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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Anyone Here Adopted?

Kniqui
 Post subject: Re: Anyone Here Adopted?
Posted: 01 Dec 2016, 1:39 pm 

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Thanks for sharing this Quaker! I really related to this: "One of the greatest ironies in my life has been that my biggest achievement, my highly adaptive skills, became the greatest impediment in me getting the diagnosis of high functioning autism and hence the support I so desperately needed....

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Anyone Here Adopted?

Kniqui
 Post subject: Re: Anyone Here Adopted?
Posted: 01 Dec 2016, 5:12 am 

Replies: 25
Views: 2,084
I did my DNA and met some amazing 3rd and 4th Cajun cousins. It seems most people however don't want a thing to do with an adoptee. With search angels and DNA it is possible to find a father or siblings for curiosity or pissible contact. Rejection again is another possibility. I still haven't found ...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Anyone Here Adopted?

Kniqui
 Post subject: Re: Anyone Here Adopted?
Posted: 30 Nov 2016, 9:40 pm 

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Views: 2,084
I am 50. Papers were signed and I was surrendered at birth. I was put into foster care for three months. Then I was given to adoped parents. A-mom was narcissistic and paranoid. Father was her enabler. Between my mother and my body (allergies, joint problems, neurological problems, GI issues, and an...

 Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions   Topic: Did Anyone Think They Had ASD But It Was Something Else

Kniqui
Posted: 01 Oct 2016, 9:42 pm 

Replies: 23
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My whole life I have either been misdiagnosed or been a symptom shy of several diagnoses ( bipolar, borderline personality disorder, tourettes, adhd, generalizef anxiety disorder, depression and likely a few others). Add to that a great number of medical issues including migraines with auras, IBS, s...

 Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation   Topic: Autism as an insult

Kniqui
 Post subject: Re: Autism as an insult
Posted: 04 Aug 2016, 3:23 am 

Replies: 19
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You say "insult" and I understand they mean to be mean, they intend to offend. I do not emotionally perceive autism or aspie as a pejorative even when the intention is there. I have compassion for those hurt but the cruel words and intentions of those that use our autism or any of our othe...
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