hopeful33250, your name on here gives me hope. It reflects your personality. After a particularly distressing event, I slept from six pm until eight thirty pm. I was so overwhelmed with sensory involvement, if I had a tunnel to China I would have gladly taken it. But only if it was guaranteed to land me in a quiet rice paddy. Autism is complex. It is all of the things I mentioned, yet it is none of these. Each description could pretty well describe an issue that could stand on its owm. Self harm? I doubt the readers want me to go there. Labeled an Aspie does not mean that those with Aspergers are unfamiliar with clawing one's skin in a meltdown, or banging a cabinet door with one's head. Pretty serious, huh? That's why ADHD didn't cut it. Anxiety doesn't completely define it. And no medication alone will "cure" it. Please, you have my permission to edit whatever you feel is appropriate. I am being as transparent as I can be. It is not always fun and games when dealing with the Spectrum. That's why these discussions need to be held. I am not throwing a pity party, because I have learned that no one will come! You just get up and get started. A new day as arrived. Let's make tge best of it, Typical and Atypical alike.
Peace.
Mamacita