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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Married to an Aspie - thinking of divorce |
| BassMan_720 |
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Posted: 08 Nov 2013, 8:02 am
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Replies: 66
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| Hi ericatris I am so sorry for how you must be feeling right now. I would suggest that you change your therapist. My wife has finally decided to divorce me after 27 years. I found out about Asperger's less than three years ago. I am 54. WHen I found out that I was likely Asperger's, I worked very ha... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Married to an Aspie - thinking of divorce |
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Posted: 09 May 2013, 1:16 am
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| Hi reckoning Your situation sounds very familiar. I am a 54 year old married aspie who found out sbout the condition only 2 years ago. I am happy to try to answer some of your questions but from experience, I would rather talk detail in private. Your husband's behaviour is very typically aspie. He c... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sensory Overload Advice? |
| BassMan_720 |
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Posted: 09 Aug 2012, 12:26 pm
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Replies: 12
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| For me sunglasses or headphones would not help at all. They may even make things worse. However, I am not hyper-sensitive to sound or light. For me, sensory overload happens because, like many aspies, I am not good at processing allot of stimuli in real time. I seem to need more time to reason throu... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What makes someone AS rather than having an INTJ personality |
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Posted: 13 Jul 2012, 7:48 pm
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Replies: 39
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| If you are interested in how many INTJs who score high on the Aspie Quiz, you can go through this thread: http://intjforum.com/showthread.php?t=2071 It's 600 posts in that thread, and on each profile it says what personality type they are, it would take a while to collect the statistics, but if you... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What makes someone AS rather than having an INTJ personality |
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Posted: 13 Jul 2012, 12:16 pm
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Replies: 39
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| I couldn't find any scientific data but there seem to be plenty of people saying the have aspergers and are not INTJs Do all INTJ's have "(II) Restricted repetitive & stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests and activities, as manifested by at least one of the following: (A) encompassing pre... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What makes someone AS rather than having an INTJ personality |
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Posted: 13 Jul 2012, 11:29 am
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Replies: 39
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| I stated earlier that I am no expert and psychology is not my gig but there does seem to be much credibility to the "science" of psychology, with many cited papers supporting the technique. Success in obtaining many senior positions in the UK and Middle East at least, may depend on a desired psychol... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What makes someone AS rather than having an INTJ personality |
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Posted: 13 Jul 2012, 11:07 am
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Replies: 39
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| I miss a lot of things so I don't always show that I care. I suppose that might make me a jerk but only by accident. When I realize someone is in need or upset then I try to help. Me too and I feel realy awful when I realise that I have missed something that I should have known, particularly if I h... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What makes someone AS rather than having an INTJ personality |
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Posted: 13 Jul 2012, 11:03 am
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Replies: 39
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jonny23 wrote: That's a question not easily answered. When does green become blue in the color spectrum?
Answer: where one defines and sets the boundary.
The INTJ personality type seems to fit the impairments that fit my AS. does INTJ = AS? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What makes someone AS rather than having an INTJ personality |
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Posted: 13 Jul 2012, 10:56 am
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Replies: 39
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| Thanks Delphiki. I'm no expert and I have no interest in the subject really. If one disregards Myers Briggs, when does a personality type tip over the edge to become AS? Am I just a jerk or do I have an impairment? I had never even heard of AS two years ago and I had got through nearly 52 years with... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What makes someone AS rather than having an INTJ personality |
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Posted: 13 Jul 2012, 10:42 am
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Why?
The descriptions of INTJ include, lack of empathy, blindness to non verbal communication, etc. When are these normal and when do they become an impairment? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What makes someone AS rather than having an INTJ personality |
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Posted: 13 Jul 2012, 10:24 am
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Replies: 39
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| I am a little lost and confused. From several online Jung/Myers-Briggs online personality tests, confirmed by more than one professional work related test, I fall very strongly into the INTJ personality type. For the general population I am informed that this personality type is very rare, about 3%.... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: For adult aspies |
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Posted: 12 Jul 2012, 8:21 am
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Replies: 50
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| I grew up in a rough area. I don't think having AS made bullying any worse for me than my NT peers. I was of average build but I was stubborn enough to stand up to the bullies. If I was going to get beaten up I thought that I may as well put up a fight. I got a bit of a reputation for being unpredic... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Wife has bad day, I don't know how to respond |
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Posted: 20 May 2012, 9:14 am
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Replies: 53
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| Hi Morbius You are not alone in this situation. I am the last perrson to offer advice. I am 11 years your senior and known about my AS for about 18 months. I realised about my AS because on my daughter. My wife has written me off since we realised that I had AS. I understand that you love your wife ... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: High systemizers - what are your interests? |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 8:55 am
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Replies: 20
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| No hope for me. 54 out of 80. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Time question |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2012, 4:51 am
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,147
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What do you not understand about the neurotypical world? |
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Posted: 27 Mar 2012, 9:49 am
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Replies: 71
Views: 9,921
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| I hate the subtle rules, which keep changing depending on which way the wind is blowing, that we are expected to obey faultlessly, even though the weathervane is broken. |
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