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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is it even possible for someone to fake autism? |
| rebbieh |
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Posted: 21 Jan 2015, 6:43 am
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Replies: 52
Views: 4,856
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L_Holmes doesn't want to fake being autistic. He's afraid he might be doing it without knowing it and he asked if that's possible. It's not about wanting to fake autism.
Just thought I'd say that. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How are you with being sarcastic / understanding sarcasm? |
| rebbieh |
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Posted: 14 Jan 2015, 4:45 am
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,809
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| I can sometimes be quite sarcastic myself and I'm not that bad at recognising sarcasm in general (though there are times when I'm completely oblivious to it). I find it far more difficult to understand ambiguous language (I guess sarcasm is ambiguous as well but I hope you know what I mean). |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Seeing colors and shapes - Autism and hallucinations? |
| rebbieh |
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Posted: 14 Jan 2015, 1:37 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,165
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| Do you experience any migraines? Epilepsy? Narcolepsy? Eye problems? Look, I'm in no way an expert in this area, but there are a lot of things that could cause hallucinations like that. Don't know if ASD has anything to do with it. I actually just recently (finished it yesterday) read a whole book o... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Adult regression? |
| rebbieh |
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Posted: 14 Jan 2015, 1:25 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,527
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| My traits/symptoms are much worse now than they were in childhood. I suspect the reason for that is that life's less predictable and more stressful for me nowadays. I'm also doing worse mentally (depression, anxiety etc.), which I'm sure contributes as well. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Any suggestions on whether I should seek a formal diagnosis? |
| rebbieh |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2015, 1:32 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 699
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| I think you should seek a formal diagnosis if possible. I personally think that's the right thing to do. Getting diagnosed has pretty much only helped me so far. I can get better support at university now but most of all, getting diagnosed has taken a way most (not all) of the severe anxiety I had a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Did you take the ADOS |
| rebbieh |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2015, 1:23 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,277
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| I had to take the ADOS. I thought it was a tough test and it made me feel quite uncomfortable. It's supposed to test your social skills and imagination so perhaps it's not that weird I found it difficult (since I have problems in both areas). |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My evaluation results... |
| rebbieh |
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Posted: 30 Dec 2014, 2:49 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,352
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| Thank you :D I've definitely felt a lot better today in general, I don't think I realized how much anxiety this was causing me. I think I will probably still have problems accepting it for a while, but at least now I feel like that will start to subside. Before this it seemed to just get worse. I k... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My evaluation results... |
| rebbieh |
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Posted: 30 Dec 2014, 1:38 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,352
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| Hey, L_Holmes , congratulations on finally getting some answers! I know how incredibly difficult it can be to obsess about the assessment process, autism and whether or not you have it and I hope that the anxiety subsides a bit now that you're officially diagnosed. I still doubt my diagnosis from ti... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do clothing tags bother you? |
| rebbieh |
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Posted: 27 Dec 2014, 11:37 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,014
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| I seem to remember clothing tags bothered me quite a bit when I was a young child and that my mother had to cut them off sometimes. They don't bother me that much nowadays but there are exceptions and then they're mostly itchy and just generally annoying. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have any strange phobias? |
| rebbieh |
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Posted: 26 Dec 2014, 8:11 am
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Replies: 50
Views: 2,007
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| I've been very afraid of many things ever since I was a very young child. I have three full-blown phobias: arachnophobia (fear of spiders), aviophobia/aerophobia (fear of flying) and social phobia. I'm scared of other things as well. Examples: certain bridges, going to the dentist, insects. Also, I'... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Hypersensitivity to touch causes problems. Advice? |
| rebbieh |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2014, 4:58 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 777
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| I am, among other things, hypersensitive to touch. I don't know exactly what I feel when touched but I don't like being touched unless I'm the one who initiates it (which doesn't happen that often). Otherwise it sort of feels like people invade my personal space, the touch feels suffocating and I fe... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Merry Christmas |
| rebbieh |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2014, 11:56 pm
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Replies: 46
Views: 2,244
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Merry Christmas, everyone!
(Christmas is celebrated on Christmas Eve in my country so I guess I'm pretty much done celebrating Christmas now that you guys start.) |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "You have Aspergers? You must be very high-fuctioning." |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2014, 1:03 am
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Replies: 68
Views: 3,273
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| So please get this through your head: no one else will ever understand you. It's the same for many other people. What's important is that you understand yourself and that you realize there are other things in life. Everyone is isolated to one degree or another in this way and while it may feel like... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you "subconsciously" notice things? |
| rebbieh |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2014, 12:59 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 779
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| Yes, I "subconsciously" notice things sometimes and become aware of them a while later. Example: I was in the waiting room waiting to see my psychologist and since I always scan my surroundings and look at things I quickly looked at things in the waiting room. A while later I realized I ha... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "You have Aspergers? You must be very high-fuctioning." |
| rebbieh |
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Posted: 23 Dec 2014, 11:43 pm
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Replies: 68
Views: 3,273
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B19 wrote: http://musingsofanaspie.com/2013/06/26/ ... ing-label/
Thank you for sharing that. That's pretty much exactly how I feel about the whole thing. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: One sided relationships |
| rebbieh |
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Posted: 23 Dec 2014, 12:10 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,152
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| rebbieh : For person #1, you have to consider her personality. If she is shy or introverted, she may not always take initiative in contacting you, but it could be that they are lacking confidence to take initiative rather than actively ignoring you (as an introvert, I can attest to this). Missing t... |
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