if you do have a form of autism gerri, may this list give you inspiration:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_on_the_autism_spectrum

the person i am most familiar with is temple grandin:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Grandin

that woman is amazing! as i am sure you are as well! heart

it is interesting how we define things in our society. we tend to not value that which we do not understand. but people like temple grandin and others on that page are slowly changing our views of autism. we each have our strengths and weaknesses; its often about maximizing our strengths and minimizing our weaknesses.

from all you write here, the way you explain your various chronic illnesses including auditory processing disorder, your compassion for others here and your ability to say the right words at the right time to comfort others......you have many gifts to share, just hope others have the opportunity to obtain them from you hugss


sue

Spondyloarthropathy, HLAB27 negative
Humira (still methylprednisone for flares, just not as often. Aleve if needed, rarely.)
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