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Athenacapella
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07 Mar 2010, 11:23 am

Moog wrote:

I'm serious. Were you joking? What are the signs you pick up that indicate gluten intolerance?

frequent stomach upset
known lactose intolerance (because intestine is damaged from gluten)
itchy skin
European ancestry
issues with carbs; eating them uncontrollably. She felt much better when she was on a "sugar-free" diet that I noticed also happened to be low gluten.
getting much more stomach upset from whole wheat rather than white bread
and leaving evidence in the toilet

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07 Mar 2010, 11:29 am

Thank you, that's most helpful. Sounds like me. Except I never leave evidence for my friends to inspect ;-)

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07 Mar 2010, 12:02 pm

Moog wrote:

Thank you, that's most helpful. Sounds like me. Except I never leave evidence for my friends to inspect ;-)

People with gluten intolerance do not have, erm, toilet problems every day, which is what can be misleading. The things that made me the sickest were Kashi cereal and believe it or not old-fashioned oatmeal. The only reason I was ever diagnosed is because I knew my aunt had it, so I mentioned my digestive problems and my aunt when I switched doctors.

You may want to do some reading about the paleo diet (only meat, veggies and fruits) and the theory/studies behind it. It's very interesting. I followed it for about 4 weeks once. Was dropping weight like crazy and was never hungry. But once I had some rice again, I couldn't go back. It takes a lot of work in terms of food preparation to follow the diet, and it's expensive. (It's also called "specific carbohydrate diet" sometimes, depending on the author.)

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07 Mar 2010, 12:20 pm

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I think most of the time, not. I think most of the time seeing someone and thinking they might be aspie is simply seeing visible traits. I don't think that's akin to "gaydar", I don't think it merit's the term "aspiedar".

Me, I think I do pick up on some aspie-ish traits fairly quickly. But not attached with a label.

To put it differently...

I can spot another woman, that doesn't mean I have woman-dar. It means seeing what's plainly visible and having a label. Sometimes, spotting an/another aspie is simply having a label for what's plainly visible.

I do, though, also think we sometimes have a special ability to recognize someone who is like is. Which is narrower than recognizing an aspie. (Though there's still the other type of recognizing someone as an aspie.)

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07 Mar 2010, 1:21 pm

Athenacapella wrote:

You may want to do some reading about the paleo diet (only meat, veggies and fruits) and the theory/studies behind it. It's very interesting. I followed it for about 4 weeks once. Was dropping weight like crazy and was never hungry. But once I had some rice again, I couldn't go back. It takes a lot of work in terms of food preparation to follow the diet, and it's expensive. (It's also called "specific carbohydrate diet" sometimes, depending on the author.)

Yeah, I was talking about this with someone else in another thread. I'm not strictly paleo, but I'm gradually going that way, or towards something like it.

I read that rice is gluten free, but is it considered 'bad' in the context of this conversation?

I find carb foods very addictive, and If I eat some I tend to eat a lot, far more than I think it should take to satisfy me.

Thanks again for the info.

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07 Mar 2010, 2:16 pm

I must have an "ADHD-dar" then since I suspected someone having ADHD and found out that I was right.

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07 Mar 2010, 3:11 pm

I don't have it. My mom does, so I guess it's because nothing about typical NT or Aspie behavior stands out to me. If someone were to say "Do you think [person I know] is on the spectrum?" I would be able to come up with a judgment, but it wouldn't be an intuitive one.

I do have an almost flawless gaydar, though. In fact, in one case I knew someone was gay even before he knew.

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07 Mar 2010, 3:26 pm

Moog wrote:

chaotik_lord wrote:

Brandon strikes me as a total Aspie, yet he mentions parties and going out frequently, and that seems odd.

Could be either an Aspie in denial of themselves, or trying to project an aura of normality.

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There's also the village-idiot-and-proud type. They're gonna laugh at you anyway so you might as well have fun. I LOVE meeting other aspie's at parties.

Or maybe he likes parties and going out frequently and no-one thinks he's an idiot? Try not to judge, "spectrum" remember.

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07 Mar 2010, 4:04 pm

chaotik_lord wrote:

I've noticed many people here mention others that they thought could be on the spectrum. I've met only two, my best friend Nicki, and someone I work with, but without knowing their inner thoughts, how could I be sure? Brandon strikes me as a total Aspie, yet he mentions parties and going out frequently, and that seems odd. Nicki has all of the traits, yet has not triggered the same response in me as Brandon. So, they both seem vetoed, yet either could be.

I'm gay, and I'm used to the term "gaydar," which I suppose can apply in some cases, yet I doubt its efficacy, as I would never know if I were missing someone who was gay. Perhaps I'm only judging on easily visible traits, just as almost anyone could.

Is there an "Aspiedar?" Thoughts?

Y'know, I've been known by my therapists and teachers to have an "aspiedar", though these days, ity's getting harder for me to identify others on the spectrum.

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07 Mar 2010, 4:33 pm

Jingo8 wrote:

Moog wrote:

chaotik_lord wrote:

Brandon strikes me as a total Aspie, yet he mentions parties and going out frequently, and that seems odd.

Could be either an Aspie in denial of themselves, or trying to project an aura of normality.

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There's also the village-idiot-and-proud type. They're gonna laugh at you anyway so you might as well have fun. I LOVE meeting other aspie's at parties.

Or maybe he likes parties and going out frequently and no-one thinks he's an idiot? Try not to judge, "spectrum" remember.

That's could also be a possibility. I wasn't judging anyone, just throwing out ideas.

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07 Mar 2010, 7:29 pm

Jingo8 wrote:

Moog wrote:

chaotik_lord wrote:

Brandon strikes me as a total Aspie, yet he mentions parties and going out frequently, and that seems odd.

Could be either an Aspie in denial of themselves, or trying to project an aura of normality.

Quote:

There's also the village-idiot-and-proud type. They're gonna laugh at you anyway so you might as well have fun. I LOVE meeting other aspie's at parties.

Or maybe he likes parties and going out frequently and no-one thinks he's an idiot? Try not to judge, "spectrum" remember.

I didn't phrase that correctly. Trying to see how to break this down. "Village idiot' is often how extroverted people with AS are viewed but if you have AS and don't care about this it makes you fascinating. I was using "village idiot" to reclaim it... if that makes any sense.

The best way to meet other aspie's is online but if you wanna meet other aspie's in public just... be yourself. I mean it. Try finding other people who you think may have it. Can be a fun game. We're everywhere.

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07 Mar 2010, 7:42 pm

TheHaywire wrote:

I was using "village idiot" to reclaim it... if that makes any sense.

That reminds me of this scene in Clerks 2:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2DxyAGzGxM[/youtube]

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