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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Female aspies: does your monthy cycle affect your AS? |
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Posted: 26 Mar 2010, 8:18 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,786
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| Thank you for posting a topic about this. I can't eat whilst I am on my period and it's difficult enough to drink. I am more prone to meltdowns and sensory issues. And the pain. I wish I could ignore the pain. I have tablets (not birth control ones) now that help and I don't feel them anymore but th... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Aspie women and weight |
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Posted: 26 Mar 2010, 8:08 am
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Replies: 116
Views: 16,758
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| I had an eating disorder when I was a teenager. Through peer pressure. I thought that if I was thinner than I was, I would be able to fit in and have friends. It wasn't as severe as some other cases but when the health administrators found out they weren't happy. I will never be 'super' thin but I'm... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: How does AS affect friendship? |
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Posted: 26 Mar 2010, 7:15 am
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,090
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| I had difficulty with making friends when I went school. When I had a friend, I frightened them off by having the general meltdown or being ''too eager''. Back then though, I didn't understand. I thought I was such a horrible person that they didn't want to know. When I had a friend I would go liter... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Films that freaked you out as a kid |
| Kodak |
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Posted: 26 Mar 2010, 7:00 am
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Replies: 86
Views: 9,379
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| When I first saw Jaws it really scared me. I thought the people who had been attacked and eaten in the film had in fact been attacked and eaten. Which is interesting to note that when I watched Jurassic Park that didn't affect me. When I watched The Ring (out of no choice, if I did I would not have ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Make believe |
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Posted: 26 Mar 2010, 6:52 am
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,563
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| As I said in my previous post, whilst I did play with my sister and they would involve the same scenario it was my rules. When I often played on my own and someone joined me, the result of becoming upset when someone dared to either involve themselves or move a toy without consent or direction. Acco... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Make believe |
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Posted: 26 Mar 2010, 6:08 am
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,563
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| When I was a child I would play scenarios with my TY Beanie Babies and I would do this either alone or with my sister, however they would always involve the same scenario. I would also play and act out scenes from either the Land Before Time (with my dinosaurs) or with my Lion king figures (The Lion... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Rules for different age groups |
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Posted: 26 Mar 2010, 5:37 am
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Replies: 28
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| My mother has always gotten mad at me on how I've acted. She has said and still says sometimes for me to stopping acting like I'm five. I wish that both parents would tell me what they expected from my behaviour as it would perhaps have avoided the usual mentions of ''you are embarrassing me'' and '... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Difficulty with Stairs/Escalators |
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Posted: 26 Mar 2010, 5:22 am
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Replies: 43
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| Yes but only now with escalators. I'm always very nervous when going down escalators that if I can I look for a different alternative. I can't walk down escalators, I just don't feel safe and when I go to the end I jump off. I have to hold on tight to the banister so I have some sort of control and ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you perform much worse under stress? |
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Posted: 26 Mar 2010, 5:16 am
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,469
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| I don't handle stress well. As a result, I can't function properly. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: group projects |
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Posted: 26 Mar 2010, 5:15 am
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Replies: 38
Views: 4,325
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I used to find it very difficult to work in a group. As many others on here, I preferred to work on my own.
So when I had to work in a group I would be on the outside and work on a designated task that would contribute to the project when it was finished. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Talking out of turn |
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Posted: 26 Mar 2010, 5:04 am
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,000
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| I do this alot. I just don't seem to be able to recognise the queue for me to start talking so I either tend to start talking whilst other people are talking or talk long after the conversation has finished. When I talk over people I am told to ''shut up'', so I do not talk. When I talk long after t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you consider your cat(s) your pet or a friend? |
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Posted: 26 Mar 2010, 4:46 am
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Replies: 59
Views: 4,962
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| I have only one cat and I adore him. His name is Mozart. He'll be turning four on May 1st. He's really loving and gentle. He understands when I'm upset, so he's comforting and he's lovely when it's morning. We have nuzzle time. He is frightenend of loud noises for example the vaccum cleaner, so when... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Mother in denial about my AS |
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Posted: 26 Mar 2010, 4:38 am
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,057
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| It's really hard to get people who think they are "normal" to read about autism unless they feel it is directly involved in their children, it's also to hard to get parents to believe that there is something "wrong" with their kid. Thats how NT's or other aspies who haven't been enlightened think, ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sensory things that just plain freak you out |
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Posted: 25 Feb 2010, 1:48 pm
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Replies: 48
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| General sensitivity to various touching. I really can't abide when someone is touching me anywhere (arm, shoulder). It's even when I'm fully covered with clothing. Certain noises such as motorbikes and sirens, which is awful for me since my Dad owns a motorbike. Hems and labels, although it's usuall... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Desire for Acceptance |
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Posted: 25 Feb 2010, 1:16 pm
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Replies: 25
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| Quite how I feel. Whilst I want to have social acceptance, I do tend to compare myself also with my sister who is of course brilliant and socially well liked. She has had friends, boyfriends and has very high self esteem. She can keep friends and make them so easily and I wish I could be like her. W... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Aspies sure do like cats! |
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Posted: 25 Feb 2010, 8:32 am
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Replies: 45
Views: 5,643
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| I have a cat whom I love. In fact, I love him more than my family members. That maybe a bad thing to say but my cat loves me unconditionally and is always there. One of the best things about cats is that they are far more independent than dogs and they seem to not really require that much social int... |
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