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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The diagnosis... |
| livingwithautism |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 5:04 pm
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Replies: 20
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| I don't have Asperger's, either. I have "classic autism." Because of my childhood history. I was diagnosed with autism at age 3----the "classic" type---which was the only "type" around during the 60s. I am firmly of the belief that Asperger's and high-functioning "... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Responsibility, Status in the Community, and Socialization |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 4:55 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,596
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| Do you have responsibility? How much? Are you an important person in the community? How important are you? Do you socialize with people? How often? Do you work as well? Do you have children? A husband? I didn't feel like creating a poll this time. :lol: I have responsibility to show up to work on t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Masking |
| livingwithautism |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 4:52 pm
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Replies: 25
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kraftiekortie wrote: I certainly don’t “mask” too much on the subways.....
I don't mask at all but there are times when I "look" more autistic than other times, or so I'm told. But my autism is always obvious. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Stimming with Clothes |
| livingwithautism |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 4:50 pm
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Replies: 26
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| Could me changing from regular clothes to looser fitting/ baggy clothes be a stimming because anytime I change it is usually because I’m anxious and the looser clothing feels a lot lighter than regular fitting/baggy clothing and doesn’t make me feel like I’m being suffocated. That's a comfort and s... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The opposite of ableism |
| livingwithautism |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 4:44 pm
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Replies: 53
Views: 6,217
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| "Ableism," to me, is the inability to understand the struggles people with disabilities go through--especially those with "invisible" disabilities An "ableist" assumes, for example, might assume that a person is automatically trying to "get slick" with the &q... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The opposite of ableism |
| livingwithautism |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 4:38 pm
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Replies: 53
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Feyokien wrote: livingwithautism wrote: I don't understand what ableism is. Ableism is discrimination and social prejudice against people with disabilities or who are perceived to have disabilities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ableism
I've been discriminated against for having autism. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What Is The Difference Between Autistic Traits & Character? |
| livingwithautism |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 4:36 pm
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Replies: 11
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| I guess whatever falls short of clinical symptoms is character The clinical symptoms can influence how a person matures. There are autistic people who are nice and there are autistic people who are mean. Autism affects everyone differently and nobody is a walking DSM-5. For example, I'm Level 2 ASD... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The opposite of ableism |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 4:26 pm
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Replies: 53
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| I don't understand what ableism is. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: baby? |
| livingwithautism |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 4:23 pm
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Replies: 23
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| From what I have pieced together from my parents, I didn't make eye contact, didn't want to be held, played far away from other children (no parallel play at age 2), didn't learn from my mistakes, clumsiness, late potty training, I apparently had a strange intonation when I cried, no awareness or fe... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ICD 11 |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 4:18 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,326
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| I truly believe Asperger's is a fairly well-defined, discrete entity within the autistic spectrum. Usually a form of high-functioning autism. They tend to be relatively stronger in the verbal realm, relatively weak in a visual-spatial sense. This demands more specialized interventions than those fo... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What About Your Autism Impairs You Most? |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 4:10 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,941
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| How does your autism affect you? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I got a job! |
| livingwithautism |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 12:58 pm
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Replies: 19
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Mountain Goat wrote: [quote="livingwithautism]
It was laying in the gutter. We found a dead rat today.[/quote]
What colour?[/quote]
Gray. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I got a job! |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 12:02 pm
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Replies: 19
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| My best friend did garbage for a couple of years. He found some amazing things to put back to use. We found a bag of marijuana last week. Who throws that in the garbage? It was laying in the gutter. We found a dead rat today. Um...congratulations again? Another perk? 8-O It wasn't a big deal. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: In the middle ? |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 11:44 am
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Replies: 32
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| I type in info from criminal cases on my job----on a PC. I "enter data." I used to use a CRT to do this. A CRT is an old-fashioned monitor which has an attached keyboard. There were still "keypunch operators" when I started working. Some people still used manual typewriters. Is ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I got a job! |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 11:26 am
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Replies: 19
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MaxE wrote: livingwithautism wrote: Dear_one wrote: My best friend did garbage for a couple of years. He found some amazing things to put back to use. We found a bag of marijuana last week. Who throws that in the garbage?
It was laying in the gutter. We found a dead rat today. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I got a job! |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 8:37 am
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Replies: 19
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Dear_one wrote: My best friend did garbage for a couple of years. He found some amazing things to put back to use.
We found a bag of marijuana last week. |
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