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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is this behavior? |
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Posted: 27 May 2024, 7:05 am
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do you do it for comfort, to help you focus. or to feel better somehow?
As others have said, likely a stim. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi i'm new here i would like a friend |
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Posted: 23 May 2024, 5:25 pm
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| welcome, glad you found us! |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: My arrival |
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Posted: 23 May 2024, 5:23 pm
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Replies: 6
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| welcome, glad you found us! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: anyone know of resources in arizona? |
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Posted: 23 May 2024, 5:23 pm
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| https://arizona.myresourcedirectory.com/index.php?option=com_cpx&task=resource.view&id=426412&search_history_id=210667478&code=LR-3100.1800 start here maybe. They can refer you to local agencies and groups that might be able to help. Social services office in your county might be use... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Acid Reflux |
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Posted: 21 May 2024, 1:15 pm
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| acid reflux can have a lot of different causes. Get it checked out and see if you can figure out where that's coming from. Something that is hard for you to digest, eating at the wrong time, drinking at the wrong time, mine started with the meds I was on for "something else" and it gave me... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Will my sister return to her usual self? |
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Posted: 21 May 2024, 12:57 pm
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| give her time, it might take a while to get her stabilized and on the right meds, right doses, and find the right therapies that work best for her. It is a heck of a lot to work through and to learn how to manage. You may find yourselves growing and changing as time goes by, as the family adjusts to... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Does age always matter in starting a career ? |
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Posted: 20 May 2024, 7:03 am
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| supply and demand, having a good agent, being in the right place at the right time, so many factors go into having a career in entertainment. Having the right connections doesn't help if there are only a few slots for older people (roles in a movie, play, program, etc) . Age matters if you are no lo... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Me & My Ex-boyfriend |
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Posted: 20 May 2024, 6:52 am
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| glad you are finding a way to work through the upsets around a break up. You deserve somebody near you in real life , who will actually care about you. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: hello! |
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Posted: 20 May 2024, 6:48 am
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Replies: 9
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| welcome, we are all different after all, not one of us is the same, but you will find lots of folks here who do understand. Lots of caring and helpful members here. Glad you are with us. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anxiety |
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Posted: 20 May 2024, 6:47 am
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| for me it was like a miracle. I was on meds for anxiety for many years and it really did help. If the first you try doesn't work, don't be afraid to try again or try different kinds of meds in combination, keep your doctor informed of problems or side effects you might find difficult. If one kind of... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Confirming an existing diagnosis |
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Posted: 20 May 2024, 6:44 am
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| you might do the same thing with online self testing. There are many self tests available on line which may help define your diagnosis and confirm it. It is not unusual for us to question recent diagnosis, diagnosis changes our perspective on absolutely everything we thought we knew or understood up... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: How to tell if I am being mistreated in my relationship |
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Posted: 20 May 2024, 6:40 am
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| I learned how to spot being manipulated, intimidated, "guilted" and used/ abused with a counselor who worked with me through the book "when I say NO I feel guilty" by Manuel J smith. It is out of print now but you can find it anywhere used books are sold online or in used book st... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Discussing Suicide Prevention in the Autism Community |
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Posted: 19 May 2024, 6:45 am
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Replies: 20
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| I think one of the problems with such high statistics for autistic folks as a group is that for years we were taught compliance, masking, and how to please others. Suicide might sometimes seem to be the only choice we have to escape the emotional pain and turmoil inside us. Once our appeasement (or ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Just began understanding myself as autistic |
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Posted: 15 May 2024, 6:01 pm
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| welcome! diagnosed with autism at age 68 and it was a huge relief. I finally had the answers to lifelong "why" questions of the past. Diagnosis gives us a whole new perspective on just about everything. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Selective sensory adaptation |
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Posted: 15 May 2024, 5:58 pm
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| it may be true for some and not others. autism is uneven development of neurology and it will be different in every individual. Some may be affected in certain ways and not in others, all across our sensory processing abilities and experiences. The attempts to put all autistic individuals into one b... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi! New here, new beginnings! |
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Posted: 13 May 2024, 5:53 pm
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Replies: 11
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