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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Do You Have Dreams that Make You Sad?

gdmichaels
Posted: 10 Oct 2020, 9:09 am 

Replies: 23
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Most of my dreams are surreal. They have content that is right out of one of Salavador Dali’s images. But occasionally I dream of abandonment and when I do I wake up in a panic. Likely this has nothing to do with the diagnosis but rather childhood trauma. What does bring me to tears are stories of k...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: OLDER ASPIES (Over 40, More Like Over 50) Do you think?...

gdmichaels
Posted: 10 Oct 2020, 8:49 am 

Replies: 54
Views: 5,093
As I age, I build up more experience with how to communicate with NT’s. This has resulted in two primary changes in how I interact with the world. First, I try not to. The more I avoid traditional social settings, the less anxiety I experience. Second, when I do, I now have a larger lexicon of learn...

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: New to Forum

gdmichaels
 Post subject: Re: New to Forum
Posted: 22 Dec 2019, 7:38 am 

Replies: 9
Views: 571
Thank you for the welcomes. They have been very kind. At my age I have learned to ‘fake it’ long enough that on first impressions, people assume I am NT (albeit quirky). Unfortunately that means they do not cut me any slack. They think because I can force myself to make eye contact, smile, and have ...

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: New to Forum

gdmichaels
 Post subject: New to Forum
Posted: 10 Dec 2019, 1:03 pm 

Replies: 9
Views: 571
Hi, My name is George. I am 53 and I was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome about a decade ago. When the psychologist completed the diagnosis it was like a light switched on and a whole slew of life events suddenly made sense to me. For example, when I was young, my mother asked the doctor why I was s...
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