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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Bank Holidays/ public holidays |
| StuartN |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2013, 5:25 am
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Replies: 8
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| Yelling at me doesn't help, it just makes me worse. I'm just so damn tired and wish I could get through a simple thing such as a bank holiday without being in a mess and pissing everyone off. What would you like to be doing? And, amongst the things that you enjoy doing, is there anything that can b... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you use prescription drugs for your ASD? |
| StuartN |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2013, 5:16 am
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Replies: 45
Views: 6,079
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Mmuffinn wrote: Prozac 60mg
Seroquel 100mg
Concerta 36mg
Clonazepam 0.5mg
Metoprolol 50mg
Is the Metoprolol (a beta-blocker) for anxiety? And if so, is it a diagnosed anxiety disorder, like social anxiety or GAD? |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: BBC News - Greek device is world's earliest stored-programme |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2013, 5:10 am
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| Interesting story on early arithmetic device http://bit.ly/16dZdvA BBC News - Greek device is world's earliest stored-programme computer Greek archaeologists have determined the purpose of previously unrelated artefacts as the earliest-known stored-programme numerical processor. The two Greek academ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Has anybody any positive experiences of therapy? |
| StuartN |
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Posted: 30 Mar 2013, 5:51 pm
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Replies: 20
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| So again, I would ask the more specific question, "has anybody who has avoidance/social issues like myself, and others who have written on this tread, ever underwent therapy which succeed in their issues subsiding or at the very least being reduced to some extent?" I feel that therapy for anxiety a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: PDD-NOS? |
| StuartN |
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Posted: 30 Mar 2013, 5:41 pm
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Replies: 33
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| All right. I feel something is wrong, as with only 9% of the spectrum most books, the media, the internet, this very forum, along with many other resources focus only on Asperger's (or autism). I was (and still am) so obsessed with all this and my feeling of being left out with an unknown diagnosis... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you use prescription drugs for your ASD? |
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Posted: 30 Mar 2013, 5:10 pm
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Replies: 45
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| Why didn't you include a "none" option? Yes, I could have done, but I was interested in the variety and distribution of drugs that people are using for non-core symptoms. I think most people not using prescription drugs would ignore the poll. The variations in managing anxiety and panic are very in... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Has anybody any positive experiences of therapy? |
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Posted: 29 Mar 2013, 5:05 am
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| I had some really horrible experiences with CBT and psychotherapy before I was diagnosed - they really emphasised all my "negative thinking" and made me feel really bad about myself (so much for "non-judgemental" and "unconditional acceptance"). I did enjoy art therapy and progressive muscular relax... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Which of these 4 is your attitude towards people? |
| StuartN |
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Posted: 29 Mar 2013, 4:57 am
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Replies: 32
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| It really is a badly-designed question, isn't it? It seems so sensible on a first reading, but the difficulty answering it, and needing to combine the categories means that the question has not captured the issue of interest. For me, when I was in a research lab was the time when I had good relation... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Bank Holidays/ public holidays |
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Posted: 29 Mar 2013, 4:51 am
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Replies: 8
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| I think you could have "other arrangements" when you are 25, but not as dismissive as "washing your hair". If you do go, it must be possible to compromise on things that make you really uncomfortable - I will not attend holiday parades unless I am the only adult available to take a child. On the plu... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: At what age did you start to experience stress and anxiety |
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Posted: 29 Mar 2013, 4:44 am
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Replies: 18
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My earliest memory of being abnormally anxious is when I was 7, and knew I did not fit in.
The first medical opinion was when I was in my early teens and had abdmominal pains that I was referred to hospital with, but the specialist told me that it was neurotic pain. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: PDD-NOS? |
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Posted: 29 Mar 2013, 4:29 am
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Replies: 33
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| PDD-NOS is currently the most frequent diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder. One of the biggest upsides of DSM-5 is that NOS will no longer be listed separately, bringing everyone within the ASD diagnosis. The latest CDC prevalence report lists the following diagnostic breakdown (in Table 3): Aut... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you use prescription drugs for your ASD? |
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Posted: 29 Mar 2013, 4:06 am
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Replies: 45
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| I was reading through some guidelines on medication for adults with autistic spectrum disorder, and wonder what (in real life) people are actually prescribed as part of medical management of ASD. The main treatments, all for non-core symptoms, seem to be antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs and anti-... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Autism Act in the UK, can someone explain it to me? |
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Posted: 20 Mar 2013, 12:31 pm
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| Would be interested in any legislation specific to Northern Ireland if anyone knows about it ... will probably google it anyhow. :) The Autism Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/27/contents/enacted An autism bill has just been introduced in the Republic of Ireland, w... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: I hate videos. |
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Posted: 11 Mar 2013, 5:33 am
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Replies: 21
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| Have you been to a modern mall recently? Oy! Near almost every kiosk, up on the walls, and in various store windows are videos of products playing in an infinite loop. Our library has continuously moving video loops about opening times, holiday dates and other information, and a reminder to be quie... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: looking to get into electronic music. Pointers please. |
| StuartN |
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Posted: 11 Mar 2013, 5:25 am
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Replies: 15
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| [quote="thomas81"Can anyone recommend any good cheap (or preferably free) Digital Audio workstations with instruments?[/quote] Ardour http://ardour.org/ runs on anything, loads of free instruments and soundbanks, especially if you like getting your hands dirty with some coding. Audacity http://audac... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ASD criteria from YOUR perspective? |
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Posted: 11 Mar 2013, 5:14 am
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Replies: 15
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| I have got to some kind of summary of my own criteria of "being ASD", which are (in order of priority): 1. Feeling "different" from other people, and being continuously reminded of it 2. Having a lot of verbal and social misunderstandings 3. Liking order and predictability more than most people 4. N... |
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