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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: why is it that guys r more likely 2 have a bigger AS?

Posted: 02 Dec 2008, 9:17 am 

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It has become clear since identifying AS in me that my sister and both of my daughters have it as well. Their presentations are less severe (not that mine is particularly severe). They may not be diagnosable depending on who's making the call, but they are all somewhere on "the spectrum." We all pre...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Anyone else feel cheated by the school system?

Posted: 01 Dec 2008, 12:17 am 

Replies: 22
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I can't complain about my life outcomes, but they knew, were monitoring me and never told me. Not even after I graduated. Caused a few meltdowns in HS math teachers who didn't understand what they were teaching. I didn't know what I was doing to them emotionally when I showed the class what it ment....

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: When did you realize you had adult AS/how did you handle it?

Posted: 27 Nov 2008, 9:55 am 

Replies: 31
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I was diagnosed with "Mild Autism" between ages 5 and 7. I'm 41 and have known for about 3 weeks. Some things came together and I figured it out. Had a talk with my dad about all the school psychologists that used to visit me and he fessed up. My daughters seem to have it as well, althugh somewhat m...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: analogies popping in my head all the time

Posted: 26 Nov 2008, 11:24 pm 

Replies: 16
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I think it has to do with pattern recognition. I can put patterns together faster than I can express the thought. The "lightbulb going off" analogy is a perfect description of how I think. Patterns come together and the 'ightbulb goes off. Usually I have no direct realization of where the understand...
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