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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: This is me, or is it? |
| BCTucker |
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Posted: 08 Dec 2017, 5:35 pm
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Replies: 13
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| That sounds like a good idea, it also sounds as if you are getting on/feel comfortable with her. I'm going to say congratulations, not because great your Autistic, but because getting an answer is a good start to anything. Thanks! I know what you mean. Having an answer is indeed a good feeling. I t... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: This is me, or is it? |
| BCTucker |
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Posted: 07 Dec 2017, 5:01 pm
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Replies: 13
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| Had my second appointment today, finished my formal evaluation (it was one), and received an autism diagnosis. Even though my initial response was "I figured", she talked to me a little bit about the stages of grief I might experience as I come to terms with the official diagnosis, then to... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Panic, Planning and Putting Things Off - Can You Relate? |
| BCTucker |
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Posted: 07 Dec 2017, 8:11 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 411
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| I really struggle with executive functioning and it can be so frustrating. Tasks I have to do get avoided and put off if they are unfamiliar or feel overwhelming regardless of how necessary they really are and the more I do this, the more even thinking about them makes me anxious and panic to the p... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ASD and Summer Camps |
| BCTucker |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2017, 9:37 am
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,060
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Imagining why you felt different as a kid |
| BCTucker |
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Posted: 28 Nov 2017, 8:15 pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,038
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| I grew up being told I was "gifted", but I also related to the comment about being an adult reincarnated as a kid. I've also always thought I had more of an "animal brain" because of my connection to animals and heightened sense of awareness in my surroundings. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Walking |
| BCTucker |
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Posted: 28 Nov 2017, 7:44 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 661
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| I look at the ground when I walk, too, otherwise I frequently trip over any little thing. No one has ever said anything specific about my walking, but I personally feel like I have an odd gait. I've noticed, though, that I do walk more "normally" when I'm carrying something heavy in each h... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: This is me, or is it? |
| BCTucker |
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Posted: 28 Nov 2017, 7:03 am
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Replies: 13
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| Just wanted to check in since I had my initial appointment yesterday. It was a comfortable office and the psychologist made me feel welcome, so I was able to talk a lot. I even talked about how I'd seen someone else in that office 14 years ago as a teenager and how I didn't talk about anything in th... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Hypo-sensitive to clothing |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2017, 7:47 am
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Replies: 4
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| I've certainly had my share of issues with hypersensitivity to clothes. I'm having a hard time imagining how it would feel to be hyposensitive to them. What's it like? |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Do you wear makeup? |
| BCTucker |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2017, 7:41 am
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Replies: 206
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| I've tried, really I have!, to adapt to this manacle but I cannot. I have sensitive skin and react with itching, rashes, or worse to many products. I am so uncomfortable having some substance sitting on my skin or eyes. I also tend to rub, scratch, touch my face so often it's a nightmare. I have gi... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Female Autism |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2017, 6:52 am
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Replies: 36
Views: 2,003
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| I can relate to it a lot. I think I remember seeing this and a few similar videos a while back while researching autism, and the whole "putting on a mask" thing was one of the big things that finally made it really hit me that I was probably autistic. Unfortunately(?) since really looking... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What's your special interest? |
| BCTucker |
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Posted: 22 Nov 2017, 9:40 am
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Replies: 88
Views: 3,523
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| Horses are my longest-running special interest. I used to work at a place with draft horses and one of my coworkers used to jokingly warn class participants not to ask me about different kinds of driving bits unless they wanted a full 40 minute dissertation on the subject. |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Clothes for girls and sensory issues |
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Posted: 22 Nov 2017, 7:22 am
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,286
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| When I was little, I used to make my parents fold the ends of my socks up over my toes before stuffing them in my shoes so the seam wouldn't be against the fronts of my toes. I also wore only sweatpants/leggings - basically just pants with elastic waistbands - to elementary school until probably 4th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is your Aspie Quiz score |
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Posted: 21 Nov 2017, 3:15 pm
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Replies: 1,035
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Aspie score: 138
Neurotypical score: 82
You are very likely Aspie |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Newly diagnosed, new to the site |
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Posted: 21 Nov 2017, 11:26 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 295
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| Tucker, Thanks for posting! Are you seeing a Psychologist currently? My first appointment is next Monday! 8O A hobby farm sounds great, I would love to do that (in a very small way). Do you have chickens? Yep, chickens, horses, turkeys right now that we're going to eat for Thanksgiving! Ducks and d... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Newly diagnosed, new to the site |
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Posted: 21 Nov 2017, 11:25 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 295
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I care too much about everything |
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Posted: 21 Nov 2017, 10:26 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 449
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| I found guided meditations helped me work through some of these feelings. Your post is a good reminder for me to go back to doing them, because the feelings have been creeping in again lately. I used a podcast series called Pathway to Happiness, but you have to pay for it. I'm sure there are other f... |
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