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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Doubt. |
| rebbieh |
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Posted: 16 Aug 2015, 3:58 pm
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| Hi, Rebbieh! That´s normal.Take a look back in WP-posts and see how often someone asks the same. I was dxéd two years ago and only recently, by the help of a trained cognitive psychologist have I started to see it myself - but I´m still surprised and still learning. We have only tried being ourselv... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Doubt. |
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Posted: 16 Aug 2015, 3:12 pm
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| Do you ever doubt your diagnosis? I've been officially diagnosed for almost a year now. I was diagnosed by a specialist after a very thorough and long assessment, and even though I know the diagnosis is correct I can't help but worrying about it sometimes. I think it has to do with the fact that I'm... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What to do when this overwhelmed? |
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Posted: 22 Jul 2015, 10:48 am
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Replies: 11
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| nerdygirl: I agree I need a day off (preferably several days off). I also need sleep. I suspect I'm a bit sleep deprived. Haven't been sleeping well lately. I've been waking up an unusual amount of times each night. Usually "only" wake up about 2 times a night but the past week I've been ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What to do when this overwhelmed? |
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Posted: 22 Jul 2015, 5:56 am
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| Hmm. Would it help to to focus on one task at at a time instead of all the things you must do? Complete one task first; don't multitask. Multitasking actually isn't good for anyone. We can't give our best work if we're only part paying attention to something. I'm not really multitasking. I do one t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What to do when this overwhelmed? |
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Posted: 22 Jul 2015, 5:30 am
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Replies: 11
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| I'm at work (working at a research lab at university this summer) and I'm very overwhelmed right now. Overwhelmed and/or anxious. Can't really tell the difference right now. I'm not only overwhelmed because of work but a lot of what I'm feeling right now has to do with all of the things I have to do... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do I get out of this social event without being rude? |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2015, 11:55 pm
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,891
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| I didn't actually talk to her, I wrote to her on Facebook, so she could've been really disappointed/angry while writing her reply and I still wouldn't know. But it's probably fine. Anyway, thank you for helping me out! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do I get out of this social event without being rude? |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2015, 2:00 pm
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Replies: 37
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| Well, I told her and she said "OK, that's OK! Thanks. And yes, we could probably make that happen [meeting up during the week]. I work during the evenings next week and I've already got some stuff planned but we can talk about it later." |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do I get out of this social event without being rude? |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2015, 3:31 am
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Replies: 37
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| If this friendship ever gets really close, in the future it might be best to call the "need to know" thing in, but that's your decision. She already knows something's "wrong" (she knows I have some kind of diagnosis) because of the extra support I get at university and because I... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do I get out of this social event without being rude? |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2015, 3:04 am
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Replies: 37
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| I've decided I'm not going. "I unfortunately can't come to the party tonight. Sorry. I hope you'll have a good time though! Perhaps you and I could meet up sometime during the week instead? Let me know what you think." Is that OK? And if she asks me why I can't attend the party I might jus... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do I get out of this social event without being rude? |
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Posted: 27 Jun 2015, 4:19 pm
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Replies: 37
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| I usually try my best to compromise when I have to and I probably would've tried to compromise a bit if the party was tonight (Saturday night). However, I need to spend my Sundays preparing myself mentally for the coming week and going somewhere on a Sunday night can really mess that up. It's like d... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do I get out of this social event without being rude? |
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Posted: 27 Jun 2015, 6:59 am
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| Not sure some kind of joke would work. It's not something I'd normally do. I mean, I can be funny and I can make jokes but I think me saying something like "I need my beauty sleep" would probably come across as an obvious bad excuse. I'm not going to just show up at her apartment for a few... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do I get out of this social event without being rude? |
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Posted: 27 Jun 2015, 6:02 am
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| Hmm, that's where things get trickier, the fact that others who are going to attend also work on Monday so the assumption is, why can't you too? Exactly. I talked to my psychologist about my social life the other day and I told her I've never been able to understand how the majority of people study... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do I get out of this social event without being rude? |
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Posted: 27 Jun 2015, 5:17 am
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| I agree with both of you. That's definitely what I'd say if it wasn't for two things: 1. I know for a fact that other people (at least one person) work on Monday too so perhaps my classmate will think it's weird that I'm not attending when the others are. 2. When I got invited to the party my classm... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do I get out of this social event without being rude? |
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Posted: 27 Jun 2015, 3:58 am
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Replies: 37
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| Tomorrow night a classmate of mine (the one I socialise with the most at university) is having a "housewarming party". I'm invited but I don't want to go. When she invited me in the beginning of the week I told her I'd think about it but I already knew I didn't really want to attend. There... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I really need to pass. |
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Posted: 03 Jun 2015, 1:22 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 750
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| I realise now that perhaps I should've posted this in "school and college life". Is it possible to move it there? Anyway, kraftiekortie : Thank you. I've barely been active here since sometime last year. Not sure why. Brictoria : I can never relax when it comes to exams. I get super anxiou... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: What are you studying? |
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Posted: 03 Jun 2015, 1:13 pm
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Replies: 119
Views: 11,863
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I'm studying biomedicine.
Trying to decide whether I'd like to go into neuroscience or medical microbiology when I'm done with my bachelor's degree. |
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