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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism in the Media |
| Tagrhm |
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Posted: 21 Aug 2018, 12:27 pm
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Replies: 83
Views: 5,676
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| I'm a person with Autism who was diagnosed late in life. They didn't have a term for me growing up when my mom took me to Drs because I was different. I was called hyper-active because I liked to hop around on one foot or roll my body into a ball and roll around the living room. I was ignored and pu... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What is a friend? Seriously |
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Posted: 25 Feb 2018, 8:53 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 148
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| I am almost 50 yrs old, and throughout my life I thought I was being friendly and people were my friends only to find out I was mistaken. I am unsure what it means to be a friend. I feel I must be doing it wrong or have the wrong idea of what a friend is in reality. People will say they are my frien... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Anyone else feel adopted? |
| Tagrhm |
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Posted: 25 Feb 2018, 8:39 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 641
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| Oh God, yes. My family were the first people that really made no sense to me. They seem to incite so much drama in their own lives that spills into mine. My youngest sister even told me I was her conscience. I guess that's a good job for someone with Autism since I am very rules driven but it made m... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: scale of -10 to +10, how do you feel right now? |
| Tagrhm |
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Posted: 23 Feb 2018, 2:37 pm
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Replies: 35,533
Views: 1,931,631
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| -8, though I feel better than yesterday -10, but that's only because I am shut down and feeling relatively numb and tired. Every verbal interaction with people is exhausting. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: I need cheering up |
| Tagrhm |
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Posted: 23 Feb 2018, 2:35 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 387
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| I completely understand. I feel that way too. I continually run into aspie obstacles. To get ahead you have to be social and be liked, I tend to annoy people so I am not liked and I am not overly social ergo no promotions, and everything I do seems to be taken for granted. I want you to know I under... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Reinterpreting my past: meltdowns and shutdowns |
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Posted: 15 Dec 2017, 3:45 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 541
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| My family just called the meltdowns fits. I've had my mother, siblings, husband, and even my kids says I was insane. They make me feel like a monster because to them I was over reacting to whatever the situation. I never hurt them. I've thrown things around, pushed a chair over, and even hurt myself... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Little point in going in for an assessment |
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Posted: 15 Dec 2017, 12:46 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 540
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| I went in for the assessment. It did help me with my college courses since I am now able to take advantage of the disability services and with declaring my dogs as emotional support animals. Other than those things, all I got was yep you have mild autism look stuff up on the internet. I kind of laug... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Change Overload |
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Posted: 15 Dec 2017, 12:30 pm
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Replies: 0
Views: 137
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| I've been planning for years, decades actually to move into a new house once my kids were grown. I have a very logical list of reasons to do so which helped me over the first hurled of not wanting to break my everyday patterns and enact such a big change. The process however has been a nightmare for... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Who's your favorite Dr. Who? |
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Posted: 15 Dec 2017, 12:21 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 251
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| Tom Baker. He is the abosolute BEST Dr. Who. Jelly Baby? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: does anyone else on the spectrum cut themselfs? |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2017, 7:24 am
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Replies: 61
Views: 2,601
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| Not cutting but I when I get overwhelmed I usually dig my nails into my body, scratch myself, or hit my arms and head with either my fists or a hanger. I've found recently if I put pressure on both sides of my head (and I mean to the point it hurts a little) that it calms me down at least for a bit. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Help-Obsessions with People |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2017, 7:16 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 16,753
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| Anytime I make a friend, or think I've made a friend I tend to be obsessed with that person. Any action they make I analyze to see if they still like me. I want to be with them as much as possible. Even though I don't particular feel social. I don't know why. Usually I either smother them or drive t... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Stressed out |
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Posted: 19 Aug 2016, 9:18 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 248
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| This has been a rough year. At first things were great, I was doing well at work. My co-workers know about my Aspergers which allowed me to lessen anxiety since they now clearly communicate with me without so much ambiguity. I was told I was even up for a possible promotion. The next thing I knew my... |
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