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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Jumpting to music when I was young? |
| livingwithautism |
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Posted: 27 Sep 2022, 6:43 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 713
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| Frankly, I don't see anything "autistic" about jumping to music. If this were an "autistic" characteristic, then every West Indian is autistic. I do this too but I agree it’s not an autistic trait. People these days will look to anything “abnormal” as “proof” of their “autism”. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Confusion After Non-Diagnosis |
| livingwithautism |
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Posted: 27 Sep 2022, 6:38 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,716
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| Up until this point I never heard of an adult pursuing an autism diagnosis that didn’t get the diagnosis. It must be super rare for that to happen. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Disability/Medical Designations For IDs |
| livingwithautism |
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Posted: 27 Sep 2022, 6:30 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 876
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| My state offers a disabled state ID card. My designation is D20, with D for developmental disability, 2 meaning it prevents me from working for a living, and 0 meaning I can walk 200 feet without help. It also says “disabled” in the bottom right hand corner. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's or Autism? |
| livingwithautism |
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Posted: 13 May 2021, 4:51 pm
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Replies: 99
Views: 4,608
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| Did you pay for the online assessment? What were the doctor's credentials? If she has accreditation for autism assessments, and those credentials are accepted where you live, it should be fine. Normally the proper credentials will be a PsychD or PhD psychologist / neuropsychologist, as opposed to b... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The diagnosis... |
| livingwithautism |
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Posted: 31 Oct 2020, 5:16 pm
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Replies: 20
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hariboci wrote: I'm surprised, too that ICD is used in the US. I'm European and we use ICD, so mine was F8450 (Asperger's). Plus two more 
In the US we use the ICD for medical coding. Mine is F84.0 Autistic Disorder. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why is not being able to ride a bike such a bad thing? |
| livingwithautism |
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Posted: 30 Oct 2020, 11:20 am
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Replies: 44
Views: 3,147
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kraftiekortie wrote: I don't ride a bike in the streets of New York City.
I really don't give two craps whether someone could ride a bike or not.
I don't ride a bike through downtown Chicago. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What About Your Autism Impairs You Most? |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2020, 8:45 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,892
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starkid wrote: Kind of pointless to ask what disables people the most and also allow people to choose every single poll option.
I suppose you are right. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Diagnosed Fictional Characters With Autism/Aspergers |
| livingwithautism |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 8:07 pm
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Replies: 45
Views: 5,405
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| The kid in the Netflix show Touch. Sam Gardner in Atypical Joe Hughes in the A Word Raymond Babbitt in Rain Man Max Braverman in Parenthood Simon Lynch in Mercury Rising Shaun Murphy in The Good Doctor Ben in Ben X Linda Freeman in Snow Cake Donald Morton and Isabelle Sorenson in Mozart and the Wha... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is this it then? |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 7:38 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,063
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| I've often wondered if this is as good as it gets. Being severely multiply disabled, taking psychotropic medications that make me feel numb, living in a group home, being obese. But then, I look on the bright side, and I look at what is going right. I just got a job that's a perfect fit that's only ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is respite? |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 7:26 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 850
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| Before the pandemic my parents got mail. It was about me. It said that my family qualifies for respite for me. I'm not sure what that is or why my family would want that. Respite is when someone looks after you for part of the time so your parents can have a break because it's a lot of work raising... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Being polite to NT's to slow down their speech |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 7:23 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 984
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| I just ask directly for the person to repeat what they said and say it slower. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Must-read books for folks on the spectrum |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 7:22 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,002
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| Life and Love: Positive Strategies for Autistic Adults by Zosia Zaks. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Weird sensory quirk |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 7:21 pm
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Replies: 19
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| I was curious if anybody else on here has this problem: For as long as I can remember, I have been intensely bothered by the feeling of exhaled breath on my skin. Anywhere on my skin, anybody's breath (mine included), it's all really irritating. The feeling of exhaled breath on my skin just makes m... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What Is The Difference Between Autistic Traits & Character? |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 7:12 pm
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Replies: 11
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kraftiekortie wrote: The very fact of one being autistic does not affect my impression of a person.
If a person with autism is nasty, the person is nasty.
If the person who is nasty is not autistic, the person still is nasty.
Exactly. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: In the middle ? |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 5:46 pm
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Replies: 32
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kraftiekortie wrote: It's a very easy job for me. I've been doing this for 40 years. Next week, is my 40th anniversary on this job.
Happy Anniversary! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What About Your Autism Impairs You Most? |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 5:10 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,892
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AuroraBorealisGazer wrote: I set out to pick just 1 or 2 options but as I went down the list they all seemed pretty equal for me, so I failed and checked all. Sorry, I ruin statistics  .
I checked all too because my autism is such that I can't pull apart the symptoms. |
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