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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I have this friend |
| roadwarrior |
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Posted: 23 Jul 2006, 9:39 pm
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| I'm starting to see everyone around me and from my past now as having AS, now I know what to look for. I had this friend who was quirky (and deep down thought of herself as odd), who was very clumsy, who took things too literally (to the extent I thought there was something neurological at work, may... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sociable, smiley and still aspergic? |
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Posted: 23 Jul 2006, 8:38 pm
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Replies: 15
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| Fiz, so if social problems are central to AS, what signs do you exhibit (apart from your initial shyness)? Is it pretty much everything, like tone of voice, facial expressions etc? I don't understand if you don't have this sensation of feeling flat or trapped within walls that separate you from what... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sociable, smiley and still aspergic? |
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Posted: 23 Jul 2006, 8:33 pm
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emc, what were some of the questions they asked your mum? I'll try and relate them to my childhood when I'm next on the phone with mine  What did you notice on the photos? Was it that lack of "intent and projection" I've read about? What was the common theme that tied together your school reports? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: AS/thyroid link? |
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Posted: 22 Jul 2006, 8:33 pm
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Replies: 30
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| I may be one of the "posters" who mentioned hypothyroid...One of the problems with the "I had it checked,doc says its ok.."Is that alot of DR are uninformed about what "normal" is...TSH level has changed from 5.5 to 3.3 to 2.3......many DR are going by old numbers.....they often dont do the more ac... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sociable, smiley and still aspergic? |
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Posted: 22 Jul 2006, 8:21 pm
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Yupa wrote: btw I don't think "aspergic" is a real word.
I like it though It's almost like saying, are you allergic? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sociable, smiley and still aspergic? |
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Posted: 22 Jul 2006, 3:20 am
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| So what did you go through for the diagnosis? What do you think to different doctors giving different diagnoses? Were you clearly AS? I've only ever done the online tests. It seems I'm a bit borderline at the moment. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sociable, smiley and still aspergic? |
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Posted: 22 Jul 2006, 2:22 am
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| There are so many overlays between symptoms and syndromes that it's a bit of a fog at the moment. I know I have OCD and anxiety, but if I'm feeling good about myself I feel ok inside and can be quite sociable, although I've always been a quiet person. Are there any aspies who don't sort of feel flat... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: AS/thyroid link? |
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Posted: 22 Jul 2006, 2:11 am
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Replies: 30
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Coming to terms with a dud brain? |
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Posted: 20 Jul 2006, 9:00 pm
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Replies: 13
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| A creator deity sets up a very different universe from a Darwinian one, in terms of purpose, meaning and society. e been much worse raised too. I was thinking of all the things that just disinterest me, that most others seem to get excited by. That this can be explained by underlying neural issues ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: If you understand expressions can you still have Aspergers? |
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Posted: 20 Jul 2006, 4:05 am
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| Aeturnus, can you give me some examples of the sorts of social cues you later realised you sometimes messed up? I flip between being painfully shy and confident. If someone has taken an interest in me, my confidence soars, so I've always put this internal world down to the usual things, not some dis... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Coming to terms with a dud brain? |
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Posted: 19 Jul 2006, 9:48 pm
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Replies: 13
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| I don't think there are any normal artists. Because if they were normal, they'd be NTs. No, artists aren't normal :) But that doesn't necessarily mean their gifts are the result of a disorder, like an autistic's ability to count cocktail sticks. Evolution throws billions of permutations out. If you... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Coming to terms with a dud brain? |
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Posted: 19 Jul 2006, 9:24 pm
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| emettman, the god stuff and most everything else were metaphors for what someone may be going through. Myself, I'm an atheist too. Personally I love people who are different. "Normal" tends to bore me. That's why I like goth girls, particularly Abby. Now I wouldn't say any of those types have anythi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How does aspergers affect the way you look? |
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Posted: 19 Jul 2006, 10:11 am
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| Are there any similarities with faces, like you'd find with downs syndrome? I haven't read anything, so probably not. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Coming to terms with a dud brain? |
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Posted: 19 Jul 2006, 8:43 am
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| If I have aspergers, I have a problem reconciling the fact that my dud brain is responsible for my artistic talents and not, as I would have liked, the god given talents in a normal brain. The talent becomes the side affect of some wonky genes. It's no longer special. Being told to celebrate your di... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How does aspergers affect the way you look? |
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Posted: 19 Jul 2006, 8:08 am
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| I read that aspies can often have large heads and a bouncy walk (sounds odd!) I wondered, like with downs syndrome, what other physical attributes might be affected by aspergers? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: If you understand expressions can you still have Aspergers? |
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Posted: 19 Jul 2006, 4:24 am
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Replies: 15
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| I've never thought of myself as having problems identifying expressions and what people are feeling, but can relate to most of the other things associated with Aspergers. If anything, one of my problems is that I pick up on what someone is feeling so intently it can be overwhelming. I think I can pi... |
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