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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does Asperger need to be a disorder ? Or you don't have it? |
| Scheimaa |
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Posted: 06 Nov 2020, 6:35 pm
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Replies: 23
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| Yeah, but what I meant was that if this same adult wasn't diagnosed as a kid he might not be diagnosed as an adult since his traits aren't clinically significant anymore. I am aware of coping strategies but at the same time, it can happen that traits change over time with some autistics like being a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does Asperger need to be a disorder ? Or you don't have it? |
| Scheimaa |
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Posted: 06 Nov 2020, 3:27 pm
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Replies: 23
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| It is worth being tested anyway. One maybe somewhere in the middle. One question I read somewhere that 60% of autistic people have meltdowns and 60% have shutdowns. Have you experienced any of these? (Not saying you are not or are on the spectrum if you do not experience these. If not sure what a s... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does Asperger need to be a disorder ? Or you don't have it? |
| Scheimaa |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2020, 6:45 pm
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Replies: 23
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| Thanks for sharing your opinions with me. The post in itself was a way to organize my thoughts. It looks like not all people share the same opinion on the matter and it was interesting to read them all. About the possibility of ADHD, I do have a lot of traits but the core trait of it which is not be... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does Asperger need to be a disorder ? Or you don't have it? |
| Scheimaa |
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Posted: 03 Nov 2020, 8:47 pm
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Replies: 23
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| Hello, i have been talking with a counselor and she brought up the possibility of me having Asperger. I did read and watch a lot about the topic when I was still studying psychology ( it was a special interest really) and after watching a lot of Videos I started wondering if I could myself be on the... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Like/love books? |
| Scheimaa |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2017, 5:25 pm
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Replies: 31
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| usually i read about psychology, physic, astronomy or other books related to science, i can also enjoy fiction but i didn't read a lot of novels and usually collect books about science, i really liked harry potter and now i am reading Sherlock Holmes |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Episodic memory? |
| Scheimaa |
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Posted: 19 Jul 2017, 12:33 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,055
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| bear in mind that i am not diagnosed for me when i tell someone about my bad memories i just tell what happened for example " then he said he would let the dogs eat me and i believed it and was really frightened " or " all my cats died and it was the most stressful time in my life &qu... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Not feeling "enough" for NT friends |
| Scheimaa |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2017, 12:20 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 831
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| why not just ask them and tell them what you think? you see there is different things you get from different friends one may share your special interest and another may share your way of thinking .. etc so they can enjoy your company even if you are not feeling " enough ", but they may lik... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Were you always 'different' ? |
| Scheimaa |
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Posted: 03 Jul 2017, 12:55 am
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Replies: 111
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| i knew that i was different in high school, before that i just though i was a quite and shy girl and that is just normal, i am also half german and when i did something not that normal my class mate would say "that is because she is german", and i just thought they were right, however in m... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Always hated dressing like a girl |
| Scheimaa |
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Posted: 02 Jul 2017, 8:18 pm
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Replies: 3
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| it can be related to autism especially when these clothes aren't comfortable, and with Executive Functioning Issues it won't be easy to dress-up and do your hair and makeup every time you go out, personally i don't mind dressing like a girl but i just don't do it because it's bothersome i also don't... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: new stims you didn't use to do ? |
| Scheimaa |
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Posted: 02 Jul 2017, 8:00 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 546
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| Thanks that was very helpful, as you say being interested in Autism and reading a lot about it and hearing others experience and thoughts made me understand myself better, why i am the way i am and that i am not just broken, and also what to do in certain situations..even if my traits aren't enough ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: new stims you didn't use to do ? |
| Scheimaa |
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Posted: 01 Jul 2017, 4:40 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 546
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| first i am not diagnosed and i am not even sure if my traits would qualify for a diagnosis, and where i live no adult get diagnosed with ASD. I have been interested in Autism for about a year now, at first i didn't think that i myself could possibly be autistic and after watching a lot of videos abo... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Expressionless Face |
| Scheimaa |
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Posted: 04 May 2017, 6:54 pm
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Replies: 34
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| if my energy is low which is often, i tend to be expressionless, i heard more than one person telling me that they can't tell what i am feeling or thinking. one time i was visiting my aunt and felt so happy sitting in her quite and bright living room with the large windows, she came in and said that... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Being friend with NT or not? |
| Scheimaa |
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Posted: 01 May 2017, 3:54 pm
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Replies: 7
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| my best friend is an NT and she is very popular and helps me a lot with social situations, one time a girl told me that she though the two of us are weird so it makes sense to her that we are friends - not in a mean way - i am used to hear that i am weird but that was the first time hearing my frien... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: How to make friends? |
| Scheimaa |
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Posted: 26 Apr 2017, 7:21 pm
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Replies: 7
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| okay i will tell you who i managed to find friends in uni when i search for friends i call it friends hunting - because having friends in uni can be a very useful thing - first i observe people and try to find someone interesting, when i find someone who looks nice - that takes time - i will ask him... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: fears of losing my friends |
| Scheimaa |
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Posted: 25 Apr 2017, 9:24 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 650
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| i know that there a lot here who don't have friends at all, but i want to see if some one can relate to this. i think that i have a lot of friends, more than i can handle keeping in contact with, and they are friends i made through my life since i was a kid, and still in contact with usually i call ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I want my friend to know she might have aperger, but how? |
| Scheimaa |
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Posted: 25 Apr 2017, 6:31 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,090
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| i want to say that i finally manged to tell my friend that she might be on the autism spectrum today, we checked the criteria together and it fit's way better than the several diagnoses she had been given and explains some of them - SPD, Bipolar disorder, Social anxiety, depression - it was tricky t... |
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