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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Resources for Women with Aspergers Syndrome |
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Posted: 24 May 2013, 8:39 am
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Thank you for collecting all these links in one place. Very helpful.
RAADS-R: 162
AQ: 42, EQ: 21, SQ: 48
Eyes: 30
Aspie test: AS: 138/200 and NT: 62/200
Yup. Sounds about right. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anti-male gender bias in the mental health system |
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Posted: 24 May 2013, 7:23 am
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| Well...you could also view this issue from a different perspective. It seems to me that one of the reasons you get help if you "act out" is that this behavior is considered unhealthy and so in need of treatment, whereas if you "keep it together" you are considered healthy and not in need of treatmen... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Abortion Experiences(NOT A DEBATE, NOT PPR MATERIAL) |
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Posted: 23 May 2013, 11:37 am
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| First I'd like to point out that here in Denmark the issue of abortion is not as problematic as it seems to be in many other countries. A large majority of the population is in favor of womens right to choose for themselves, and abortion has been legal since 1973. Nevertheless there are certain conv... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is it possible to have aspergers and NOT be monotone:? |
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Posted: 02 Mar 2013, 11:02 am
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| I do not speak in a monotone, and I do not remember if I ever did. No one told me I did, anyway. They complained about my mumbling a lot, however, and I guess mumbling often sounds monotonous. The thing is, I have very sensitive hearing, so I can hear myself just fine - but no one else can, apparent... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism and Abstract Reasoning |
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Posted: 13 Feb 2013, 10:03 am
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Replies: 95
Views: 15,000
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| On the topic of tangential communication, I can't help noticing how much more I prefer to communicate like this. When others complain that I constantly digress, I don't protest but inwardly disagree, because I know that they can't follow my ways of connecting and associating facts and experiences. I... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism and Abstract Reasoning |
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Posted: 12 Feb 2013, 12:09 pm
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Replies: 95
Views: 15,000
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| Interesting as some of what you describe is in the description of Hyperlexia Thank you for the links, that was an interesting read. Yes, I can relate to at least some of the characteristics of hyperlexia. Interestingly, my sister and my father are both dyslexic, and my mother has a form of dyscalcu... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism and Abstract Reasoning |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2013, 8:42 pm
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Replies: 95
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| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonverbal_learning_disorder One thing that is interesting about non-verbal learning disorder is that fine motor coordination in writing is often impaired. A keyboard provides an opportunity to overcome this difficulty. The definition above provided by wiki for NVLD soun... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism and Abstract Reasoning |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2013, 7:05 pm
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| In my head, there are verry merry berry few verbal rules for anything, so I understand most things in a non-verbal way. I don't know if this kind of thinking can be understood by someone who thinks verbally. This kind of thinking makes communication really difficult, since thoughts are not stated t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: do you get lost easily? |
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Posted: 10 Feb 2013, 12:28 pm
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Replies: 61
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| How reliable is this test, btw? The animations were long and boring, it was difficult to stay interested! Well, as Noetic pointed out, at least some of the animations were too simple and predictable, something real-life situations tend not to be. A huge difference, to my mind, is that in reality on... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can homeschooling cause Asperger's Syndrome? |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2013, 11:35 am
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Replies: 56
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| Bottom line is, I suppose, we are more than our ASD and things that happen to us during childhood might present in ways that may expressed through our unique processing and sensory experiences. Your home environment will contribute to "you", but it is not all of what makes you "you." In my case, th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism and Abstract Reasoning |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2013, 10:17 am
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| I just discovered this thread, and there are so many interesting things being said here, and I would love to respond to a lot of it - but I got exhausted about halfway through. I really hate being such a slow reader :( I'll just respond to this for now: There used to be a free version (with instruct... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Glasses with blue lenses |
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Posted: 06 Feb 2013, 10:13 am
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Replies: 35
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| This thread is very interesting, I've never heard of this "irlen syndrome" before, or the blue lenses idea. It would explain a lot of the perceptual problems I have - I am very sensitive to visual "noise", (colours, patterns, textures, and contrasting elements in my environment). I always assumed t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: do you get lost easily? |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2013, 6:51 pm
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you steer your obsessions. |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2013, 12:54 pm
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| Well, sometimes I can sort of piggyback a new subject on an existing interest. Like learning French in order to read about another obsession, in that language. Contrary to what one might think there's a lot of information in other languages that doesn't get translated into English (I learned that th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: do you get lost easily? |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2013, 12:28 pm
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Replies: 61
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| Object Recognition - 100% Identity Recognition - 80% Expression Recognition - 100% Landmark Recognition - 100% Heading Orientation - 80% Sequence Matching - 70% Path Integration - 50% Cognitive Map Test V1 completed in 8 trials Cognitive Map Test V1 part 2 - 60% I get lost a lot inside buildings. Le... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: APA Clarifies Diagnostic Requirements for DSM5 ASD |
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Posted: 30 Jan 2013, 11:41 am
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| The DSM5 categorizes the behavior associated with hypo-hyper sensitivity per restriction of behavior to the environment in defense of stimuli, or repetitive behavior in seeking stimulus from the environment. Yes, I can see how it's possible to deduce this from the criteria. I do still think that th... |
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