Comments on: Having Asperger’s Syndrome with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder https://cptsdfoundation.org/2022/10/10/having-aspergers-syndrome-with-complex-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/ The Foundation for Post-Traumatic Healing and Complex Trauma Research Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:45:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Yo Momma https://cptsdfoundation.org/2022/10/10/having-aspergers-syndrome-with-complex-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/#comment-49837 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:45:56 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=244982#comment-49837 I’m not sure if I have PTSD or Asberg or both, smh. I didn’t know people like “us” existed lol. That last part about people like you around when a crisis hits is f****** up but so true.

]]> By: Erin https://cptsdfoundation.org/2022/10/10/having-aspergers-syndrome-with-complex-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/#comment-29445 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:40:31 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=244982#comment-29445 I’ve had C-PTSD my entire life from extremely severe childhood abuse of every form.

I began researching traits and characteristics I seem to have that most people don’t and many people have pointed out to me as being atypical, not normal, very different from everyone else.

One day I was reading a medical journal on a medical site when one of those extremely irritating popups appeared over the text I was reading. I waited for the offending interruption finished loading when I read “You might be autistic. Take the quiz”.

I immediately said “Yeah right! That is the one thing I know I am not!” I like taking test/quizzes and was looking foreword to seeing just how majestically I could fail this quiz.

I took the quiz then waited excitedly for not just a failing score but a failing score in the negatives:) I was all ready to laugh when I saw the results and read what my score meant.

I thought this is not a real autism test because I know I can’t be autistic, I don’t have any of the debilitating life challenges or struggles that autistic people have to suffer through.

Still, I took another test, and another one and another one and just kept taking every single test I could find.

All the results came back telling me I was/am autistic and I should get a formal diagnosis. Getting a formal diagnosis seems like it’s a long, frustrating, costly, demanding process being done by people who are not educated on the latest research, studies or scientific findings regarding new symptoms and guidelines for assessing autism in people.

I don’t know why getting diagnosed is important or merited. I would like a diagnosis only for my own personal peace of mind and finally understanding WHY I’ve always been SO different from everybody I have ever known.

Getting all the answers to all the things about me that people call “weird, different, unique, eccentric, quirky, funny, entertaining, etc.”, would finally give me great insight and peace of mind.

]]> By: Iza https://cptsdfoundation.org/2022/10/10/having-aspergers-syndrome-with-complex-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/#comment-27215 Sat, 24 Aug 2024 07:52:36 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=244982#comment-27215 It is now widely disputed that people with high functioning ASD have difficulty showing empathy. Despite it remaining a factor in diagnosis I wish this aspect could be nuanced in your article. Many people with ASD are highly empathetic and many are able to express this well to another.

]]> By: Josie https://cptsdfoundation.org/2022/10/10/having-aspergers-syndrome-with-complex-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/#comment-19614 Fri, 21 Jul 2023 22:05:03 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=244982#comment-19614 I just finished reading this article and i can’t move. I hold still while tears stream down my face with a life of their own. Despite how intense this feels, thank you. At 52 I am utterly exhausted from having to explain myself to others, especially since my wordings have clearly been ineffective. So much so that I’ve grown weary of hearing myself try. For now, I think I will try pointing to this page instead.

]]> By: Chris https://cptsdfoundation.org/2022/10/10/having-aspergers-syndrome-with-complex-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/#comment-19397 Mon, 10 Jul 2023 04:23:00 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=244982#comment-19397 In reply to Geraldo.

Same

]]> By: Geraldo https://cptsdfoundation.org/2022/10/10/having-aspergers-syndrome-with-complex-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/#comment-18613 Fri, 05 May 2023 09:45:07 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=244982#comment-18613 The end of the article made me cry. Thanks.

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