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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: crazy cats lady and asperger |
| Verdandi |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2015, 1:18 am
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Replies: 11
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| My NT brother-in-law is 100x the crazy cat lady I'll ever be. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism Traits Intensifying with Diagnosis |
| Verdandi |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2015, 1:18 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,295
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| In contrast, I determined based on research and interactions with others that I might be autistic, and in January 2011 I put myself down as "undiagnosed autistic" on this forum. In April 2011, I was diagnosed as autistic. Which is to say, you know you better than anyone else knows you. If ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism Traits Intensifying with Diagnosis |
| Verdandi |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2015, 12:42 am
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Replies: 23
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Where did you get most of your information on ASDs from? |
| Verdandi |
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Posted: 09 Mar 2015, 5:57 am
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,435
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| Books written by ASD writers? Blogs by people on the spectrum? Pretty much all stuff by people on the spectrum. The stuff written by 'experts' didn't resonate with me at all, because they were talking about outward appearance and I didn't realize how I appeared to others. But people on the spectrum... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Where did you get most of your information on ASDs from? |
| Verdandi |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2015, 8:32 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,435
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| I got mine from: Autistic bloggers The DSM Books by autistic people Books by professionals who work with autistic people and research autism Other posters on Wrong Planet Autistic people on other forums or social media sites There are a lot of details about autism from professionals that do not make... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Gender Confusion |
| Verdandi |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2015, 8:29 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,499
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| I wouldn't rush with gender confusion thing unless you see other signs, like preference for girly behavior, interest in beautifying oneself etc coming up. There are NOT that many actually transgender children around... I don't think transgender = gender confusion. They generally seem pretty clear o... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you consider autism a disease ? |
| Verdandi |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2015, 8:11 am
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Replies: 66
Views: 3,048
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| Autism is a collection of ways to be human. Not a disease. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are Autistic Men More Likely to be Misogynistic? |
| Verdandi |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2015, 10:49 pm
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Replies: 284
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| Well, I was thinking this thread would drop of the radar when it was moved from L&D to General, but that seems not to be the case. It was spawned from a bad reaction on my part to a thread which turned out to be more of a mental health issue than one of misogyny. I still don't know the answer t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Gender Confusion |
| Verdandi |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2015, 10:47 pm
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Replies: 21
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| Thanks Verdandi- I guess I will wait and see if he keeps talking about it. What type of doctor do you recommend? A child psychologist or some other type of doctor? I have no knowledge or experience of this. A psychiatrist who specializes in gender dysphoria in children would be best, but I don't ev... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism Is Not An Excuse To Do Nothing |
| Verdandi |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2015, 10:41 pm
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Replies: 264
Views: 10,578
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| Good article. The people frothing at the mouth without having clearly read it are an indication that she's struck on something people want to keep buried. That you describe people as "frothing at the mouth" for disagreeing with the article, and claim that they haven't "clearly read i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Gender Confusion |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2015, 2:23 am
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Replies: 21
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| Thanks for your replies. As far as whether he is being verbally bullied, I am not sure. He often tells me things that I know are definitely not true, and the teachers ask me about things that he tells them at school that really did not happen. For instance a teacher asked me if someone in my family... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: How come women can hit men but men cant hit women? |
| Verdandi |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2015, 2:19 am
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Replies: 56
Views: 2,656
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| It's an unfair double standard, based on the false assumption is that women are defenseless, while men are not. Some people would look at it as okay for a man to hit another man, even if the one doing the hitting is much bigger than the other. They think the smaller man should just "man up&quo... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are Autistic Men More Likely to be Misogynistic? |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2015, 2:14 am
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Replies: 284
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smudge wrote: ^ And they are black and white thinkers, as are the ASD women.
True. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism Is Not An Excuse To Do Nothing |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2015, 2:13 am
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Replies: 264
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism Is Not An Excuse To Do Nothing |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2015, 2:11 am
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Replies: 264
Views: 10,578
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| I think people get overinvolved with whether other people are meeting or failing to meet their potential. I also think that it is virtually impossible to get a good sense of what someone is doing with their life on this forum just from their posts, no matter how defeatist or positive. Also, apparent... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: How come women can hit men but men cant hit women? |
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Posted: 06 Mar 2015, 9:19 pm
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Replies: 56
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| It's not okay for anyone to hit anyone, but for anyone who genuinely thinks "men can't hit women" I strongly suggest checking out domestic violence statistics. That is to say, there's not much to stop a man from hitting a woman. And no one should be hitting anyone. Also that guy going on a... |
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