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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Selective sensory adaptation |
| Michel Ardan |
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Posted: 16 May 2024, 4:57 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,738
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| Thank you for your answer. Indeed, every autistic person is different but the book sentence is unusually absolute in this section. I’m still dealing with imposter syndrome, every unrelatable detail about autistic traits makes me doubting about the value of my diagnosis. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sleeping |
| Michel Ardan |
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Posted: 14 May 2024, 4:11 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,823
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| How often do you have difficulty falling or staying asleep? Every night, except when exhausted, since early in life. How often do you sleep at work or school? Absolutely never. In fact, I didn’t even sleep during mandatory nap-time in kindergarten, which made teachers unhappy. Also stopped having n... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Selective sensory adaptation |
| Michel Ardan |
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Posted: 14 May 2024, 3:30 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,738
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| I’m currently reading Unmasked Autism by Dr Devon Price. In chapter 4, it is written: The longer [Neurotypicals] are in the presence of a sound, smell, texture, or visual cue, the more their brain learns to ignore it, and allow it to fade into the background. […] The exact opposite is true for Autis... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Having a limited wardrobe |
| Michel Ardan |
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Posted: 10 Oct 2021, 4:40 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,332
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| I used to be like this, not being interested in clothes to the point of letting my parents chose for me what I was going to wear on a daily basis. Then, suddenly, I became interested in menswear and it somehow became a special interest. Now there is always something missing in my wardrobe, be it jac... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism,Medicaid, and COVID-19 risk |
| Michel Ardan |
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Posted: 31 Aug 2021, 1:22 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 482
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kraftiekortie wrote: That's why people shouldn't rely on just reading the headlines.....it's rather "clickbait-y."
At this point the headline is just plain wrong. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Comic about autism: AspiGurl / Lily Spectrum |
| Michel Ardan |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2021, 4:22 pm
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Replies: 0
Views: 544
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| Hi everyone Sorry if this is the wrong place, for me it doesn’t fit into the topical discussions section nor into the media representation section. In this case, maybe the mods can move it. This weekend I discovered an online comic about autism. Surprisingly there is no mention of it on WP. So basic... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Question regarding the validity of aspie quiz |
| Michel Ardan |
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Posted: 27 Aug 2021, 4:57 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,747
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| Got it. You confirm my readings. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Question regarding the validity of aspie quiz |
| Michel Ardan |
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Posted: 27 Aug 2021, 1:48 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,747
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| @Michael Ardan , If there is any doubt, or concern, about a diagnosis, it doesn't hurt to discuss with your mental health professional. They can more adequately answer questions about the diagnostic process and your diagnosis than anyone on the internet can. That may often be correct, though it dep... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Business trip anxiety |
| Michel Ardan |
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Posted: 27 Aug 2021, 1:39 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 749
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| It’s funny that we feel the exact opposite. I prefer commuting using public transport, in my last job was 1½ hour away by car and twice as much by train, now it’s around the same duration but by train. Parking is a nightmare over there as well, it makes me anxious. City roads and normal roads are be... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Question regarding the validity of aspie quiz |
| Michel Ardan |
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Posted: 26 Aug 2021, 4:44 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,747
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| @Something Profound I don’t know if your message is partly for me but you made me realised that I really need to talk about it to my psychiatrist. My diagnosis definitely feels right but still… |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Business trip anxiety |
| Michel Ardan |
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Posted: 26 Aug 2021, 3:06 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 749
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| Hi everyone Do you get anxious when you have to travel for work, especially in places you never went before and using means of transport you’re not used to? I started a new job last year. At one point I was told that I would need to travel alone to monitor experiments I am responsible of (I’m an eng... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Question regarding the validity of aspie quiz |
| Michel Ardan |
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Posted: 26 Aug 2021, 12:56 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,747
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No, I was nearly 29.
Edit. The psychiatrist said that it seemed obvious to her. Maybe she had the confirmation by reading the text I wrote and the scores to the online tests I brought because the other tests she sent me were returned only after the diagnosis arrived. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Question regarding the validity of aspie quiz |
| Michel Ardan |
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Posted: 26 Aug 2021, 12:47 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,747
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kraftiekortie wrote: Usually, the diagnostic process takes like 5 hours.
Is it always necessary to take hours? I got mine in basically one hour and it’s the main thing that makes me doubt about my autism. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Parental involvement in diagnosis |
| Michel Ardan |
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Posted: 25 Aug 2021, 12:54 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 906
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| When I was still wondering if I could be autistic, I asked my mother if she had any doubt when I was little, or if something was said when my IQ was determined, or even if I was actually diagnosed without knowing and the diagnosis being hidden for whatever reason. I asked her to read documents about... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Just want to chat with other aspies |
| Michel Ardan |
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Posted: 24 Aug 2021, 4:43 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,699
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| Thanks for your messages! I was diagnosed at the age of 49, I had to wait 3 months for my first appointment but 2 months after that I received my autism diagnosis, along with 3 other ones I wasn't expecting. The 3 month wait was stressful, but I can't complain compared to others... My experience is ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Just want to chat with other aspies |
| Michel Ardan |
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Posted: 22 Aug 2021, 1:32 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,699
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| Hi! Your experience was the kind I was expecting. Several months being on the faster end. Some people wait years. That’s crazy! I indeed grow up in France. I was born and spent my whole life there. My English skills come from school and quite a lot of reading on Reddit. Only my written English is go... |
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