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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Runs in families |
| 30Guy |
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Posted: 27 Dec 2008, 11:09 am
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Does it ever skip a generation?
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Runs in families |
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Posted: 27 Dec 2008, 11:02 am
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| Cheers guys I feel like I am slowly getting closer to 'the truth'... it's out there somewhere. Finding it difficult to come to terms with, being diagnosed as a 30yr adult. What does it mean for my career? What does it mean for my personal life? Relationships? Etc. But I'm just about holding my own a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Runs in families |
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Posted: 26 Dec 2008, 11:19 pm
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| Well that makes sense ShadesOfMe thanks, I sometimes find myself checking something more than twice, but I usually think that's because I'm off in another world somewhere (or wish I was) and am not concentrating. Beginning to feel like a can of worms TBH. But it would make sense about my bro having ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Runs in families |
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Posted: 26 Dec 2008, 11:13 pm
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| That's interesting Nights_Like_These I've often thought the same, but it goes against the whole genetic 'abnormal brain development' idea i.e. nature vs. nurture. I do often think though that I just happen to have a lot of the same characteristics of Aspergers and maybe it's just Social Anxiety that... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Runs in families |
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Posted: 26 Dec 2008, 11:07 pm
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Cheers 2ukenkerl
Might download that  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Runs in families |
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Posted: 26 Dec 2008, 10:40 pm
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Thanks 2ukenkerl
Quick question though - is MONK the same thing as OCD? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Any other aspies have no modivation to get ahead? |
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Posted: 26 Dec 2008, 10:35 pm
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| In almost all of my previous jobs I hated them so had no ambition to move on, even if it was for a bit more money as I knew I didn't want to make a career out of them. But now I have a job I enjoy and am working in the industry I want to stay in for the rest of my working life I was motivated... unt... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Runs in families |
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Posted: 26 Dec 2008, 9:55 pm
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| I am an undiagnosed high-functioning Aspie, I've been to see a therapist about 3 times now and after hearing what she said and reading stuff in books and on here I'm fairly sure I'm an Aspie. My older brother has OCD; is this genetically similar to AS? My uncle was a 'bit of a head-case' when he was... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Excessive masturbation kills brain cells? |
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Posted: 26 Dec 2008, 12:08 pm
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The lesser-spotted Alex how are you?
Anyway, I'm not embarassed, it's not like I'm a pervert or anything, just wondered. |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Excessive masturbation kills brain cells? |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2008, 8:42 am
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| I know it's an old joke that masturbating makes you go blind, but other things like alcohol or marijuana kill brain cells and they stimulate the same part of the brain so... I think they all release similar chemicals in the brain don't they? Endorphins or Adrenaline or whatever... I'm a 30yr old vir... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Meltdowns |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2008, 8:15 am
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| Sometimes I have mini-meltdowns at work; towards the end of the day when I'm tired of trying to multi-task all day I get very irritable and my fake smile begins to wain/crumble. Its' then that I have to make a real effort to be polite to everyone, while the NT's find it easy/no effort required. That... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Do AS women get raped more than NT women |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2008, 8:11 am
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| I really feel for you guys, I'm a male Aspie so I understand you sort of. I think it's great that you've been through these things and come out the other side with a different perspective on these events now you've been diagnosed with AS. What I mean is, you're not blaming yourself for them anymore ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: AS Get progressively worse? |
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Posted: 20 Dec 2008, 12:49 pm
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| Makura and Callista I owe you both thanks, Yeah Makura that's kind of what I've been trying to do socially - I used to have this checklist of things I should do/try to be in social situations as a way of being more prepared for socialising & meeting new people but it never worked; socialising se... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: AS Get progressively worse? |
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Posted: 20 Dec 2008, 3:36 am
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| That sounds a lot like me Makura, Especially at work, I create systems and priorities a lot, which is fine when things go to plan, but when the boss puts you in charge of doing a new job it all goes a bit awry. I also find I make almost obsessive notes about everything, because if I don't I forget. ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: AS Get progressively worse? |
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Posted: 20 Dec 2008, 2:48 am
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| Apparently we're good at creating systems and planning things meticulously (although I struggle when my plans go wrong), so maybe that's what I'll do. I keep thinking about going to university as a mature student (I'm 30 now), which my Dad thinks is a bad idea i.e. I'd be better just getting on with... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: AS Get progressively worse? |
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Posted: 20 Dec 2008, 2:16 am
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| Oh man, that sounds just like me, except I'm still in the before stage of the mental breakdown... It's strange that you say a lot of your time at home is spent sleeping and staring into space as that's what I do, I often thought people would think I'm weird if they saw how I spent my days off; somet... |
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