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 Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation   Topic: Senate Punts On Autism Act

Posted: Today, 8:50 am 

Replies: 1
Views: 62


thanks for this post. watching with interest.

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: I have an ADHD assessment coming up

Posted: Today, 8:43 am 

Replies: 6
Views: 164


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 ...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Asserting needs

 Post subject: Re: Asserting needs
Posted: Today, 8:34 am 

Replies: 4
Views: 147


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...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Do you feel stressed around fast-talkers?

Posted: Today, 8:26 am 

Replies: 7
Views: 129


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...

 Forum: News and Current Events   Topic: Why is Sound Rare in Early Recollections?

Posted: Yesterday, 6:29 am 

Replies: 1
Views: 64


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...

 Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation   Topic: Parent forced to put son in care as no gov support

Posted: Yesterday, 6:23 am 

Replies: 7
Views: 331


thank you for this post

 Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation   Topic: New BBC Documentary on severe autism

Posted: Yesterday, 6:22 am 

Replies: 16
Views: 269


thanks for this post Carlos.

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: Hi, new here!! ! Newly Diagnosed!!

Posted: Yesterday, 6:20 am 

Replies: 6
Views: 101


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

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Could being beaten for years somewhat mimic ASD traits?

Posted: Yesterday, 6:15 am 

Replies: 22
Views: 891


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...

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: Hi everyone

 Post subject: Re: Hi everyone
Posted: Yesterday, 6:09 am 

Replies: 9
Views: 186


welcome, happy to see you here. :)

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: Hello from Mississauga, Ontario

Posted: Yesterday, 6:07 am 

Replies: 9
Views: 72


welcome! we are almost neighbors, I live at the tip of Michigan's mitten. Glad you found us!

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Emotional support (Seeking diagnosis in my city)

Posted: Yesterday, 6:02 am 

Replies: 8
Views: 288


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...

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: Erm.... Hello?

 Post subject: Re: Erm.... Hello?
Posted: 29 Sep 2024, 6:53 am 

Replies: 9
Views: 164


welcome! <3 Adams!

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: Hello,I’m new!

 Post subject: Re: Hello,I’m new!
Posted: 29 Sep 2024, 6:52 am 

Replies: 8
Views: 152


welcome!

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: Hello there

 Post subject: Re: Hello there
Posted: 29 Sep 2024, 6:51 am 

Replies: 9
Views: 165


welcome! horses have been my number one passion since I was 4, I will be 73 next week. glad you found us!

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Emotional support (Seeking diagnosis in my city)

Posted: 29 Sep 2024, 6:49 am 

Replies: 8
Views: 288


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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