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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What Is the Most Ableist Thing Someone Has Said to You? |
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Posted: 14 Mar 2024, 3:50 am
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Replies: 38
Views: 37,679
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| It has been my experience that the most painful Ableist nonsense came not come from others, but from myself. Being late Dx and spending a lifetime of unconsciously over adapting and overcompensating for something I could never name caused so much suffering. Today, I live more above the line of aware... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Stims Related to Life |
| quaker |
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Posted: 10 Dec 2023, 4:29 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,892
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| Absolutely, and like my struggle with OCD it always mutates. Like a creative work of art driven to survive in an overwhelming world. |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Word disassociation game |
| quaker |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2023, 9:55 am
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Replies: 17,044
Views: 357,875
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Forgetting / Rembering you have autism |
| quaker |
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Posted: 10 Oct 2023, 9:40 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 429
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| I think my lifelong adaptive skills were pretty good ( although I have had bad burnouts that I couldn't explain at the time ) so integration was fairly easy, it just needed tweaking. I have been diagnosed for over 5 years and while it is not the forefront of my thoughts, I don't know how it's possi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Forgetting / Rembering you have autism |
| quaker |
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Posted: 10 Oct 2023, 5:45 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 429
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| Whilst many of us here have such similar stories, and lots of them painful, as to how we came to the awareness that we were in the autistic spectrum, the Journey of integrating this awareness, formally diagnosed or otherwise, is often very complex for some of us. It seems the more creative we have b... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Imagining Autism in the future |
| quaker |
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Posted: 08 Oct 2023, 6:11 am
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Replies: 31
Views: 7,625
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Curious how you all might see Autism in say 50 to 100 years time, from Diagnosis, to
replacing the word Autism and everything in-between. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Quakers and Autism |
| quaker |
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Posted: 15 Aug 2023, 3:17 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 458
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| Here in the UK where I live it seems the numbers are quite disproportionate compared to other faith groups. Possibly, because of the silence combined with the acceptance of difference. In my little meeting in Hastings, a quarter of the overall regulars are in the spectrum. At my previous meeting in ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The twelve disciples of Jesus |
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Posted: 08 Aug 2023, 5:50 am
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Replies: 33
Views: 713
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| If I was around then, I would definitely follow Jesus. He had an anarchist Orientation towards power and a pasifist Orientation towards violence. It was visionary then and is so today... as for religion... no comment. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The twelve disciples of Jesus |
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Posted: 08 Aug 2023, 2:58 am
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Replies: 33
Views: 713
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| I recommend the series "The Chosen." For me it's the best Jesus movie / Series I've ever seen. It's appeal is far and wide and very inclusive. The series enters into the relationship between Jesus and the disciples in a way that is stunning and profoundly beautiful. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: I'm too scared to leave my room |
| quaker |
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Posted: 07 Aug 2023, 2:48 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 284
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Hi Aspiegaming,
Have you every tried Al Anon?
There is a meeting in Hagerstown, MD. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Undiagnosed ASD, CPTSD, and 12 step recovery |
| quaker |
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Posted: 26 Jun 2023, 6:51 am
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,006
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| Welcome to wrongplanet. I have been in ACA/ACOA for over 30 years and was Dx with ASD 17 years ago. I needed many years of support to help integrate the Dx as I believed all my problems stemmed from OCD, CPTSD, and generally growing up in a chronically dysfunctional and unsafe environment. Many year... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Those who are sensitive to noise, how do you fall asleep? |
| quaker |
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Posted: 31 May 2023, 2:30 am
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,670
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I will never use Silicone ear plugs again as little bits would get dislodged in my ear and spend hours in ER having them taken out. Wax earplugs are far more effective in reducing noise and they also hold their shape.
Subsequently, I have been using them every night for the last 30 years. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The truth does not set you free |
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Posted: 29 May 2023, 2:15 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,705
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| The Truth will set you free... but first it will piss you off (and possibly everyone around you at times) |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Best book for newly diagnosed adult? |
| quaker |
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Posted: 09 Mar 2023, 2:34 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,153
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| A Painful Gift - The Journey of a Soul with Autism. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Any anarchists on here? |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2022, 4:22 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 566
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| I'm conservative theologically and anarchist politically. The Catholic Worker epitomises this and I am deeply inspired by its co founder Dorothy Day. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Narcissism or Aspergers? My friends are confused. |
| quaker |
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Posted: 24 Sep 2022, 2:25 am
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,637
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| We live in such a polarised, this v that world, where If one thing exists the other is brutally disqualified. I know many people with ASD and Narcissism. |
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