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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Book recommendations |
| Bagpuss7 |
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Posted: 30 Mar 2019, 11:08 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 811
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Aspergirls, Rudy Simone
I also echo the recommendation for Cynthia Kim - she also has a (not update now) website called "Musings of an Aspie" |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Looking for experiences of UK autism assessments |
| Bagpuss7 |
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Posted: 12 Mar 2019, 1:41 pm
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Replies: 14
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My experience last summer:
I paid to go private as the NHS waiting list was 2 years
I had one single 4hr appt with one clinical psychologist with no family involvement.
Diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome made on the day.
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Having eye contact |
| Bagpuss7 |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2019, 2:03 pm
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Replies: 44
Views: 6,602
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having someone looking into my eyes feels like their eyes are burning into my soul...
I'm ok with hands though! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: meds for hypersensory issues |
| Bagpuss7 |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2019, 1:11 pm
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Replies: 7
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| I was diagnosed with hyperacusis before AS. My NHS audiology dept fitted me with a sound generator which is designed to desensitize the brain with regard to perceiving noise as pain. I also agree with the poster above that there is undoubtedly a psychological side to it as well. Misophonia/phonophob... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My employer is having an autism awareness campaign in 2019 |
| Bagpuss7 |
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Posted: 29 Dec 2018, 12:58 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 899
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| Perhaps awareness of something like the lanyards that a lot of airports in the UK have introduced that discreetly let staff know the wearer is autistic? I've not ever used them myself, but have seen some positive reports of their use. https://www.aph.com/community/holidays/autism-airports-help-revea... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Obsessions with small things that is not a special interest |
| Bagpuss7 |
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Posted: 15 Dec 2018, 1:52 pm
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Replies: 5
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| I do this all the time whenever I am considering buying anything. Recently it was buying a new toothbrush - I was tracking minute price changes on Amazon, and watching about 10 on Ebay. Eventually after about 2 weeks of this I did actually then bid for and win one on ebay, so the obsession has final... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you get car-sick, sea-sick, etc.? (Poll) |
| Bagpuss7 |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2018, 2:02 pm
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Replies: 57
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| I don't get sick as such, but suffer from a cumulative effect of motion. Eg if on holiday an on a succession of boats, trains, etc. Also from hotel lifts. It then affects me when lying down... I constantly then feel like I am moving. Apparently it's called "mal de debarquement" or something. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: You know you're autistic when... |
| Bagpuss7 |
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Posted: 17 Nov 2018, 1:16 pm
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Replies: 603
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| you're shopping in Poundland and the incessant Xmas music is annoying you, and when a song comes on that contains the repeating line "it's Xmas", you walk around muttering "no it's not, it's mid November" |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Still struggle with understanding sarcasm/irony/metaphors? |
| Bagpuss7 |
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Posted: 10 Nov 2018, 2:07 pm
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Replies: 19
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| I understand them, and actually use them a lot. I can be very sarcastic sometimes. I also tend to use puns a lot. Now, can I tell if someone is joking around with me or teasing me? No. My boss did this to me often and I never knew how to respond. yeah that sounds like me. I do struggle with things ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sensory overload theory |
| Bagpuss7 |
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Posted: 03 Nov 2018, 12:58 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 414
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Arganger wrote: What sensory overload seems to be, physically, according to science, is the information not reaching where it should when it is supposed to in your brain, so it gets jumbled and the brain gives up on trying to sort it.
That's a really nice succinct way of explaining it, thank you |
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