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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: treating sensory processing problems |
| AquaLuna |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2017, 4:53 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,097
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| The only thing that helped me was a medication. |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Do those with autism have inappropriate affect? |
| AquaLuna |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2017, 4:52 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,112
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| I've very often had people get angry with me because I can't control my tone of voice and it sometimes sounds differently than I feel. |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Do you hide your mental illnesses? |
| AquaLuna |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2017, 4:47 pm
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Replies: 43
Views: 6,751
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| I typically am open about it. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Were you ever put in a psych hospital? |
| AquaLuna |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2017, 4:45 pm
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Replies: 49
Views: 2,873
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| Not "put" in, but I checked myself in twice for being suicidal. It helped, especially the second time, which was at a different place. I was there for 5 days. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Got Anything Random To Say |
| AquaLuna |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2017, 3:12 pm
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Replies: 124,870
Views: 4,911,945
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| "I spent 20 years in utter isolation and confusion." -- A guy who didn't know he had Asperger's until he was 20, from the documentary Asperger's Are Us on Netflix. I, myself, spent 30+ years in utter isolation and confusion. That's what happens when you are undiagnosed and just know you ar... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is(Was) Your Mother On The Autism Spectrum? |
| AquaLuna |
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Posted: 17 Jan 2017, 4:02 pm
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Replies: 59
Views: 4,139
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| No. Only after her major stroke when she was 49 and I was 19 did her cognitive functioning go downhill and then she seemed to possess some traits. Before her brain was affected as such, she was a neurotypical person. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspergers "introspection" and withdrawal. |
| AquaLuna |
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Posted: 17 Jan 2017, 3:59 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 9,738
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| I felt very similar for a very long time before medication that helped ease my symptoms a lot. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Very Inexperienced In Most Areas? |
| AquaLuna |
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Posted: 17 Jan 2017, 3:48 pm
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Replies: 5
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| I have little life experience in most areas, even compared to 18 year olds and I'll be 35 in nine days. I just went on my first two dates over the summer (same woman, I'm gay), and I've never been in an actual relationship and haven't even kissed anyone. 35 is a HUGE age. I feel like it's basically ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How old were you when you found out you were autistic |
| AquaLuna |
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Posted: 16 Jan 2017, 5:44 pm
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Replies: 49
Views: 3,129
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| Diagnosed two or three years ago, at about 31-32. But I was pretty sure I had it from the time I saw a documentary called 'Today's Man' on PBS when I was almost 26. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What's on your mind right now? |
| AquaLuna |
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Posted: 16 Jan 2017, 5:33 pm
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Replies: 50,549
Views: 1,756,109
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My cat Jace is missing. He got out of my apartment last night. It's in a relatively bad neighborhood and I'm worried about him.  |
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