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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Laughing and Crying |
| craola |
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Posted: 03 Nov 2009, 6:17 am
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Replies: 24
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I giggle more than laugh and quite often, the sound of people laughing makes me giggle so programs with real laughing make me giggle, I like slapstick comedy to.
I cry watching films because I get so involved, more than I am in life, not a whole lot in life makes me cry. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Psychologist says yes, psychiatrist says no |
| craola |
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Posted: 19 Oct 2009, 5:25 am
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Replies: 72
Views: 8,120
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| My psychologist was the one who saw Aspergers in me, my psychiatrist doesn't believe in it. So my experience is psychologists are the ones to believe and psychiatrists monitor medication. She didn't diagnose me though, I went to a specialist and she diagnosed me and she's the one I see now. Psychiat... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does your speech grammar suck? |
| craola |
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Posted: 15 Oct 2009, 3:06 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,758
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| I find it really hard putting things into words, frequently talking about 'that man that did that thing' and similar such sensical things. I also pick up anyones accents and ways of speaking around me, my brother and his friends are really lazy speakers, dropping letters all over the place, for exam... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: AS good excuse for jury duty?? |
| craola |
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Posted: 24 Jan 2009, 9:50 am
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Replies: 81
Views: 14,053
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Excuse?
Surely unless there is a definitive reason that you can't do it you should let them know and let them make the decision.
Has anyone else noticed that Aspergers and Autism as well to some extent has become a joke to an awful lot of people, it seem to be everywhere. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sensory things that drive you nuts that no one else gets... |
| craola |
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Posted: 11 Jan 2009, 7:52 am
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Replies: 174
Views: 12,381
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| There are not many foods that I like there are very few foods I can eat, mostly because of the texture. The only foods that have never changed are chocolate and cucumber. Everyone is always just saying just try it or make yourself eat it but I physically cannot, it makes me shivery to think about it... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Wanted:Thanksgiving Family Meal Survival Tips |
| craola |
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Posted: 27 Nov 2008, 4:15 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,076
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| We don't do Thanksgiving here, but this is what I do at Christmas- Have what I want for my meal. Last year I had pitta bread and hummus, as long as you're at the table that is what counts apparently. Take things to the table to distract/amuse/keep yourself calm. Be it toys, pen and paper to doodle w... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: difference between PDD-NOS and asperger syndrome? |
| craola |
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Posted: 09 Oct 2008, 9:40 am
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,400
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Yes, I meant to add it can be Aspergers or Autism but I got distracted.
You described it much better than I did, I'm rubbish at putting words in order  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Professional Diagnoses - Who to see first? |
| craola |
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Posted: 09 Oct 2008, 9:21 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,275
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| If you were especially close with/found anyone especially good/trustworthy in the mental health system it can be an good way to get help as they have access to everything and they get listened to. I've was in the mental health system for five years with similar problems, depression, self harm, anore... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: difference between PDD-NOS and asperger syndrome? |
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Posted: 09 Oct 2008, 8:59 am
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Replies: 22
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| My godmother is a educational psychologist and the way she described it to me was that when they are diagnosing someone its like putting a jigsaw puzzle together, to receive a diagnosis for example of aspergers 21 pieces have to fit into the puzzle out of 27, anything inbetween 14 and 21 would be a ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I've tried almost every food and drink there is |
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Posted: 08 Oct 2008, 9:15 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,589
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| what about beer? there is an amazing range of them once you get past the "super largers", Guinness should be a good start wherever it is you live Guinness isn't beer; it's stout. Try deep-fried battered Mars bars. And Guinness won't truly taste like Guinness unless tried in Ireland. And deep-fried ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I've Got A Really Bad Special Interest |
| craola |
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Posted: 02 Oct 2008, 2:25 am
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Replies: 87
Views: 7,409
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zee wrote: craola wrote: . I think my mum calls it chicken necks? Chicken necking? Or some thing like that. I think it's called rubber-necking, maybe you're thinking about rubber chickens?
Yes I think that's it. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I've Got A Really Bad Special Interest |
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Posted: 01 Oct 2008, 1:06 pm
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Replies: 87
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| I too used to have obsessions such as these, serial killers, mass murders, diseases, Columbine, graves, currently antique medical books where all the knowledge is wrong and the illustrations just fascinate me. I always hid my more gruesome obsessions but now I know there really is nothing to worry a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Silverware "taste"? |
| craola |
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Posted: 17 Sep 2008, 2:43 am
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Replies: 30
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| I can't stand cutlery in my mouth, I generally eat with my fingers unless its messy food when I eat it off the end of the fork. I can't stand it anywhere near my mouth its horrible. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspergers and Self Harm article |
| craola |
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Posted: 13 Sep 2008, 10:39 am
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Replies: 47
Views: 25,965
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| I was a self harmer and then went through four years of mental health treatment before finding out I was on the Autistic Spectrum. This article is confusing me though, it was titled "A Special Group of Self Harmers" and I can't work out whether its saying that some self harmers might actually have A... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspergers and Self Harm article |
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Posted: 13 Sep 2008, 10:17 am
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Replies: 47
Views: 25,965
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| I just found this and its made me itchy inside my head. I was wondering what anyone else thought- Self-injury is often a coping mechanism, particularly with the feeling of being rejected. This is a particular problem for anyone who has difficulty in understanding non-verbal communication, for exampl... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Old School Reports |
| craola |
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Posted: 06 Jun 2008, 3:02 pm
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Replies: 6
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| Thank you :) My mum has said she used to worry about me never really having proper friends, and I've been asking her about a couple of things to check I wasn't imagining them or even making them up and she said they happened. I also had a look at my secondary school reports which sound a bit more li... |
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