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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why don't you just? Complex Way or the "Simple Fix" |
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Posted: 01 Aug 2014, 1:33 am
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Replies: 29
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| I get the same thing as nerdygirl, I take a long time to think things over before I can come up with a solution. Most of the time it is lost in space time, infrequently I see solutions that other people do not. About car shops, they may be trying to appear confident so you will agree to have your ca... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How can I deal with absence of parents |
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Posted: 01 Aug 2014, 1:29 am
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Replies: 6
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| Hi. The title might not be accurate but my parents died when I was a child, my mom died first but my dad made it to new marriage before his death and now I am living with my stepmother. I have AS. I have sort of bad relations to my stepmom. We are never arguing, but I have serious problems to talk ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is self awareness? |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2014, 10:17 pm
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Replies: 43
Views: 3,523
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| I have moderate/pronounced classic autism and told I lack self awareness, but not entirely sure what that means. I think it means am not aware of how I look and act to others. I only know from what is said to me about it. But I am aware of my problems like with talking and my sensory overload and g... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Body won't relax |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2014, 9:59 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,361
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| A less unhealthy diet, yoga, and walking or spending time in a natural environment help me a lot with stress. For me, the yoga gives some resistance to stress. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Books on autism |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2014, 9:55 pm
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Replies: 9
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| Temple Grandin for general stuff, like others have suggested. I like her videos too, many of them are online. Other biographies are great too. Tito Mukhopadhyay was interesting for the really severe sensory stuff. I liked Strange Son too, about a parent dealing with her son and his severe autism and... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Newly diagnosed at 28. Saying hello and asking for advice. |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2014, 9:17 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,784
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| I am seeking for how to alter my perception, I suppose. It's been a long time with various psychiatrists telling me what the issues are and the results of that have not been helpful. After exhausting the range of anti-depressants they moved me onto anti-psychotics - the end result of that was a bil... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Newly diagnosed at 28. Saying hello and asking for advice. |
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Posted: 28 Jul 2014, 2:00 pm
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Replies: 25
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| Finally, this is the biggest change in personal circumstances I've ever had to deal with. Over 15 years of being misdiagnosed and the problems that comes with that. I am feeling.... vulnerable is probably the word, at the moment. It's just a change that will take a while to get used to. I decided t... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Need help with school accommodations. |
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Posted: 27 Jul 2014, 10:37 pm
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Replies: 4
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| I'm not the best person to give advice on this, since I was never successful with this type of thing. One thing that might be nice would be to have early registration to arrange your schedule on your list of accommodations. It may not be the whole office which is filled with unhelpful people. I woul... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Newly diagnosed at 28. Saying hello and asking for advice. |
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Posted: 27 Jul 2014, 1:03 pm
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| Well you seem to mention two things. One is related to communication and inability to get needed healthcare and an upsetting patronizing attitude and unhelpful action from the psychiatrist. For that I would recommend taking classes on topics such as assertiveness and interpersonal communication to s... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Need explanation of test results |
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Posted: 27 Jul 2014, 3:41 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,481
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| I agree with you that the low scores are very likely related to your ASD. In a way, that's what the low scores are saying. The impact might be that you may benefit from sensory integration therapy or equivalent activities or development of self-awareness and compensatory techniques. In terms of coll... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: What was my mom warning me about? |
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Posted: 27 Jul 2014, 2:28 am
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Replies: 9
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| Since then I have been trying to avoid her by stopping going to certain house parties etc..... My mom commented on me trying to avoid by her saying "now James she will pop up again because she is part of your friendship group". My mum then said "we'll on the outer edges of group that is". How do yo... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Adult daughter |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2013, 6:37 pm
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Replies: 9
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| The other thread about a new diagnosis on an adult daughter has posts with recommendations for books and other things. The anxiety might be related to the job and worries about her future. Exercise and taking part in constructive activities like searching for a job and doing activities that she has ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: My 22 year old daughter just diagnosed. New and confused. |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2013, 5:59 pm
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Replies: 20
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| Loving Lampposts is a nice general documentary with lots of snippets of parent and autistic adult interviews. It's available for viewing free on hulu, where I watched it. Temple Grandin has a bunch of videos online, at TED and at Cornell. For figuring out how the brain works, a college level introdu... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Mindfulness |
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Posted: 13 Oct 2013, 2:15 am
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Replies: 5
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| i can come up with ideas, but it's hard to tell what would work on a specific kid without knowing the kid and what you've tried that did not work or sort of worked but not completely. activities or phrasing that works well for one kid could make a different kid upset, withdraw, or react against it a... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Question about expressive language |
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Posted: 07 Oct 2013, 12:52 pm
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Replies: 9
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| Could check with an audiologist and/or do motor. Motor improvement might improve speech. 0-3 you might be able to take a class at an early intervention center. Children's gymnastics or yoga. Stores selling play time in enriched spaces. Some fitness centers have really nice child play areas/classes. |
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