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 Forum: The Haven   Topic: What unreasonable expectations did others have about you?

gardenerofcolours
Posted: 26 Oct 2022, 2:26 pm 

Replies: 15
Views: 771
I would say that I definitely feel like people have this expectation that I am always outgoing, always social, always smiling, always willing to bend over backwards for everyone. It. Is. Exhausting. God forbid I should be human for once, or not want to always be this social butterfly. I'm so over ot...

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: Back again

gardenerofcolours
 Post subject: Back again
Posted: 26 Oct 2022, 11:12 am 

Replies: 9
Views: 885
TW: abuse Sup guys, so I have not been here in awhile just due to life stuff and just wandered into different interests. In any case I have returned due to realizing I really do need to be part of something that is really part of who I am at a fundamental level. I have recently realized that part of...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Halp this newly diagnosed Autie!

gardenerofcolours
Posted: 10 Dec 2018, 5:07 pm 

Replies: 3
Views: 242
Honestly I cannot recall if I hand flapped or not. I think so but my childhood memories are foggy. When I have tried it now though, it does not feel natural or at ease, like I guess I expected it to. Like putting on a warm pair of socks that you have not worn in a long time. I stim by picking my fin...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: picking skin...?

gardenerofcolours
 Post subject: Re: picking skin...?
Posted: 10 Dec 2018, 5:01 pm 

Replies: 20
Views: 4,189
I have done this since probably my teenage years. For myself, I would say that being forced to have "quiet hands" forced me to find alternate ways to release energy/stress, so it evolved into finger picking and hair twirling.

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: What does an assessment involve?

gardenerofcolours
Posted: 10 Dec 2018, 4:55 pm 

Replies: 3
Views: 355
I think that you will find a wide variety. I know of some who have had a battery of tests done, as well as speaking to your parents about your childhood. I had four appointments with the same person, and we discussed things like 1) Why I thought I might be on the spectrum 2) Why I thought I might no...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Halp this newly diagnosed Autie!

gardenerofcolours
Posted: 10 Dec 2018, 4:48 pm 

Replies: 3
Views: 242
As my title says, I am newly diagnosed as being on the spectrum and I have struggled to understand how this could be-- mostly due to internalized Abelism and negative stereotypes. Honestly I have been in denial about it, even after getting an official diagnosis. I thought it would lead to validation...

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: Old member returning

gardenerofcolours
 Post subject: Old member returning
Posted: 11 Nov 2018, 1:03 pm 

Replies: 4
Views: 350
Hi everyone, I used to be a member on this forum some years ago. I left due to not relating to my diagnosis a few years after I received it. I have decided to return. Oh about me, almost 30, dx'd around a decade ago. Definitely not NT, but not really sure what I am. Hobbies are reading and creating ...
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