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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Where are all the average weight autistics? |
| ZackMichel |
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Posted: 28 Mar 2019, 9:41 am
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,458
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| I had an eating disorder, but other than that I am now at a healthy weight. I was reading about eating disorders being common among people with ASD, but I'm not sure the person was talking about the same types of eating disorders. I was diagnosed with anorexia, and it wasn't that much about food ave... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Attwood Quote Origin |
| ZackMichel |
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Posted: 28 Mar 2019, 9:34 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 787
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| I tried to do an internet search and couldn't come up with anything about where the quote came from. :( I searched through the "Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome" (I have a pdf) and it is for sure not in that book. I did find this list of AS quotes, though. There are some good ones in ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My Social anxiety vs a NT |
| ZackMichel |
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Posted: 24 Mar 2019, 10:47 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 764
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| I think I'm in a very similar boat to you, socialising takes a lot of effort for me, I try to be very friendly to people, I believe I come across as friendly, I smile lots(even though I'm not necessarily smiling inside), probably too much, and I think if the person I'm chatting to isn't full of smi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does wearing gloves comfort you? |
| ZackMichel |
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Posted: 24 Mar 2019, 10:36 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,624
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| I was going to say that I really dislike wearing gloves, then I remembered that I wear nitrile gloves every day at work. As long as my hands aren't too sweaty while I am wearing them, I logically like that they protect me from the chemicals and stuff that I work with. I have a pair of giant fingerle... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How can I strike better conversations? |
| ZackMichel |
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Posted: 24 Mar 2019, 10:30 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 492
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jimmy m wrote: This is a simple way to build up your conversational skills and at the same time bring a little sunshine into another person's life.
I love this  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Clinically significant impairment? |
| ZackMichel |
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Posted: 23 Mar 2019, 10:17 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 491
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| I've also been worried about this criterion, since I'm going to speak with a psychologist in about a week about whether or not I am on the spectrum. I have a job, can pay bills, and live in a city. Here's a list of 'impairments' I have to present to the psychologist. I'll let you guys know what she ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: 'Masking' Causes Depression/Anxiety |
| ZackMichel |
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Posted: 20 Mar 2019, 9:39 am
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,045
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| Does anyone have specific 'masking' skills that cause them distress? I regularly use 'masking' skills to get by at work and in public. I'm considering letting go of some of those habits after reading the study below, which suggests that masking or camouflaging autistic traits could lead to other men... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Why do people think Aspies are more likely to b transgender? |
| ZackMichel |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2019, 10:03 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,733
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| https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6223809/ "This study confirmed previous findings from adult studies that there is no evidence of increased rates of autism in transgender populations as a whole." HOWEVER: "The study found that within people assigned female at birth the tra... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Transgender Aspies |
| ZackMichel |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2019, 9:47 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,547
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| Agender friend here! I used to identify on the binary (FTM) because I didn't realize there was an in-between space (yay, gender is a spectrum). I have also heard people use the term "autigender," which means that they feel their gender non-conformity is directly related to their ASD. I ide... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Confused and feeling a little alone |
| ZackMichel |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2019, 2:57 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 803
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| Hi! I identify with being the quiet one throughout most of my grade school/high school years. I wasn't really shy, per se, but I definitely wasn't interested in the more social aspects of school. I was very concerned with pleasing others around me in order to get them to like me. I think this was a ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Snow and autism- do you hate snow? |
| ZackMichel |
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Posted: 12 Mar 2019, 7:33 am
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Replies: 123
Views: 8,757
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| I don't HATE snow, but I have a lot of problems with it. It's beautiful, but I can't stand the texture (sensory issues) when walking through powdery snow. *shudders* I also don't like driving in it. I like that it sometimes cancels school or work. I'm in the PNW and we had a couple of winter storms ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autistic Excitability? |
| ZackMichel |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2019, 7:11 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 370
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DanielW wrote: No Problem...I'm still figuring this out myself, I'm in therapy, but an hour a week just isn't enough .
For real, though. lol |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autistic Excitability? |
| ZackMichel |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2019, 6:54 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 370
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| People on the spectrum can have difficulty with the self-regulation of emotion and/or sensory input. They also have a higher chance of having comorbid ADD/ADHD. So, it could be one or the other...or both. Probably not helpful, but there it is. Yeah, self-regulation of emotion. I think that's it. I ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autistic Excitability? |
| ZackMichel |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2019, 3:10 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 370
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| Is there such a thing as autistic excitability/hyperactivity (not related to ADHD)? My psychiatrist mentioned something like that when I told her I think I have ASD. I have a bipolar 2 diagnosis (from her), and I wonder if the 'hypomanic' episodes she thought I was having were just me being an excit... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is your ancestry? |
| ZackMichel |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2019, 12:30 pm
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Replies: 264
Views: 19,335
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I'm not sure how I feel about trying to associate autism with ethnicity, but I'm a sucker for statistics, so here are mine (I did one of those genetic tests - not sure why they don't add up to 100%):
42% British/Irish
39% German
4% Scandinavian
>1% Ashkenazi Jewish, Spanish, SE African |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Psychic Vampire |
| ZackMichel |
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Posted: 04 Mar 2019, 5:24 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 373
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| While I would not have considered myself a "psychic vampire", I can relate to the feeling of otherness compared to most people. In fact, I still feel something other than human even now (though what that would be I don't know) Not any more or less than human, just different. I wasn't offi... |
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