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Forum: The Haven Topic: so.... i've decided to give up on life. . . . |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2009, 3:34 pm
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| thank you both. ;-) rock drummer- thanks for the link, but its really not- I'm hvaing a bad day, i feel blue... I hvae been feeling seriously suicidal for 6 months- ive been waiting about to get this dx, which Ive now been taken off the list for, and have to go through the entire process again; IF I... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: so.... i've decided to give up on life. . . . |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2009, 3:13 pm
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| I've been mooting posting this for a while, as it sounds so teenage and melodramtic, but i want to speak to someone, and i dont have any rl people to speak to, so here goes... I've decided to give up on life. I'm planning to kill myself in the summer (it'll take ages to sort out all my setuff,and i ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: what causes all the weird aspects of a/s? |
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Posted: 26 Jan 2009, 11:45 am
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| i understand why many aspies feel stressed by - eg- noise- some bad neuro wiring or whatever, but what explains all the really odd things? like not sitting in chairs but on the floor to work, or needing to be alone? or having a hot head and ears as a child? these things seem to be completly random. ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's school- small article in the telegraph today. |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2008, 5:44 pm
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im not online at home. i use internet cafes and libraries.
i do not have a scanner.
i will go to the library on monday if you would like. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: meeting others in RL/ aspie dating websites? |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2008, 5:09 pm
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| i would like to meet some other aspies- i live in london- are there any groups? and are there any dating websites anyone could reccomend? a quick check on match.com only comes up with people whose last read was the dog in the nightime etc, and ive tried and failed for ten minutes to join aspie affec... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's school- small article in the telegraph today. |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2008, 4:07 pm
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| hope noone else has posted this already- apols if i am repeating! i saw a small article in the saturday telelgraph today about a woman who has an as, and an autistic son, and est a special needs school to help them out (glowing ofsted reoprts abuond). ive tried to find it on their website, but it do... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Think I have aspergers. |
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Posted: 25 Aug 2008, 6:50 pm
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by the way- your aunt sounds like a cow- noone should ever insult young epople in that way! its terrible!
be smug that you're probably much more inteligent than her! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Think I have aspergers. |
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Posted: 25 Aug 2008, 6:48 pm
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| hi there- one of the big pointers in Asperger's is sensory problems- eg do you prefer darkness to noon light? have problems with noise/ hate light touch/ find some tastes and smells revolting? there are some really good online tests for it- google Asperger's test wrong planet and you'll find them- s... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Killing animals for sport |
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Posted: 25 Aug 2008, 5:57 pm
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| thank aspiartist- quite true! ;-) im a vegitarian (over 20 years) and tiink hunting, even killing, any animal is wrong- as humans we have the ability to make moral choices, and raise ourselves above base instainct, selfish needs. however- each time i see phesants- i just long to kill them. somehow t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: do autists feel lonely? |
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Posted: 25 Aug 2008, 5:37 pm
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| yes- in different ways. now i am lonely because i have noone to share things with. i do not speak to anyone anymore- unless its 'thank you' in shops. id odnt mind too much, but sometimes i long to have someone cuddle me and tell me it will all be ok,a nd kiss me. though i dislike people touching me ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: This Morning (UK TV Program) |
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Posted: 25 Aug 2008, 5:28 pm
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| no, and ive not won the £5000 either yet! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Moving out |
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Posted: 22 Aug 2008, 2:17 pm
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| hi- this is a real problem- i understand! call shelter, your local law center, or citizen's advice- since you earn a low wage, i think you may be able to claim housing benifit. eg- my local council pays up to £244 for a single bed flat in hb. do call the national autistic society- they are a complet... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: how does dx referral work? advice urgently needed! |
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Posted: 22 Aug 2008, 1:33 pm
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| a while i posted following here a meeting with a shrink to see about referring me to a diagnostician- 'stupid shrink says i dont have a/s', or something. i recently saw the report he wrote on me, and was alarmed (!) to find that only one statement in it was true. though i realise that a report is no... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Would you live in a commune designed for autistic people? |
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Posted: 21 Aug 2008, 9:07 am
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| interesting. kind of goes against natural autistic tendancies to avoid othersin some ways; i'd hate any kind of forced community- even a cummune has to have meetings- i'd hate that. i love living ina city as i am pretty annonymous; growing up in a small village was vile; everyone knew when i acted u... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: financial problems |
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Posted: 19 Aug 2008, 4:27 pm
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| full sympathies,a nd agree with all of the above. there was a very good tv series on the bbc a couple of years ago, with american alvin hall called your money or your life (i think). he took a number of different people from across the uk and taught them to econimise for a year to pay off their mort... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone NOT have impaired physical co-ordination or stims? |
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Posted: 19 Aug 2008, 7:27 am
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| oooh- REALLY interesting question. its hard to say- im 35, and hated PE at shcool. since then (until injury, and my gym closing) i have taught myself to swim and became a frighteningly fast swimmer (freightening as i kept bashing into the other swimmers in the fast lane who were slower than me- i wa... |
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