Mesonoxian

[Mesonoxian]

Introduction

Current Age:27

Sex: Male

Autistic Diagnoses: Asperger's syndrome

Additional Diagnosis: Reading comprehension difficulties and Attention Deficit Disorder.

Medical Conditions: Undiagnosed Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome, acid reflux disease corrected by surgery and a severe allergy to insect stings (bees, wasps, hornets, etc.)

Occupation: Unemployed. Student preparing for university.

Interests: physics, chemistry, astronomy, mathematics, science fiction, nonfiction books (histories, political science, etc.), meditation, movies...

Brief Diagnostic History: Almost right at the time of my birth my mother suspected that there was something unusual about me. I was a very friendly, happy baby and whilst could be touched by others preferred to be primarily touched by my mother exclusively.
At the age of two I began making unusual hand and facial gestures. These gestures were often accompanied by nonsensical mutterings (blowing, whistling, barely audible words...). These events simply became known as "tics" as my family called them for lack of a better term. They most frequently occurred when mind and body were not occupied. Internally, during one of these events, I would be off in my own imagination. This would best be described as being similar to daydreaming where I would become less aware of my surroundings. I was easily brought out of my "tics" by someone trying to get my attention with a word or a touch and I never confused the fantasy world with reality. I could suppress my "tics" with concentration although the desire to do so would get more intense the longer I held it back. After much struggle with the medical system a tentative diagnosis of Tourette's syndrome was made. Medication was declined as my condition was not considered so severe as to be debilitating.
At school I was academically strong but socially isolated. Torment from my peers was a fact of life. At the age of 16 stress from school and other factors came to a head with a case of severe clinical depression. A battery of medication was prescribed to alleviate the situation to no effect. Finally electroconvulsive therapy was used and began to lift me out of the depression. Medication was still being used at this point. Although the medication and the therapy did help to alleviate my condition it erased several years of memory from my mind. Such that much of the time from the year 1998 to 2002 is a complete blank to me.
My medication left me in a constant stupor. I came to realize that if I was to ever have a meaningful existence I had to get off of them. Over the course of a year, with my doctor's supervision, I was able to wean myself off and I'm now medication free.
Eventually, my mother began to hear of Asperger's syndrome and came to believe that I displayed the corresponding symptomatology. Eventually, I approach the Asperger's Society of Ontario in Toronto Canada and was able to receive a diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome.