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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Our routines and rules we follow |
| perach |
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Posted: 16 Jul 2026, 5:41 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 269
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| My ADD has always been a much larger influence on my life than my late recognized autism. I was a feral child and asked for forgiveness rather than permission for the most part. I appreciate rules implied by immediate logic rather than preset. I don't think I'd do anything if I waited to understand ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How many here are AuDHD? |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2026, 10:10 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 311
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| I agree about the overlap, but my question was because ADHD traits/symptoms did not fully point to my life experiences. I knew when I heard about adult ADHD in the mid to late '70's that it mirrored my life exactly although I was never hyperactive in the typical sense. Autism answers a whole separat... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How many here are AuDHD? |
| perach |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2026, 3:43 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 311
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| I was diagnosed with severe ADHD inattentive type back around 2000, at age 45 or so. I became aware that my life experiences seem to match autistic experiences during a therapy session back in 2023. I've had an intake session with a psychologist a couple of months ago and go for an official evaluati... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I got my diagnosis! |
| perach |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2026, 3:32 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 988
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| Congratulations on your diagnosis. Totally understand the sense of relief and am looking forward to my final evaluation next week. I had my intake interview with the psychologist a couple of months ago and get my full evaluation next Tuesday. The psychologist told me as I was leaving the intake sess... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you think? |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2026, 3:08 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,106
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| I am the opposite of verbal. My mind is processing multiple channels at once and any distraction can insert a node mid-sentence and I have to reconstruct back to the node and start back down the right path. I am notorious for too-frequent pauses in my speech. My mind is going all of the time, but as... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: The unpopular WP members club |
| perach |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2026, 3:02 pm
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Replies: 6,542
Views: 732,968
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| The truth is, I don't know if I was popular in school. I ended up getting the woman of my dreams so I guess I was ok. I had a friend group but had to insert myself into it rather than being invited. My social world has actually grown in the time since I first had an indication that my life experienc... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is Rainman still a popular movie? |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2026, 2:47 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 657
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| I have no idea how popular it is but ran across in on the cable index the other day and watched about 20 minutes before I had to leave to run errands. It is classic. The idea of being savant is fascinating. I understand that Raymond's character was based on some actual savant. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How surprised are people to find that you're autistic? |
| perach |
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Posted: 28 May 2025, 2:37 pm
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,978
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| I found out in my mid-sixties that my life's experiences matched those of people on the spectrum. I do think people saw me as odd and overly reserved but i don't think they'd have considered autism as a cause. I'm wondering how unusual my experience is amongst those here. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Special Interests? |
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Posted: 28 May 2025, 2:25 pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 101,494
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| i think my adhd outweighs my autism so i have a number of special interests but I'd say my main special interest is "input". I have this craving to absorb data on everything and I've been like that my whole life. it makes it hard to become proficient at anything. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Running late |
| perach |
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Posted: 28 May 2025, 12:03 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,929
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| I was 66 or 67 years old when i first mentioned to my therapist that my lifelong disconnect from people made me feel "like i'm autistic". She pretty much affirmed my off-the-cuff statement. Since that day a couple of years ago, I have been watching videos and reading what I can and find th... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Questions about you |
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Posted: 28 May 2025, 10:55 am
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Replies: 5,811
Views: 1,310,619
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| What is your first name? Age: 70 Location: USA Hobbies and Interests: computer art, music, photography, physics, Why are you here? severe adhd diagnosed and self-diagnosed autism/aspergers When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I've known about the adhd for 40 years, diagnosed ... |
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