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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: medication for aspergers? anyone take anything? |
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Posted: 30 Oct 2009, 4:59 pm
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Replies: 13
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| It sounds like your situation would not be helped by medication – your reactions seem pretty natural for an Aspie, or just for a person in the case of the crying. That said, I know a lot of spectrumites take antidepressants (for depression), and my pdoc briefly prescribed me Abilify, which supposedl... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Being held Tightly |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2009, 11:06 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 862
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Bia, your first post is probably the sweetest thing I'm gonna read all night. 
Yes, I love being held, especially around the waist. I love long hugs, and I love snuggling up beside people – nonsexually and otherwise. |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: What's the meanest thing a bully's ever done to you? |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2009, 10:58 pm
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Replies: 179
Views: 2,839
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| When I was about seven, the kids in my church choir were putting our robes on Sunday morning, and one of the boys was flicking the light on and off. I told him to stop a few times, but he wouldn't, so I cupped my hand over the lightswitch to stop him. He grabbed the base of my braid and slammed my f... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Got anything random to say? Adult Version |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2009, 10:50 pm
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Replies: 21,410
Views: 197,498
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My girlfriend lives far away, and we only see eachother every few months. I spend a disproportionate amount of time thinking of ways to look sexy for her.
I don't even have much of a sexual response or drive. I just want to make her feel good. |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: for the homeschooled -- how did you adjust to college? |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2009, 10:38 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,411
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| I actually found it easier in some ways, because as the only home schooler in a family of five I had been expected to do a lot of work around the house, and having your meals cooked/someone else clean your dorm space was nice. :P But really, I didn't find it too bad. I had taken night classes and ha... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: What's the deal with "Social Networking?" |
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Posted: 22 Oct 2009, 2:32 am
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Replies: 34
Views: 6,304
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| Basically, if you think you would have a use for one of these things, get it. If you don't, you probably don't need it. I got a Facebook account when I went to college because people automatically asked to add me on it, and I was trying to be social. A lot of encounters were just weird – I had a lot... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Female Aspies-Scientist Versus Creative? |
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Posted: 22 Oct 2009, 2:15 am
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Replies: 52
Views: 9,380
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| I definitely lean towards the creative/literature/language side of things. I say lean, because I have dyscalculia, like several other people here, and if I was capable I probably would have gone into a scientific field – I had very strong scientific interests when I was younger, but it quickly becam... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Are you a "lipstick aspie"? |
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Posted: 22 Oct 2009, 2:08 am
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Replies: 185
Views: 23,121
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I'm a chapstick aspie!  Really, I wear it all the time. I do have some sparkly chapstick that I wear if I want to be sparkly that day, but it's mostly to make my lips feel good. The last time I wore makeup, I was twelve and in a ballet recital. My older brother put it on for me, too. |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: A Question for Women with AS/Sensory issues |
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Posted: 22 Oct 2009, 2:04 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,402
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| Be honest with him about your issues, what you like and don't like, and that it will probably take a while to figure things out. Take it slow, but find ways to enjoy it. I know that sex for heterosexual people is rather different, so I'm not sure how useful this will be, but it took my girlfriend an... |
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