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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My parents are kicking me out... |
| brolife |
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Posted: 12 Aug 2011, 10:56 pm
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Replies: 43
Views: 7,458
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| Seeing that its a back against the wall situation, just get a minimum wage paying job and find people who you can rent an apartment with. You don't have to be friends with your roommates, you just have to get along. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My body is always tense, AS related? |
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Posted: 12 Aug 2011, 6:21 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 11,278
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| It's intriguing to see that being more stilted and tense seems to be an attribute in a fair number of people with AS, I mean everyone that felt they had something to add to this post goes through this to varying degrees. Myself, I always am almost paralyzed it feels like when I hang out, like I talk... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My body is always tense, AS related? |
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Posted: 12 Aug 2011, 3:58 pm
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Replies: 24
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| For years now I have always had a markedly tense neck and shoulders, as well as the rest of my body being tense, to the point that people comment on it when I'm hanging out or working (customers, i'm a cashier at a grocery store atm). I don't have an injury, so I can only venture to guess that the c... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Good books on adhd-pi / sluggish cognitive tempo? |
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Posted: 12 Jul 2011, 7:47 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,691
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| Hi everyone, I was curious if any of you have read through or have heard of any cogent, comprehensive, insightful books on or including large chunks of information on adhd-pi or sluggish cognitive tempo. I have aspergers, but also estimate that I have these conditions as well, which are imho a much ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Engaging, fun, immersive hobbies? |
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Posted: 04 Jul 2011, 3:52 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,980
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| I just discovered that I have likely had aspergers and adhd all of my life this past spring semester, and have been scrambling to try and start making sense of my life to this point, and I am doing pretty good right now, atleast with my health. I started engaging in a lot of healthy habits (exercise... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone else? |
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Posted: 01 Jul 2011, 7:42 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 761
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| Just a quick question for some fellow aspies, does anyone else get the feeling that concentrating and mustering a high level of brainpower, like when you have to remember many things and work with them in your head, is impossible to do without significantly increasing stress/anxiety levels? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: inattentive add and sleep |
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Posted: 22 Jun 2011, 5:09 pm
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Replies: 0
Views: 562
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| I've been reading up about adhd-pi lately, and a few times I ran across claims and studies that suggest that sleep disorders frequently coincide with adhd and adhd-pi. Not only does this impeded sleep excaserbate the adhd, but it can cause a lot of the symptoms in and of itself. They actually found ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Biofeedback? |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2011, 9:41 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,150
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| Biofeedback can be useful, but it's not a magic bullet. It may be marginally helpful for ADHD, but I don't think that it's ideal for ADHD treatment. What it probably works better for is things like anxiety disorders. In the case of an anxiety disorder, if you can learn to relax your muscles, slow y... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Biofeedback? |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2011, 9:19 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,150
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| Biofeedback is a method to help people deal with stress by training them to recognize it. Biofeedback isn't intended for ADHD or ADD. It can help deal with stress associated with the symptoms by not the symptoms themselves. I am going to a biofeedback program this upcoming fall. I cannot recognize ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Biofeedback? |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2011, 1:38 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,150
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| http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt165333.html Try zis I've not had biofeedback, but I'm a meditator. Same thing, but without the gadgets to tell you what's going on. You have to be your own biofeedback monitor. Thanks for the link, I actually started playing dual n back through lumosity daily because... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Biofeedback? |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2011, 11:06 am
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Replies: 11
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| I am “socially” diagnosed with Aspergers (my psychologist, as well as parents and close friends/brother have all determined this, as well as myself, since I exhibit every symptom just about) and self-diagnosed with inattentive add, and while my symptoms can be debilitating at times, I want to treat ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: At my wits end, what should i do? |
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Posted: 19 Jun 2011, 1:21 pm
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Replies: 20
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| Brolife, There are lots of self help books that are possibilities. I went on Amazon and like the looks of this one...very high number of 5-star reviews. I may get it myself... You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy While I probably will explore the medication option, at least as an experiment, I am... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: At my wits end, what should i do? |
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Posted: 17 Jun 2011, 7:01 am
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,555
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| Basically, in a nutshell, I’ve had AS all of my life, since I was a little kid, and my parents have just admitted that they suspected it from an early age. I’m 20, going on 21 right now. While I’m relieved that there is an explanation for all of the ways in which I’m developmentally stunted, it doe... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: At my wits end, what should i do? |
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Posted: 16 Jun 2011, 12:55 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,555
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| Basically, in a nutshell, I’ve had AS all of my life, since I was a little kid, and my parents have just admitted that they suspected it from an early age. I’m 20, going on 21 right now. While I’m relieved that there is an explanation for all of the ways in which I’m developmentally stunted, it does... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: getting in the mental zone |
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Posted: 12 Jun 2011, 9:43 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 906
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| I observed about myself that I don't lack the capacity to elicit brainpower, but I find that its hard to "get my engine going" so to speak. Once I'm in a thinking mode, I can think lucidly, insightfully, and creatively, but these instances seldom happen, and most of the time its very hard to start o... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Managing Daydreaming |
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Posted: 06 Jun 2011, 9:55 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,933
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| I have noticed that most of my waking hours are occupied with unintentional daydreaming, and it is really beggining to bug me. Even in the seldom moments that I can put forth my full concentration, It's like world war 3 trying to suppress semi-concious daydreaming and keep that focus. I feel like my... |
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