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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What diagnostic tests were used to diagnose you as an adult |
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Posted: 01 Jun 2017, 7:00 am
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Replies: 17
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Thanks.
Anyone else can provide guidance on what specific tests/test names were used, it's appreciated. The more I can tell them the tools to use the better the chance I have at getting this done right |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What diagnostic tests were used to diagnose you as an adult |
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Posted: 01 Jun 2017, 6:22 am
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| Yeah I am going to speak to them on my next appointment with the psych in 2 weeks. But the basic problem here is autism just isn't on their radar when it comes to adults. My psych first tried to diagnose me on my very first visit as having hyper vigilance and anxiety despite me upfront saying it was... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What diagnostic tests were used to diagnose you as an adult |
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Posted: 01 Jun 2017, 1:07 am
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| Sadly I think I am wsting my time with the psych I am working with. The person administering the battery of tests said "the IQ test will tell us if you have autism". So even if the right battery of tests are being used, the person administering them has zero understanding of autism For the... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What diagnostic tests were used to diagnose you as an adult |
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Posted: 30 May 2017, 8:34 pm
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| When you got your official diagnosis, what test(s) did your psychiatrist/ psychologist/ psychometrician administer? What were the actual test names? And was there a specific test for autism itself? Am in middle of diagnostic process, but not sure I trust the person administering the tests is using t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: For those who would take a cure if the was one |
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Posted: 27 Apr 2017, 12:15 am
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Replies: 41
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| That's my point exactly. this world has expectations and rules that we don't fit into/with or cant understand... but what if the world were to adapt to us, like wheelchair ramps for those in wheelchairs and closed captioning for the hearing impaired. what if the world starting making adaptations, ch... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: For those who would take a cure if the was one |
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Posted: 26 Apr 2017, 10:03 pm
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Replies: 41
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| Is it because you hate your autism or because the world doesn't adapt to your needs? Or both? If the world did a better job of adapting to your needs, finding ways to help you better cope, better learn, better live, finding ways to help you thrive. would you still take the cure? I guess what I am as... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Please Explain The Thought Process Involved With Eye Contact |
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Posted: 19 Jan 2017, 6:20 am
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,294
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I cannot maintain eye contact and focus on what is being said.
Prolonged eye contact provokes a fight or flight response in me. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you "okay" with having Asperger's? |
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Posted: 05 Jan 2017, 7:40 am
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Replies: 165
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| At first I was ok with it, but as time has passed since my diagnosis I have reversed my position. Sure there are some things about it some might consider benefits. On good days I might even agree. But overall I don't want this, I wouldn't wish this on anyone. I am considered HFA, with a high IQ whic... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Accepting Yourself and Your Limitations |
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Posted: 05 Jan 2017, 7:29 am
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Replies: 4
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| Since my diagnosis I have consciously sought out the ways I was "passing" and made an effort to stop. I also made the choice to live publicly as an autistic, meaning anyone whom I will have more than a passing interaction with is informed. Before I was diagnosed I had all these feelings pl... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sensory processing |
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Posted: 05 Jan 2017, 5:21 am
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Replies: 15
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| Too many auditory inputs at once. Restaurants can be hard. The background music, the wait staff talking, other diners, The sounds from the kitchen. Made the mistake of going out to eat on new years eve... Fire works and noise makers outside on top of the already overwhelming noises inside.. Just ouc... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Your favourite quotes on autism |
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Posted: 05 Sep 2016, 6:34 am
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Replies: 10
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| A very old quote going back centuries in one for or another. It had nothing to do with autism when it was first said as far as any one knows. "And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." Some attribute the quote to Friedrich Nietzsche b... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Mobile app that would help you live better with autism |
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Posted: 15 Aug 2016, 3:34 am
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Replies: 4
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| Forgive the clumsy title. I am looking for feedback from within the community for ideas or features in a mobile app that would help an adult with autism to cope with life better. This could be something to act as a stimming focus, something to help with social situations, something to help with exec... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Antipsychotics |
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Posted: 11 Aug 2016, 4:27 pm
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Replies: 46
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| I am taking Quetiapine Fumarate to combat insomnia. It helps, before taking it I was lucky to sleep 4 hours and that was with waking up 2 times. Now I sleep 6 to 7 hours. Still waking up 3 or 4 times but able to get back to sleep where without it I can't. Still working on dosage to give me a solid u... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone here own their own business? |
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Posted: 01 Aug 2016, 1:18 pm
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Replies: 0
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As the title suggests.
If so, what specfic autism related challenges do you face with running the business and how do you handle them. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you feel about "invisible" autistics? |
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Posted: 01 Aug 2016, 1:14 pm
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Replies: 155
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| FWIW, in my own experience with coming to the realization I was very probably autistic and getting a diagnosis (I am now diagnosed as autistic) my perception was that the entire process was more subjective than objective. Even the professional diagnosing me seemed to be subjectively interpreting my ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Bathing |
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Posted: 31 Jul 2016, 7:39 am
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,290
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| I have a hard time with showers or baths. It's the idea of being wet. Makes my skin crawl. Once I get into the water I am fine, it's just the initial shift from dry to wet that's hard for me. |
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