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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Trying to figure out if I might be on the spectrum |
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Posted: 14 May 2017, 5:35 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 670
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| Welcome to Wrong Planet! I don't know if you wanted people to comment on the traits that you mentioned, but the part where you mentioned having difficulty being able to clean things up sounds a lot like executive dysfunction. I'm not sure if all autistics have it, but it's definitely a very common a... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Co -worker always inviting me to her church,was my response |
| sweetperfume |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2017, 8:23 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 862
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| I think that it's good that you told her the truth and to respect your choices, but at the same time I wouldn't be at all surprised if she was upset. Clearly, church is important to her, and she probably thought she was doing you a favor by inviting you to come with her (even if she probably should ... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Did I tune out? |
| sweetperfume |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2017, 8:08 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 726
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| There's a 99.99% chance that I'm overthinking this (so feel free to ignore what I'm about to say), but my mind jumped to absence seizures when I read your post. Around 1/4 of autistics develop epilepsy during puberty (I'm just guessing that you're around that age, although once again I could be comp... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Dealing with waiting |
| sweetperfume |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2017, 7:54 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 378
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| I think everyone has some problems with waiting for information, regardless of neurotype. If you can do something to distract you, especially something that you'd enjoy, that might help to pass the time. If you're really worried that you won't be accepted, try to remind yourself that even if you don... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you feel in between in terms of gender? |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2017, 7:51 pm
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Replies: 37
Views: 2,035
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| I don't know what you mean by "in between", but I definitely have a really difficult time grasping the concept of gender and how most people identify really strongly with one of these two ideas (male or female). I mean, I understand gender roles and stereotypes and all that, and I'm fine w... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you feel sorry for autistic kids? |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2017, 1:18 am
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Replies: 37
Views: 2,166
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| Autistic children get every support, every accommodation is made for them, whereas autistic adults get nothing. People still seem to believe autism evaporates at 18, and are only interested in autistic children, not autistic people. Annoys me. So no I don't feel sorry for them - they're certainly g... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: How do i handle this? (trans/autism/school) |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2017, 1:07 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 545
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| How tolerant are people in your community? Do you think people would speak up for you if there were issues, or do you think you'd largely be on your own to deal with them? |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Several Personalities? |
| sweetperfume |
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Posted: 26 Feb 2017, 2:44 pm
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Replies: 1
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| What you're describing doesn't sound odd to me at all. For me at least, when I have a lot of energy I can socialize pretty well and will more or less seem "normal". When I'm tired, I either go into some kind of frenzied hyperdrive where I'm all over the place, or I shut mostly down, not ta... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: trying new things? |
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Posted: 25 Feb 2017, 8:47 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 283
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| This question really, really threw me for a loop. At first, I was going to tell you that disliking change and having specific routines is a really common autism thing and leave it at that, but then I thought about it. Anxiety and OCD, which would definitely make one more comfortable with having set ... |
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Forum: Adolescent Autism Forum Topic: What are your thoughts on the neurodiversity movement? |
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Posted: 17 Feb 2017, 5:25 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,481
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| Does the neurodiversity movement really not include treatment for people with autism? I was always under the understanding that the movement was supportive of helping "lower functioning" (for lack of a better term) autistics find ways of coping and communication that work for them. |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Disorganised but not disorganised speech/thought disorder? |
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Posted: 13 Feb 2017, 2:54 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 841
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| Do you know if you have executive dysfunction? |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: 3-letter word game |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2017, 6:16 pm
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Replies: 6,253
Views: 83,025
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: 5-letter word game |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2017, 6:15 pm
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Replies: 37,059
Views: 335,064
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Gaydar |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2017, 5:40 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,018
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| So, I'm a queer sixteen-year-old girl (who asked a question a few weeks ago on this forum about being asexual). I've known that I wasn't straight for a few years now, and am pretty comfortable with it. I've been aware of the concept of "gaydar", being able to tell if people are straight or... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Does being afraid of sex count as asexual? |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2017, 5:35 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,327
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| I think it depends. There could be an underlying cause for your fear that's not asexuality, or it could be that you're a sex-repulsed panromantic asexual who just thinks the whole idea of sex is strange. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: So What is HFA again? |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2017, 2:22 am
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,121
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| I realize now that I misinterpreted your question. I thought that you were saying that your son had already been diagnosed with autism and you were trying to figure out whether he would be considered "high functioning" or "low functioning", when I see now that you were wondering ... |
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