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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone else get this |
| AnnieAnn |
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Posted: 02 May 2020, 10:18 am
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Replies: 11
Views: 717
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| I was thinking it could be side effects from different meds, but I guess not. Sorry I don't know. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone else get this |
| AnnieAnn |
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Posted: 02 May 2020, 8:30 am
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Replies: 11
Views: 717
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| Are you taking any types of medications at all? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Have you done team sports _as a young adult_? |
| AnnieAnn |
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Posted: 21 Apr 2020, 8:08 am
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Replies: 20
Views: 728
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Dear_one wrote: Nobody ever explained the basics, and they were not obvious to me.
Exactly! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Have you done team sports _as a young adult_? |
| AnnieAnn |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2020, 12:49 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 728
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| I was so confused about team sports as a kid. I had no understanding of what the point of it was at all. I understand the games now, but still not interested in the slightest. In gym class in elementary school we would sometimes have to divide into teams for dodge ball, basketball or floor hockey an... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Past crush cringe |
| AnnieAnn |
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Posted: 12 Apr 2020, 6:04 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 418
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| yes, past crushes are so cringy it pains me to even think about them. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Betta Fish and autism |
| AnnieAnn |
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Posted: 11 Apr 2020, 4:11 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,293
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| I had my own 20 gallon tropical aquarium growing up. There was a nice assortment of fish to watch and I would do it for hours, very relaxing. But.. the maintenance to keep the tank clean and keep fish healthy was a ton of work which is why I don't have an aquarium as an adult. When I saw the title t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Walking Past People |
| AnnieAnn |
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Posted: 30 Mar 2020, 12:11 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 480
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| I have lots of trouble politely walking past people. Does this sound familiar? YES. I've always been so uncomfortable starting since I was a little kid. Whether it was passing a person on the street in my neighborhood, or passing in the hallway at school or at work. I walk my dogs at night so there... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you feel like you're not even a part of your own family? |
| AnnieAnn |
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Posted: 22 Mar 2020, 3:44 pm
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Replies: 101
Views: 184,868
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| I feel like I don't really have a family and like I'm not really a part of my own family. I feel like a complete outsider in my family. I neither fit in with them nor do they treat me like a part of the family. Same. I have felt like I wasn't part of my family since I was in 1st grade. Always. I kn... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Any sort of social interaction from strangers is difficult. |
| AnnieAnn |
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Posted: 20 Mar 2020, 6:00 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 582
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| Yes, I'm stressed by it all as well.. even when I like the people. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I can't control interrupting people. |
| AnnieAnn |
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Posted: 20 Mar 2020, 5:57 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 498
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| I have the same issue with interrupting, and from what I can tell by reactions I get (like "LET ME FINISH MY SENTENCE"), I'm really a severe case. A few people close to me started telling me that I interrupt constantly, and the worst part is that I've been totally unaware that I do that. C... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I might be the most dysfunctional person on the planet |
| AnnieAnn |
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Posted: 06 Mar 2020, 1:48 pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,140
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| I had the same type thing happen at the gas pump. A simple task became difficult. I was out of state and went to put gas in my car. All the buttons that I am familiar with were all very differently arranged and I just went blank. Really started panicking and had to pull it together. It took me a whi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What aspects of social interaction are especially tiring? |
| AnnieAnn |
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Posted: 02 Mar 2020, 12:32 pm
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Replies: 89
Views: 5,120
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| I just read this entire thread and I can relate to every post and they are all so helpful by just knowing others are struggling like me with interaction. I find every aspect tiring in my 50's. At younger ages I was better at it or maybe willing to try harder. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Biggest Pet Peeve |
| AnnieAnn |
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Posted: 23 Feb 2020, 7:48 pm
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Replies: 37
Views: 2,226
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| Tickling, grabbing, poking all torture.. makes me flip out. Also can't take the sound of babies crying. If I'm watching a movie and there is a baby crying in it, I have to immediately mute it. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What Is Masking? |
| AnnieAnn |
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Posted: 10 Feb 2020, 2:37 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,283
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CockneyRebel wrote: Pretending to be something I'm not. I've done it for 32 years.
Best definition I've seen, in a nutshell. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How Does Masking Work? |
| AnnieAnn |
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Posted: 08 Feb 2020, 2:50 pm
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Replies: 95
Views: 2,950
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| I become a completely different person depending on who I'm mixing with. I don't like it. Same here.. I noticed I did that since grade school and its not something I like either. Getting into 'character' to interact is so completely draining, especially now that I'm older. Can barely do it anymore. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What has been your overall experience with non-autistics? |
| AnnieAnn |
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Posted: 15 Oct 2019, 5:38 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,020
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| They all seem to be effortlessly on the 'same page' together, where for me it takes extreme effort to attempt to be on that page. That being the case for me, they give me anxiety. |
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