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Aspergers & MDD??

I have Aspergers (quite high functioning), and I am a compulsive DD'er. I daydream while driving and while in bed at night. I was wondering just how many of you all might also have Aspergers....look it up (look up women with aspergers) for women because it presents differently from men. Just curious if there was a possible connection.

Anyway, like many of you, music is a big trigger, especially while driving. I find it a good thing to listen to music while writing on stories. It seems to me, that DD'ing is like a "choose your own adventure" book. Unlike many of you, I do not get obsessively tangled in my DD's or name characters or whatnot because I'm always the main character, but some can last for hours, especially at night or during a nap or a super long drive. Like those of you who drive and do it, I can miss turns, take wrong routes, and "blank out" during these times, going on automatic pilot.

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Comment by Gethin on November 21, 2012 at 11:02am: I have Asperger's as well. I was diagnosed with high functioning autism when I was 5 then specifically Asperger's when I was 8 then OCD when I was 10. My autism and OCD help me control my daydreaming because I have specific times set aside to do it and I find it very hard to deviate from my schedule.

Comment by Ms. Rose on November 21, 2012 at 6:19am: Well, Laine...if you think you do, there is a great support group online...Aspietribe. I honestly don't think it would be too far fetched an idea of AS and MD being comorbid with one another. Aspies are often solo flyers, often ostracized in childhood, and have great imagination.
Nice to meet you too! :)

Comment by taffle on November 20, 2012 at 4:40pm: It's hard to find a woman who has both asperger's and md. I looked up the traits and I think I may have asperger's. Nice to meet you!