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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Newbie---hubby and 2 year old son both w/Aspergers |
| JohnPaul |
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Posted: 05 May 2011, 8:57 pm
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Replies: 5
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| Hello, my family is similar to yours. My wife was diagnosed bipolar about 3 years ago (battle depression all her life). Our son was diagnosed with AS around that same time, he is now 7. myself at age 35 is becoming aware of my aspie traits and consider myself AS. We also has a 6 year old daughtor wh... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Aspies in Massachusetts! |
| JohnPaul |
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Posted: 05 May 2011, 8:41 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,467
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| Hello fellow New England residents! I'm from the Portland Maine area. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello, I'm male 27, AS undiagnosed, chem engineer... |
| JohnPaul |
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Posted: 05 May 2011, 8:30 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,194
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| Hi and welcome. I am an undiagnosed aspie, becoming self aware at age 35 a few years after my 7 year old son was diagnosed with AS. It explain so many reasons why I reacted to situations and think like I do. Why it felt like I was "faking it" in life (trying to be NT when I was not). I am very succe... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: no facial expression |
| JohnPaul |
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Posted: 29 Apr 2011, 7:42 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 9,751
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| I have suck a blank look on my face a lot. I force my self to smile and try to show I'm happy. But when tired I'm back to my grumpy look. This is so fustrating. My wife thinks I'm in a mood so she puts herself into a mood. Then I'm all confused about what's going on. |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: taken off but took a straterra |
| JohnPaul |
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Posted: 10 Apr 2011, 8:40 pm
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Replies: 4
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| You should know do not change any med with out consulting your dr first. Sometime just a phone call will work. Even if you forget to take meds for a few days you should call your dr and make sure you start back up on the right dose. My bipolar wife was taking strattera (plus 2 other meds). From what... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: My story |
| JohnPaul |
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Posted: 10 Apr 2011, 8:06 pm
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Replies: 16
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| Hello, You life story reads very simular to mine. Lucky for us my son was diagnosted with asperger's at a young age. We knew at a young age that something was different. He started getting help in developmental pre-school. It was not until he did Kindergarden for the 2nd time that he had the diagnos... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Looking to meet new friends |
| JohnPaul |
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Posted: 10 Apr 2011, 7:52 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,848
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| Hello, Oh the joy of video games and learning more how they work and how pc's work. There was a time where I just could not get enough of it. If I didn't meet my wife before I got hooked into them I don't think we would of got married. I have sunk so my time into them over the years. I have taken a ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello, my first post here |
| JohnPaul |
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Posted: 10 Apr 2011, 7:36 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,311
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| Both my kids have received lots of services from the pre-school years onward. They were both in developmental preschool, had OT, PT (daughtor got PT only), speach (son worked on social skills, daughtor was for making her sound correct). Now in 1st grade & K, they have IEP's and get services in p... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Aspies sleeping with partner(Sleep not sex) |
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Posted: 10 Apr 2011, 1:40 am
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Replies: 16
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| After 8 years of marriage my wife could not stand sleeping in the same bad with me for several reasons. I work a 12 hr shift, mostly night shift so I would during the day and go to bed late on nights off. Sometime I would do day shift and get up at 4am. If I messed up her sleep she would not be a ha... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello, my first post here |
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Posted: 09 Apr 2011, 9:17 pm
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Replies: 8
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| Hi, I just signed up tonight so here's my introduction. I'm 35 and live in Maine. I have been married for 10 years. My son is diagnosed with aspergers, he is 7 1/2. My wife feels that I am also an aspie. I have a daughter that is 6. My home life has been a challenge and things are getting harder for... |
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