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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is it possible to have average/high iq and poor memory? |
| Greenleaf |
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Posted: 20 Dec 2019, 4:00 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,557
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| I have very good memory for certain kinds of information (like how something works) that fits in with a body of knowledge about a strong interest of mine. I have pretty good visual/spatial memory. I have terrible sequential memory and random fact memory, especially if I *hear* the information. I've ... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Any point in being diagnosed as an adult? |
| Greenleaf |
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Posted: 12 Jan 2018, 10:58 pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 2,721
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| I was diagnosed last year at age 53. There were several reasons why I put the effort into this; it was not easy. I'm apparently one of the females who learned to "camouflage" quite well. I hold a job, maybe a little underemployed but that keeps stress tolerable for me. I've had various iss... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: executive non function |
| Greenleaf |
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Posted: 12 Jan 2018, 8:46 am
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,030
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| Thanks for the replies, I guess i've always lived like this so just didn't even notice or it almost seemed normal for me ,however for some reason recently this has really got to me and now i notice it all the time & it really gets me down not even knowing a way of improving this ,not sure if me... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Female Autism |
| Greenleaf |
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Posted: 15 Nov 2017, 7:09 pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 2,133
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| Her video speaks for me quite well in terms of her description of (some or many?) females' autism, though I'm sorry she perhaps spoke in some ways that have made some other females feel excluded -- sounds like. I was only diagnosed a little under two years ago, age 53 (I'm female). I've had a job al... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: "It's not a Muslim ban! It's working out very nicely!" |
| Greenleaf |
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Posted: 30 Jan 2017, 8:25 am
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Replies: 324
Views: 8,442
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| https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/29/merkel-explains-geneva-refugee-convention-to-trump-in-phone-call?CMP=fb_gu At least we still have highly competent foreign leadership in the world, who can explain the Geneva Conventions to our President Trump. imho, such agreements are a major part of w... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Real issues with Trump no hyperbole |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2017, 11:03 am
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Replies: 143
Views: 5,205
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| The tape of Trump discussing sexually assaulting (a broader category than rape) women without repercussions may have emboldened certain people who lean towards that behavior. Trump is also dismantling at least one program that targets violence against women with disabilities. Numerous other umbrella... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Diagnosed with autism (Aspergers) despite not having it |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2017, 9:50 am
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,917
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| It sounds to me like the OP has only learned about a subset of folks on the spectrum (which might or might not even be the most common characteristics); being different from them "proves" he doesn't have autism. It's a huge spectrum. A recent South Korean study drawn from a whole-populatio... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: We're not autistic, we're really aliens, sort of |
| Greenleaf |
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Posted: 09 Jan 2017, 12:45 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,570
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I interact with nonhuman intelligences all the time; THEY want more salmon treats at the moment.
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Are women's standards really this high? |
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Posted: 06 Jan 2017, 8:45 am
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Replies: 187
Views: 8,415
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| I don't think I would base my opinion of what women want on young, liberal, feminist yuppies. I mean, OK, yes, there are a lot of them. But they are not the entirety, or in my opinion the best, of the female population. This insults liberalism and feminism, not to mention young people. That's very ... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Are women's standards really this high? |
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Posted: 05 Jan 2017, 8:57 am
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Replies: 187
Views: 8,415
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| Women differ greatly, like men do, and all have problems -- NT or otherwise. Women like the writer that the OP is discussing aren't my friends, typically, I've never really understood them. Re. travel -- since folks on the Spectrum often learn to interact with NTs in a similar, cognitive way to how ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How many people need exercise to help them feel better? |
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Posted: 22 Dec 2016, 11:59 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,724
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| I feel much better after exercise. I can feel my body more, esp. the left side, and I feel like exercise rinses stress out of me. I don't always totally notice the stress as it builds until it's gone; the stress seems to lower my awareness of anything except "acting normal" and getting thr... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What were your ADOS scores? |
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Posted: 10 Dec 2016, 10:06 am
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Replies: 28
Views: 21,005
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| I am glad that the second diagnostician looked into everything further. Good for you for getting through all that, it's hard (I thought so anyhow.) Mine was an 8 also; I've had so many years to watch how to "act normal" that I know I would have scored differently 30 years ago. At 31, you h... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Muscle Tension & ASD |
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Posted: 08 Dec 2016, 8:53 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,523
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| I definitely have a lot of issues with muscle tension; I used to think my muscles were just inflexible, but now after 2 years of work with a wonderful massage person (who does everything very slowly, which I need) it seems pretty clear that the knots in my muscles are all over, and this isn't someth... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Why do you like Mathematics? |
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Posted: 07 Dec 2016, 8:40 pm
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Replies: 48
Views: 10,543
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| It can be so beautiful. I especially loved manifolds, non-Euclidean geometry, that sort of spatial/conceptual thing. It has been so long since I studied them! :-( But I feel very lucky to have been able to, and the memory is still there. (I love many things I'm doing now too; programming, ecology/na... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: It is possible to simply not have what women want? |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2016, 8:39 am
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Replies: 259
Views: 12,773
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| I think it's hard to meet enough people, and get to know them well enough, to find the small percent that each of us might 'click' with. There is luck involved so numbers can matter... also I dread the idea of dating... I have hoped to meet someone in shared activities/interests, but I suspect that ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are there any upsides to getting diagnosed? |
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Posted: 21 Nov 2016, 8:39 am
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,064
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| It likely depends partly upon both how your autism affects you, but also how aware the specific clinicians you run into are of various issues that can be associated with autism. If clinicians all knew all the current research results, they might sometimes be of more help! There isn't even any resear... |
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