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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: South Park gets Aspergers wrong |
| Niamh |
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Posted: 06 Oct 2011, 10:53 am
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Replies: 155
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Wayne wrote: I'm still trying to figure out why the hell Stan told his friend "f*ck you" and "I love you" over and over again. Was that supposed to be asperger's? Depression? Stan being drunk off his ass?
Stan being drunk I'd say |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: South Park gets Aspergers wrong |
| Niamh |
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Posted: 06 Oct 2011, 10:48 am
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Replies: 155
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| I couldn't make out whether they were trying to say that Asperger's doesn't exist, or that it's an "illness", or that people with AS like to fart bubbles and don't know the difference between "hello" and "goodbye"... or that it's just depression with a fancy name... or if what they were doing was tr... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Making progress & not freaking out over bad days |
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Posted: 16 Sep 2011, 6:31 am
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Replies: 3
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| One very important thing is list-making. Pick something you struggle with every day, an example for me would be getting up and ready and out the door every morning. I now have a list of instructions for myself. If I follow that, I won't get overwhelmed and will just get up and dressed. On good days ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Trust issues (not sure if I posted to the right place??) |
| Niamh |
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Posted: 07 Aug 2011, 11:22 am
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Replies: 5
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| You might want to get some counseling. Your issues sound similar to many NTs I know of with dysfunctional families, so counselors should have experience with that sort of thing even if they don't know AS/ADD. Ya I have a great counselor, I'll bring it up with her. The place I go to for sessions is ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Trust issues (not sure if I posted to the right place??) |
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Posted: 06 Aug 2011, 8:33 am
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| I agree, better to have no friends than toxic friends. Just because they call themselves your friend and call you a friend doesn't mean you should pretend to yourself that they're really being a friend! It's amazing what some of them will do, and how they'll expect you to be ok with it or even act l... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Trust issues (not sure if I posted to the right place??) |
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Posted: 05 Aug 2011, 4:23 pm
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Replies: 5
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| I've been thinking a lot about trust issues lately. I've recently broken ties with who was my best friend, been kind-of reacquainted with a sister, and become highly suspicious of two friends of mine in relation to the break-up with that friend. I broke things off with the friend because of his self... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Which/ How many AS traits do you have? |
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Posted: 02 Aug 2011, 6:07 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,389
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| I don't think anybody can have all the traits. That's very unlikely. We have 3 confirmed cases of ASD in my family and we're all different. Like one doesn't have trouble making friends, one doesn't have trouble with hugs and kisses, one doesn't have fine motor problems, none of them is sensitive to... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Which/ How many AS traits do you have? |
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Posted: 02 Aug 2011, 4:54 am
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Replies: 10
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| I have everything, some stuff more severely than others. The thing I've learned the most coping strategies for is social skills, most of which I learned through studying books and the internet and then putting what I learned into practice. I still struggle with it and it's hard work, but I try and i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Not allowed to go to many places by myself? |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2011, 7:09 am
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,313
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| Can't they just let you go and make sure you have a phone so you can ring them if you do have a meltdown? What's the worst that could happen? I rarely ever go to my parents' place because I like having my own place to live in and my own rules to live by. I have a feeling that they're just being cont... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone have problems with going down stairs? |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2011, 5:52 pm
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Replies: 40
Views: 10,831
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| Ya I have trouble initiating the journey down the steps. I find it hard to judge how far the step is away from me. Once I've got past the first few steps it's usually ok because I start to remember how far each step goes. Some days I'm worse than on other days. I'm slower at getting onto escalators ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Not allowed to go to many places by myself? |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2011, 5:39 pm
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Replies: 29
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| I wasn't allowed to go many places but it was because my mother was overbearing, not because of my autism. I now live in student accommodation miles away from my parents but I don't go far by myself as I get lost easily, I get sensory overload on public transport, and I can't afford it anyway :P I'm... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Possible to outgrow? |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2011, 5:30 pm
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Replies: 9
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| You can't just "outgrow" autistic problems. You have to learn about them, pinpoint what you want to change and work your way towards changing that. The help of a professional is hugely valuable, and there are great books and websites out there too. An example from my own life is that I learned how t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Making progress & not freaking out over bad days |
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Posted: 27 Jul 2011, 12:38 pm
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Replies: 3
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| Just rambling here I guess... I'm gradually getting more productive every day now, with coping strategies and stuff I've learned from OT as well as having learned to manage emotions more with combination of OT and counseling. Today didn't go so well, and for once I'm not panicking about that. I've h... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Your functioing level |
| Niamh |
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Posted: 22 Jul 2011, 7:04 am
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Replies: 61
Views: 6,167
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| 25th in everything though on good days could pass as 50th. Hope this gets better over time with strategies or at least that I'll have supports in place to fall back on. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Friend problem |
| Niamh |
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Posted: 06 Jul 2011, 7:15 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,640
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| OK, based on the fact that he delivered an ultimatum and wouldn't respect my answer, I decided that he doesn't take me seriously enough or our friendship seriously enough for it to continue. He threw the ultimatum out there to mess with my feelings and use it as another manipulative tactic, refusing... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Friend problem |
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Posted: 05 Jul 2011, 5:14 pm
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Replies: 15
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| AGH, in spite of saying I still wanted to be friends he insisted on saying I have to choose whether we're still friends, I said yes three times and he wouldn't accept it, I said no and he wouldn't accept that, he deleted me off Facebook, now he's sent me an email begging to be friends and over-apolo... |
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