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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: How did you meet your partner(s)? |
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,165
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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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Replies: 1
Views: 70
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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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Replies: 4
Views: 181
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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: Yesterday, 7:00 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 226
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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: 305
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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! |
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Posted: 15 Apr 2024, 4:02 pm
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Replies: 11
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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 |
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Posted: 15 Apr 2024, 3:59 pm
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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
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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: 624
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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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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Kid's behavior got far worse recently |
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Posted: 14 Apr 2024, 2:15 pm
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Replies: 1
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| what has changed? Is kindergarten new to him? Do you have the advice of a therapist or counselor, are you autistic too? Learn as much as you can about autism, about accommodating the neurological struggles, about finding ways to keep him safe. Anxiety surrounding new surroundings and experiences is ... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Loving the child hating their autism? |
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Posted: 14 Apr 2024, 2:01 pm
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Replies: 7
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| There`s a lot of emotional blackmail of people dictating parents how to think about their child`s autism, many of these parents particularly mothers are already vulnerable and suffering from mental health problems themselves. As long as the child is loved and taken care of properly they are free to... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Introduction |
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Posted: 14 Apr 2024, 1:49 pm
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Replies: 9
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My Inner Self |
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Posted: 14 Apr 2024, 1:44 pm
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Replies: 7
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| I had no idea it had a name. I don't see or hear anything in my mind. the word thoughts have a voice, it is the only voice of my mind, it does not change. Interesting post. I was diagnosed at age 68 with autism, and learned I am also aphantasiac only after my autism diagnosis. I was totally amazed t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: False Dx: Up to 70% of dx'd may not actually be autistic? |
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Posted: 14 Apr 2024, 1:40 pm
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: False Dx: Up to 70% of dx'd may not actually be autistic? |
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Posted: 14 Apr 2024, 1:35 pm
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Replies: 81
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| https://kosmospublishers.com/dr-david-rowland/ oh my. no actual credentials listed. see that???? but he wrote a book and writes articles on the internet and gets publicity wherever he can. Who benefits? Do your homework, beware of false prophets (fake doctors) and watch out for pseudoscience or opin... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Dropping by to Say Hello |
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Posted: 09 Apr 2024, 1:49 pm
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Replies: 9
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