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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: I would like be roomates with another autistic person |
| asalem |
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Posted: 29 May 2024, 1:28 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,414
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| I live in USA and I can move anywhere. I am in Minneapolis right now. I am nomadic. I work form home and am self employed. I am looking for a roommate and I would like to with another person like that has autism. I am a 33 year old male. Let me know thank you |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Making friends |
| asalem |
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Posted: 20 May 2024, 3:33 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,590
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| I used to have friends but I have no idea what has happened to me in the last 4 years that I have been unable to make or keep friends. I am a 33 year old male. My interests is religion and geopolitics. I am a Muslim. I have ADHD and HFA. I find myself stimming more often that I used, even in public.... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: anyone else sick of neurotypical people |
| asalem |
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Posted: 20 May 2024, 3:24 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,799
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| Send me a message. I have HFA and ADHD. I feel like I am living your life. I have no friends. I was living in Phoenix until March but I am moving back to Arizona next week. Message me if you want to talk and go for coffee. We can make fun of NTs all day. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What happened that to that add forum? |
| asalem |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2019, 8:08 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 402
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| ADHD forum. That one ADDForums.com or something. Forgot the name. No it's a separate website. It's the like the main forum for ADHD online. It's not working. There is a website called ADDForum.com Here is a link http://addforum.com It is a linkage website. By that it links to other websites such as... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What happened that to that add forum? |
| asalem |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2019, 6:55 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 402
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| ADHD forum. That one ADDForums.com or something. Forgot the name. No it's a separate website. It's the like the main forum for ADHD online. It's not working. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What happened that to that add forum? |
| asalem |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2019, 12:33 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 402
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| I forgot the name? Everyone I try to get on it says database error. Does anybody know what I am talking about? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can I be low functioning and people not reakize |
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Posted: 18 Jun 2019, 8:20 am
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Replies: 60
Views: 1,306
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| We have to create a system so that people can get their needs met. Functioning labels are sometimes used to determine whose needs get me and whose don't, who gets help and who does not. There has to be a better way. One thing I find is that the ones who do receive help are the lower end of the spec... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Need advice on being diagnosed |
| asalem |
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Posted: 17 Jun 2019, 8:41 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 375
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| Are you currently employed? If you are not or if you are very underemployed, find the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation in your area and contact them. They might be able to get you diagnosed for free. That is how I was able to get my diagnosis. I got a complete and thorough diagnosis from the dep... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can I be low functioning and people not reakize |
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Posted: 17 Jun 2019, 8:24 pm
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Replies: 60
Views: 1,306
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| You could have a neurological speech problem such as apraxia of speech. Often when one "talks funny" they get treated as someone someone who is mentally challenged. Having gone from a slight autistic speech impediment to not being able to talk at all for a year due to a tongue replacement... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Need advice on being diagnosed |
| asalem |
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Posted: 17 Jun 2019, 3:22 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 375
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| I am finally thinking about getting diagnosed although I have no health insurance. I live in the Cincinnati/dayton area. What are some recommendations in going about this with no insurance. What are the steps to do this? Please guide me. I have no idea where to start. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can I be low functioning and people not reakize |
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Posted: 17 Jun 2019, 3:08 pm
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Replies: 60
Views: 1,306
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| What makes you feel you're "low-functioning," OP? A person who is not actually "low-functioning" could FEEL like he/she is "low-functioning" very easily. So this question is not a criticism. A person with a high IQ, say, and yet who cannot cook his/her own dinner and h... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can I be low functioning and people not reakize |
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Posted: 17 Jun 2019, 3:05 pm
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Replies: 60
Views: 1,306
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| I'm supposedly high-functioning but I have some really major deficits, as well as major strengths. I'm totally unfit for most jobs, including just about anything in an office. But I work and pay my bills--when I remember. Last year, I didn't pay the electricity bill for a year and then had a huge a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can I be low functioning and people not reakize |
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Posted: 17 Jun 2019, 3:02 pm
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Replies: 60
Views: 1,306
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| did you have a severe delay in speech? if you were low functioning you would have.you may not have learned to speak untill maybe 8 or 10 years old.low functioning autism is associated with severe difficulties in speech. however aspergers and high functioning autism can be a spectrum in and of itsel... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can I be low functioning and people not reakize |
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Posted: 17 Jun 2019, 2:54 pm
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Replies: 60
Views: 1,306
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| You could have a neurological speech problem such as apraxia of speech. Often when one "talks funny" they get treated as someone someone who is mentally challenged. Low functioning autism would severely impact all aspects of your life. You would need assistance with most all simple daily ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can low funtioning autistic drive |
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Posted: 16 Jun 2019, 7:12 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 770
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can I be low functioning and people not reakize |
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Posted: 16 Jun 2019, 6:43 pm
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Replies: 60
Views: 1,306
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| It's more likely that they notice you have something but don't realise what you have. I am undiagnosed. I feel like I am have a lower funtion than most aspies I have meet. Everytime I meet people they treat me different than other people as if they know something is off about me but that still resp... |
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