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Asperger's varies a lot from person to person so you're going to need to explain exactly why your Asperger's is disabling to you. If the people reading the form know Aspies who are highly functional they may assume you are too. Asperge's isn't a mental health problem and may be more of a contributing factor to why your mental health problems are disabling. For instance, my son has both Asperger's and a more severe form of BiPolar disorder. Either on their own would be a lot easier to cope with. His Asperger's makes him easily stressed and overstimullated which triggers his BiPolar disorder and can lead to delusional episodes as well as the usual manic cycles. You may also want to consult a Psychologist about additional diagnoses or terminology to use. Often they don't tell you all the labels they could apply to you as you don't need to know, you just need to know the symptoms and how to cope with them. If you have trouble with coordination and getting around that could be Dyspraxia (or not, it isn't always). If you can't recognize faces that would be face blindness and goes beyond typical Aspie symptoms. If you suffer from social anxiety, often associated with Asperger's (but not always) that would be a distinct and possibly disabling condition. With all of these things it's important that you seek treatment and disclose that on the form. They need to know that you are doing what you can to be functional and it isn't enough. Be detailed about medications and therapies you've tried or are using, so they know this isn't a case where a bit more medication would do the trick.I do know how disabling Asperger's can be for some people. I'm so sorry that it's difficult for you and hope you can lead a satisfying life despite the difficulty. 2 months ago 1 person rated this as good Hi, I've filled my form in as best as I can, based on references to my worst days, but I do have a good life going with Asperger's, it was simply my best friend with AS suggesting I would be entitled to DLA since she gets it and we have similar issues. Thanks for your good wishes,

- Chosen by Voters yes is it. if they have a mental ilness or mental disabilitie which learning disabilities is then that is working in mental health. Source(s): Took psyc in college and my mom works with people with mental disabilities. so i know all about it. 5 years ago 100% 2 Votes

Sometimes we don't. We're not robots! The main thing to remember however is that we are professionals. Any true professional isn't going to laugh at someone when it's inappropriate, although we will sometimes when it helps someone. Some clients respond well to sharing jokes with us, or laughing with us at things in their life. It can be empowering for some clients to look at something terrible in their lives and be able to laugh about it. We tend to take our clues from how the clients are responding.I once had a friend who saw a Psychiatrist who didn't show emotions very much. The friend had some significant mental health problems but felt the Psychiatrist was a 'robot' who they couldn't talk to. In the end, I recommended a Psychologist who I knew had a warmer and more human approach, and the friend made more progress psychologically with the Psychologist in six months than they had in two years seeing the Psychiatrist. Tears during a session from a mental health professional are quite inappropriate usually and can damage the clients ability to move forward. So we don't cry. This can be harder than avoiding laughter sometimes because it means we have to switch off enough emotionally so that we don't feel right along with the client. The key is to empathize and to understand, but don't sympathize. We're not supposed to feel right along with the client, but we need to understand. I've had clients who have been through things that no one should ever have to go through and still have not cried. I remind myself that my role is to help them move past the negative things that have happened to them. If we can't restrain ourselves enough to do that, then we can't help the client and should cease working with them. All that having been said, sometimes we hear things that might be the types of events that most people would find funny but in a context where to laugh would truly hurt the client. In times like that, I don't tend to feel any temptation to laugh at all. The thing is, we're here for our clients. If something is so important to the client that they need to tell us, and it's serious to them, it doesn't matter if this serious event could be perceived as amusing because it's not about what happens but how people respond. Consequently, I wouldn't find it funny during a session. This is part of being a mental health professionals. We put aside some of our own feelings and thoughts because we're there for the clients, not ourselves. 11 months ago 3 people rated this as good Thank you for your feed back. I have been to a mental therapists a few times. Sometimes I would start off with a joke or a funny comment about the other patients or clients in the waiting room. I have thought I saw my therapist wipe his eyes once, I said are you crying. He said its allergies.

- Chosen by Voters judging by my doctor not a lot! 4 years ago 67% 2 Votes 1 person rated this as good

lol, yea its like throwing money at a black hole. I don't mean the NY Knicks but yea its tuff. You should continue your humanitarian ways batman. your a symbol of hope this forum needs. 2 years ago 2 people rated this as good Thanks.

- Chosen by Voters If things are worrying you then yes go off and see your doctor, that's what they are there for (to help you). Again depending on your age – we all get more forgetful as we grow older, yet remember things that happened many years ago like it was yesterday.If its not to do with age, and like I said, if things worry you then the doc is the man or woman you need to see. Are you depressed or anxious about something at the moment? often a troubled mind will cause these symptoms too. So any advice I can give leads me back really in saying you should visit the doctor. But don't over worry about these things. OK 2 years ago 100% 1 Vote

- Chosen by Voters My husband was severely depressed for over 2 years when he started to self medicate. 2 – 4 bottles of wine a day for 2 years killed him. 3 years ago 33% 2 Votes 3 people rated this as good

- Chosen by Voters Sure, but only if you don't want to explore the "unexplained" and try to understand it for yourself. 6 months ago 67% 2 Votes

- Chosen by Voters Most any hospital with a psychiatric unit will accept voluntary patients-you just check in voluntarily! Usually, you are in for a week or less. I've been hospitalized many times, and only a couple times did they put a 72 hour hold on me when I came in voluntarily (and I'm bipolar, really bad). You only get a 72 hour hold if you are a danger to yourself or others, and if they want to hold you longer than that, you need to get a court hearing. Is he/she looking for an unlocked unit vs. a locked unit? I dunno about san francisco, just giving you general background on mental health treatment. I was hospitalized in California a few times, too, though I no longer live there, and it was the same there as in my home state of Minnesota.Avoid a state facility. You want him/her to go to a private hospital. (you know, just a regular local hospital that happens to have a psych ward).All the best to your friend! 5 years ago 100% 1 Vote

he is in out of the cold and at the LIBRARY, not at a bar or some other place that wouldnt be good for him.live and let live. 4 years ago Sad!! This world sucks!!