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Forum: Stats Topic: What country were you born in? |
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Posted: 22 Mar 2017, 8:17 am
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: New Here... |
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Posted: 12 Apr 2016, 10:52 am
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| Hi there, I'm also new; both to wrong planet and to a diagnosis. I have to say I'm liking both and I never really thought I'd like the diagnosis having spent so many years trying to fit in and be normal. Honestly though having the diagnosis feels like coming home, it's a relief and it feels right, c... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post something that made you HAPPY today. |
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Posted: 12 Apr 2016, 10:39 am
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| Getting my exam arragements finalised at Uni and finding out that I'm having them in a building I know very well rather than having to wander into new places I've never been to before. Still stressy...but one less thing to worry about. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Sensory-friendly clothing for kids? |
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Posted: 06 Apr 2016, 5:38 am
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| In our house socks are the biggest issue, we have been looking for seam free socks for years. Shoes are the next biggest issue, sandals and croc style shoes are favourites with the kids but they are no good for winter and we are really struggling to find good winter foot wear. Mostly when it comes t... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: what is your bedroom like |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2016, 6:46 am
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| An utter mess. :oops: I would love to have a clean and tidy bedroom, heck I would love to have a clean and tidy house but I just can't seem to make it a reality. Housework is just so boring and I'd rather be reading or gaming or hanging out with my husband and kids, anything other than housework rea... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Sensory First Aid Kit for Mum and Kids |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2016, 6:36 am
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| Hi, I recently read about how a sensory first aid kit could be useful for outings for ASD people. It struck me as a really good idea but there are five of us (including Dad who I am also sure is probably aspie too) and I'm just not sure what could go in it without my bag becoming overloaded (I don't... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Got my diagnosis report, yay, it has mistakes in it boo. |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2016, 5:44 am
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Thank you for all the advice.
I think on balance the inaccuracies are forgivable and as they are all in the family background bit and pre-date my existence I can let them go. If it was things like age, gender, name, etc like other people have mentioned then I would definitely do something about it. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Would this qualify for 'sensitivity'? (eye sensitivity) |
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Posted: 02 Apr 2016, 8:28 am
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| This is about light-sensitivity for people with lighter colored eyes. Apparently, the same is true for fluorescent lighting...which I guess explains why I've always had a problem with fluorescent lights! However, I think my problems with the fluorescent lights have been worse than other people with... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Would this qualify for 'sensitivity'? (eye sensitivity) |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2016, 7:36 am
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| I hadn't heard that about blue eyes, but I have hazel eyes and still struggle with bright light, on the other hand my mum has blue eyes which means I have the gene if not the eye colour. I wonder if the eye colour thing has to do with wavelength, you know same as the sky is blue because that is the ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Got my diagnosis report, yay, it has mistakes in it boo. |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2016, 7:14 am
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Thank you Yigeren,
You're probably right, it's just annoying though...but then I am the kind of person who corrects the grammatical inaccuracies in toilet graffiti  
Thank you for the welcome AnonymousAnonymous. I'm really liking it here. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Would this qualify for 'sensitivity'? (eye sensitivity) |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2016, 7:07 am
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| Borgwoman, I have no direct experience of them myself (I really want to try them though) but my brother used to use them (he probably still does but I haven't seen him on over 20 years so I don't know) and he swore by them. I have blue filters on my glasses to reduce computer glare but they give the... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Would this qualify for 'sensitivity'? (eye sensitivity) |
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Posted: 31 Mar 2016, 7:06 am
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| Like the others have said, it seems to be a 'normal' for aspergers thing. I wear sun glasses, squint, or have one or the other eye open all summer, and in brightly lit rooms, because the light just hurts. I live in a white house as well and in the summer it reflects the sun, I sometimes have to go i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sensitivity to Temperature? |
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Posted: 31 Mar 2016, 7:00 am
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| I struggle with either end, my ideal temperature range is about 10c to 21c on the other hand I love, love, love really hot baths, saunas, hot tubs etc and I swim in the North sea every year from about April/May to August/September and it rarely gets much above 8c. The biggest thing for me though is ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Got my diagnosis report, yay, it has mistakes in it boo. |
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Posted: 31 Mar 2016, 6:50 am
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| So, my official diagnosis came through today. I am now officially Aspergian, Aspergirl, Aspien, whatever the name of the day is. However, there are inaccuracies in the report, nothing that's going to change the diagnosis, just factual errors about aspects of my family that niggle. Should I let it go... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Are your social skills "passable"? |
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Posted: 29 Mar 2016, 6:09 am
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| Mine have regressed through lack of practice. My husband and I used to live in Edinburgh, we had a (sort of) community, people we knew and could talk to, familiar places to go, a group we were involved with and we were ok, passable. Then we got the opportunity to buy a house but we couldn't afford t... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Am I the only who disapproves of this idea? |
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Posted: 29 Mar 2016, 5:54 am
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Replies: 21
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| Definitely not, I shared my house with a couple of aquaintances for a couple of months once years ago. It was horrendous. They very quickly went from being almost friends to me asking them to leave and never speaking to them again. Apart from that I've only ever shared with my husband and children, ... |
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