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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Sad Moments during Lunch Time (or Recess) |
| Jack184 |
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Posted: 20 Jun 2017, 8:56 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 707
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| I can relate. Bullying has never been a huge part of my life, but I can definitely remember plenty of times where I've been alone at lunch. It's not fun. |
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Forum: Adolescent Autism Forum Topic: Personal space |
| Jack184 |
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Posted: 10 Jun 2017, 9:23 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 802
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| Okay. So someone told me a few days ago that I'm always getting in other people's space. Obviously I'm completely unaware of this, but I'm assuming that it's not helping my social situation, in which I barely have any friends. Do any of you have this same thing? Any tips on how not to cross invisibl... |
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Forum: Adolescent Autism Forum Topic: Loneliness |
| Jack184 |
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Posted: 18 Mar 2017, 11:10 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 871
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| Hi everyone, Title pretty much says it all. I'm certainly not entirely without friends, but at this stage I pretty much seem to have one good friend and a lot of very complicated histories. Other people have just moved on to some extent from the group I was part of and I've gotten left behind. It co... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: The Futility of Academic Performance. I need help. |
| Jack184 |
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Posted: 18 Mar 2017, 10:21 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 692
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| Hi, I guess I can relate. I've got just under three years of high school left, and it feels like I'm losing all drive for academic success. I'm just getting so lost and burnt out. But I hope you manage to find your way through it. I wish there were more I could say to help, but I don't really know h... |
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Forum: Adolescent Autism Forum Topic: I'm a teen & need advice. Not sure if I'm on the spectrum |
| Jack184 |
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Posted: 06 Aug 2016, 1:13 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,010
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| It's hard to tell if you're on the spectrum, but it definitely sounds like you have some serious problems with mental health that you should do something about. I'm also fourteen, and I'm having a pretty hard time with mental health at the moment too, so I sort of know how it feels. Talking to someo... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: I think I've chosen a name |
| Jack184 |
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Posted: 05 Aug 2016, 11:03 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 678
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| Hello again, I'm glad to hear you guys think it's a good name. I basically got it from characters in a couple of books I read, Hyperion by Dan Simmons and Deception Point by Dan Brown. Those characters never were that special for me, but I really liked the name for some reason. Now that I'm experime... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: I think I've chosen a name |
| Jack184 |
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Posted: 05 Aug 2016, 5:51 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 678
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| Hi, I'm still figuring it out, but at this stage I'm pretty sure I'm an AMAB trans girl. I've been thinking about names, and I really like the name Rachel. I have some other ideas, but what do you guys think of Rachel? My birth name is Jack, and I'm happy to have close friends and family call me tha... |
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Forum: Adolescent Autism Forum Topic: I wonder if I really have asperger's |
| Jack184 |
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Posted: 05 Aug 2016, 5:47 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 710
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| Hi everyone, One thing that's bothering me right now is the way it almost feels like I'm neither NT nor aspie. I have a diagnosis from when I was about five, but it's been almost ten years since then, and it feels like I've grown out of sensory issues, I'm actually capable of a fair amount empathy a... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Are men with aspergers effeminate and women tomboys? |
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Posted: 18 Jul 2016, 7:48 am
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Replies: 40
Views: 7,590
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| Obviously this wouldn't apply to everyone, but I think it does often tend to be the case. Gender norms are to a large extent social constructs, and this is the sort of thing many Aspies have a difficult time picking up on. I probably experience it more than most - I was born male, but I've been ques... |
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Forum: Adolescent Autism Forum Topic: Eating disorder |
| Jack184 |
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Posted: 08 Jul 2016, 6:57 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 849
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| Hi everyone, I'm Jack, 14 years old, diagnosed with Asperger's. I am going through a lot at the moment - and that's even by my usual standards of being prone to depression and anxiety - but one thing that's been going on is that I feel like I have really mild anorexia. It's stemming from a lot of th... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Asexuality |
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Posted: 08 Jul 2016, 6:30 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,653
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| Hi everyone, I'm Jack, 14 years old, diagnosed with Asperger's, and it sort of feels like I'm gradually becoming asexual. I don't even know if that can happen (becoming asexual, rather than always being that way), but it's certainly how it feels, and I actually quite like it. I think I used to feel ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Australian Politics and ruling Australia in general |
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Posted: 07 Jul 2016, 6:14 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 511
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| As a fellow Australian myself, I certainly agree that the politics in this country is one hell of a mess. The issues you brought up aren't all ones that stand out me (some do, some don't), but it's all pretty messed up, and now in the wake of our most recent election we have another circus on our ha... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Connection between Asperger's and gender dysphoria |
| Jack184 |
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Posted: 26 Jun 2016, 9:22 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,314
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| Hi everyone, and thanks so much for all your support. The studies pointing to a connection between autism and gender dysphoria definitely suggest that something is up with it and that I'm not alone. I'm still trying to figure it all out. I think my feeling at the moment when it comes to pinning down... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Connection between Asperger's and gender dysphoria |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2016, 7:39 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,314
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| Hi everyone, I'm Jack, 14 years old, diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, and I've been struggling with my gender identity for about six months now. I was born male, and never gave it much thought, but as puberty hit I think I gradually started to get the sense that something was wrong. Now I don't k... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How does having Aspergers give you a hard time? |
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Posted: 19 Jun 2016, 1:46 am
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Replies: 40
Views: 11,262
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| For me, it's just loneliness. Feeling like there's no one who understands who you are or who sees things the way you do. I have had friendships in my life, but they're usually high maintenance and unstable. Sometimes I swear that all the friends I've had in my life have had mental health problems. L... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do Aspies tend to 'think too much'? |
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Posted: 15 Jun 2016, 1:22 am
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,554
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| Yeah, I tend to overthink everything. It can be kind of annoying sometimes, when you might just want to sleep, or go through your day without worrying about everything, for instance. But, it does mean that your brain has plenty of intellectual power which you can put to good use. Sometimes I wish I ... |
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