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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism in France: Psychoanalysis, Packing, Other Travesties |
| ThatGoofyGuy |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2021, 2:13 pm
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Replies: 255
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| Wel, most of I wrote is common knowledge here. About the whole process of diagnosis I'm currently speaking with French people. Apparently, the whole process is extremly long. I've just red that it is taking 2 to 5 years. I wnder if it is the same in other countries. Being independant and all, I wond... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism and digestive problems. |
| ThatGoofyGuy |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2021, 2:41 am
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Replies: 4
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| Sorry, I used the French abbreviation, my bad. I meant "autism spectrum disorders" (ASD). I'm new to this so I haven't assimiliated the vocabulary yet. I didn't find the "edit" button so here is the rectified post : Hello everyone. I don't know if I have ASD . I red that people w... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism in France: Psychoanalysis, Packing, Other Travesties |
| ThatGoofyGuy |
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Posted: 01 Feb 2021, 3:10 pm
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Replies: 255
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| I've only heard about France's record when it comes to autism from this tumblr post and it looks like the full picture is a lot worse than that... "(...) Meanwhile, French autistic children are being forcefully removed from their parents and shoved into freezers. Some of them has died in these... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism in France: Psychoanalysis, Packing, Other Travesties |
| ThatGoofyGuy |
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Posted: 01 Feb 2021, 10:14 am
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Replies: 255
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| I've only heard about France's record when it comes to autism from this tumblr post and it looks like the full picture is a lot worse than that... "(...) Meanwhile, French autistic children are being forcefully removed from their parents and shoved into freezers. Some of them has died in these... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Thinking about teaching abroad |
| ThatGoofyGuy |
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Posted: 01 Feb 2021, 9:09 am
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Replies: 21
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| About living in a foreign country, you abilty to "fit in" will vastly depend on that said country. You should be at ease in any country if you know the local language. If you don't, I think you should focus on countries where average people generally speak English rather well, like the Sca... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism and digestive problems. |
| ThatGoofyGuy |
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Posted: 01 Feb 2021, 6:12 am
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Replies: 4
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| Hello everyone. I don't know if I have TSA. I red that people with TSA often had digestive problems (which I do have). Can you tell me more about it ? What kind of problems do you have exactly? Is your stomach involved or is it more intestinal ? In my case I had digestive problems since I was born. ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Diagnosis at relatively old age |
| ThatGoofyGuy |
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Posted: 23 Jan 2021, 5:11 pm
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| Mostly it explains my struggles growing up and the relationships I've had and why they didn't work out, but I kind of knew already. It feels good to have it "proved" if issues occurs at work, I felt sometimes that people didn't believe me previously. /Mats Similar to my reaction, which wa... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello there. |
| ThatGoofyGuy |
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Posted: 23 Jan 2021, 5:21 am
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Replies: 15
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| Indeed, it's nice. It's also very interesting in a political sense. Are there many German speakers where you live? (I have nothing against either the Germans or the French). Oh it's a bit complicated. It was originally par of the Holy Empire and conquered by France in 1648. It was a disputed land b... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello there. |
| ThatGoofyGuy |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2021, 4:03 pm
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Replies: 15
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I live in Alsace, the region nearby Germany. A beautiful place to visit actually  |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello there. |
| ThatGoofyGuy |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2021, 3:40 pm
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Replies: 15
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| Thank you very much. I've just done it really quickly and I've obtained a score of 35, which seems to be inside the spectrum but "near the border". I did a similar test online and obteind a rather similar result. Of course, I understand those tests are just an indication not a diagnosis. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello there. |
| ThatGoofyGuy |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2021, 2:57 pm
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Replies: 15
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| Hello everyone, I'm new here. As my profile says, I've no clue if I'm on the autistic spectrum or not. What I know is that I've got "something". So basically, I'm here to learn about autism, determine if there is a probablity that's the right "something" and therefore decide if i... |
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