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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi! New here, new beginnings! |
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Posted: Yesterday, 5:53 pm
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Pastor Asperger |
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Posted: Yesterday, 5:52 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 236
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| welcome, you are among friends. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Incoming! geomagnetic storm this weekend 5/10/24 |
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Posted: Yesterday, 6:25 am
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Replies: 27
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| it has been cloudy, stormy and rainy here in northern Michigan the entire time of the geomagnetic storming, missed it all, but there sure are a lot of pretty videos and photos on the internet right now. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Charisma On Command YouTube channel |
| autisticelders |
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Posted: Yesterday, 6:18 am
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Replies: 9
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| "teaching me how NOT to be autistic" doesn't work. No matter how many times people tell me I fail at something, I don't automatically improve "now I know". I am fully aware of my failings in so many ways, but I can not necessarily improve my performance now that I know. I found o... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Incoming! geomagnetic storm this weekend 5/10/24 |
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Posted: 10 May 2024, 3:46 pm
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Replies: 27
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Autism |
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Posted: 10 May 2024, 3:37 pm
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Replies: 10
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| I tried 3 therapists each 3 or 4 times when I was seeking therapy. Each time I was asked "how does that make you feel" or "how did that make you feel" I spent the entire time weeping and saying "I don't know". I cried on the way to therapy and on the way home. No ideas ... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: I'm tired of my bipolar friend |
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Posted: 09 May 2024, 4:14 pm
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Replies: 6
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| people who are constantly depressed or otherwise needy can be hard to help when we struggle with our own needs and problems. Please encourage your friend to call helplines, get therapy, ask doctor for meds adjustments... much can be done to help, but sometimes friends don't have the emotional resour... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: A Creature Landed in the Wrong Planet! ฅ՞•ﻌ•՞ฅ |
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Posted: 09 May 2024, 3:56 pm
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Replies: 30
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| welcome, glad you found us! |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Howdy, I am a newbie! |
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Posted: 09 May 2024, 3:55 pm
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Replies: 15
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| welcome, old but still growing and changing. late diagnosed with autism, it has been a relief to finally have answers to so many "whys" of the past. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Discussing Suicide Prevention in the Autism Community |
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Posted: 09 May 2024, 3:54 pm
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Replies: 9
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| struggled with depression all my childhood and youth and most of my adult life. I am in recovery now with only mild symptoms. Family members have committed suicide in every generation as far back as I can trace (early 1800s) in the same family line as autism. Women under age 30 and men over 50. ever... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Your Most Specific/Niche Interest |
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Posted: 05 May 2024, 12:01 pm
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Replies: 14
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| I am a confirmed and self confessed geek. I have a huge interest in the geology of the area where I live and collect rocks and fossils, study rock formations and spend a lot of time learning about the ones I find in this area. I am particularly interested in skeletal sponge forms from the Devonian a... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi, I'd like a friend please. |
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Posted: 04 May 2024, 9:27 am
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Replies: 10
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| you might want to take address/personal info off your personal ID description, it could be used for ID theft or other abuses. you will find others here who love to visit and interact with you. take your time and explore! (welcome) |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is Autism? |
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Posted: 04 May 2024, 9:24 am
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Replies: 4
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| today science defines autism as "uneven neurological development". this can of course present itself in as many different ways as there people who experience it. Diagnosis is becoming less "behavioral" observation and professionals who have recent understanding of autism are more... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you ever forget things when you are excited for something |
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Posted: 04 May 2024, 8:24 am
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Replies: 4
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| good question! Too much input makes me "lose" information and recall sometimes, too much stress, anxiety, emotions, likewise. I can lock up when trying to recall something I know I know, or trying to find the right word in conversation... my processing just isn't fast enough in many "... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Introducing myself |
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Posted: 02 May 2024, 4:53 pm
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Replies: 17
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| welcome. 13 is my lucky number, caffeine is my drug of choice. glad you are with us. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: New here |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2024, 4:07 pm
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Replies: 11
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| welcome, glad you found us! |
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