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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you deal with people who don't believe you? |
| Akshara |
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Posted: 22 Nov 2017, 2:20 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 564
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| I have shared about this with most of my friends and several family members. It has at times been a real challenge. There are those who act interested or receptive, but then never acknowledge it or mention it again, like it's just not something we should talk about. Which is almost like acceptance, ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you lonely? I am. |
| Akshara |
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Posted: 19 Nov 2017, 10:20 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,115
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| By the way, is there a way to write someone directly, rather than through a thread? I can't seem to find one.... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you lonely? I am. |
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Posted: 19 Nov 2017, 10:11 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,115
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| Wow. I looked away and looked back and there were all these messages! Thank you all so much. It does help to read them, and even just to know that there are people who understand and care. It also makes me wonder if any of you have the experience of doing well enough socially to be ok, feeling prett... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you lonely? I am. |
| Akshara |
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Posted: 11 Nov 2017, 12:19 am
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,115
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| I'm currently 55, and I've spent a lifetime learning and studying people's emotions and communication. I've had deep friends and girlfriends and work with people professionally. And I have all the symptoms described for ASD. I find that, no matter how well I connect, how well I understand and relate... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I have ASD(diagnosed) but I'm very good at reading people? |
| Akshara |
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Posted: 25 Apr 2017, 12:41 am
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Replies: 24
Views: 6,291
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| Intense World Theory nicely describes everything about my experience. It takes all the various symptoms and characteristics of Asperger's and brings them together in a single package that totally makes sense to me. This is something I really on heavily - making complex situations simple and understa... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is there such thing as 'mild' Aspergers? |
| Akshara |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2017, 5:13 am
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Replies: 187
Views: 277,387
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| I've been diagnosed as on the Spectrum, Level 1, "mild". And I can see why people say that - at times I can be very sociable, talkative, responsive, humorous, and warm. Which isn't what people expect. (Of course, they're not seeing me the rest of the time...) My personal experience is anyt... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do relationships make Aspies happier? |
| Akshara |
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Posted: 15 Apr 2017, 7:58 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,351
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| A love feeling connected with someone who gets me. Just talking, going for walks, seeing a movie - nothing fancy. But I've realized that Asperger's may shake that up a bit. I have some friends that I met years ago. And it's like when someone quits drinking, and some of their friends kind of fall awa... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is your biggest struggle with Aspergers or Autism? |
| Akshara |
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Posted: 15 Apr 2017, 7:48 pm
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Replies: 47
Views: 2,875
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| Not being seen for who I am. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: ive never had a reply on any aspie forums |
| Akshara |
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Posted: 15 Apr 2017, 7:09 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 759
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Yeah, I've felt discouraged at times, esp with my last post. I was so hoping for replies to come quickly... But I guess there's just about a billion posts out there, and the responses tend to come at a slower pace... Still waiting, though.
Nice to see all these folks saying hi. Me, too. Hi! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Denial of my diagnosis |
| Akshara |
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Posted: 15 Apr 2017, 7:05 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 568
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| Consider this like a wave, and you're in the water. The painful experiences come like waves, and roll through. I've had some really bad waves - really bad - but they always roll through. And with time, things change. Especially after high school. There are some really cool people out there, who can ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How to cope with finding out? |
| Akshara |
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Posted: 15 Apr 2017, 6:49 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 512
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| I totally agree about letting your mind and system process all this. You know, when people move to a new city, it usually takes 1-2 years before they feel relaxed and settled in. This is so much bigger than moving to San Francisco, or even Japan! It affects everything, for your whole life. OK, maybe... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Not having words for your experiences |
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Posted: 15 Apr 2017, 6:39 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 486
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| The most obvious one for me is being sociable in some circumstances and not in others. When I feel safe and comfortable, I can relax and smile and share things alot more. And of course, I've also learned over the years how to act sociable even when I don't feel that way at all. So then, when I can't... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Pacing back and forth and talking to yourself. |
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Posted: 15 Apr 2017, 12:56 am
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Replies: 38
Views: 12,438
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| Definitely. I pace around my apartment and speak conversations out loud, often multiple times until I feel like I "nailed" it (said clearly and thoroughly what I had to say). This is with either real people or imaginary people. I also talk about my life, describe any idea that comes to min... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you experience these things? |
| Akshara |
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Posted: 14 Apr 2017, 2:55 am
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Replies: 0
Views: 278
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| There's a couple of things that I experience, and I'm very interested in whether they're familiar to any of you. They may be related to "weak central coherence" or "impaired executive function", or just the over-reliance on thought that comes from things that aren't processed int... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I feel very lonely |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2017, 9:00 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,235
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| Just have to say, for 200,000 years people wandered about in groups. They lived and worked and ate and played together. People were never alone. Suddenly, now, we're in this weird culture that fractures everyone into pieces. It isn't just our difference that keeps us alone - it's this freaky world! ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are aspies perpetually lonely? |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2017, 8:54 pm
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,610
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| I've had moments of feeling profoundly connected to others, when it seemed we saw life much the same, with similar values and hopes and joys... And sometimes, I know that this is true. However, too often I'm with people who don't seem to get me at all, with different values, different wants, and way... |
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