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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: does anyone else have a VERY active imagination? |
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Posted: 25 Nov 2010, 2:24 am
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Replies: 16
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| I'm a 23 yo female and haven't been diagnosed yet as AS, but will be evaluated soon. It's a pretty sure thing. Something I've been wondering about possibly being related to AS is the stories/characters/alter-egos I make up. A year or two ago I drew a picture of a goofy dog and gave it to my boyfrien... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Does my cousin have Aspergers? |
| ssouvie |
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Posted: 18 Oct 2010, 6:14 pm
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Replies: 8
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| Definitely don't assume he has a perfect life! I haven't been diagnosed, but am pretty sure I'm an Aspie, and over time (especially since graduating high school), I've done fairly well for myself and developed a lot of NT social habits, at least on the outside. I have a long-term, serious boyfriend ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: 23 year old girl, think I have Asperger's |
| ssouvie |
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Posted: 15 Oct 2010, 10:44 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,651
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| I was talking to my mom about it the other night when I read that hypotonia (which I have), is a co-condition of AS or autism. I asked her if she ever suspected it before, and she said definitely when I was in high school, but looking back now she can see a lot of signs from when I was a kid. One th... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Breaking bad social habits/routines |
| ssouvie |
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Posted: 15 Oct 2010, 10:16 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,378
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| I'm going to be brief because I have to get to work, but I have this awful problem where I do the same things over and over again in relationships even though they prove to give bad results. I'm a 23 year old female who hasn't been diagnosed with AS yet, but it's a pretty sure thing (even my parents... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Marijuana - autistic traits |
| ssouvie |
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Posted: 14 Oct 2010, 6:53 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 558
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| It definitely calms my anxiety (almost immediately), but depending on the type of weed, it can make me a lot worse socially. I either get practically mute and listen to others, OR I get extremely goofy and nonsensical and can't stop myself from saying things I know I shouldn't. I think the anxiety-c... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Sexual life with AS |
| ssouvie |
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Posted: 14 Oct 2010, 6:40 pm
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,746
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| I've always been sexual since a young age. I didn't lost my virginity until I was 18 and didn't date in high school, but compared to the rest of my friends, I'm the most sexually open of everyone, despite having fewer overall partners! I'm attracted to all varieties of gender presentations (trans pe... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Do any aspies here own their own businesses? |
| ssouvie |
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Posted: 13 Oct 2010, 1:04 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,113
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| I started my own small online retail business for independently published zines (like magazines) when I was in high school. I designed a website and was actually featured and interviewed in a book that was about teenage girls and media. I stopped doing it when I went to college, but started again up... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Anybody else shun their own race/culture? |
| ssouvie |
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Posted: 13 Oct 2010, 12:56 am
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Replies: 62
Views: 6,372
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| Hmmm, this is a funny topic! I'm a queer white (Irish-American) female and both men I have dated have been Latino. For some reason I've always been drawn to Latino men, but as far as I'm concerned, it has more been chance or circumstance. I explain it as being both a function of where I live (Los An... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: 23 year old girl, think I have Asperger's |
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Posted: 13 Oct 2010, 12:47 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,651
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| Thanks for the welcome everyone! I got a 30 both times I took the first quiz and am pretty even on Aspie and NT traits on the second quiz. I think I have a mild enough case to the point where I've been able to get by in terms of social situations. However, it's the disorganization, hyper-focusing, r... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: 23 year old girl, think I have Asperger's |
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Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 8:11 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,651
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| Hey! I'm a 23 year old girl and have ALWAYS had social issues, mostly labeled as social anxiety, my entire life. I've been diagnosed with social anxiety and ADD, but the only thing that really explains my experience so far has been Asperger's. I've been reading a lot on this forum and so many things... |
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