toopid's diagnosis
George M. Middius wrote:
Shhhh! said:
Scottie doesn't get out much, but what can you expect from a borderline
autistic like him.
I'm not sure about the autism aspect. Asperger's seems much more likely,
Asperger's is a mild form of autism.
I didn't realize that. Thank you for pointing it out.
Autism is then a very likely source of toopid's issues. I have another
theory, though.
although perhaps some of toopid's behaviors could be related to
a psychactive substance use disorder. Have you considered that toopid
may be a heavy drinker, or that he might be abusing some other
substance?
When duh-Mikey was plopping all over RAO with his whacked-out ideas, I tried
quizzing him on which kinds of bugs he was favoring from week to week. I
think both lines of direct inquiry would end up being equally futile.
While that may be, I'm not sure the specific substance that toopid
ingests is the issue. I do think that it is possible that toopid abuses
some substances based on his behavior here.
I think I may have hit on something though.
If you look at him, he not only appears to be frequently disassociated
from reality, but also shows signs of paranoia and depression, as well
as ADD.
Still, Scooter steadfastly refuses to reveal his doctor's diagnosis or
treatment. What are we to do but speculate from our lay perspective?
Assume that the diagnosis is so embarrassing that he wants to hide it?
While many aspects point to autism, another possibility is Pervasive
Developmental Disorder (Not Otherwise Specified) which means that
toopid could be pioneering new ground!
So far, Terrierdork hasn't railed about being "insulted" when the
less-than-fully-sane aspects of his behavior are illuminated. So there may
be some hope for whatever treatment he's on.
He did so today, so that would indicate either a regression, or a
failure of his treatment.
Look at this:
"Psychmotor Agitiation"
"Excessive motor activity associated with a feeling of inner tension;
the activity is usually nonproductive and repititous. When the
agitation is severe, it may be accompanied by shouting or loud
complaining.The term accompanied by observable excessive motor
activity. Examples: Inability to sit still, pacing, wringing of hands,
pulling at clothes."
I think if you look at toopid's apparently compulsive behavior
regarding reading a news story and immediately (and both
nonproductively and repititously) posting it as an OT topic on RAO, and
couple that with the fact that it is obvious he cannot understand most
of what he reads, we can come to the conclusion that likely toopid
suffers from Autism with a Psychmotor Agitiation component.
The inner tension obviously fits: toopid gets tense around people that
are from cultures or races that are different from him, people who have
different beliefs than he does, or people with different sexual
orientations than his. He complains loudly here daily.
I think the Psychmotor Agitiation component fits even if it is mild
retardation (as opposed to autism) that toopid suffers from.
I do truly hope, though, that his doctors can find the right cocktail
of drugs so that toopid can once again become a functioning member of
society.
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