Subie, I'm praying for Jenna! Bless all of you!
I have been sitting back and reading the posts most of the afternoon. I have a few observations and if I step on someone's toes, oh well. Sorry moderators, I'm new.
1. I've seen this afternoon Subie be bombarded with awesome questions, repeat questions, and ridiculous questions. Subie, sorry that I am speaking for you, is probably under a freaking load of angst. Lobbing repeat questions or rapid fire lengthy dissertations has got to be overwhelming. I saw someone post 4-5 times the same questions when they weren't answered. It was insane.
2. Whether she is from Atlanta, Philadelphia, Bismarck, or Sacramento, she is missing. Upperclass, middle class, lowerclass, she's missing. No matter where you are from or how much money you have, you are still capable of doing crazy things. Remember feeling invincible? I do.
3. Autism is a relatively new diagnosis as per Subie. She has developed coping skills to compensate for that over her lifetime. That doesn't mean she's not autistic, she has a different skill set to get by.
4. Someone threw around other diagnoses earlier. Yes, ADHD and impulsivity can be a co-occurring disorders with autism, but not always. I don't believe I saw those diagnoses being diagnosed. So, I would say at 25, she may just be impulsive or lacks attention to detail, or whatever. But, she is still missing.
5. She's missing. Being constructive and not bickering about this or that, reading the thread and taking notes to remember the facts to avoid repetition, and respect for the courage Subie has to read all of this stuff and keep coming back is what will make this thread more helpful.
JMO, I saw a lot of great theories that may have been missed by repetition, irrelevant, ridiculous questions.
Slam me if you want, but she's missing, let's be productive and help find her, which I believe, all of us want to do.
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