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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Heading towards another crisis. |
| SteelMaiden |
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Posted: 25 Sep 2016, 8:14 pm
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Replies: 14
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| I don't get any side effects from 7.5mg/day of haloperidol. But when I was on 20mg/day when I was 19, I was able to carry out a basic voluntary job without too much challenging behaviour, but I was falling asleep a lot and had parkinsonism. I am a pharmacology student, specialising in psychopharmac... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Socializing with people |
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Posted: 25 Sep 2016, 8:08 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 944
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| I haven't socialised for months. But then I have two friends who live 50 miles away. And they are busy people. And who wants to socialise with me in real life anyway, I cannot even carry on a conversation. I don't mind just seeing professionals and my parents. I don't think I would cope socialising... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone Tried Cold Water Therapy For Depression |
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Posted: 25 Sep 2016, 7:55 pm
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Replies: 5
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| I had cold baths (cannot have showers due to sensory issues) for three months as I had no hot water in the house. They certainly woke me up. Although I have a diminished ability to feel the cold and an excess ability to feel the heat, so the cold baths were welcoming in the summer. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Heading towards another crisis. |
| SteelMaiden |
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Posted: 25 Sep 2016, 7:52 pm
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Replies: 14
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| I'm going to contact the social services. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Heading towards another crisis. |
| SteelMaiden |
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Posted: 25 Sep 2016, 7:51 pm
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Replies: 14
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| Thanks. I take haloperidol for my severe challenging behaviour. It has stopped helping lately though. I'm seeing my psychiatrist on the 7th of October and my support worker will be there too. I will be brutally honest as I'm sick of my care coordinator, parents, uni etc being so ignorant and annoyi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do most people even know what AS is? |
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Posted: 25 Sep 2016, 7:45 pm
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Replies: 50
Views: 1,999
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| Although I'm not AS, I'm classic autism. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do most people even know what AS is? |
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Posted: 25 Sep 2016, 7:44 pm
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Replies: 50
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| See my thread about heading towards a crisis, it has some anecdotes. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Heading towards another crisis. |
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Posted: 25 Sep 2016, 7:42 pm
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| Thanks. I'm going to type a letter to my care coordinator and my psychiatrist. My support worker knows about autism but she's not assertive enough. I will text her tomorrow about this. At least she does well with texting, unlike my care coordinator. I'm going to also ask to be allowed to write a sc... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Heading towards another crisis. |
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Posted: 25 Sep 2016, 6:12 pm
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Replies: 14
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| I will read other people's threads soon. I want to be of use to others as well as asking for help. Just that I am near meltdown atm. I just took some haloperidol. - I have been having serious difficulties with speech over the last month, more so then normal. The only way I can communicate with ease... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Dislike for social interaction IRL. |
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Posted: 19 Aug 2016, 12:21 pm
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| I do not like being with people socially. I don't mind so much if it's a support worker or doctor that knows me well, but when it's purely social, I am prone to becoming argumentative and aggressive. I have even been brought to mild violence many times. I only ever see one friend IRL who is really ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Lining up toys |
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Posted: 19 Aug 2016, 12:12 pm
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Replies: 19
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| When I was 2-4 years old, I used to line up all my toys, sorted by colour or size. Now I am 26 and I still line things up, but I use more developed strategies like alphabetical by author (my textbooks) or hexadecimal colour code (my sciencey tshirt collection). I am very intelligent but I think lin... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What would an all-aspie society be like? |
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Posted: 19 Aug 2016, 12:08 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,608
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I am classic autistic so I guess I would be counted out then!
This is a silly idea, and all-Asperger's society, for the reasons stated above. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Powerlifting. |
| SteelMaiden |
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Posted: 11 Aug 2016, 2:44 pm
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Replies: 17
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kraftiekortie wrote: When you feel a meltdown coming, get your spotter, and do bench presses
(Never do bench presses without a spotter).
Thank you. Wise. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Powerlifting. |
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Posted: 07 Aug 2016, 3:51 pm
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Replies: 17
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kraftiekortie wrote: You should enter the weightlifting competition in the Special Olympics.
I will have a look into this, although in the meantime I need to get to a higher level on the weights, which will take time. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Powerlifting. |
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Posted: 05 Aug 2016, 1:25 am
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Replies: 17
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kraftiekortie wrote: Sounds like a great discovery, Steel Maiden!
Do you use free weights, or Nautilus-type weights?
Thanks. Free weights mostly but also do the machines a bit too. Barbell is my favourite. |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Powerlifting. |
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Posted: 04 Aug 2016, 3:04 pm
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Replies: 2
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| I do powerlifting 3-4 times a week, as well as adding other weight training exercises and a warm up / warm down, to total an 80 minute workout. I find powerlifting very helpful for my mental health and my autism. I am calmer after a weightlifting session. And my challenging behaviour has slowly red... |
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