myself, majoring in math and physics, but after several years switched into the arts, ended up with a 'fine arts' degree in Industrial Design, combining the best of both worlds I believe. Both 'science' and 'arts' run in my family background for generations.  Rainbow

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I was just yanking some chains... trying to be funny... And it

typical Aspie fashion, I was misunderstood...

My Mom told me on a couple of occasions, that in High School she

showed an aptitude in engineering but in the mid 1940's women didn't

go to engineering schools so they steed her away from that... And it

was still rare during my five years (four under grad, one grad) at

Tulane (1970-75) there were only three (one senior when I was a

freshman, and 2 freshman when I was in grad school.)

Ender

At 02:40 PM 12/7/2005, you wrote:

> >Ender: " ...and what's wrong with being an engineer... "

>

>Absolutely nothing! I come from a long line of woodworkers, and yet

>made the decision to be one as an adult, in my mid-twenties, before

>learning of my occupational ancestry. 'Genetics over environment' perhaps?

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>Ender: "I was just yanking some chains... trying to be funny...  And it typical Aspie fashion, I was misunderstood..."Cool! Sometime you should ask Tom how he likes his Mom to cut his peanut butter sandwiches......  Rainbow

[Guest guest]

Triangles Rainbow! Triangles!

Cool! Sometime you should ask Tom how he likes his Mom to cut his

peanut butter sandwiches......

Rainbow

[Guest guest]

When I was a teenager, I thought I should become an

architect. I was highly precise and precision is

expected in drafting so I took all the longer to

complete the work. I'm an " engineerhead " and was

excellent at math. Only later was I told that one

didn't have to be precise with architecture, but

it was too late. I was without direction from my

parents, but it might have been subconscious since

Dad was an engineer and Mom a realtor.

Next, I wondered what I was doing with architecture

anyway, since I wasn't artistic. Unfortunately, I

was just guessing. My gifts were math and music,

and science which only became apparent later.

Sandi

>

> I showed talent for engineering as well, but was too bad at

math to take it up.

>

>