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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Spiral of Silence |
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Posted: Yesterday, 7:43 am
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| it might be a test of possible friendship if you want to talk about certain subjects. Try it and see what happens. Could help you sort potential by learning if you are compatible. If your ideas scare them off, you have saved a lot of trouble later on. tip toe carefully and the first time you take a ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello |
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Posted: Yesterday, 7:30 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 155
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Autism studies/research thread |
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Posted: 21 Apr 2024, 10:03 am
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Replies: 89
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Autism studies/research thread |
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Posted: 21 Apr 2024, 10:01 am
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Replies: 89
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| are we closing in? article is from 2018. Plenty of time to have become mainstream meds if it was truly miraculous. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Greetings! |
| autisticelders |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2024, 8:21 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 424
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: o(Op0)o━☆ Hello |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2024, 8:20 am
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Replies: 8
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Scientists push new paradigm of animal consciousness |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2024, 8:19 am
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Replies: 4
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| this has been the claim for all living things, plants of all sorts as well. lots of papers about it now for many years. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: How did you meet your partner(s)? |
| autisticelders |
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Posted: 18 Apr 2024, 9:36 am
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Replies: 20
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| he was a friend of a co worker, who was also my friend. we both met the co worker for drinks and to listen to a local band. Co worker introduced us. You never know...... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Woman uses corpse to try and sign bank loan |
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Posted: 18 Apr 2024, 9:27 am
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Replies: 2
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| hope she gets the help she needs, nothing about this is mentally healthy. YUCK!! ! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Has anybody heard of David Rowland? |
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Posted: 18 Apr 2024, 9:25 am
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Replies: 4
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| strictly "for profit" liar, no qualifications, charlatan, fraud, scam... you get the idea. Run away!! !! ! |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Toxic Baby Food Autism Lawsuit |
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Posted: 17 Apr 2024, 7:00 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 520
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| they will likely settle out of court, lawyers only go after "deep pockets", corporations with lots of money and usually things get settled without proof ever being shown/tested or tried in court. predatory legal practices prey on parents who are trying to find reasons for struggling offspr... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Awkward and tongue-tied in conversation |
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Posted: 16 Apr 2024, 12:14 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 530
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| a lot of the awkwardness goes away if there is a shared activity involved. If there is shared activity or shared interests to begin with, focus will be on those subjects without having to venture out into "weather" "politics" or other uncomfortable and less easy topics to navigat... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello Fellow NDs! |
| autisticelders |
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Posted: 15 Apr 2024, 4:02 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 550
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| welcome, late diagnosis really gives a lot of answers to all those "whys" of the past. I was diagnosed at 68, what a relief! Glad you found us. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Semantic pragmatic disorder |
| autisticelders |
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Posted: 15 Apr 2024, 3:59 pm
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Replies: 1
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| https://schools.shrewsburyma.gov/slp/understanding-semantic-pragmatic-disorder I found lots of links explaining this. This seems to be a current diagnosis, it is mentioned that it is sometimes called by similar names , such as social communication disorder, etc https://www.webmd.com/children/what-is... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My Inner Self |
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Posted: 14 Apr 2024, 4:42 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 400
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| my best communication is through words, written and read. I am not sure how to explain how I hear the words I think. It must be like people seeing things in their minds... the thing is not really there but it is seen anyways.When I read words, my mind says them in the same voice that it uses when I ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism and Letting Go of Past Trauma |
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Posted: 14 Apr 2024, 4:26 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 944
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| after we find out we are autistic, we have a whole new perspective to look at ourselves, our past, everything we thought we understood has been turned upside down. Things we were sure of become things we are uncertain of, and we look at everything from a different understanding. No wonder we feel up... |
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