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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Middle age burnout |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2013, 10:46 am
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Replies: 41
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| [quote="Greb] Good news, by the way. This burnout is reversible. For me it was so hard that I become REALLY scared that something inside broke and I couldn't recover anymore. Well, it takes time (months, even one-two years) but you go back to your previous level. PS Besides slowing down with regard ... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Aging with asperger |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2013, 8:44 am
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Replies: 55
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| I am now 44, but I think I got a glimpse of my future recently when I was in the hospital and had no visitors for days. The family support system I always thought I had doesn't exist anymore. As I laid in bed watching other people's visitors go by, I thought to myself "Is this what it will be like ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Define "mild" |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2013, 1:15 pm
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Replies: 50
Views: 4,627
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| They say I'm "mild", I just say I have a high tollerance. Like right now my auditory system is almost overloaded. There are 6 conversations going on around me, 2 people crunching on chips, the overhead lights buzzing, the typing/pounding on the keyboards, plus the random noises when someone drives b... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Am I The Only One Who Found It Sheer Torture.... |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2013, 12:33 pm
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Replies: 24
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| ...To Read Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice? - Sorry, I ran out of room in the title bar. :) I read this book recently because everyone I know who has read it has loved it. I don't get it. I thought the characters in it were stupid and shallow and I thought the story was a torturous, boring read... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Neurodiverse mating behavior |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2013, 12:17 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,869
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I'm curious about this as I never figured out it. I met my wife by being "fixed up" with her by someone who I was talking with at a bar one night. Oddest setup of all time, but hey it worked for me.  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: so i've just found out I could have asperger's- what now? |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2013, 12:15 pm
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Replies: 10
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| What now? Obtain an official diagnosis from an appropriately trained and licensed mental-health professional. Then see if you can get disability compensation and/or benefits from the government. Don't do this... :roll: Gen-X'ers ... Do you also advocate not going to a doctor when someone has explos... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: When *don't* you stim? |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2013, 11:21 am
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Replies: 24
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| I only stop when I am asleep. I move my leg up and down, my heel not my toe, when I am sitting in a chair, when I have to stop doing that for what ever reason, I'll move to rubbing my fingers on the palms of my hands, or pulling on my beard and eventually my leg will start going again. If I'm standi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Hiding special interests |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2013, 11:02 am
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Replies: 31
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| I don't think anyone my age would accept me if I played the accordion and they knew about my Asperger's. Those two things are nerdy in a bad way. Accordion music is great! I always tell people "who cares what anyone else thinks of you, as long as you are happy with who you are and what you are doin... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone get Tinittus? |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2013, 10:33 am
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Replies: 46
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| You should be careful. That ringing is a warning sign. How would you like it to be permanent? Read a little about human ears and dB, - what dB is, how it doubles, - and be aware, that earphones, especially the cheaper ones might have damaging frequences, even at a lower sound level. Children get ea... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you feel that you would be better off if you didn't know? |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2013, 10:09 am
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Replies: 38
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| I wasn't diagnosis'd until November 2012, I am in my mid/late 30s. It took me close to 9 months to actually accept the diagnosis. However now that I have accepted it, and that there is no putting the toothpaste back in the tube, you know I would probably be in a much better position to deal with eve... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone get Tinittus? |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2013, 9:51 am
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Replies: 46
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| I'll get this load and painful high pitch ring in my ears. It's so loud and painful it'll put me down until it goes away, usually in 1-2 mins. The frequency for it is about 1-2 times a month. I was told it was because I listened to music in my headphones too loudly. Of course, if I dont listen to th... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Middle age burnout |
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Posted: 27 Jul 2013, 7:09 pm
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Replies: 41
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| There's also the emotional burnout. Very much like the physical one, you've been running and running for too long and eventually you realize no matter how fast you run or for how long, the quickest way to get to the finish line is to just stop and walk away. You had no business running in the first... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are there other men here who don't want to have children? |
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Posted: 27 Jul 2013, 11:25 am
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Replies: 23
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| I decided as the lone father so far, i need to say a few things to some of the responses. yes you are rolling the genetic dice of passing on your genetic (or spouses) genetic problems. that's just not our problem, that's societies problem as a whole. I do not view this as a reason not to have kids, ... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Middle age burnout |
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Posted: 27 Jul 2013, 10:59 am
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Replies: 41
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| Seriously, check melatonin. It's the natural human body sleep cycle regulator. It's harmless, cheap and needs no prescription, you can get it in any drugstore. For me it was a real discovery. So I took some Melatonin (5mg) last night, I slept so well. I think I was out a good 10 mins after taking i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspie book! |
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Posted: 26 Jul 2013, 7:11 pm
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Replies: 18
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| Let see, I'm male, I'm a computer geek, I like to be punctual however that never happens, I hate to be touched however I'm love sensual touch at the same time. I am married to a NT (who is the greatest woman on the planet for putting up with me) and a 4 y/o son |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Swearing. |
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Posted: 26 Jul 2013, 6:22 pm
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Replies: 15
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| Foul words and profanity are my way of life :) however in the business world and around my son I had to learn to insert a filter. basically rather than say what is in my head i stop make sure that what I am going to say is appropriate to the people who I am speaking to, if not edit it then let it co... |
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