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 Forum: Love and Dating   Topic: Auditory Processing Disorder in emotional conversations

Posted: 20 May 2022, 5:55 pm 

Replies: 3
Views: 881


Guilty as charged. I posted it and then thought I should post in love and dating too.

 Forum: Love and Dating   Topic: Auditory Processing Disorder in emotional conversations

Posted: 20 May 2022, 5:06 pm 

Replies: 3
Views: 881


I am a 40yo male diagnosed with level 1 autism but my therapist thinks it’s Aspergers I agree. I have trouble in conversations with my short-term memory and if I am stressed I don’t seem to be able to listen to anything even if I am focused on the speaker. I’ve listened to recordings of myself when ...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Aspergers or ASD with Auditory Processing Disorder

Posted: 20 May 2022, 5:04 pm 

Replies: 5
Views: 653


I am a 40yo male diagnosed with level 1 autism but my therapist thinks it’s Aspergers I agree. I have trouble in conversations with my short-term memory and if I am stressed I don’t seem to be able to listen to anything even if I am focused on the speaker. I’ve listened to recordings of myself when ...

 Forum: Love and Dating   Topic: Marriage

 Post subject: Re: Marriage
Posted: 07 Feb 2022, 11:38 pm 

Replies: 11
Views: 1,404


Buy moissonite ring(s). Synthetic diamonds at a fraction of the cost for a giant rock. My partner suggested this.

 Forum: Love and Dating   Topic: Circular Conversations

 Post subject: Re: Circular Conversations
Posted: 19 Dec 2021, 4:22 pm 

Replies: 13
Views: 1,268


HighLlama wrote:
So much of what makes us feel good makes NTs feel bad, and vice versa.


Thanks for your reply - curious if there are other examples besides eye contact

 Forum: Love and Dating   Topic: Circular Conversations

 Post subject: Re: Circular Conversations
Posted: 19 Dec 2021, 11:17 am 

Replies: 13
Views: 1,268


HighLlama wrote:
So much of what makes us feel good makes NTs feel bad, and vice versa.


Could you please elaborate on this sentence?

 Forum: Love and Dating   Topic: Circular Conversations

 Post subject: Re: Circular Conversations
Posted: 18 Dec 2021, 9:52 pm 

Replies: 13
Views: 1,268


Mona Pereth wrote:
Is she open to the idea of couples counseling? Have you tried to find a couples counselor who is knowledgeable about adult autism?


We have tried therapists with no knowledge of autism and the results have been terrifying. We don’t need couple counseling - I need to stop the behavior.

 Forum: Love and Dating   Topic: Circular Conversations

 Post subject: Re: Circular Conversations
Posted: 17 Dec 2021, 2:47 pm 

Replies: 13
Views: 1,268


That’s a really helpful response. That’s what happens to me - going blank - sometimes it doesn’t make sense to me why the present-day me would say or do it since it’s so anathema or illogical. Sometimes I can explain why but that’s not usual. When I go blank and can’t talk my partner calls it out as...

 Forum: Love and Dating   Topic: How to Comfort Your Spouse?

 Post subject: How to Comfort Your Spouse?
Posted: 08 Dec 2021, 6:29 pm 

Replies: 4
Views: 821


My partner says I have never comforted her. When I hear this, I selfishly focus on feeling bad that I failed her rather than just take it as it’s meant - valid criticism- and improve.

What are some things to say to comfort someone or focus on their feelings?

 Forum: Love and Dating   Topic: Circular Conversations

 Post subject: Re: Circular Conversations
Posted: 28 Nov 2021, 11:24 pm 

Replies: 13
Views: 1,268


To your questions, yes she has very good reasons - namely emotional betrayals and unbelievably sh***y behavior brought on by the cult-like family I was raised in. I didn’t come to terms with my parents and siblings being so toxic until recently even though my partner pointed this out to me for YEARS...

 Forum: Love and Dating   Topic: ex wants to try again?

 Post subject: Re: ex wants to try again?
Posted: 28 Nov 2021, 10:47 pm 

Replies: 12
Views: 769


Try listening or reading The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F***” by Mark Manson. Depends what you want from the relationship and don’t listen to me as I’m horrible at relationships but the reasons you listed are red flags. You are probably too good for him. he kinda rushed me towards things I wasnt rea...

 Forum: Love and Dating   Topic: Circular Conversations

 Post subject: Circular Conversations
Posted: 28 Nov 2021, 9:59 pm 

Replies: 13
Views: 1,268


I am married with ASD to an NT for a long time. Almost all the time whenever she asks me questions from the our past and ask why I did things that hurt her, I lock up and can't answer. Or I stutter, or I do evasive behaviors. I even sometimes lie, to try and appease her - which doesn't work. And und...

 Forum: Love and Dating   Topic: Confession of Feelings

 Post subject: Re: Confession of Feelings
Posted: 28 Nov 2021, 9:51 pm 

Replies: 4
Views: 928


This happened to me with many women my whole life, especially HS and college. I would like someone and then, well almost never, ask them out. I had no idea I had ASD, I just thought I was shy. I met the love of my life and knew her for 6 months in a professional capacity. I thought the world of her....
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