Hey Sila

Great to see you made it over here and posted an intro. Welcome to SPD International.

(10-13-2010, 10:48 AM)Sila Wrote: D1G1T (i'm going to end up butchering your screename all the time, my fingers don't like to hit shift/caps lock often..)

I understand Sila, which is part of why I made the official decision to change my username to just plain Dan. I like a short, identifiable but not overtly unique username as a mod. The personality with the old username was great, and the name had meaning for me, but it was beginning to become a pain even for me, lol.

Quote:after a bit of reading around, i gotta say that i'm surprised at how many of these things everyone experiences , i go through too. the need for really loud, heavy music to feel complete, certain clothes not feeling "right" because they're too stiff or rough, and many other things. while i don't know if i actually do have spd or not, i definitely show some traits about it and i'm curious to see more. it may be the missing link to all these pieces of other disorders that i have but could never actually put together. ^^;

Sila, I related to so much of what you shared last night. I would be very surprised if you didn't have SPD. Here are some checklists that may help you:
Adolescent and Adult SPD Checklist
Adult SPD Checklist page - that one is on my old site, which I am redesigning and going to make a lot easier to follow

Quote:Im' 19, currently in college taking my pre-reqs, but going to go into Nursing once these are done. I'm struggling a little just because of my concentration (or lack thereof), but i'm working on it. I graduated high school 2 yrs ago and took a break because i was tired of being exhausted physically and emotionally at the end of the day, every day. i'd come home and i'd want to just either yell, cry, or pass out. the actual school work was mostly boring, except for certain thigns like math that i just could not understand no matter what. i couldn't focus on it, i'd work on one math problem and i'd take up a whole sheet of paper for it, which angered my teacher for "wasting" paper. thankfully now i'm with a nice college prof who understands me a bit more so school is going well :3

Sila, man do I understand this!
That is exactly what it's like for me when I get home from a day at work and/or classes. I just want to die. If someone talks to me, I snap at them. My nerves are fried and shot. Here's a couple articles I've written that may help you, the first one was published in a magazine last year (yay!):
5 Steps for Dealing with SPD as an Adult - about the SPD discovery phase
SPD Meltdowns - this describes what they are and feel like

Quote:I think I'm dysgraphic, and ADD, but i lack the money and knowledge on how to go about getting tested for any of this stuff. :/ I also have a really annoying tic that's lasted me for years, which again I can't fix. xD; right now im' sitting in my school's computer lab and having a h ard time typing because i'm cold, so excuse typos please. X3

Sila, I'm sorry to hear about the many ways you are struggling. It is more than okay to discuss these things here . Oh, and don't worry about typos. I have a 'no grammar nazi' rule here . Orrrrr... if I don't, I should write one. Spelling and grammatical errors are okay here. Hey, if they weren't, I'd be a hypocrite .

Quote:anyway i should get back to doing my homework and stuff. *grumble* i'll be back later to check up on stuffs. :3 this looks like a very helpful forum, and i'm glad to have found it finally.

Cool, hope that went well. Again, welcome, and I hope you enjoy your time here and get all the support you need . Best wishes.