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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do your special interests cause you quilt? |
| aurora borealis |
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Posted: 30 Oct 2016, 5:56 pm
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Replies: 27
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| Sometimes. I will feel guilty about talking about Doctor Who so much and spending my money on Doctor Who action figures and plushies and books. I feel like I should buy more "useful" stuff, but the moment I see something at Hot Topic or on Amazon, I feel like I need it, even if I don't. Y... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Got a Dx |
| aurora borealis |
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Posted: 30 Oct 2016, 5:31 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 504
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| I agree to getting seen by a specialist - but it's not always that easy/easier said that done. In England, services for adults seem few and far between - I've had to be referred outside my area (Clinical Commissioning Group), and it's take four years, three GPs, a cognitive behavioural therapist, a ... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Are you labeled with three disorders or more? |
| aurora borealis |
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Posted: 21 Oct 2016, 6:35 pm
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Replies: 65
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| 1. Social phobia - which is much better now, but it's a work-in-progress really; it won't just go away completely. 2. Agoraphobia (although I can go out every day now, but I used to stay inside for weeks or months at a time) 3. Major depressive disorder - only diagnosed three or four years ago, desp... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What are you drinking right now? |
| aurora borealis |
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Posted: 21 Oct 2016, 4:24 pm
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Replies: 10,344
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Orange squash and water.
Don't know why though, I'm bloody freezing. But we're out of milk until tomorrow. |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Was your education a non-traditional delivery method? |
| aurora borealis |
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Posted: 21 Oct 2016, 4:13 pm
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Replies: 46
Views: 5,196
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| I attended mainstream school from the age of 4 until I was 12 (primary from age 4 until 11). High school at 11 (normal in England, I should add) and only survived one and a bit years. Primary school didn't meet my emotional or behavioural needs - I tend to think this was down to doing well with hom... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Things in the media that trigger you |
| aurora borealis |
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Posted: 18 Oct 2016, 10:06 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,090
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| The media portrayal of emotionally cold genius geek who has horrible fashion sense and when the news tries to class us as unpredictably violent or dangerous. I get really mad that anyone would immediately assume all violent criminals are neurodivergent or mentally ill. I hate that too. I mean, espe... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Do you use cannabis? |
| aurora borealis |
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Posted: 18 Oct 2016, 9:45 am
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Replies: 31
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| Occasionally. In the sense I've used it five times in the last eight and a half years. The first time I used it was purely by accident because I picked up the wrong cigarette. The second time I used it was just to try it out after we grew some for personal use. The third and fourth times I used it w... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Was your education a non-traditional delivery method? |
| aurora borealis |
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Posted: 17 Oct 2016, 12:18 pm
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Replies: 46
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| I attended mainstream school from the age of 4 until I was 12 (primary from age 4 until 11). High school at 11 (normal in England, I should add) and only survived one and a bit years. Primary school didn't meet my emotional or behavioural needs - I tend to think this was down to doing well with home... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hey there, nice to meet you. |
| aurora borealis |
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Posted: 17 Oct 2016, 11:46 am
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Replies: 4
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| Hello. You can call me Laura - that's not my real name, but my mum visits these boards and I want a degree of anonymity. I'm 24 and not diagnosed with an ASD or ADHD-I, although it is suspected I have them both (along with OCD and dyspraxia). I have been diagnosed with dysgraphia since I was 9, desp... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: AD(H)D and caffeine |
| aurora borealis |
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Posted: 16 Oct 2016, 6:34 pm
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Replies: 4
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| I'm suspected to have inattentive type ADHD and caffeine does absolutely nothing for me unless it's a really strong coffee, which I don't have often - it gives me panic attack symptoms and then I suddenly crash, get agitated, sleep paralysis, odd dreams...I didn't realise this until a few weeks ago,... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Are AS people more likely to be conservative? |
| aurora borealis |
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Posted: 15 Oct 2016, 8:34 pm
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Replies: 41
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| I'm conservative because I'm conservative. I'm a product of my upbringing, if anything. I'm the only Tory supporter in my college class (which has led to some amusing situations this week alone). I was actually undecided what I supported before I started college, but I always assumed I leaned politi... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Things in the media that trigger you |
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Posted: 15 Oct 2016, 8:05 pm
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Replies: 15
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| I automatically roll my eyes and stop paying attention if there's a stereotypical portrayal of autism on the television, especially if it's some socially-awkward person and that is literally the only reason they're being labelled as autistic - because that's not autism, that's being socially awkward... |
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