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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I might not have Asperger's. Do you hate me? |
| santabarbarian |
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Posted: 02 Apr 2008, 3:35 am
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Replies: 39
Views: 5,514
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| I have had mental health pro's tell me I certainly don't have it while others tell me I obviously do. Does this psychologist work with many people on the spectrum? Do they have much experience with asperger's in particular? I would not overweight their opinion unless asperger's was one of their spec... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Hyposensitive |
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Posted: 02 Apr 2008, 3:26 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,817
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| I have always been hypo sensitive to pain. Then I had a bad whiplash accident and developed a debilitating pain condition, refractory occipital neuralgia. My condition has worsened for over 5 years, I have severe pain 24 hours per day. Unfortunately a team of dr's have been slow to identify the seve... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Have you ever smoked Marijuana? |
| santabarbarian |
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Posted: 09 Mar 2008, 1:20 am
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Replies: 161
Views: 4,342
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| All day, every day. It helps me to focus and get work done. Without it I tend to work slowly because I hyper focus on perfection. Good weed is a gift from god, put here on this earth for man to use for his benefit. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can AS be passed down genetically? |
| santabarbarian |
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Posted: 09 Mar 2008, 1:12 am
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Replies: 36
Views: 4,799
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| I have AS, my father seems to have AS, my young son is also starting to show some signs. Every male member of my family for 3 generations is an engineer of one kind or another and many have aspie traits. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Government admits in court autism thimerosall link |
| santabarbarian |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2008, 3:02 am
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Replies: 45
Views: 4,397
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| Remember the government always tells the truth. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Government admits in court autism thimerosall link |
| santabarbarian |
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Posted: 02 Mar 2008, 4:04 am
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Replies: 45
Views: 4,397
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| This is what I sent to the NIH when they were asking for information regarding autism: I am a former food process engineer who believes, because recent studies have implicated genes which code for glutamate synapses in ASD, we should investigate the effects of both INGESTED and INJECTED excitatory f... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Government admits in court autism thimerosall link |
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Posted: 02 Mar 2008, 4:03 am
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Replies: 45
Views: 4,397
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| Here is a link to the article. Read the whole article but pay special attention to the 9th and 10th paragraphs. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kirby/government-concedes-vacci_b_88323.html Let this sink in while remembering all the denials made by US government regarding any links between ASD an... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Over analyzing stuff? |
| santabarbarian |
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Posted: 23 Jan 2008, 4:04 am
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Replies: 66
Views: 12,972
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Fibromyalgia |
| santabarbarian |
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Posted: 23 Jan 2008, 4:03 am
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,328
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Have you had any neck or whiplash injuries? Your arm symptoms sound like thoracic outlet syndrome, I have that also.
Do you have pain in the back of your head at the base of your skull? That is a common site for nerve damage from an injury which could be the start of your problems. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Fibromyalgia |
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Posted: 23 Jan 2008, 3:58 am
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Replies: 30
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| [quote="monty"] Fibromyalgia links at Shrubmed Acupuncture, massage and hypnosis seem to be some of the best researched natural therapies for fibromyalgia. There are a few studies that show that a vegetarian diet can help fibro - a couple of theories on this, including 1) less inflammation... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Let's get one thing straight about being an Aspie |
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Posted: 23 Jan 2008, 3:44 am
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Replies: 104
Views: 11,293
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| I would not give up my hyper intelligence and analytical nature to be more social. I have recently had 2 sons and I actually feel a bit guilty because I hope they are gifted with the positive aspie traits that I have. My father and grandfather are likely aspies, although undiagnosed, and they both b... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Do you believe in Karma? |
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Posted: 19 Jan 2008, 4:37 am
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,422
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| Karma - (Sanskrit meaning) Is the literal word meaning "action" or "doing". This popular theory of karma is like saying in English "your own doing". In popular Indian belief, karma is a sort of built in moral law where all the good things you do and all the bad things you do, have consequences which... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Relationships 10 years + |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2008, 8:14 am
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,930
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| 10 years together and the key is that she has the patience of an angel and we are best friends. I love her so much because of how incredible she is and that just helps to keep our love strong and growing. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What if autism was contagious? What would you do? |
| santabarbarian |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2008, 8:05 am
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Replies: 192
Views: 12,313
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| I would give it to many of the idiot NT's I run into so they might better realize how they affect the world. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Has anyone ever read "The Book" by Alan Watts? |
| santabarbarian |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2008, 8:03 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,290
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| It is the best book I have ever read that logically explains the world we live in and why we perceive it as we do. It's focus is on the sense of "self". I have given this book to over 20 people and those who appreciate it the most are my aspie friends. Try it you'll like it. I really recommend readi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism and Divorce Rate |
| santabarbarian |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2008, 7:53 am
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Replies: 37
Views: 5,675
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| My dad has AS and he and my mom are about to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary. I also have AS and my wife and I have been married almost 10 years now. I am completely devoted to her in part because I appreciate so much how she understands me and puts up with my quirks. I think it is interes... |
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