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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ADHD vs AS Traits, Similarities & Differences |
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Posted: 24 May 2012, 6:44 pm
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Replies: 87
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| I just love it that there's an thread just like this on an ADHD forum too. Sorry, random. You may continue. Link? Very late response, but... http://www.addforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81901 Here! It was part of the inspiration for this thread :) Also, I wanted to add that I'm about halfway th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The "Shy Gorillas" |
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Posted: 24 May 2012, 6:29 pm
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Replies: 41
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| This sounds a lot like me... I am diagnosed with ADHD and have social anxiety too. I also tested in the gifted iq range. I don't think I am very far removed from the autism spectrum. Social awareness with impairments often does seem to translate to social anxiety. Perhaps women are more vulnerable t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: To mention AS or not? |
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Posted: 24 May 2012, 4:33 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,165
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| You sound a lot like me, including the emotional side of things. I also have trouble recognising faces... I also grew up with an alcoholic parent. Have you tried looking into ADHD at all? It may not fit all of your symptoms, but it may be an "alternative" diagnosis for those who struggle but don't q... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: No need for routine but need for plan/timing. |
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Posted: 24 May 2012, 2:24 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,422
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| I'm not very good with routine as I can never do things the same way more than a few times. For me it's like every day is a new day and completely separated from the previous one. That said, I will get upset at disruptions or sudden changes that are imposed on me, particularly by other people. I don... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism and friendships, survey! |
| syrella |
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Posted: 24 May 2012, 2:20 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,349
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: None-of-your-business attitude |
| syrella |
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Posted: 22 Dec 2011, 9:11 pm
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Replies: 21
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| I definitely do the same thing. I have to force myself to tell people things... otherwise they aren't ever gonna find out. Some things make the "news" and I will talk about them. Other things, well, not so much... I can totally imagine myself getting into Harvard, too, and never telling anyone about... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Considering making an autistic/AS character |
| syrella |
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Posted: 22 Dec 2011, 8:37 pm
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Replies: 8
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| It sounds like you've got the basic concept down. My recommendation would be to just read and understand as much about autism as you can. Read or listen to people telling their own stories and go from there. Everyone's lives are different, but there are some questions that you should probably work o... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: New Video: Obsessiveness and ASDs. |
| syrella |
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Posted: 11 Dec 2011, 6:30 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,626
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| It's not just about having a crush though. I should try and look for some of my notes about the things I said about the singer when he didn't reply to me for just one day. It was horrible and obsessive and stalkerish. Sometimes our special interests can be people and like our other special interest... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: New Video: Obsessiveness and ASDs. |
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Posted: 11 Dec 2011, 1:55 pm
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Replies: 24
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| Crushes and obsessiveness about crushes are perfectly normal and this is definitely not unique to autism. Once again, the autism league takes a perfectly normal trait and claims it as their own to make them feel ever more special, as if a label wasn't special enough. Obsessive interests are a centr... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: New Video: Obsessiveness and ASDs. |
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Posted: 11 Dec 2011, 12:46 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,626
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| I can relate to what she's talking about. I've had plenty of cases where I get too obsessed over people. I'll find someone that I really like, study them, want to be like them, find out everything I can about them etc. When that happens, I run the risk of pushing them away and coming across as creep... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sensory issues and age |
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Posted: 10 Dec 2011, 5:11 pm
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,895
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| I think that mine have gotten both better and worse. Some things that didn't bother me as a kid bother me now, but the opposite is also true. Overall, though, I think sensory stuff for me has gotten worse over time overall. Some of that may be that I'm just more aware of it, though. I didn't have a ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you miss AS traits as a child but have them as an adult? |
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Posted: 10 Dec 2011, 4:34 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,154
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| I feel like there were many things that didn't bother me as much as a kid, but bother me now. I feel like my sensory issues have definitely gotten worse over time, same with my overall anxiety levels. Socially I think I've improved, but I don't necessarily have friends to show for it. Unplanned even... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Ways you tried making friends being a child |
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Posted: 10 Dec 2011, 4:15 pm
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Replies: 48
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| I tried quite a bit of things to make myself more likeable and to get friends. I learned Japanese, partially because I wanted to be able to read manga in Japanese and also so that I could understand what two friends were talking about. By the time I learned the language well enough, I'd already tran... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: NT assumptions of my intent |
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Posted: 09 Dec 2011, 9:52 pm
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Replies: 20
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| Yeah, but no more often than it happens here on WP. I think we have just as much trouble reading each other as NT's do reading us, if not more. Not in my experience. On WP, in my natural "what they said is what they meant" and my "what I say is what I mean" mode, I have not had much misunderstandin... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Honesty Compulsion and Fear of Not Being Believed |
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Posted: 09 Dec 2011, 8:07 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 6,540
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| I am rather paranoid about not being believed, even when I'm telling the truth (which is the majority of the time). It causes me to explain myself too much, which in turn, means that the person is even less likely to believe me. So yes, it can turn into a vicious cycle. I've also had plenty of exper... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ADHD vs AS Traits, Similarities & Differences |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2011, 6:33 pm
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Replies: 87
Views: 15,605
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| For me, some negatives of hyperfocus: Difficulty switching attention Spacing out at the slightest sensory stimuli to focus on Spacing out at the slightest thought to focus on Getting onto the wrong track for protracted periods of time, usually 5-7 days, up to 2-3 weeks For me, some positives of hyp... |
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