Comments on: Psychedelics & Autism: Stories Of Success https://thethirdwave.co/psychedelics-autism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=psychedelics-autism Learn About Psychedelics Thu, 16 Nov 2023 02:09:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 By: Michael https://thethirdwave.co/psychedelics-autism/#comment-293334 Thu, 16 Nov 2023 02:09:15 +0000 http://testing.thethirdwave.co/?p=4322#comment-293334 I was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder as an adult; I would have been in the Asperger’s category if I had been diagnosed with DSM4 rather than DSM5.

I have experienced SIGNIFICANT improvement in the feelings of isolation and disconnectedness since I began my psychedelic journey. I raise my own mushrooms, and typically use therapeutic dosing (following the Johns Hopkins protocols, as much as possible) once a week or so.

I have noticed a marked difference in my ability to sense a lot of the nonverbal emotional content in interpersonal interactions. I’ve written about this at length in my blog (linked below). I have also experienced complete remission from a decade of treatment resistant depression.

I feel like my autism is as much of a superpower as a deficit. Having this ability to supplement the difficulties I had always experienced with emotional communication, I can now interact with others on a deep and meaningful level, and share with them insights that a lot of other people don’t see.

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By: Exploring Research on Psychedelics and Autism - NXTpsychedelics https://thethirdwave.co/psychedelics-autism/#comment-159830 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 13:21:51 +0000 http://testing.thethirdwave.co/?p=4322#comment-159830 […] found to help individuals develop better connections with others. People that have used MDMA can open up about the way they feel and become more sociable. In addition, MDMA may improve the social obstacles that people with ASD […]

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By: Guide https://thethirdwave.co/psychedelics-autism/#comment-61629 Wed, 20 May 2020 04:26:57 +0000 http://testing.thethirdwave.co/?p=4322#comment-61629 In reply to David Petch.

Thx for your story David.

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By: David Petch https://thethirdwave.co/psychedelics-autism/#comment-60411 Sun, 10 May 2020 15:17:14 +0000 http://testing.thethirdwave.co/?p=4322#comment-60411 I remember as a child l had a continuous addiction to rocking in a chair or constantly bouncing back and forth. All the symptoms of Autism. Anger, Isolation, and of course the bouncing, even at the age of 14. I was still bouncing in the back seat of the car when my parents would take me for a drive. My father was extremely ill and passed, my mother became alcoholic and I became a streat kid at the age of 15. Obviously I got into the wrong crowd, but to make a long story short, I started taking LSD. On one occasion I had a extremely high doses. I was completely wasted for 2 or 3 days. Since that time onward the bouncing stopped immediately, I became employable even with the limited education of grade 9. From there I joined the military for a 3 year term and then continued with life with very high quality jobs. Before my LSD experience I could barely read and was unable to concentrate upon any subject. Afterwards I became addicted to reading. I still have trouble with spelling but I think that throughout my life I have done fairly well. I’m currently 57, healthy and happy. Recently I was doing some investigation into Vaccines causing Autism which lead me to these articles. In all honesty I believe I was cured from Autism due to my LSD experience at the age of 15.
I hope one day studies in this field could be continued. Thank you for listening.

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By: Andrew https://thethirdwave.co/psychedelics-autism/#comment-45688 Wed, 22 Jan 2020 04:58:47 +0000 http://testing.thethirdwave.co/?p=4322#comment-45688 In reply to Jonathan Dickinson.

Neurodiversity is a very valid point. I work in the mental health field, and believe that many states and experiences are overly pathologized, rather than explored with genuine and unconditional curiosity. The shift from a pathologizing to a strengths-based approach is something that I hope to see more.

On the other hand, I also think it is valid to address the experiences that feel challenging or overwhelming to the people having them. Even just looking in the comments section of this post, you can see that people have felt benefit and positive change from exploring alternative solutions, such as these. I don’t like that autism is labeled a “disorder,” but that doesn’t mean I think we should ignore the struggles that come with that experience. So many things in life are double-edged swords.

It seems the best of both worlds is to recognize and leverage one’s strengths, as well as having an effective way of resolving the inner pain and conflict while learning and growing. Self-love and self-actualization. Both things can co-exist.

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By: Daniel Shields https://thethirdwave.co/psychedelics-autism/#comment-26254 Mon, 29 Jul 2019 05:39:18 +0000 http://testing.thethirdwave.co/?p=4322#comment-26254 Thank you for sharing and spreading awareness! I hope that this magical plant would not be abused and misused. Everything, if used properly and moderately proves to be beneficial. I hope this could be the future treatment of a lot of diseases. It has endless capabilities!

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By: Britt at The Third Wave https://thethirdwave.co/psychedelics-autism/#comment-19934 Wed, 03 Apr 2019 20:20:46 +0000 http://testing.thethirdwave.co/?p=4322#comment-19934 In reply to Elliot.

Hi Elliot,

Thank you for sharing your story! We love hearing success stories involving psychedelic integration. As this topic develops, we’ll be sure to look into publishing more articles in the future.

Best of luck to you!

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By: Britt at The Third Wave https://thethirdwave.co/psychedelics-autism/#comment-19578 Mon, 01 Apr 2019 03:01:57 +0000 http://testing.thethirdwave.co/?p=4322#comment-19578 In reply to Elliot.

Hi Elliot,

Thank you so much for sharing your story. We love hearing how psychedelics have benefitted people for all types of reasons! We would love for you to keep us updated on your journey. Do you find that some psychedelics help more than others? Have you tried microdosing, macrodosing or both?

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By: Elliot https://thethirdwave.co/psychedelics-autism/#comment-19276 Thu, 28 Mar 2019 18:11:35 +0000 http://testing.thethirdwave.co/?p=4322#comment-19276 Have Aspergers and agree I feel able to control my life better after phycadelics, better social understanding, Whether it’s just masking my problems rather than fixing them I don’t know but either way I’d rather wear a mask and not suffer than bare the rigmarole of manotonous critcal judemental (society) thinking, I really don’t think the government would ever fully back funding for the use of alternatives cause big pharma probably funds campaigns and wouldn’t benefit them and there agendas, but ideally if autism could be treated with natural substances rather than synthetic junk I would back it all the way. I am interested in this subject and how it’s progressing, dearly.

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By: SomeDudeIKnow https://thethirdwave.co/psychedelics-autism/#comment-18180 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 16:56:28 +0000 http://testing.thethirdwave.co/?p=4322#comment-18180 In reply to Sam.

You can grow them and get the stuff to grow them legally.

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