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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Dumb question about meltdowns |
| Zamone |
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Posted: 17 Feb 2009, 9:00 pm
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,623
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| Meltdowns are meltdowns for a reason. You basically tear yourself apart and rebuild. The tearing yourself apart bit is generally not good. It's a very effective way of getting all the stress out, but beyond that I don't see how it could be enjoyable. It can often hurt or worry those around you on to... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How common are meltdowns with aspies? |
| Zamone |
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Posted: 17 Feb 2009, 4:26 pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 3,696
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| You think that's bad, try working overnight at McDonald's 401 West, busiest restaurant in Canada, during a double bus and concert rush. We went through a box of reg meat in about an hour. Worst part was, we were working faster than when we were fully staffed during the day, and I was working grills... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How common are meltdowns with aspies? |
| Zamone |
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Posted: 16 Feb 2009, 7:00 pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 3,696
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| Before my severely clasic-autistic, non-verbal and near impossible to live with older brother moved out they happened every few weeks or so. I'd always curl up in the corner of my room, sort of implode, and spend the next hour or two calming down and building myself up back to normal. Since my broth... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Maybe 40 dead in Bushfires |
| Zamone |
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Posted: 12 Feb 2009, 11:30 pm
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Replies: 39
Views: 3,503
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| I live about 20km east of Melbourne. We smell the smoke here sometimes, but we'bve not been threatened by the fires. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: A question for those who had speech delay |
| Zamone |
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Posted: 12 Feb 2009, 11:05 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,843
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| I said my first words at 8 months. I skipped the one-word stage and went straight to saying "Where's Daddy?" one day, scaring Mum to death. I immediately started regular use of short sentences. I was speaking in longer scentences by 9 months, was learning to read by age 3 off Dad, but only really ma... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What extremes would you go to for your special interest? |
| Zamone |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2009, 9:20 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,492
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| I'm under 18 and still living off my parents, but I don't think they're too happy with where their money's going sometimes... I have the large and small Dr. Who callanders for 2009, I have 3 Dr. Who t-shirts, a sonic screwdriver, a lazer screwdriver, a torch in the shape of a sonic screwdriver, psyc... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: [Volume III] You might be an aspie if... |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2008, 5:44 am
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Replies: 92
Views: 9,405
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| ...You think of these constantly with your HFA friend, but then can't remember even one when you come to post in the YMBAAI thread. ...It feels like Christmas when your mother buys flat-pack furniture, because you know she will ask you to put it together ...You asked HFA-friend-mentioned-above's mot... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Toe And Heel walking |
| Zamone |
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Posted: 15 Aug 2008, 12:03 am
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,153
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| I always walk up steps on my toes, and toe-walk around the house when I'm happy or excited (Or just plain energetic) But I generally don't when I'm wearing shoes. Socks are ok though. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you recover from a shutdown? |
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Posted: 29 May 2008, 10:08 pm
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Replies: 68
Views: 18,483
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| I've got to do this. I don't want to. I must do it. Stare at task - mind becomes a brick wall and refuses to comply. Deadline getting closer. Stress and anxiety getting worse. Repeat previous conflicting dialogue several times. ... then I feel drained, drowsy and often fall asleep. Ok, I can't TELL... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Any of you born premature? |
| Zamone |
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Posted: 21 May 2008, 12:51 am
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,330
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C-section one month early. My twin was going feet fisrt at the same time as I was going head first. We would have colided and then there would be two very dead babies. O.o
My Mum had a heart condition at the time of our birth too. So we had little contact with her for the first few weeks. |
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Forum: Stats Topic: Members' Obsessions (by member name and by obsession) |
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Posted: 12 May 2008, 9:57 pm
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Replies: 143
Views: 40,731
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| BY MEMBER Ana54-- airport security, school shootings, depresion sufferers and their stories, depression and treatment for it, disasters and people in them, morgues and mortuaries, Harry Potter, Auschwitz concentration camp and surrounding camps, Judge Rotenberg Center AnonymousAnonymous-- Spy movies... |
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Forum: Stats Topic: Eye Color |
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Posted: 12 May 2008, 9:49 pm
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Replies: 229
Views: 53,274
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| I've only had brown, dark green and black eyes. They're currently brown. |
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Forum: Adolescent Autism Forum Topic: Afraid of driving a car? |
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Posted: 12 May 2008, 8:01 pm
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Replies: 68
Views: 19,633
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| I'm 16, almost 17, but I've not got a learners permit, or even LOOKED at getting one. This is because: 1- It's totally unnecessary. Everywhere I want to go I can get there by walking or public transport. 2- There's simply not time. My parents are always struggling to be there for my family in the fi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: being tranced |
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Posted: 07 May 2008, 10:00 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,937
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| Repetitive touch. Like my cat kneading, rubbing against my leg, or licking while it's whiskers rub against me. It also happens when someone runs a brush or something through my hair. This sends me into a very deep trance. I stop focusing on everything but that touch, whatever it is. There are some t... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Are you interested in friendships? |
| Zamone |
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Posted: 07 May 2008, 9:52 pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,178
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| It depends. There are three things I look for in a friend. 1) Can trust each other, or learn to do so, and understand one another's point of view of the world and the things that go on around them. 2) The person doesn't have ideals that conflict TOO deeply with my own. 3) They let me be me. It's too... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Multi-tasking |
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Posted: 29 Apr 2008, 5:23 pm
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Replies: 44
Views: 4,109
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| Can you multi-task? No. Can you sort of multi-task? Nope. Yet for some reason I keep trying to. It always sends my brain into shut-down and I end up sitting there/walking around very confused and with a blank mind. Why do you think it is you can/can't/struggle? I can focus on one thing OR another. ... |
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