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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: When autism is more obvious in some than others! |
| colliegrace |
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Posted: 15 Feb 2024, 10:46 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,075
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| I've been told by some that they already clocked me as autistic. Mostly when I was younger, before I learned the social skills I have now, I think. These days? Well, one of my coworkers said she can hardly tell I'm autistic and can autism really be that mild, etc. I said yes, it can, especially when... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: what songs do you attribute to your mental condition(s)? |
| colliegrace |
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Posted: 15 Feb 2024, 9:38 pm
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Replies: 90
Views: 14,660
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you say that I'm paranoid
but I'm pretty sure the world is out to get me
it's not like I made the choice to let my mind stay so f****n messy |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: I felt disabled today |
| colliegrace |
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Posted: 15 Feb 2024, 9:35 pm
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Replies: 1
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| Yeah, it sucks. Sometimes it seems like you're damned either way..... "speak up, no one knows your needs if you don't tell them". But also "why are you complaining so much? stop talking about your disability" |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Incels 30 times more likely to be autistic, study finds |
| colliegrace |
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Posted: 15 Feb 2024, 8:59 pm
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Replies: 72
Views: 6,734
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| Honestly, wholly unsuprising. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: honestly tired of my autism being dismissed |
| colliegrace |
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Posted: 15 Feb 2024, 8:57 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 212
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| Have you ever explained your symptoms to people and they just get dismissed? "That's normal." "I do that too!" "Just try harder and act like an adult." Like, yeah, I get that when I talk about having meltdowns and what they feel like specifically as an autistic person w... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: what songs do you attribute to your mental condition(s)? |
| colliegrace |
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Posted: 14 Feb 2024, 5:15 am
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Replies: 90
Views: 14,660
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| https://youtu.be/dUBGYWJz6Hs?si=Uy3PK2gVvbzfQX20 This song describes my relationship with my mom tbh Yeah, don't talk down to me That's not gonna work now Packed all my clothes and I moved out I don't even wanna go to your house Everytime I sit on that couch I feel like you lecture me Eventually, I... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Antianxiety prescription |
| colliegrace |
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Posted: 14 Feb 2024, 12:31 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,964
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Zoloft for OCD and anxiety. Seems to do its job.
I was prescribed Ativan for severe airplane anxiety.... but once I actually had the pills available, I went on my flight and somehow was just fine. So I didn't bother to take any and have been a happy flyer ever since. Go figure  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Did you use to think you were the only one?? |
| colliegrace |
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Posted: 13 Feb 2024, 11:46 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 838
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| I actually never felt different, per se.... I was pretty oblivious to the ways that my brain works being unusual. My special interests dominated every single area of my life, but then I discovered fandoms full of people obsessing over the same things I did. So I thought that was totally normal. And ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: AAC communication cards |
| colliegrace |
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Posted: 13 Feb 2024, 10:34 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,438
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Ah! That sounds like the better option, actually. I have downloaded an app after reading this  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: AAC communication cards |
| colliegrace |
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Posted: 13 Feb 2024, 11:21 am
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Replies: 2
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| I don't experience verbal shutdown a lot, but it has happened. I decided to get some AAC cards in case this happens, or for the next time I'm extremely overwhelmed... went to Etsy, browsed a couple minutes. Found a pack I liked for an inexpensive price. Downloaded the images to my phone. The particu... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What did you guys do today instead of watching the game? |
| colliegrace |
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Posted: 13 Feb 2024, 12:51 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,376
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Four o'clock, wallow in self pity;
Four-thirty, stare into the abyss;
Five o'clock, solve world hunger, tell no one;
Five-thirty, jazzercize;
Six-thirty, dinner with me
Seven o'clock, wrestle with my self-loathing...
(I had a mini depressive episode due to conflict with a friend) |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: what songs do you attribute to your mental condition(s)? |
| colliegrace |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2024, 10:10 pm
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Replies: 90
Views: 14,660
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| https://youtu.be/7NK_JOkuSVY?si=pSxCRpzX872CsgWx Just a scar somewhere down inside of me Something I can not repair Even though it will always be I pretend it isn't there (this is how I feel) I'm trapped in yesterday (just a memory) Where the pain is all I know (this is all I know) And I'll never b... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: DeviantArt |
| colliegrace |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2024, 9:28 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,085
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| I've been on dA since 2009. I miss when it used to be THE hub |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: what songs do you attribute to your mental condition(s)? |
| colliegrace |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2024, 9:25 pm
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Replies: 90
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| Big TW on this one for suic!dal sentiments in the lyrics https://youtu.be/6eh39VWPIj4?si=QW2E88XEr2j0Bgsu I wanna be like you, I wanna say that I can I wanna be the person that you think that I am But even if I had it all come true like a dream Is the person I came to be the the really real me? [...... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do You Hide Your Special Interest? |
| colliegrace |
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Posted: 10 Feb 2024, 5:21 am
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Replies: 59
Views: 7,803
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| I'm loud and proud with my furry stuff |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: After Libs of TikTok posted, at least 21 bomb threats follow |
| colliegrace |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2024, 11:01 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,959
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| At this point the only reason I have hope for us is that Gen Z is more openly LGBTQ than previous generations |
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