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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What would and Autistic Country be like? |
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Posted: 29 Apr 2022, 10:01 am
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Replies: 82
Views: 8,349
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Slow. It would have to be slow, to give people enough time to switch lanes to whatever is the issue at that moment.
We are using the monotropism model, right? Because it's impossible to discuss what an autistic country would be like if there isn't an accepted idea of what autism *is*. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Multiple Intelligence Theory:Which Area Are You Smartest In? |
| Magneto |
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Posted: 29 Apr 2022, 4:56 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,322
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| Ah, hell, I'm a fan of all seven. But right now, I'm least experienced in bodily and interpersonal, so I can't really tell you how good I'd actually be with those. I was diagnosed as dyspraxic as a child, but honestly I do not trust anything the psychologists said about me back then (I was briefly d... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Feel embarrassed that we fail Sallyanne test |
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Posted: 28 Apr 2022, 3:13 pm
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Replies: 52
Views: 4,464
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| Or because habits are what we do when we aren't thinking, so its important to develop good ones. Or its a joke. Or something else, who knows. Anyway, I pass the Sally-Anne test with ease, and know of no-one who would not. Even if it had some kind of validity it wouldn't have any relevance, for the s... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Am I Right In This? Being Popular. |
| Magneto |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2022, 3:44 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,783
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| My problem as an Aspie is that I cannot tell when they have switched to a different topic. My mind works a little slower and when I finally decide to join a conversation, the group has moved onto another topic and I am out of place. They will look at me strange and then continue on with their new a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is your IQ? |
| Magneto |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2022, 8:25 am
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Replies: 55
Views: 3,677
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Never done one, but judging by how well I do on high-g loaded tests and subjects, I'm pretty confident I'm in the top 2% (>130).
But I don't know what the link between IQ and being able to shift frames on a problem is. Probably something there, but maybe not particularly strong. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Am I Right In This? Being Popular. |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2022, 8:19 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,783
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| Some people just give good vibes, vibes that attract people and put them at ease. Most people do not. There's also extra/introversion to consider. Extraverts will have it easier to become popular, because engaging with people won't drain them as it does introverts. They have more slack, so they can ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Cognitive vs. Affective Empathy |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2022, 3:01 am
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,995
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| When were you diagnosed? And how mild did they say it was? I mean, anxiety can (often/usually does) cause social awkwardness, and sensory sensitivity can aggravate anxiety... what is it that you struggle with? I was diagnosed young in childhood because I had symptoms of autism - even though I could... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Cognitive vs. Affective Empathy |
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Posted: 02 Apr 2022, 5:06 pm
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Replies: 21
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| When were you diagnosed? And how mild did they say it was? I mean, anxiety can (often/usually does) cause social awkwardness, and sensory sensitivity can aggravate anxiety... what is it that you struggle with? |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Mexican Op-Ed critical of functioning labels |
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Posted: 02 Apr 2022, 5:32 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,192
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| The problem is not functionning labels or hf autism, its that the 1940`s label and diagnosis of autism itself has become outdated & useless. Functioning ability is so broad that its impossible to identify needs. They have to attach multi letter soup add on`s like adhd or ID that is a gift to th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Cognitive vs. Affective Empathy |
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Posted: 02 Apr 2022, 3:16 am
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,995
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| I thought cognitive empathy was the ability to read and understand social cues like body language, To be quite honest, it's a weasel word. One of the most poorly defined words in common usage. And as such, totally inappropriate to use when discussing psychological conditions. Though I can see why i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Cognitive vs. Affective Empathy |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2022, 3:52 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,995
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| I wonder if my depressive/anxious state, which made it very hard to really feel emotions, have prevented me from experiencing affective empathy. Hard to feel another's feelings if you can't really feel feelings... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Cognitive vs. Affective Empathy |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2022, 1:37 pm
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Replies: 21
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| Wiki: Affective and Cognitive empathy. Because the definitions for affective empathy are so hard to pin down (you can respond appropriately to someone's distress without feeling their distress or being yourself distressed in any way -- and it's a very good thing we can, because whether you're griev... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why didn't they get rid of autism in the ICD-11? |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2022, 1:18 pm
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Replies: 0
Views: 713
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| The diagnostic code for autism spectrum disorder. The thing is, it reads like two separate disorders stuck together. I'm not convinced they can't occur separately (except in the sense that narrow and repetitive interests will have an effect on your social communication); the confidence they have fo... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How does E:S theory explain hyperfocus? |
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Posted: 29 Mar 2022, 4:36 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,120
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How does E:S theory explain hyperfocus? |
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Posted: 29 Mar 2022, 9:44 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,120
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Or a focus on routines? Or a myriad of other things that are pretty central to autism?
Okay, so I know it's a discredited crackpot theory at this point. But I'm still curious to know how its supporters explain how "systemising" becomes hyperfocus and trouble with overstimulation. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Unsure about my childhood Asperger’s diagnosis. |
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Posted: 28 Mar 2022, 2:30 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,077
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| I was diagnosed at the age of six. Which means any impact that aspergers by itself on my social functioning is secondhand information that is out of date by decades, because they started monkeying with my education after that. Hard to make friends when you're sent to special education that takes an ... |
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