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Updated my profile disclaimers in light of recent events
10 years ago
My paragraph on mental illness now reads:My personality and speech patterns tend to stand out in spite of myself, so a few disclaimers. I am clinically autistic. I do not have Asperger syndrome, but full-blown high-functioning autism, clinically diagnosed in 1992. In addition, I also have clinical diagnoses of Tourette syndrome and obsessive–compulsive disorder with panic attacks. I am medicated for these conditions, but as a trade-off, I intentionally opt for reduced dosage (undermedication) so that I can retain just enough useful enthusiasm (positive anxiety) to make music, with the option to temporarily increase my medication as conditions require. This still helps treat most of my symptoms, but leaves me relatively less stable overall than full medication would.
