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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What stresses you out the most about your autism? |
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Posted: 07 Jul 2009, 2:35 pm
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Replies: 56
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| What stresses me out most is not being able to sort out the jumble of stuff going round my mind, and communicate it with other people in a meaningful way. This for me is such a fundamental limitation in how I can interact and socialise with people, it constantly makes me feel helpless, inadequate, e... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I'm about to seek a referral |
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Posted: 07 Jul 2009, 2:21 pm
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Replies: 49
Views: 4,287
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| Sounds like you may need to give your GP a push - or to get somebody to go with you to help you do that. He shouldn't have let the interview end without giving you a clear indication of what he was going to do for you. It might be quicker to ask NHS Direct whether or not there's a NHS specialist in... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I'm about to seek a referral |
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Posted: 06 Jul 2009, 5:38 pm
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Replies: 49
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| Well, I had the full diagnosis appointment today, and it's positive. Looks like a fairly clear-cut case. Don't know whether to laugh or cry. Good to hear you've been through the process and hope having the result proves a useful and beneficial tool for you. Thanks so much for sharing the process wi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: symptoms of asperger syndrome really defined |
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Posted: 06 Jul 2009, 5:11 pm
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Replies: 166
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| Thanks for this fascinating thread - really enjoying reading through all the points and responses. 13-ANXIETY Definitely, this is a big one for me. I've got socially anxious all my life - in fact before reading about AS, I spent several years just thinking I was socially anxious, though realised tha... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Films |
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Posted: 05 Jul 2009, 5:56 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,881
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| I love films and usually have greater concentration and attention span for them than reading books. On the whole I can usually get the gist of the plot pretty well, though often miss some of the more subtle aspects of some films. What I do find really difficult though is describing or summarising a ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Physical Activity And Depression. |
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Posted: 05 Jul 2009, 5:43 pm
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Replies: 8
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| Definitely exercise helps me significantly, especially a burst of intense cardiovascular exercise. Though the effect can be quite subtle, I think as well as the immediate endorphin boost, if exercising regularly you gain a better, more grounded sense of yourself, and I feel more healthy and confiden... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Reading Facial Expression |
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Posted: 05 Jul 2009, 5:29 pm
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Replies: 28
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| Got 12 out of 20 in the BBC test. I'm surprised I got as many as I did considering how difficult it was! To be honest, I've always thought in day-to-day life I've been quite good at spotting facial expressions an emotions. Though I was left thinking after this test that the difficulty here was lack ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Lose, lose situation??? |
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Posted: 05 Jul 2009, 12:51 pm
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Replies: 16
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| I think when I was younger I felt this more. A few years ago I think the feelings of isolation would win, and I would happily be on my own and play on the computer or watch TV without feeling overtly lonely. Now it's almost the other way around - if I spend any considerable amount of time on my own ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you unintentionaly drive away friends? |
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Posted: 05 Jul 2009, 12:20 pm
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Replies: 36
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| The problem with that is the fact that i find it extremely hard to talk about things that aren't relevant to that moment, i just don't think about it, i don't know if this is common in people with ASDs though? I don't know if it's common, but it's certainly the case for me. The context for a conver... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Slow information processing |
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Posted: 05 Jul 2009, 12:10 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,948
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| It's such a pain in school, especially - lessons are often just wastes of time, because I work so much better at my own speed. Lack of empathy very much compounds this. It takes so much concentration to understand what's being said - I really try to analyse all of it, which is exhausting. I find it... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Slow information processing |
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Posted: 05 Jul 2009, 4:17 am
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Replies: 15
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| Yes, this happens to me at lot. Maybe the context thing is why small-talk is so difficult? Because small-talk is often about seemingly random, or at least out of context subjects? I seem to have particular problems processing information from people who talk very fast, or talk in a verbose manner. I... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anybody had trouble getting a private diagnosis recognised? |
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Posted: 05 Jul 2009, 3:48 am
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Replies: 20
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| You have my utmost sympathy over your plight, as it's clearly very closely related to what I'm going through, wondering about how to get a fair diagnosis. I guess a key question for you is, how urgent is the DX? In my case, my employers are about to increase their expectations of me in a very Aspie... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: New Here |
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Posted: 04 Jul 2009, 3:17 pm
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Replies: 15
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Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!  I've read some fascination, articulate and insightful posts here - and I only joined less than a day ago! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: When you are excited do you pace uncontrollably? |
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Posted: 04 Jul 2009, 2:59 pm
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Replies: 44
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I pace when I'm thinking and excited. I've always found walking good for thinking. Pacing drove my parent mad when I was a child - I remember then always commenting on it - I didn't find it odd, or even realise I was doing it, so I think I just ignored them!  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Saying what people want to hear |
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Posted: 04 Jul 2009, 10:57 am
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Replies: 18
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| You're right, it is all exhausting and I know trying to be normal rather than myself is counter-productive. I often wonder if I really know what is is like to be myself, having spent my life trying to be someone else. Trying to communicate who I am and how I feel seems too much for me. I can sometim... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Multiple conditions? |
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Posted: 04 Jul 2009, 4:20 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,484
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| I've not gone to a GP yet, regarding aspergers or anything else, because of the worry that they'll see me as a hypochondriac. This is, of course, frustrating.. I felt exactly the same way. I did go and talk to my GP about aspergers just last week and I didn't think he saw me as a hypochondriac. Whi... |
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