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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspie in need of social worker (UK) - can you help me? |
| Lottiotta |
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Posted: 03 Aug 2013, 12:50 pm
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| Hello, I found a learning disability advocacy charity who were willing to help me try to get a social worker, since I can't look after myself very well. After a while they decided I wasn't learning disabled and told me not to contact them any more. I need a social worker and a support worker, but I ... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Gender Neutral/Genderqueer/Intersex |
| Lottiotta |
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Posted: 26 Oct 2012, 10:38 am
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Replies: 28
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| PCOS sucks so much. I have a couple of good friends who struggle with it. They take something that's usually for diabetics, but you have to speak to an endocrinologist to get it prescribed because most doctors who don't specialise don't realise how helpful it is. Let me just try and find out what it... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy & Asperger Syndrome experi |
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Posted: 26 Oct 2012, 10:28 am
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,691
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| Kazma, you should absolutely tell the therapist about potential ASDs. I think it would help them to understand where your situation and hopefully how your brain works. Better communication and understanding is really good for helping therapy to work, I think. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy & Asperger Syndrome experi |
| Lottiotta |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2012, 11:16 am
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Replies: 21
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Ann2011 wrote: CBT teaches you to "pass" but it doesn't change who you are or how you feel.
That is exactly the information I was looking for but didn't know it yet, and you said it beautifully. The rest of your message was also very cool. Thank you. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy & Asperger Syndrome experi |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2012, 9:04 am
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Replies: 21
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| I just got back from the appointment and it was for ASD diagnosis after all, but the woman was a student and had no experience of ASDs and said I looked normal and pleasant. *sigh* It sounds like your CBT was successful mainly because someone is teaching you how to behave socially more than it being... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy & Asperger Syndrome experi |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2012, 5:48 am
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Replies: 21
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| CosmicRuss, that is very helpful, thanks. :) I just got a call from the psychiatric services receptionist, which leads to confusion. I called her recently to ask about when I'd be able to see someone who specialises in ASDs, and she said I was on a waiting list and would call me back to let me know ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Meltdowns.. never had them till now. |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2012, 1:57 am
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Replies: 6
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| Rebbieh, now that I think about it, all my reasons fit those boxes. That might be really helpful - I'm going to keep and eye on those situations and see if the future meltdowns fit too. Thanks for sharing. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy & Asperger Syndrome experi |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2012, 1:46 am
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I've got an appointment for CBT later today and I've recently found out from an Aspie friend that CBT is not really helpful to people on the spectrum. I was wondering if anyone here has an ASD and has tried CBT? If so, was it helpful or not, and why?
Thanks! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Meltdowns.. never had them till now. |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2012, 1:44 am
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| I don't think there's a single cause of meltdowns. I only just started getting non-verbal terrified catatonic state thingies (I'm 26), and I'm not sure of the cause, but sometimes I'm pretty functional as long as I don't try to communicate even in writing or with eye contact. It'll likely change gra... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Gender Neutral/Genderqueer/Intersex |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2012, 1:14 am
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Replies: 28
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| Rage, I hear a lot of FTM guys say that the body issues never really go away. :( I think testosterone is cheaper, but I've not really looked into it. Where I am (UK), the National Health Service take care of the cost by default, you just turn up and talk to them and that's it. But there are still so... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Gender Neutral/Genderqueer/Intersex |
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Posted: 10 Oct 2012, 4:46 am
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Replies: 28
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| Tensionheadache, that's something that bothers a lot of genderqueer people, I think. (I mean, androgyny is women in men's clothes, and men also in men's clothes.) One friend helped me to understand by saying that in our society, masculine is the default and the variation is femininity. So men's clot... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Others say I'm gay, but... |
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Posted: 28 Sep 2012, 9:20 am
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Replies: 24
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| So the bit we don't know is whether he kissed her with the understanding that she had a vagina, and whether or not she knew this or could have expected this. |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Others say I'm gay, but... |
| Lottiotta |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2012, 5:48 am
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| Hm yes, fair enough. But even though you would feel deceived, I still don't think the penis-owner would have any obligation to inform you of their genitals before the crucial moment. |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Others say I'm gay, but... |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2012, 4:49 am
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| If she doesn't feel comfortable disclosing that she's a transwoman, then she is perfectly free not to start kissing someone who doesn't know. She exploited him, and she is wholly and entirely in the wrong for doing that. ... I vehemently disagree that their biological sex is not anybody else's busi... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Others say I'm gay, but... |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2012, 4:36 am
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| I fully agree with you, Rorberyllium. I'll admit that finding out in the heat of the moment is not a good time to find out for either party, but sometimes things just turn out like that. And you're allowed to back out of a sexual or romantic situation at any point for any reason without feeling guil... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Gender Neutral/Genderqueer/Intersex |
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Posted: 25 Sep 2012, 6:50 am
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Replies: 28
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| Wow! Nice one, DC! You are so right about the doctors. *sigh* |
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