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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism and IQ |
| MushroomTacos |
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Posted: 27 Jan 2022, 11:46 pm
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Replies: 151
Views: 26,120
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| Funny note, I think in retrospect that a lot of my own difficulties were overlooked when I was younger because of the way my intellect manifested from a very young age, I read constantly and remembered everything and had this huge vocabulary, and together this had a way of dazzling adults into igno... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are NTs programmed to instantly reject autists? |
| MushroomTacos |
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Posted: 27 Jan 2022, 11:32 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,621
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| Here's what I've noticed. This gets into a lot of stuff about ableism and queerphobia, so content warning for that. There are certain social "rules" that I naturally apply to myself and others, only I had never thought of them as rules until recently. Among those is the expectation of appr... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I'm doubting my diagnosis |
| MushroomTacos |
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Posted: 27 Jan 2022, 11:03 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,805
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Double Retired wrote: MushroomTacos,
We can't diagnose you. But you seem to have a valid case for investigating further.
Not expecting anybody here to diagnose me. At this point it's an interesting discussion, if anything. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I'm doubting my diagnosis |
| MushroomTacos |
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Posted: 27 Jan 2022, 6:42 pm
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Replies: 17
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| MushroomTacos , what kind of doctor "diagnosed" you when you were 12? Did you get a formal diagnosis or was it just the doctor's impression? Sigh. You were 12. You might not know! When my bride and I were trying to decide if I might be a high-functioning Autistic (turns out the correct di... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I'm doubting my diagnosis |
| MushroomTacos |
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Posted: 26 Jan 2022, 7:51 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,805
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| Obviously we can't diagnose you. But it might be worth noting that ADHD and ASD share some traits... might that have been a source of confusion when you got your diagnosis ? Possible sources of additional info: -=- Autism-Spectrum Quotient Test -=- Aspie Quiz Registering is optional! I think there ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I'm doubting my diagnosis |
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Posted: 09 Jan 2022, 9:20 pm
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Replies: 17
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| I was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome when I was 12 years old, but I'm having doubts about my diagnosis. I'll note that my ASD was described as "particulatly mild" by the doctor who diagnosed me. I will be refeerring to "Asperger's" as "ASD" from this point forward. ... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Was I being abused by my ex gf? |
| MushroomTacos |
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Posted: 17 Aug 2020, 9:24 pm
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| For background, I'm a 24 year old woman with PTSD and my ex is a 29 year old woman. I'm autistic, with PTSD and tourette's syndrome. Our relationship began around 2 years ago, and she asked me to be her gf 4 days after we met. Things started off well, but they began to decline when my issues and str... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I think I may be autistic |
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Posted: 17 Aug 2020, 3:53 am
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Replies: 12
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| I can't believe I'm asking this, but does it sound like I'm autistic? Yes. I'm genuinely confused and I'm too afraid to hastily talk to a clinician about it, unless I'm sure, because it's hard to get a diagnosis as an adult woman. I don't understand your reasoning. You shouldn't be trying to get a ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I think I may be autistic |
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Posted: 15 Aug 2020, 7:57 am
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Replies: 12
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| Also, whenever I take an asperger's/ autism test online, I have stronger symptoms than they cover in any of the tests, such as my loss in verbal abilities at times. I'm even unable to hold a job because of my symptoms. Would my symptoms be considered stronger than would be labelled as asperger's? (I... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Do you think it's harder to be LGBT or have ASD? |
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Posted: 14 Aug 2020, 7:48 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 10,142
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| Being LGBT. As a trans woman, I find myself in a lot of horrifying situations. I face discrimination often, people look at me with what i can only describe as "I'd kill you right here on the spot if I could get away with it" expressions on their face. Not to say being autistic is a walk in... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Does taking T or E affect your traits in any way? |
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Posted: 14 Aug 2020, 7:41 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,105
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| Estrogen never really changed my traits very much, but from a young age, my autism manifested as it would have in a cis female. I think that's because all my friends in school were girls, so I didnt really pick up much make socialization or traits. I kinda dislike the distinction between AMAB and AF... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I think I may be autistic |
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Posted: 14 Aug 2020, 5:25 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 740
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| Yep, you are more self aware and/or have stronger traits. My first AQ score was 26, then I put aside some of my delusion (and took questions less literally) and now get 34-37 regularly. I think it's pretty safe to say: Welcome to Your/Our World! ~from a Person Similar To You (in this way) It's amaz... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I think I may be autistic |
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Posted: 14 Aug 2020, 8:38 am
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Replies: 12
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| You sound more self aware about your traits than I was, and you possibly have stronger ones, although maybe I did at your age too - I am late 40s now. Have you taken the online AQ, RDOS? The online systemization quizzes and such didn't "work" for me b/c I found them to be male biased. I a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I think I may be autistic |
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Posted: 14 Aug 2020, 6:01 am
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Replies: 12
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| I'm a 24 year old woman, and I've been questioning whether I'm autistic or not. This started a year ago when an autistic friend had assumed that I was autistic. It was a surprise, for sure, but I started looking things up afterwards. When I look back at my childhood, there are some red flags. I didn... |
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