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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I might be autistic |
| mournerx |
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Posted: 06 Oct 2016, 2:22 am
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| I don't know why ppl think pro diagnosis (dx for short) will make you know 'for sure'. I have one, I was dxed by an autism and ADHD expert. He said it was 'quite clear' that I have ASD, but it wasn't his opinion that gave me confidence. rather, it was the research and thinking and writing I did befo... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Emotion |
| mournerx |
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Posted: 04 Oct 2016, 8:40 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 735
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| The main emotions I seem to feel are anger and fear. I can lose my temper quickly. I dislike emotions and would rather just remain 'functional'. Anger and fear certainly seem to be up there. Often I don't feel much emotion though and still struggle to function. I wonder if having more access to my ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Emotion |
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Posted: 27 Sep 2016, 4:30 am
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| So I haven't really thought about this before, but since moving in with some new (non-autistic) people I have noticed they seem to experience a wider variety and greater intensity of emotion than I do. does anyone here feel like they ~don't~ experience a lot of emotion? I have strong feelings (love ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: muscle tension at night / stimming |
| mournerx |
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Posted: 16 Jun 2016, 9:51 pm
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Replies: 2
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| hey so this is a big problem for me and i wonder whether it's smth other autistic people experience ever i have problems w getting to sleep because my muscles seem to tense up a lot i wonder if this is because i move around a lot during the day, i pressure-stim and rock and fidget a bunch, whereas i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Adult disagnosis in the UK - without parent/teachers/family |
| mournerx |
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Posted: 16 Jun 2016, 9:47 pm
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Replies: 8
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| i was dxed without family. my partner attended however. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do computer problems make you meltdown? |
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Posted: 16 Jun 2016, 9:28 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,003
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| No, why would i? And why would a "meltdown" solve anything? Never had one, for any other reason either. lol good for u if u don't have meltdowns / can control them, but for most autistic people meltdowns just happen, and are often to do with frustration or incredibly strong emotion or sen... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Four temperaments test |
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Posted: 16 Jun 2016, 9:24 pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 3,310
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i think like the fact that nearly everyone is getting melancholic means these tests (just like myers briggs) are meant for NTs, and will not give you nuance if you are autistic.
i was melancholic by a very large margin, then sanguine, then choleric, then phlegmatic. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: YOUR WORST HEAD-BANGING MELTDOWN EVER... |
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Posted: 16 Jun 2016, 9:17 pm
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| I've always thought like self harm w sharp objects is different to meltdown which for me is headbanging / hitting myself on objects, loss of speech and screaming... but now that I think about it, perhaps they are not so dissimilar. I stabbed myself with a knife when I was at boarding school because ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What was your diagnosis before autism? |
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Posted: 16 Jun 2016, 9:08 pm
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Replies: 61
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Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa
Major Depressive Disorder - Informal |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Officially diagnosed people, I have a question. |
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Posted: 21 May 2016, 1:11 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,216
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| I was interviewed twice as was my partner. The psychiatrist was an ASD and ADHD specialist. First interview was a long one about developmental history and medical history. He consulted NT school reports and my previous diagnoses. He used the DISCO to interview me the second time. I was not asked to... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Traumatising experience of the diagnostic assessment |
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Posted: 21 May 2016, 12:50 am
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Replies: 53
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| Yeah, I've read a lot about Baron Cohen's diagnostic tests - they are very much aligned with male presentation of symptoms. I have to say I'm quite fond of the intense world theory. That works for me...Also, I read that that there is a link between hypermobility syndrome and autism recently. I was ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Officially diagnosed people, I have a question. |
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Posted: 05 May 2016, 5:24 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,216
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| I was interviewed twice as was my partner. The psychiatrist was an ASD and ADHD specialist. First interview was a long one about developmental history and medical history. He consulted NT school reports and my previous diagnoses. He used the DISCO to interview me the second time. I was not asked to ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: stopped hiding my diagnosis today |
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Posted: 05 May 2016, 5:14 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 459
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| I'm really happy for you and I hope they r not dickheads about it. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why is someone posting spam? |
| mournerx |
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Posted: 04 May 2016, 10:25 am
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Replies: 4
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| i feel like wrong planet could use more moderators. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: anyone else have PDD NOS? |
| mournerx |
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Posted: 04 May 2016, 10:00 am
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Replies: 16
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| I was diagnosed with PDD-NOS last year due to late onset language development (or rather, with atypical autism, but that is the same as PDD-NOS, right?). My country uses ICD, where PDD-NOS is still a thing. I haven't been able to find much info on PDD-NOS, but apparently it's many things. Most ofte... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: meltdowns and emotional overload |
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Posted: 04 May 2016, 9:56 am
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Replies: 1
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| Hi I have a question. So an hour ago I had a conversation with my partner in which she said that I 'snap down her throat'. I got really confused by what she meant. Every time I repeated the phrase I got a weird image in my head and it made me extremely distressed. I lost the capacity to speak proper... |
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