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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism and Parkinson's Disease |
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Posted: 07 Sep 2024, 4:17 pm
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Replies: 38
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| found out years later that my mother had been having mini strokes due to tiny blood clots lodging in her brain. she found out she had a tiny hole in her heart after it was too late to do anything about it. She had refused high blood pressure treatment for years as well. lots of odd dynamics, but non... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism and Parkinson's Disease |
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Posted: 07 Sep 2024, 4:14 pm
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Replies: 38
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| my mother was diagnosed with early onset parkinson's disease. she was also autistic (although never professionally diagnosed, it became evident long after she had passed away and I got my own diagnosis at age 68, that she was definitely autistic. Later she had a diagnosis of parkinsons with dementia... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you think? |
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Posted: 07 Sep 2024, 6:43 am
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Replies: 27
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| yes, i think in words, can't see a single image "in my minds eye" I have aphantasia and did not learn this until after my autism diagnosis at age 68. It explained so much. There is a myth that all autistic people think in pictures. nope, just another myth. Definitely not those of us who ar... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi, recently diagnosed adult, 50 years |
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Posted: 04 Sep 2024, 2:01 pm
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Replies: 5
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| welcome, you are among others who will understand. Glad you found us. (diagnosed at 68 years old) |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Advice for dealing with barriers for autism dx/services |
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Posted: 04 Sep 2024, 1:57 pm
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Replies: 5
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| most states allow representatives or advocates/ power of attorney to assist and be present for application and interaction with officials. Pennsylvania is one of the "better" states which support autism more fully than many others and also where adult diagnosis is "a bit" easier.... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Advice for dealing with barriers for autism dx/services |
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Posted: 04 Sep 2024, 1:52 pm
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Do we have to drink, travel and party to ''live life''? |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2024, 6:38 am
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Replies: 15
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| thousands of other ways to live a very good life. society and advertising/ marketing etc try to make us think if we only drink the right beverage, drive the right car, wear the right clothing, etc our lives will be fulfilled. Not everybody "buys" that. There are so many other things that a... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Autism as Transgenerational Trauma - a hypothesis |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2024, 6:27 am
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Replies: 21
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| clearly genetic in my family, having autistic-like individuals and also suicides in every generation on my mother's family lines for as far back as I can research (late 1700s) . Also seems to be tied to club feet in our family's case. There are/ were traumas of every sort for every generation, I jus... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello New Member is here > From United State |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2024, 6:21 am
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Replies: 14
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Introduction |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2024, 6:20 am
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Replies: 12
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| welcome, glad you are here. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Who I am |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2024, 6:19 am
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Replies: 28
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| welcome, clever intro. Glad you found us! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: When Will I Stop Being Angry? |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2024, 6:14 am
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Replies: 7
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| I can definitely relate to your story. I got diagnosis at age 68 and finally realized at that point that my mother , who was long gone by then, had also been autistic. That explained a lot of the miserable childhood I had. I will always be angry about the deliberate pain she inflicted on me emotiona... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Autism studies/research thread |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2024, 6:02 am
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Replies: 117
Views: 23,142
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| and then there are the 2 percent of us who also have aphantasia. I have an imagination but it does not include "thinking in pictures". |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Professional Autistic: Justin Miller |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2024, 6:23 am
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Replies: 3
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: New Here! |
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Posted: 23 Aug 2024, 7:51 am
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: [generic greeting] |
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Posted: 23 Aug 2024, 7:50 am
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Replies: 12
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| welcome. friendly folks who understand here, take your time and get to know us. Glad you found us. |
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