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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Communication Fail (doctors) |
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Posted: 08 Aug 2017, 2:49 pm
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Replies: 10
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| Ugh. Does anyone else find it impossible to communicate with doctors? Yes I have weird health, but today, I was at a new practice for a completely standard reason - I have an earache / tinnitus I've never had before, and my headaches are much worse than usual and I don't like taking ibuprofen. I fi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Difficulties with Movies |
| A.H.R.A.H. |
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Posted: 08 Aug 2017, 1:33 pm
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,060
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| I despise movies because of this. My prosopagnosia makes me unable to distinguish between characters, and my auditory processing issues make it hard to discern what people are saying without closed-captioning. Movies are an absolute chore. It took forever to get my mom to stop forcing me to watch t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspergers and the genius/nerd stereotype |
| A.H.R.A.H. |
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Posted: 08 Aug 2017, 11:28 am
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Replies: 62
Views: 3,414
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| Hello, these 2 stereotypes seem to be the main ones applied to aspies and people with HFA. In movies and TV, characters with AS and HFA are always shown as extremely intelligent in subjects like maths, science and IT, and generally doing very good in school and ending up with various degrees, endin... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Those of you with food aversions/issues - can you explain? |
| A.H.R.A.H. |
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Posted: 08 Aug 2017, 9:05 am
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,316
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| Ha Ha, Yeah... I got a bit worked up. :oops: Lol, I just keep thinking about my mum when I was your son's age. I wasn't non-verbal, but I was very very "reserved" and I remember the frustration on both of our parts because I couldn't articulate very well what was wrong. I wish I could time... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Which drug helps Aspergers's socialness besides MDMA? |
| A.H.R.A.H. |
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Posted: 04 Aug 2017, 3:21 pm
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Replies: 3
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| Clonazepam gets things real quiet... Combine that with risperidone and it's not like your cured... but you're sort of entranced and too overcast to notice/care. So that anxiety, "Am i doing this right, should I speak here, what to say? When do I speak?" You don't have that. The one time I ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Those of you with food aversions/issues - can you explain? |
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Posted: 04 Aug 2017, 2:58 pm
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Replies: 38
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| I know you say he's nonverbal, but that doesn't necessarily imply that he can't comprehend speech, so I would maybe use visuals and speech to slowly introduce new foods into his diet. One example might be printing out a picture of the food he refuses to eat, and telling him that next time he wants ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: no autopilot? |
| A.H.R.A.H. |
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Posted: 04 Aug 2017, 2:19 pm
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Replies: 13
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| Like many on this forum, I've thought a lot about the ways in which I am different and the same from those around me, and I think I have one metaphor that pretty much sums up everything: my autopilot doesn't work. The more I think about it, the more it makes sense: 1. Why didn't I recognize my cous... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sensitivities worsening question - misophonia |
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Posted: 04 Aug 2017, 1:41 pm
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Replies: 6
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| Well, it might be weird to say, but from personal experience. Try not to make too great a fuss about it. There's apparently a fine diagnostic line between this and the auditory malfunctions of schizophrenia. Very easy to find yourself on schizophrenia meds "Just in case." I once went on an... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Those of you with food aversions/issues - can you explain? |
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Posted: 04 Aug 2017, 12:57 pm
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Replies: 38
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| ^^^ Interesting about the mixed/separate. I prefer my food homogenised... preferably mixed into a single gloop... I hate separate stuff, like potatoes, vegetables, meat etc... I have to eat that one at a time, starting with what I like least. Wet/dry... prefer thick gloop. Don't really like dry, an... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What are your RAADS-R scores? |
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Posted: 04 Aug 2017, 10:52 am
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Replies: 126
Views: 8,794
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| I made a note somewhere "Raads - 125." Can't remember the breakdown scores. Circumscribed interest was probably my downfall. Probably Social Relatedness. I also have a note saying "Test of Core Me" next to the score. I should probably do it again and test "Compensation Mode ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Those of you with food aversions/issues - can you explain? |
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Posted: 04 Aug 2017, 10:14 am
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Replies: 38
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| Hello! I have a 2.5-year-old son with moderate ASD (non-verbal). He has had issues with eating since about 12 months of age. Currently he will only eat: 1) A single brand of yogurt that comes in a squeeze pouch. He will not eat yogurt from a spoon, even if I squeeze the yogurt from the pouch onto t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sensory Issues |
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Posted: 25 Jul 2017, 7:32 am
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Replies: 68
Views: 2,816
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| Visual - shadows, watching things in motion, difficulty focusing, straight line reading - going down to the next line (recent); recognizing people's faces has gotten so bad, people joke that I could get kidnapped and they wouldn't even need to worry about masks. I tag people by hair and clothes and... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's and learning foreign languages |
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Posted: 24 Jul 2017, 1:52 pm
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Replies: 30
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| I was good at Spanish and French at school. I had the idea that since I was so good at it, I'd end up working as a translator for FIFA and work as the person who translated interviews for Zidane (French) who played with (Real Madrid). I'd be there holding a microphone while he spoke, just basking in... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sensory Issues |
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Posted: 24 Jul 2017, 1:06 pm
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Replies: 68
Views: 2,816
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| Visual - shadows, watching things in motion, difficulty focusing, straight line reading - going down to the next line (recent); recognizing people's faces has gotten so bad, people joke that I could get kidnapped and they wouldn't even need to worry about masks. I tag people by hair and clothes and... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are there any aspies here afraid of becoming Hitler? |
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Posted: 24 Jul 2017, 12:37 pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,902
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| I congratulate the OP on having a job. Five years of hell...and you emerged with a job! Administrative Assistant is a very difficult job for an Aspie. I would have trouble with it. I'm fortunate I've been able to get jobs with relatively minimal public contact (though now, I work at the circulation... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are there any aspies here afraid of becoming Hitler? |
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Posted: 21 Jul 2017, 3:41 pm
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Replies: 36
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| You sound like you've been through a lot, sir. And I'm glad you're at least making inquiries, rather than just giving up. I didn't mean to minimize what you went though. No: I don't believe Hitler was on some "predetermined path." Hitler wanted to be an artist. He wasn't a bad artist--but... |
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