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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: So I was never diagnosed.... |
| aaronzx |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2014, 11:30 am
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| Sorry in my original post I didn't mean to write "doctors and my parents", it was supposed to just be "my parents". I will edit that. I put forward the discussion to my parents and showed them the records I have but they still claim that I was diagnosed. The medical record I have is supposed to be m... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: So I was never diagnosed.... |
| aaronzx |
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Posted: 29 Apr 2014, 6:17 am
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| Since I was 10 years old, my parents told me that I had an autism spectrum disorder. I struggled with this for the next decade because I refused to believe that I had autism. I was depressed and suicidal for a couple of years and could never admit to myself that I was so inherently different to my N... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is this normal? |
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Posted: 20 Dec 2013, 5:29 pm
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| A sour personality is not inherent of autism itself. Like other people have said, there may be other factors at play here such as depression or even just general laziness. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What am I? |
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Posted: 18 Dec 2013, 6:48 pm
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Replies: 31
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| Well, I guess aspies can learn to do these things. I traveled to Europe 12 months ago, by myself, studied at a university in the Netherlands and made hundreds of international friends. I will soon be leaving to go back to Australia. By the way you are defining autistic capabilities, then I shouldn't... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What am I? |
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Posted: 18 Dec 2013, 6:23 pm
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JSBACHlover wrote: Marybird wrote: You're a person. Do you need a label? If you were diabetic, but had it under control, would you need a label?
You answered your own question. You're an aspie but you have it under control. |
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Forum: Adolescent Autism Forum Topic: Aspie Aussie |
| aaronzx |
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Posted: 18 Dec 2013, 3:26 pm
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Replies: 9
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| You seemed to have missed out on the capital of Australia. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspies do have empathy. |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2013, 11:05 am
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Replies: 21
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| From my understanding, when medical professionals refer to autistic people lacking empathy, they are talking about the ability to recognise emotions. One important survival mechanism for animals is that they need to be able to recognise when another animal is angry, annoyed, sad etc. Autistic people... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you like hanging upside down, whats it like |
| aaronzx |
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Posted: 14 Dec 2013, 11:29 am
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Replies: 7
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If you want to know so bad, you should just try it  Start with baby steps... Maybe you could hang upside-down off the end of your bed? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can we relate to those who are severely autistic? |
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Posted: 13 Dec 2013, 9:59 pm
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Replies: 36
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| To be called "Autistic", I view that as an insult. I know that there, is all kinds of autism, but to me, being labeled "Autistic", is flapping, making funny noises, non verbal... That's not me. I'd be happy, if Aspergers was giving a totally different catogory all together. We are nothing like the ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: my friend doesnt know he has autism |
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Posted: 13 Dec 2013, 9:45 pm
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| No, I don't think you should intervene. Everyone comes to the realisation of their autism in their own time. I also participated in camps and other education programs for my autism as a child but I would never have admitted that I had it. Half the time I never even realised that I was in the program... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I might have high functioning autism? |
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Posted: 13 Dec 2013, 9:40 pm
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| As far as getting help for your social issues - not to throw cold water on your hopes, but in my experience, the only thing that improves an autistic's social skills is honing them in social situations, which means making mistakes and embarrassing oneself until you figure out what works for you and... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Graduated Today |
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Posted: 13 Dec 2013, 9:34 pm
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Replies: 6
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| well done |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Losing things |
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Posted: 13 Dec 2013, 9:19 pm
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Replies: 10
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| Yep. I think everyone gets annoyed with this, NT or autistic alike. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: A little help please |
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Posted: 13 Dec 2013, 9:17 pm
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Replies: 12
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| Oceanica, I am interested in knowing how this went (goes). Keep us updated |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My 15 year old son is not talking to anyone |
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Posted: 12 Dec 2013, 8:40 pm
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Replies: 30
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| Wow - thanks so much to everyone who has posted - your comments are very comforting & insightful. I will certainly take your advice & just not worry so much. Fyi, my son loves video games & I have taken his lead - purchased an xbox & play online with him whenever possible. His mothe... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The boy whose brain could unlock autism |
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Posted: 12 Dec 2013, 8:33 pm
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Replies: 19
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| I agree with this so much. The intense world theory seems understandable to me. Many of the symptoms of people with autism are intensified when compared to the same function in neurotypicals. One small example of the theory is that the amygdala is enlarged in many children with autism (Brodal, 1992)... |
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