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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Worried about learning second language at uni. |
| Moopants |
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Posted: 08 Aug 2012, 11:25 am
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Replies: 2
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| Should I take French as a mature student at uni? obviously only I can make the final decision but I am worried about how sensory overload could hinder me. At school, (many many years ago!)I was best in class at French and was almost fluent. I could read and write it no problems, grammar and syntax w... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's syndrome vs. High-functioning autism |
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Posted: 19 Mar 2012, 8:27 am
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Replies: 32
Views: 8,303
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| I have a dx of childhood autism not Aspergers but I had no speech delay. In fact I was very early with language using sentences by 10 months. However I had problems with other early childhood development stages namely relating to imaginative play. I questioned why it wasn't AS and was told some majo... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Other late-diagnosed older aspie women? |
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Posted: 18 Feb 2012, 8:11 pm
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Replies: 46
Views: 8,796
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Was dx'd in my late 30s. - I'm still there so it's not been long. I'd had my suspicions for about 5 or 6 years.
It was a bitter sweet diagnosis. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Letter from my mother, not sure how I should respond |
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Posted: 18 Feb 2012, 8:05 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,641
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| I learned to just ask and let them speak. Say oooh or yeah? or uh-hu every so often to make you sound interested and it keeps them happy. As I don't know your relationship history I don't know if you have problems with your mum - I find small talk a niceties really fake and hard but I do try. I'm al... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Thinking one word, saying another? |
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Posted: 18 Feb 2012, 8:00 pm
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Replies: 32
Views: 35,004
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| Thanks guys... Aspixie, thats exactly how I felt. I wanted to curl and and cry or die. Wasn't appropriate to do so and didn't want them to start feeling bad for me when it was my cock up. Mindmapper - what you describe is what happens to me most often but I'm used to that and as long as I speak slow... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: How do I let my boyfriend know he is an Aspie |
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Posted: 18 Feb 2012, 7:50 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 4,394
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| I You may have AS. Your bf may have AS. Your son may have AS. All your past friends in life may have AS. You could be right. Or you could be seeing AS everywhee because you found something online/in books that you think you identify with. I'd get it checked out and get a professional dx if you want... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Telling My Son He's an Aspie |
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Posted: 18 Feb 2012, 7:38 pm
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Replies: 14
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| I found out last year. I'm in my late 30s. I feel my life could have been very different if I'd known all along or found out as a child/teenager. I don't understand why you wouldn't have been honest with him from the start, rather than presenting it like a 'you're adopted' type moment which makes it... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Thinking one word, saying another? |
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Posted: 18 Feb 2012, 7:23 pm
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Replies: 32
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| I go through phases where I can be thinking of one word but my mouth says a completely different word. It can get very embarrassing, actually humiliating is closer to the truth. It's not always so prominent and I can go months between phases. I was talking to a relative about their child's christeni... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you manage raising children? |
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Posted: 18 Feb 2012, 7:18 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,132
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| I wasnt convinced I had an ASD until I had my baby. I found coping with the unexpected very difficult but it prompted me to get a dx. Luckily she was a very easy to predict baby and started to communicate very young. I find the social aspects of being a mum quite easy, but my sensory and processing ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How common are public transport issues in people with ASD? |
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Posted: 15 Nov 2011, 4:26 pm
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Replies: 40
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| thank you all. Oddly I'm fine with driving as I have full control and can 'escape' at any time. That said, I would never go somewhere new in a car alone - I even take my dog with me instead of going on my own places. I do freak out if I have to stand on public transport for a variety of reasons and ... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: bra's....are they horribly uncomfortable 4 u 2? |
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Posted: 09 Nov 2011, 4:52 pm
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Replies: 31
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I have real problems with bras. underwires just dig in, elastic too scratchy, lace too itchy, the label doesnt cover the hooks so they annoy me too.
Sadly im too big (36F) to go without. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: People saying "You haven't got aspergers" |
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Posted: 09 Nov 2011, 4:49 pm
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Replies: 21
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Ive had the other response, you must have aspergers as people with 'autism' arent as functional. This from a self proclaimed autism specialist.
My family have trouble believing the autism diagnosis but thats their problem. I have only told a few people, noone socially. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How common are public transport issues in people with ASD? |
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Posted: 09 Nov 2011, 4:47 pm
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Replies: 40
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| I was led to believe by a variety of autism specialists that I have met with, that problems using public transport is a common 'symptom' (for want of a better word) in people on the spectrum. I have been told by a disability adviser that I am very mistaken in my belief (she used assumption but I did... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Which Conditions did you consider before AS? |
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Posted: 08 Sep 2011, 6:40 pm
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Replies: 118
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| I was diagnosed as having schizophrenia as they didn't know what else to call it. Noone really believe that's what it was but noone was willing to change it, 7 yrs ago i worked it out for myself. Took until a fortnight ago to get it confirmed that I am autistic. I'm still fighting to get rid of the ... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Were you diagnosed as an adult and did it change anything? |
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Posted: 08 Sep 2011, 6:35 pm
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Replies: 78
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| I was diagnosed 2 weeks ago and at first it was like a weight off my shoulders. Then came a grieving period, where I am now. Here I recognise that what I want and expected to be will never happen. I am particularly disabled by it but am highly intelligent and very articulate. It makes it very hard t... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: And the survey says... |
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Posted: 08 Sep 2011, 6:16 pm
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Replies: 2
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| Childhood Autism. I just completed diagnosis a few weeks ago. They told me I was on the spectrum straight away but they had to work out some algorithm to do with the DISCO system to work out my exact diagnostic term based on ICD10 criteria. I expected Aspergers as I had very advanced speech developm... |
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