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Autism/Mental illness/Bad Support and WLS

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Daisy Day    91

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I have autism and it is in my chart, I have been doing weekly therapy for a couple years, I am super open about it and it is my super power and a reason why I was fast tracked. I do everything ordered by the surgeons office, I comply and that is why I am getting surgery months before nuerotypicals who started at the same time as me, autism is not a disability use it to prove your ability.

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trmertz    8

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Don't look for a group to support you. It's totally up to you to drive to what you want. Get your doctor on your side. The rest is nonsense.

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Rosey posey    176

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Tierra I'm Aspie myself and going thru the journey. I'm almost sure there are spectrum sisters out here. Control what we can , I often take myself for walks and divorce myself from overload situations. I too have sensory , when my kiddos were small I'd holler " I can't hear" what I meant was I can't separate your voices so who do I listen to? Let's buddy, okay? I probably understand better than most here. .Rosey Posey

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HeatherS.    230

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Any of my ASD fam still hanging around the board? I'm about three weeks post-op, and aside from hypersensitivity to texture and chemical tastes getting in the way of Protein Shakes, Autism appears to be a plus. It's been a bigger relief than I expected to not care one way or another whether I eat (whereas before the VSG op, if I was even slightly hungry, I couldn't concentrate on anything). My focus is SO much better. Has anyone else experienced that?

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JuniperBug    15

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Bumping this old thread. I have ASD and I'm getting sleeved in Feb 2018.


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Hannah83    214

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I have ASD as well and just had the sleeve done on October 31, 2017.

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dreamingsmall    1,125

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Yes, it's becoming a pain. I just wish I could function higher and improve my skills to be able to cope with all of this but it's a problem. If I could do all that then they would approve me on the spot but I guess life is not always this easy I guess.

I'm sorry to say but you said it. You feel you can not cope with all of this. Which is why you keep getting rejected. I'm sorry about that but from what you just said it sounds like at the time it was rejected for the right reasons. In terms of depression and anxiety (I don't know about autism) have you tried management stategies like mindfulness CBT etc. Maybe if they see you being pro active it may help. Have you started improving your eating habits etc

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dreamingsmall    1,125

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I agree. The psych evL and other requirements are supposed to help you identify areas that you need support and help you find the resources you will need to be successful. Just because you haven't been ready up to now doesn't mean you won't be.
I agree that finding a good therapist and an advocate may be helpful for navigating this process.
I wish you all the best.

I agree.

Op why did they say those two rejections you were denied ? Did you work on those things?

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