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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Theme song for mature Aspies/Autistics |
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Posted: 15 Jan 2018, 5:23 am
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Theme song for mature Aspies/Autistics |
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Posted: 13 Jan 2018, 1:27 pm
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Replies: 9
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: ADOS-2 assessment at Cambridge ARC |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2018, 6:56 am
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Replies: 2
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| All I can say that with those results from that type of assessment I would have little trouble calling myself autistic. Do you need or want the clinical assessment for further confirmation? Thanks for your support. I don't really 'need' a clinical diagnosis. I'm 63, life has already happened. I'm n... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: ADOS-2 assessment at Cambridge ARC |
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Posted: 03 Jan 2018, 11:41 am
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| I've just been through an 'Autistic Diagnostic Observation Schedule - 2nd Edition - Module 4', ADOS-2 for short. I had volunteered for a 'Genetics of Mathematical Ability and Autism' study run by the the Autism Research Centre in Cambridge (UK). They had invited anyone with a degree in mathematics, ... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Justifying lack of adult life |
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Posted: 12 Nov 2016, 5:39 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,251
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| Strongly recommend the experience of both university and foreign travel for Aspies. I only started to come alive at uni, surrounded by more academic types. You could have discussions on interesting topics without being beaten up for thinking differently or being weird. I only started to grow up with... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: newly diagnosed 61 yr old Aspie |
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Posted: 12 Nov 2016, 5:30 am
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Replies: 23
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| Yes, I remember the moment I stumbled on it, the key to what I'd been doing wrong all my life. Quite an epiphany. I recall not sleeping for three days, going over everything in my mind. That was about 10 years ago. I'm 62 now. I ended up writing it down. You can read the first few pages for free on ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Personal account of Aspergers |
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Posted: 23 Mar 2016, 9:40 am
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Replies: 4
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| Hey, buddy. Could you paste an excerpt herer? Say, about a page of text. Better still, click on the link to amazon.com. Then click on 'Look Inside', just above the image of the front cover. This lets you read about the first three pages of text. --------------- Author of 'At Home Abroad' http://www... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Personal account of Aspergers |
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Posted: 22 Mar 2016, 7:03 am
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Replies: 4
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: At Home Abroad - a lifelong struggle with Aspergers |
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Posted: 21 Mar 2016, 10:07 am
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Special promotion: Available for free for Kindle and tablets over Easter from Thursday 24th March thru Tuesday 28th.
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Author of 'At Home Abroad'
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1507565372 |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: A book for those who found out late in life. |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2016, 12:37 pm
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Replies: 17
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| I haven't told many people at all. Just my wife of course, and a few who should understand. No-one would tell gay people to 'just keep quiet about it' nowadays, although they certainly used to. Did I mention I've written a book about this too? --------------- Author of 'At Home Abroad' http://www.am... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "Autism Self-Diagnosis Is Not Special Snowflake Syndrome" |
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Posted: 13 Nov 2015, 11:49 am
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Replies: 128
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| Diagnosis isn't that professional. At least, it's not scientific. Here in the UK it is given on the basis of current needs, particularly access to support and benefits. If you're coping OK it would be difficult to get a diagnosis. This means that 'diagnosis' is really an assessment of need. Understa... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: anyone else have trouble driving? |
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Posted: 13 Nov 2015, 11:30 am
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Replies: 68
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| Some Aspies have no problem driving, but I do. It took me until I was 30 to bother to learn. That's not so much of a problem here in the UK as it would be in the States. I was dyspraxic growing up, late learning most things requiring co-ordination. I never realised how hard it was till I tried, simu... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Do you have trouble driving? |
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Posted: 31 Oct 2015, 10:04 am
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Replies: 272
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| Some Aspies have no problem driving, but I do. It took me until I was 30 to bother to learn. That's not so much of a problem here in the UK as it would be in the States. I was dyspraxic growing up, late learning most things requiring co-ordination. I never realised how hard it was till I tried, simu... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Trying to get an adult diagnosis in the UK |
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Posted: 19 Oct 2015, 6:16 am
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Replies: 9
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| I agree with Mr Grumpy's list of points above. But it doesn't seem right that 'diagnosis' is only about practical needs. I can see why, the NHS has finite resources, but 'diagnosis' is then the wrong word. It becomes an assessment of need, not a determination of the truth. And we, understandably, wa... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Late bloomers? |
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Posted: 19 Oct 2015, 5:54 am
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Replies: 9
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| Yes, this is definitely my experience. On the physical, co-ordination side, I was late learning to walk (age 2), tie shoe laces etc. I didn't learn to swim until age 20, or drive a car until 30. I was a social disaster at primary school, and even more so as a teenager, but pulled out of it very slow... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Trying to get an adult diagnosis in the UK |
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Posted: 12 Oct 2015, 6:42 am
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Replies: 9
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| The trouble is diagnosis is given on the basis of need, that is, access to benefits and other support. I can see why in a world of finite resources, but it cannot then be said to be a scientific diagnosis. I can't see myself convincing the authorities. I'm retired, I've survived, I've had a career a... |
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