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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have a sense of purpose? Whats your life like? |
| captain mills |
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Posted: 11 Mar 2016, 11:03 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,135
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| This bugs me too, because I don't actually think there's a 'meaning' to our lives. As said above, we can give ourselves meaning, but it comes from ourselves. My purpose is probably to do with kids - I want to be a teacher and also want to have kids one day. I didn't always think that, but it's just ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Going off antidepressants, how did you find it? |
| captain mills |
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Posted: 02 Mar 2016, 2:34 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 679
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| I am doing this right now, and doing it reeeeally slowly with very gradual reductions. I have done it before (under medical supervision) but the gradations they suggested were too steep and I had side effects. This time it seems to be going fine. I hope when I'm totally off them I feel fine too! Aft... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Who else gets tired a lot? |
| captain mills |
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Posted: 02 Mar 2016, 2:30 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 695
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| I am tired most of the time, as in I struggle not to fall asleep during the day most days. Is this because of overstimulation? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you need silence to read/study? |
| captain mills |
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Posted: 02 Mar 2016, 2:27 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,318
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Yigeren wrote: I need silence or white noise. If I'm hyperfocusing, then I won't notice the noise.
Yes! 99% of the time I will choose to have silence, but sometimes I will slip into a state of hyperfocus where I don't even notice that there is noise around me. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Ever Wish you were Nonverbal? |
| captain mills |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2016, 3:06 pm
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Replies: 70
Views: 3,408
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| In reality, no, but I so understand what you mean. Talking takes so much effort and even though I'm actually very good verbally, it is tiring. I love days where I don't have to talk to anyone. However, I would hate not to have the option of speech. But yes, sometimes I do fantasise about not having ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Patterns |
| captain mills |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2016, 3:03 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,180
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| I was reading something about Aspies spotting patterns everywhere... can anyone give me an example of this? I don't quite know what they mean, and it's bugging me that I don't know whether I do it or not! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: how did you react when u found out you had autism? |
| captain mills |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2016, 12:46 pm
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,882
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| I think I had 2 "finding out" moments - the first moment I saw a documentary on girls with autism and recognised so much of myself in it. I felt so surprised but also like a light had been switched on - from that moment on things have slotted into place in my head a lot more. I felt intere... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: How often do you look at random people in a room? |
| captain mills |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2016, 7:29 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 438
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| I'm not quite sure what you're getting at but I look at other people all the time! Whether they seem normal, unusual, whatever! |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Do you have desires for friendships? |
| captain mills |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2016, 7:27 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,065
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| I am finding since diagnosis that I am less and less bothered about having friends. Because I've been good at making myself seem sociable I actually have more friends than I want and am trying to work out by trial and error how many I need and who, and how often etc. I definitely have a desire for S... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: anyone else have trouble driving? |
| captain mills |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2016, 4:01 am
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Replies: 68
Views: 8,608
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| When I know the route extremely well and have done it many, many times, then I can love driving, as long as nothing stressful happens (sudden breaking, cyclists etc). However, I generally find it very stressful and some of my times of highest anxiety and panic have been while driving. Motorways are ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have times when you feel more, or less, autistic? |
| captain mills |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2016, 3:58 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 740
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| I think I show more autistic traits when I'm particularly tired/ stressed/ excited - basically when I'm over-stimulated. I guess telling people that your autistic traits will be stronger at certain times is a perfectly fine way of describing it. That's how I'd describe it anyway! |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: What are you most criticized for? |
| captain mills |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2016, 6:14 am
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Replies: 82
Views: 10,118
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| Being too private/too much of a loner. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "Easy" questions |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2016, 6:10 am
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,318
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| I despise those questions but have learnt (I think!) to appear super normal and comfortable with them, mainly by deflecting back to the other person. I will just say anything ("How are you?" - "Good thanks, you?") even if it's not true, because it appears to me that they don't ca... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is yout theme song? |
| captain mills |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2016, 5:42 am
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Replies: 54
Views: 6,398
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| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXoWg08pwiQ This purely because when I first thought I might have Aspergers, I was feeling a bit crap and I was nervous about a date I was going on that evening, but I played this on repeat on the way to his house. When it got to the chorus I felt like I wanted to da... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: what do you love that everybody else hates? |
| captain mills |
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Posted: 24 Jan 2016, 5:05 am
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Replies: 645
Views: 19,674
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| Things I hate that people my age seem to love: Drinking alcohol Clubbing Bars Loud music (apart from specific circumstances) Late nights Doing everything with other people! Being spontaneous Things I like that other people seem to not like: Learning new things Watching the same TV shows over and ove... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What sort of things do you collect/are really interested in |
| captain mills |
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Posted: 24 Jan 2016, 4:58 am
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,118
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I collect buttons and gemstones, and soft things (blankets, cuddly toys, soft clothes).
I'm interested in relationships, people, psychology, autism, health (mental, physical, emotional), reading, writing, acting, clothes, skincare, Friends and The Office, films, aerial silks, dancing. |
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