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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Getting a diagnosis in England? |
| laminaria |
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Posted: 22 Nov 2015, 10:58 am
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Replies: 11
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| The diagnostic process in England is laughably bad and erratic. I went to see my GP. He gave me a short screening test which showed it was worth referring me onward. Three months later I found out that my local health authority have no diagnostic services whatsoever for adults* with suspected autism... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Wannabe |
| laminaria |
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Posted: 05 Nov 2015, 11:55 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,796
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| Thank you for all the responses. I have problems with idea of people finding identity in medical label, esp if they say they are autistic without diagnosis. I'm not looking for an "identity"; that's partly what my writing was about and I have never said I am autistic. I have spent a good d... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asexual |
| laminaria |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2015, 1:12 pm
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Replies: 68
Views: 4,589
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| I've never had any interest in sex. I'm not repulsed by it or anything, nor have I made a conscious decision to avoid it. It's just totally irrelevant to me in the same way that knitting or synchronized swimming or fashion are totally irrelevant to me. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Wannabe |
| laminaria |
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Posted: 26 Oct 2015, 11:03 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,796
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| I wish I was somebody. I wish I had an identity. Something to call myself other than just Me. Nobody is interested in just Me. If only I had another word to call myself, I could stand up and proclaim to the world, “Hey, look at me everybody, I'm a………something”. Maybe I could have a trawl around the... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: What did you want to be as a kid |
| laminaria |
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Posted: 14 Jul 2015, 4:58 am
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Replies: 434
Views: 36,113
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| I wanted to be a train driver, but I ended up as a..........train driver! I love my job. I get to spend most of my time at work by myself without having to speak to people. I rarely have to make decisions. Everything I have to do is either written down on paper, or I am following a set of specific i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Issues with involuntarily noticing EVERY typo... |
| laminaria |
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Posted: 19 Jun 2015, 8:33 pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 2,019
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Oh no. I tried to edit my post to add a comma to that second sentence and now I can't because the website just keeps logging me out when I try.  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Issues with involuntarily noticing EVERY typo... |
| laminaria |
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Posted: 19 Jun 2015, 8:18 pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 2,019
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ASPartOfMe wrote: Lukecash12 wrote: The most maddening thing to me is when I notice one of my own typos, and I can't even edit the post any more  ^^^^ This
I get ridiculously annoyed with myself when this happens. 
As for typos in books they completely interrupt my flow when I'm reading. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why Do People Hate Self-Diagnosers? |
| laminaria |
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Posted: 11 Jun 2015, 2:54 am
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Replies: 385
Views: 17,236
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| Is there also perhaps an issue here with the term "self diagnosis"? In my own case when I say, "I'm self diagnosed", I'm not saying, "Yes I definitely have Asperger's". I'm saying, "I'm fairly certain", or "almost certain" that I have it. I am not ab... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why Do People Hate Self-Diagnosers? |
| laminaria |
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Posted: 10 Jun 2015, 1:09 pm
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Replies: 385
Views: 17,236
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| My parents are both dead so wouldn't be much help with describing my childhood behaviour. I don't even have things like school reports anymore. Pretty much the only information I have is what I can personally remember. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why Do People Hate Self-Diagnosers? |
| laminaria |
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Posted: 10 Jun 2015, 12:32 am
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Replies: 385
Views: 17,236
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| I'm self diagnosed. I'm reasonably certain of my diagnosis. I have no interest in telling anyone else about it. My reason for self diagnosis was trying to understand why I'm the way I am. For years it was something I was ashamed of and have only recently come to accept that I probably do have an ASD... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Your most used Stim? |
| laminaria |
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Posted: 18 Apr 2015, 11:18 am
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Replies: 52
Views: 2,331
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| I don't have an official diagnosis so I'm not sure whether anything I do counts as a stim. If I'm sitting down I nearly always cross my feet over at the ankles and then constantly waggle them about randomly whilst wiggling my toes up and down. I also have to play with anything within reach of my han... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Mind in the eyes test |
| laminaria |
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Posted: 28 Mar 2015, 6:57 am
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Replies: 80
Views: 14,767
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| Bit of an old thread but I thought I'd have a play with this. I've had fifty years practise at trying to get this sort of thing right but found that if I looked at the pictures first without looking at the answers I had no idea about nearly all of them. One looked like someone squinting into the sun... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Meltdowns, yet again (sorry!) |
| laminaria |
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Posted: 23 Mar 2015, 1:44 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 672
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| Thank you for the replies. They are appreciated whatever they say. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Meltdowns, yet again (sorry!) |
| laminaria |
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Posted: 22 Mar 2015, 3:14 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 672
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| I've always had them for as long as I can remember. Sometimes they're less intense than this one; occasionally a bit more. They seem to occur in response to a variety of stimuli. This one was after a discussion with my manager at work where we disagreed on a particular working practice. He was calm ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Meltdowns, yet again (sorry!) |
| laminaria |
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Posted: 21 Mar 2015, 7:14 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 672
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| Sorry, I know this topic has been very extensively discussed and have read several of the existing threads. I'm a complete newbie here (Hi!) and am trying to decide whether I have Asperger's or not. I appreciate no one here can give me a diagnosis and I'm not sure I even want one anyway. I would jus... |
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