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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Medical Marijuana?

OffGridASD
 Post subject: Re: Medical Marijuana?
Posted: 17 Jun 2017, 4:38 pm 

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I am a daily medicator and I feel like it helps me be okay with who I am as a person. I think the key is moderation(something I have yet to learn) but I compensated from quitting nicotine by smoking more marijuana. Although, like will@rd said, I think it brings people together in a common interest a...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Reading emotions from eyes test - What's your score?

OffGridASD
Posted: 15 Jun 2017, 6:18 pm 

Replies: 11
Views: 1,196
I remember taking this test and I scored high on it. Like you said I think the multiple choice is a bit easier to choose from. I think in the moment of a conversation, it's much harder to tell the emotions. It's been said that people on the spectrum can't multitask well and I think juggling what the...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Anybody else here procrastinate out of anxiety?

OffGridASD
Posted: 15 Jun 2017, 4:03 pm 

Replies: 38
Views: 1,881
Leaving the house is hard! job searching is hard as well because contacting and then meeting for an interview is so anxiety inducing. I'm not so good with new people because my mind goes blank about what to describe myself as. Communication... :|

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Late diagnosis blues

OffGridASD
 Post subject: Re: Late diagnosis blues
Posted: 15 Jun 2017, 3:53 pm 

Replies: 6
Views: 539
ASPartOfMe wrote:
When I was diagnosed at age 55 I came to realize that every key decision and turning point in my life was partially to totally influenced by my autism and were not solely the result of flawed personality.


That hits the nail in the head. How did you feel about this knowledge?

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Late diagnosis blues

OffGridASD
 Post subject: Re: Late diagnosis blues
Posted: 15 Jun 2017, 3:51 pm 

Replies: 6
Views: 539
I have also found therapy to be helpful. I understand things better like the "whys" but the methods of limiting their impact are still being put into place. I have a bit of a dissociative view of the true workings of the world; In my mind I see this world and its complications as too heav...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Being withdrawn

OffGridASD
 Post subject: Re: Being withdrawn
Posted: 15 Jun 2017, 3:27 pm 

Replies: 11
Views: 739
I seem to only have negative experiences with humans so I really keep to myself. I find the dance people do to be fake and dishonest. I have had people manipulate me in the past to get what they want and I have anxiety around new people as a result. I guess I have trust issues I should discuss with ...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Late diagnosis blues

OffGridASD
 Post subject: Late diagnosis blues
Posted: 15 Jun 2017, 12:01 pm 

Replies: 6
Views: 539
Hiya all neurodiverse people. I was self diagnosed about a year ago after doing research online. I started tearing up as I was reading about the social difficulties of Aspergers people and I had the thought that wow this was me. When I was maybe 8 or 9 my mother said that I was more like her than I ...
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