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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Repeating words and phrases.

hojita
Posted: 23 Jan 2013, 2:10 am 

Replies: 12
Views: 7,538
I listen to songs over and over and repeatedly watch the same movies. I frequently repeat lines from movies and TV shows. I also get words stuck in my head for days, drives me crazy. If someone is talking at the same time as me, I start repeating what they're saying instead of what I want to say. Or...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Do You Have Synesthesia?

hojita
Posted: 20 Jan 2013, 1:07 am 

Replies: 78
Views: 13,299
I had actually never heard of this until just now but I think I have it to some degree. I always thought it was somewhat normal or that maybe I was weird and just making it up. In fifth grade I went to the state wide spelling bee. I felt awful about it though, like I was cheating. When a reporter as...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Copying accents--related to echolalia?

hojita
Posted: 20 Jan 2013, 12:39 am 

Replies: 24
Views: 26,339
This makes sense....and I totally relate! One summer at camp, there was a British counselor and after hearing her speak for awhile, I was mortified to find I couldn't stop mimicking her accent. Thankfully the girls around me thought it was awesome, but I was embarrassed. I don't spend too much time ...

 Forum: Women's Discussion   Topic: What were you like as a child?

hojita
Posted: 14 Dec 2012, 2:36 am 

Replies: 98
Views: 41,106
I was a very quiet baby. I never really cried, only fussed. I was very good at listening (I'd sit up in my crib and sing to myself and when my parents would tell me to go to sleep, I'd lay back down and go to sleep). I was never interested in food or eating and my food jags started as a baby; I woul...

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: Hola!

hojita
 Post subject: Hola!
Posted: 21 Nov 2012, 2:23 am 

Replies: 8
Views: 765
Hi! My name is Kelsey, I'm 22 and I live in RI. I'm not really sure what my diagnosis status is. My therapist suggested testing, then we found out that insurance doesn't cover many hours, now she says she's comfortable with not doing testing for a diagnosis since she feels I have Asperger's without ...
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