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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: How do I get an emotional support dog? |
| JennaTheAspie |
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Posted: 02 May 2016, 8:35 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,735
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| Emotional support animals, comfort animals, and therapy dogs are not service animals under Title II and Title III of the ADA. So, you get them just like any other pet. And since they don't fall under the ADA, anyone can set up a company and act as a "register" and for say, $70, send you a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Alexithymia? Help!! ! |
| JennaTheAspie |
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Posted: 02 May 2016, 7:11 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 706
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| If you have a partner or friend, or a family member, who is around you a lot you can have them help you explore how you feel. My wife does this for me, asking me questions sometimes like "Are you upset, you seem like you might be" and so on. Good luck - I know it's tough. I've always thou... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Alexithymia? Help!! ! |
| JennaTheAspie |
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Posted: 02 May 2016, 5:48 pm
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Replies: 8
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| I've had alexithymia since I was sixteen, and have managed to get by okay - but that's ultimately the issue; it's getting by, but in a vague, nebulous, hazy way, completely devoid of hue. My attempts at relationships fail because of my inability to feel or express any semblance of emotion, and when... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Anyone else struggle with their sexuality? |
| JennaTheAspie |
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Posted: 01 May 2016, 10:34 pm
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Replies: 1
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| What I mean by struggle is, do you ever have a hard time figuring out what you are. I am slowly coming to terms with the fact that I'm probably Asexual. I don't like the way men smell or feel and I have never had a deep physical attraction to women but have identified as lesbian and dated women. I c... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Alexithymia? Help!! ! |
| JennaTheAspie |
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Posted: 01 May 2016, 9:03 pm
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Replies: 8
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| And I always use external things to figure out my feelings. Mainly music but just started trying to write in a journal. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Alexithymia? Help!! ! |
| JennaTheAspie |
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Posted: 01 May 2016, 9:01 pm
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Replies: 8
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| I'm pretty sure I have it. I can't think of things to describe anything unless I've seen something that expresses it, and I remember that. Or, I have to use examples. I've been hammered by therapists before about not being able to express certain things. It's not easy. And, it's hard to get people ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Alexithymia? Help!! ! |
| JennaTheAspie |
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Posted: 01 May 2016, 8:34 pm
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Replies: 8
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| Hi. Sorry if this isn't in the right forum. While I had a long term job I would always end up in the ER thinking I was ill. I was always told that it was my anxiety. I must have had nearly 100 visits like that. Now that I don't work these things have stopped for the most part. I was recently admitte... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: 15 yo son refuses attention meds b/c he googled side effects |
| JennaTheAspie |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 1:50 pm
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Replies: 78
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| I do understand how rigid he is as far as meds go. I am the same way. Unfortunately, I went into the hospital (signed myself in but the ER let me know I didn't have a choice if I wasn't safe from myself) While I was there I felt a bit more at ease taking meds. I don't know. I think it was because th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are Aspies a bunch of entitled brats? |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 1:34 pm
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Replies: 59
Views: 7,377
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| I agree with the post above. He will sooner or later have to face the facts. AS is a diagnosis that is better than being mislabeled and being called ret*d, slow, halfwit or anything like that. But it should not be used as an excuse for being different and antisocial or asocial. I was misdiagnosed a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspies and feeling entitled. |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 1:29 pm
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Replies: 72
Views: 8,545
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| I try not to associate with those types of aspies, or anyone who feels entitled for that matter. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Feeling different to other aspies |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 1:28 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,843
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| I can relate. I can be very empathetic versus a lot of other aspies. I'm not putting anyone down if they have difficulty with that. I don't know many aspies except for online. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: How do I get an emotional support dog? |
| JennaTheAspie |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 12:46 pm
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Replies: 6
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| Hi. I decided to post this here because I figured some of your children may have such dogs. I just recently got out of the hospital because I had lapsed into a depression and started having bad thoughts and doing stuff.....It's a very scary place for someone with Aspergers. Anyways, I can't always t... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Getting an emotional support dog? |
| JennaTheAspie |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 12:27 pm
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| First, I'm sorry if this is in the wrong section. I have Aspergers, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, and severe anxiety. I can't always tell when I starting to get majorly depressed due to the Aspergers or PMDD. I also cannot always tell when I am sick. I was thinking an emotional support dog may be... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you take care of your hair? |
| JennaTheAspie |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2016, 5:41 pm
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Replies: 63
Views: 3,996
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| I also look at YouTube videos for natural DIY hair masks. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you take care of your hair? |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2016, 5:32 pm
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Replies: 63
Views: 3,996
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| I have fine waist length hair. The ways that I take care of it are : I wash it every day or every 2 days. I never put heat or dyes on it. I used to dye it once in a while but now if I do I prefer the salon at WalMart. Boxed dyes are way more harsh and break down the hair easily. I finger comb it whi... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Do you believe in God? |
| JennaTheAspie |
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Posted: 03 Mar 2016, 7:02 pm
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Replies: 1,402
Views: 48,840
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| I have a hard time believing in the God of any organized religion, but I try. I do believe there is something greater than us though. |
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