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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello! |
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Posted: 16 Nov 2011, 8:32 pm
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| I never made a thread introducing myself. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Question about experience with xanax. |
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Posted: 14 Nov 2011, 10:00 am
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| Getting a diagnoses will help with some of your anxiety because it will quell the uncertainty. Go see a neuropsychologist, but make sure they're knowledgeable about ASD beforehand. I was prescribed Xanax on perhaps four different occasions (before I was diagnosed) by doctors in urgent cares as well ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: cracking my joints |
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Posted: 08 Nov 2011, 11:52 am
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Replies: 27
Views: 4,466
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| I constantly pop my right wrist, but it's a stim I've always done. It's essentially the result hand flapping. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Unfocusing your eyes while concentrating? |
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Posted: 01 Nov 2011, 5:39 pm
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Replies: 13
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| I can relate to this. When I listen to something or start to thinking about something I can subconsciously unfocus my eyes so I see two pictures. But it's not that I don't see the pictures, I can analyze them as well, but in a bit different way. I always thought that it's my own trait, because I wa... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Unfocusing your eyes while concentrating? |
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Posted: 01 Nov 2011, 2:16 pm
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Replies: 13
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| This is a question for diagnosed Aspies preferably. Does anyone else unfocus their eyes while concentrating, or when detailed vision isn't really necessary? I notice this most prominently when playing guitar or the piano and concentrating on the notes. When I read this BBC article it made sense, kin... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Walking on tiptoes? |
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Posted: 17 Oct 2011, 6:01 pm
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Replies: 100
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| I, like Sora, walk on the outsides of my feet. Starting on the the outside of the heel, so that I do not bob at all when I walk. It definitely suits a sensory purpose, if only for the sake of my eyes. A book could be balanced on my head at all times, so that walking for me is like a panning video ca... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone else get this while traveling? |
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Posted: 16 Oct 2011, 8:03 pm
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Replies: 5
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| Yes, I know what you mean. I didn't get on a plane until I was 21 and I didn't leave the country until 26. I am living in Japan now and have been for 5 years, but I have no desire to travel to any of the countries around me. People think this is weird and I should be jetting off to Thailand and Vie... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone else get this while traveling? |
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Posted: 16 Oct 2011, 7:55 pm
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| There are several... When I was thirteen I was put on a plane by myself and I had a terrible panic attack with no one to help, back when I did not even understand them. At seventeen a terrible car accident where I wasn't even driving, but I broke a windshield with my head (even though I was wearing ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone else get this while traveling? |
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Posted: 16 Oct 2011, 5:57 pm
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Replies: 5
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| I always feel like leaving a place is akin to kicking off one side of a lake and having to swim all the way to the other end, over the perilous deep unknown and all. I only ever really feel safe once I get to the destination and even then some recovery time is necessary. This applies to driving or p... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Driving, |
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Posted: 14 Oct 2011, 5:44 pm
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Replies: 34
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| I have been driving for eight years with no external incidents, but I get so overwhelmed in a sensory way sometimes that I get panic attacks. Hyperventilation usually brings it on and then my hands tingle and I have to pull over for a while. Driving forty five miles each way to university one year w... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Attwood Books |
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Posted: 10 Oct 2011, 4:54 pm
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Replies: 12
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| I am not a fan of Attwood's books or any books written by and for NTs about autism. I do not identify with the NT interpretations of autism in the books. Since I have a lifetime of personal experience of autism, I do not need so-called experts with no personal experience to tell me about myself. Ho... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Attwood Books |
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Posted: 10 Oct 2011, 12:09 pm
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Replies: 12
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| Has anyone read both "Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals" and "The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome" ? I just finished the complete guide, which was published more recently; will I gain any new information from reading the guide for parents and professionals as well? I n... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Being confused with someone missing |
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Posted: 18 Sep 2011, 10:21 am
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Replies: 2
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| Did the newspaper look legitimate? When I read, it seemed so suspicious the entire time that I couldn't help thinking they keep a lot of pictures of westerners and then match them up when they see them on the street in order to take advantage. Or it could have been a coincidence blown out of proport... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone else see colours when their eyes are closed? |
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Posted: 13 Sep 2011, 12:58 pm
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Replies: 33
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| Gosh, that wikipedia page portrays it well. I've never used any drugs, either. I especially get the level one "visual snow" quite often while I'm awake with my eyes open. It's annoying and makes me anxious. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone else see colours when their eyes are closed? |
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Posted: 13 Sep 2011, 12:23 pm
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Replies: 33
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| I'm so glad I'm not the only one. I was sort of afraid of it happening because every time I mentioned it to someone they wouldn't know what I was talking about. Thanks everyone. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone else see colours when their eyes are closed? |
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Posted: 13 Sep 2011, 11:04 am
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Replies: 33
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| I'm not sure if this is an aspie thing, or some form of synesthesia, but I notice whenever I lay in bed for a long time thinking, in the dark with my eyes closed, but cannot fall asleep, I see green and sometimes purple "clouds" (as I will call them). It only happens when I am deep in thought and th... |
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