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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: anyone else not have just one special interest? |
| Hypercoaster |
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Posted: 04 Jul 2020, 12:01 am
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,391
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| I have lots of areas that could be called special interests, but most of them are probably more "hyperfixations" and not true, all-encompassing special interests. I consider my true special interests to be the three things that really define me as a person and are at the core of my being (... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspergers - Discussion about Imagination |
| Hypercoaster |
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Posted: 03 Jul 2020, 11:01 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,004
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| I have an incredible imagination, too, so when I was first going about getting diagnosed, I doubted the diagnosis because of this. But it seems that females on the spectrum do tend to have an overactive imagination, and we tend to live in our own inner world, especially as children. The first time I... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: enjoying the obsession of others? |
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Posted: 25 Apr 2019, 4:25 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 329
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| I totally agree with AceofPens. I wish we had a long-term special interest thread/forum. Even if the posts were just us spamming info/pictures/videos/etc of our special interests. I love hearing about others' special interests and how they began. I think it's fascinating how person "X" has... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Not All Autistic People Are Good At Math And Science |
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Posted: 09 Apr 2019, 6:20 pm
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,287
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| I'm kind of a mixed bag when it comes to this stereotype. I have always been scientifically minded, but I have always struggled with math due to my NVLD. I am both a very visual learner but impaired by visual-spatial tasks. As a learner, I need both pictures and words. Show me a picture/diagram with... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Self-doubt after diagnosis |
| Hypercoaster |
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Posted: 20 Feb 2019, 11:19 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,031
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I had the same doubts, but I just assumed it was my OCD. I didn't know anybody else felt that way!  The real irony is when I had the doubts about "tricking the psychologist," as you put it, after I got my official OCD diagnosis. |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Anyone else with visual/spatial issues? |
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Posted: 20 Feb 2019, 10:52 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 4,156
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| I have NVLD, so yes, I have poor visual-spatial abilities. Thankfully, my skills have gotten better over the years, but I think it's mainly just from so many years of having to adapt. I relied on my memory to get me through math classes. Algebra is the only math I'm good at. I'd memorize how to do a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How and when did you get diagnosed with Asperger’s |
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Posted: 20 Feb 2019, 10:43 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 809
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| I was diagnosed with Asperger's in 2006, when I was 19. I was officially diagnosed with OCD when I was a senior in high school (had it since age 3 or 4, though), and I started CBT the summer before I started college. My CBT therapist sent me to another CBT therapist near my college, and after seeing... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger’s vs. Geeks |
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Posted: 20 Feb 2019, 10:35 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 644
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| I'm a science geek Aspie. It's one of those special interests that picked me. I have always had a lifelong fascination with anatomy/physiology. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ASD + NVLD |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2019, 8:03 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 830
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| I have both NVLD and AS, as well. I usually just say I have AS, though, both because few people have heard about NVLD and because I feel the AS affects my life more. NVLD really only affects me when it comes to math and visual-spatial tasks. I, too, wonder if NVLD is separate from the autism spectru... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Comorbidity of aucorigia (ASD/PDD/NVLD/SCD) and OCD |
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Posted: 27 Dec 2018, 7:19 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 582
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| I have OCD, Asperger's, and NVLD. When I tried CBT for OCD, the therapist suspected I also had Asperger's, so that's how I ended up getting diagnosed. OCD is definitely the worst of the three and causes me the most distress. I've had OCD since about age 3-4. It got really severe around age 11 1/2. I... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is more disabling? ASD level 1 or severe NVLD? |
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Posted: 27 Dec 2018, 7:08 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 902
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| I have both, and for me, the NVLD is probably more debilitating. But that's because I'm a scientist and my difficulty with visual-spatial abilities and math have limited my career choices. And the fact that I can't drive. However, I probably deal with Asperger's problems more often, like with sensor... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What was your IQ profile? |
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Posted: 27 Dec 2018, 6:51 pm
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Replies: 59
Views: 3,319
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| My VIQ was 17 points higher than my PIQ. That's how I knew I truly did have NVLD. (The diagnosis was "learning disorder, NOS", but the neuropsychologist who administered the IQ test said it would be NVLD if that were a DSM code.) Furthermore, there was a 35-point difference between my Voca... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Math makes me feel worthless |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2018, 8:56 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,186
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| I have NVLD, and I often feel inferior and inadequate due to my difficulties with math. I am luckier than many NVLD-ers, in that I'm actually very good at algebra. So, I was able to make it through calculus, albeit with many difficulties along the way. The only math I'm good at is pure algebra, but ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you get car-sick, sea-sick, etc.? (Poll) |
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Posted: 08 Dec 2018, 2:33 am
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Replies: 57
Views: 6,234
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| I have a very hyposensitive vestibular sense. I crave vestibular stimulation. I have never gotten motion sickness in any form. I live for amusement park rides (which should be obvious, given my user name), and I especially love speed, air time, and spinning. I go to amusement parks early in the morn... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Digit-symbol (coding) task |
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Posted: 30 Sep 2018, 2:11 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,214
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| I scored incredibly high on coding. I believe it was my highest score. I remember the neuropsychologist who administered my IQ test was in shock, because she said she had never before seen anybody finish the full page/task in the time limit. I absolutely loved the coding task, too. I'd do it for fun... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: How do people feel about the term "Wired Differently"? |
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Posted: 24 Sep 2018, 8:30 pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,628
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| I like it. While brains are not made of circuit boards, they do use electrical signals for processing as do circuits, so I think it's appropriate. Plus, synaptic connections can be thought of as "wires." |
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