And yet another article about the suicide pact mom...

[conuly]

Here.

Gah.

Lisa has Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism, which triggered a spending addiction. She was said to have an obsession with shopping and had a £2,000 shoe collection. In June 2003, Lisa was sectioned under the Mental Health Act and detained.

Lisa is alleged to have Asperger's syndrome. Since she denies this, and only her mother has spoken with this claim (no doctors or anybody, as far as I can tell), it is wrong to treat this as a proven fact. Furthermore, AS does not trigger spending addictions. Unless I'm missing something...? And, of course, the fact that her parents got her locked up would mean a lot more if she hadn't been let out a few months later.

Comments

[celticess.livejournal.com]

Umm I'd not think that has a thing to do with AS. I'd say she has OCD and her version of OCD is different than mine. Maybe she has OCPD. I just recheck things to make sure they are locked or shut off sometimes and I do get repetitive thinking when anxiety disorder gets triggered.

I think as the woman was sectioned they'll do a psych assessment. One of my ex chromatix had one of his friends get sectioned once. They psych assessed that dude.

The woman could of been fixated on something from AS but like I said sounds more like she has a OCD varient or OCPD.

[cumaeansibyl.livejournal.com]

I imagine it's possible to have a compulsion of some sort that would make you feel the need to hoard shoes, or something, but it seems somewhat improbable...

[beetlebomb.livejournal.com]

Asperger's Syndrome is not usually associated with exhorbitant spending sprees but we are notorious for collecting things!!!

[chem-nerd.livejournal.com]

We do collect things...but we generally aren't obsessive compulsive about it, unless we're also OCD. Sure we'll be disappointed if we're told we can't get another fill-in-the-blank...but we won't have a fit/threaten to do bad stuff. We'll just go enjoy the umpteen others we already have. She's certainly Aspie...but the cause of the problem is probably either OCD or I'm-a spoiled-brat Syndrome.

[innerbrat]

Mayeb she just has an addictive personality, which can be serious in itself, but has nothing to do with Aspergers.

Her mother's just read about Aspergers and decided that that's what's wrong with her daughter because applying a label is easier than actually getting to know the individual.

I hate labels.

[maelorin]

yay.

perhaps the mother could have done with some time in treatment? in the nice room next door to the journalist reporter?

[maelorin]

we are notorious for collecting things

and organising the resulting collection into undeniably logical order ... once we've explained it, the logic is undeniable ;)

[conuly]

Honestly, I'm surprised the daughter is even halfway sane, given the news reports I'm reading. Apparently, the mom actually suggested to her daughter that she kill herself with her parents, something like that.

[celticess.livejournal.com]

Umm I'd not think that has a thing to do with AS. I'd say she has OCD and her version of OCD is different than mine. Maybe she has OCPD. I just recheck things to make sure they are locked or shut off sometimes and I do get repetitive thinking when anxiety disorder gets triggered.

I think as the woman was sectioned they'll do a psych assessment. One of my ex chromatix had one of his friends get sectioned once. They psych assessed that dude.

The woman could of been fixated on something from AS but like I said sounds more like she has a OCD varient or OCPD.

[cumaeansibyl.livejournal.com]

I imagine it's possible to have a compulsion of some sort that would make you feel the need to hoard shoes, or something, but it seems somewhat improbable...

[beetlebomb.livejournal.com]

Asperger's Syndrome is not usually associated with exhorbitant spending sprees but we are notorious for collecting things!!!

[chem-nerd.livejournal.com]

We do collect things...but we generally aren't obsessive compulsive about it, unless we're also OCD. Sure we'll be disappointed if we're told we can't get another fill-in-the-blank...but we won't have a fit/threaten to do bad stuff. We'll just go enjoy the umpteen others we already have. She's certainly Aspie...but the cause of the problem is probably either OCD or I'm-a spoiled-brat Syndrome.

[innerbrat]

Mayeb she just has an addictive personality, which can be serious in itself, but has nothing to do with Aspergers.

Her mother's just read about Aspergers and decided that that's what's wrong with her daughter because applying a label is easier than actually getting to know the individual.

I hate labels.

[maelorin]

yay.

perhaps the mother could have done with some time in treatment? in the nice room next door to the journalist reporter?

[maelorin]

we are notorious for collecting things

and organising the resulting collection into undeniably logical order ... once we've explained it, the logic is undeniable ;)

[conuly]

Honestly, I'm surprised the daughter is even halfway sane, given the news reports I'm reading. Apparently, the mom actually suggested to her daughter that she kill herself with her parents, something like that.