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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have a "don't care about anything" attitude |
| wisteria |
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Posted: 02 Aug 2008, 10:36 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,416
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| I wish I didn't care about anything! I get extremely anxious and worried about most things. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: What signs did you see in your spectrum babies? |
| wisteria |
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Posted: 28 May 2008, 6:27 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,718
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| My oldest (less impaired): severe colic, non-stop screaming (not even crying, just screaming) from birth-- didn't actually cry (with tears) until 3 months. Other than this I didn't see many signs until he was older and wasn't talking. My youngest (more impaired): I noticed right away-- no eye contac... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: My Dad Died |
| wisteria |
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Posted: 25 May 2008, 7:56 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,560
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I'm sorry  .
My dad is an aspie too, I'm convinced. Once I learned about AS I was able to re-evaluate my whole history with him, and it gave me a lot of peace. |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Child abuse |
| wisteria |
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Posted: 25 May 2008, 7:54 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,655
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| I would never trust the government to determine who should or should not be a parent. I doubt I would be granted a parenting "license" due to my past "mental health history," but I am a very devoted mom, I'm very gentle with my kids, and have never been abusive. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: me with my stupid relationship problems again..... |
| wisteria |
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Posted: 25 May 2008, 7:44 am
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Replies: 39
Views: 3,895
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| If your parents can spend 1000s of dollars to keep the venue open, can't they spend it to help set you up on your own? Do you want to leave? Or does it feel safer to stay even though you're being mistreated? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Put a percentage on why you don't talk much |
| wisteria |
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Posted: 24 May 2008, 7:25 am
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Replies: 40
Views: 4,048
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AngelUndercover wrote: 40% Can't get anyone to listen (I try to talk and people start talking over me)
This happens to me constantly! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Put a percentage on why you don't talk much |
| wisteria |
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Posted: 24 May 2008, 7:24 am
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Replies: 40
Views: 4,048
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70% my brain simply goes to "white screen" when face to face with a person
30% I do manage to think of something to say but am sure it will sound stupid/ be misunderstood |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Police: Autistic Boy Lived In Filth, Ate Only Chocolate |
| wisteria |
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Posted: 23 May 2008, 1:23 pm
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Replies: 81
Views: 9,744
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slowmutant wrote: Hmm. In that cause, my kid might have to join the circus.
That's funny.  |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Police: Autistic Boy Lived In Filth, Ate Only Chocolate |
| wisteria |
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Posted: 23 May 2008, 6:30 am
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Replies: 81
Views: 9,744
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| Of course not. I'd put in him in another school. Schools are set up to educate kids, despite what you may have heard. What if I am not a stay-at-home parent? What if I have a full-time job to go to? What if there is no other school to send him to? Perhaps it's different in Canada but in the US you ... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Police: Autistic Boy Lived In Filth, Ate Only Chocolate |
| wisteria |
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Posted: 23 May 2008, 6:23 am
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Replies: 81
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| If all the boy ate was chocolate, then I would have thought he would have died before the age of 8...but I guess this must be a minority case. Hmm...and the conditions he was living him...he would have probably been very sick from disease. The things people do sometimes....I don't understand it AT ... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Autistic banned from Mass |
| wisteria |
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Posted: 22 May 2008, 7:21 pm
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Replies: 56
Views: 8,603
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If he's acting like that in church, maybe he doesn't want to be there?  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspies and ageing |
| wisteria |
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Posted: 19 Apr 2008, 7:18 pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,876
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| I think what's scaring me is that as I get older, I actually prefer isolation and not being social. I used to crave social connection and seek it out, but more and more I prefer to be alone. |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Pro-choice or not(Women only) |
| wisteria |
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Posted: 14 Apr 2008, 8:54 pm
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Replies: 234
Views: 31,885
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| hey put another option in your poll so males get see the result. pro choice 84% pro life/ anti choice 16% I am absolutely pro-choice. I do not see a fetus as "worthless tissue" but in this very cruel world a woman's life could be destroyed by an unwanted pregnancy, and it would be devastating to th... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Famed Lesbian Aspies |
| wisteria |
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Posted: 12 Apr 2008, 6:45 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,589
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| Virginia Woolf might have been a lesbian, or bisexual, and I definitely feel she was aspie. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have irrational fears? |
| wisteria |
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Posted: 12 Apr 2008, 6:40 pm
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Replies: 45
Views: 4,756
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| I have many irrational fears. Some reach the point of obsession. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Ever did anything really bad, just to fit in at school? |
| wisteria |
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Posted: 12 Apr 2008, 6:38 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,904
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| Something like this happened to me in middle school . I was so desperate to fit in. |
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