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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Senate Punts On Autism Act |
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| thanks for this post. watching with interest. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I have an ADHD assessment coming up |
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| an assessment generally has several parts. The tester will ask you about your childhood and your past and look for evidence of autism in the way you speak, move, respond, etc. They will give you tests on paper or ask questions that talk about the way you struggle in the world and also look for your ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asserting needs |
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| with a lifetime of compliance training (back when that was based on physical punishment) I learned to please and appease others at any cost to myself and learned what I wanted never made a difference or was of interest to anybody. I finally got therapy and was taught that the way I had learned to su... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you feel stressed around fast-talkers? |
| autisticelders |
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| yes, can't do it, with audio processing at only 35th percentile it is absolutely impossible to keep up with "real time" conversations, presentations, audio podcasts, tv, or anything else. I find my best understanding through reading and writing. I was not made to interact in "real tim... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Why is Sound Rare in Early Recollections? |
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Posted: Yesterday, 6:29 am
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| thought provoking. I rely on sound far more than visual input and it is definitely included as early memory of so many events. the sound of words eventually had more meaning for me and the sound of my own voice saying those words as I speak and read dominates my processing today. Sound is still extr... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Parent forced to put son in care as no gov support |
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Posted: Yesterday, 6:23 am
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: New BBC Documentary on severe autism |
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Posted: Yesterday, 6:22 am
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| thanks for this post Carlos. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi, new here!! ! Newly Diagnosed!! |
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Posted: Yesterday, 6:20 am
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| as a student of history and having studied my own family history, I have often visited cemeteries. not a single thing odd about that. welcome |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Could being beaten for years somewhat mimic ASD traits? |
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Posted: Yesterday, 6:15 am
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| yes, trauma and autism can present similar "faces" to behaviors. I have read many articles from around 2015 that urged doctors to diagnose trauma instead of autism. But today it has become accepted science that trauma forms more easily around autistic individuals due to our sensory process... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi everyone |
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Posted: Yesterday, 6:09 am
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welcome, happy to see you here.  |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello from Mississauga, Ontario |
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Posted: Yesterday, 6:07 am
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| welcome! we are almost neighbors, I live at the tip of Michigan's mitten. Glad you found us! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Emotional support (Seeking diagnosis in my city) |
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Posted: Yesterday, 6:02 am
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| https://autismnebraska.org/screening-diagnosis-educational-identification/ start with local autism associations, even ones for kids or parenting. Lots of parents have found diagnosis. Tell them you are looking for adult diagnosis and somebody may be able to give you a referral to the profesional the... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Erm.... Hello? |
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Posted: 29 Sep 2024, 6:53 am
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello,I’m new! |
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Posted: 29 Sep 2024, 6:52 am
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello there |
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Posted: 29 Sep 2024, 6:51 am
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| welcome! horses have been my number one passion since I was 4, I will be 73 next week. glad you found us! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Emotional support (Seeking diagnosis in my city) |
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Posted: 29 Sep 2024, 6:49 am
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| its a lot to sort when we first see how autism may have been working "behind the scenes". We have a whole new way to look at the past and see ourselves. The longer we have lived, the more there is to sort. Do keep looking at "everything" and learning about autism and all the ways... |
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