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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How psych drugs drove my autisitic son crazy (article) |
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Posted: 09 Nov 2007, 2:35 pm
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| Antidepressants can definitely bring on manic or hypomanic states in people with bipolar - and yes, it probably happens most often with those many of us who've been misdiagnosed with unipolar depression. I'm sure it leads to rediagnosis in a lot of people. I read the other day that the estimated ave... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How psych drugs drove my autisitic son crazy (article) |
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Posted: 08 Nov 2007, 4:06 pm
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| I haven't heard the NT term used outside of the context of autism/Asperger's, either. As a language junkie & someone who's had a lot of contact with the mental health community, my experience is that the term is specific to the issues discussed here, and used in the context of relation to the au... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Do/Did you get along with your mother? |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2007, 10:24 pm
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Replies: 121
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| Thanks for telling your positive story about you & your mother. It's reassuring to know good parents are out there . . . and I'm glad for you that you have her! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: dislike of change affects life development |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2007, 9:38 pm
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Replies: 11
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| Just going to add that resistance to change, though we perhaps have it to a greater extent than average (some of us, anyway), is absolutely rampant among NTs too. It seems to be a standard part of the human condition. The difference may be how difficult it is to get ourselves out of our ruts (workin... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Did your parents help you in developing your talents? |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2007, 9:29 pm
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| Yeah, in some ways, because I loved to be read to, and then to read, and they definitely encouraged that. And they believed in learning. On the other hand, I ended-up playing the violin for years mainly because my mom wished she'd had the chance to do it, and only dropped it at the end of my junior ... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Domestic Abuse and Asperger's |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2007, 12:50 am
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Replies: 31
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| Beenthere & Thistledown, Glad you came & posted here. Maybe we can all help each other a bit. SeaBright, to answer your question, if it's a relationship (including family or 'friend'), it definitely falls into the domestic abuse category, whether, and even probably especially if you're not i... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Do/Did you get along with your mother? |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2007, 4:55 am
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| zee - Don't apologize for ranting. You're mom's abusing you, and that's a hard thing. It's a lot harder for most of us to give up all contact with family members who do that kind of thing to us. I was never able to, completely, though I cut things back to an absolute minimum once I was grown & o... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Domestic Abuse and Asperger's |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2007, 4:51 am
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| On the other hand, we can't blame ourselves at all, because abusers can be very charming and manipulative at first (& off and on, once the relationship starts). We may be more vulnerable, I just want to vehemently say that doesn't ever make it our fault - in a vehement mood this evening, I guess... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Domestic Abuse and Asperger's |
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Posted: 28 Jul 2007, 7:08 pm
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| The following is from an online site that has a lot of good info about domestic abuse (the web address is at the bottom of this post) "Abuse Survey: Am I in an abusive situation? Question: Maybe you have been wondering if you are abused. Maybe you have been living in fear. Fear from abuse in the pas... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Domestic Abuse and Asperger's |
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Posted: 28 Jul 2007, 7:00 pm
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| Have you ever been a victim of domestic abuse (physical or otherwise)? I have, and though it appears that Aspies have less intimate relationships than others, many of us have been in domestic abuse situations, whether it was a lover/spouse, parent(s), 'friend,' or other. I left my now-ex-husband nea... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Do/Did you get along with your mother? |
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Posted: 25 Jul 2007, 3:41 am
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| My mom always wanted to talk too, and you're right, it can be completely exhausting. When I was a kid I learned to read & mostly tune her out & go 'mmm-hmmm' at intervals. I think she wasn't really looking for much input, or I couldn't have gotten away with it as I did. Of course, a lot of w... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Getting to know each other, Dino-style |
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Posted: 29 May 2007, 7:01 pm
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| Yes, I have True Stories on DVD (ran across it in a bargain bin, lucky me.). Saw it when it first came out. |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Getting to know each other, Dino-style |
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Posted: 25 May 2007, 5:49 pm
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| Re. Talking Heads, though I knew their late 70s hits, I really became aware of them when I saw the concert movie Jonathan Demme did, "Stop Making Sense," in maybe '85. It blew me away; such creativity, incl. sets, costumes, etc. not to mention the music. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: suicide |
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Posted: 25 May 2007, 3:44 am
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Replies: 156
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| I'm going to say one last thing, then leave this one alone. If Aspie17, or anyone else who reads this, is seriously suicidal & not getting the support they need, they need to contact one of the suicide and/or teen crisis lines (depends on your situation). Sometimes they can cut through the s**t ... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Getting to know each other, Dino-style |
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Posted: 25 May 2007, 3:15 am
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Replies: 606
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi |
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Posted: 25 May 2007, 2:06 am
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Replies: 16
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| I've only gotten to meet a few whippets, but they were sweet, sensitive dogs. I can see how a 'forward' cat could be dominant. BTW, the same thing often happens with Irish Wolfhounds, I hear, because they're such gentle, sensitive souls, though one of the 2 hugest breeds in terms of height. |
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