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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Migraines & Auras |
| Arak-Nafein |
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Posted: 12 Jan 2012, 4:48 pm
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Replies: 23
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| Sometimes auras occur without the headache part of migraines following them. These are known as silent migraines. Sometimes people start getting different types of migraines when they're older. This tends to be either around puberty or mid to late 20s, most often. This is either because of their ty... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Migraines & Auras |
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Posted: 12 Jan 2012, 4:22 pm
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Replies: 23
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| The aura you refer to is called a "Scintillating scotoma". I tend to get these on a regular basis as well. Not much that can really be done about it. For me it is not always followed by migraine pain. Sometimes its just the aura and no pain. Either way it is debilitating as it leaves me essentially... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Migraines & Auras |
| Arak-Nafein |
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Posted: 12 Jan 2012, 3:20 pm
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| The thread started by theaspiemusician made me wonder. How many of you have Migraines and/or auras? When I was little, I used to get migraines. pretty severe, and lights or sound were a no-no. I'd usually just go to sleep until the ordeal was over. But, for many years now, no migraines. Then out of ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Stim Objects, relaxxing items, things you love(need) |
| Arak-Nafein |
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Posted: 12 Jan 2012, 2:39 pm
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Replies: 19
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| Here are my "toys" that I carry every day. They are good stims, AND they are useful. Leatherman Wave Multitool. Lots & lots of tools built in. Backup flashlight, 230ish Lumens max. Multi brightness & various strobe & beacons. Slim & Light (Yet durable) knife. Kershaw Barrage "Penligh... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "Flashbacks" |
| Arak-Nafein |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2012, 12:34 pm
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Replies: 21
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| i could be walking out and about, and suddenly find myself in a reverie from which i emerge several minutes later, someplace else i don't remember journeying to, sometimes a mile away from where i was before. i guess maybe these might be termed "fugue states." :idea: I do this sometimes when drivin... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Stim toys |
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Posted: 30 Dec 2011, 3:54 pm
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Replies: 95
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| Let's see.... I chew on the inside of my cheeks, lips, etc. I chew the cuticles of my fingernails. Pocket knives, they are good to flip open & closed. I especially like the automatic "out the front" knives that you can rapidly deploy in and out. As mentioned earlier, a "multi tool" is a great pl... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: nail biting |
| Arak-Nafein |
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Posted: 16 Nov 2011, 4:51 pm
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Replies: 21
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I bite my nails sometimes.....but I don't like how they get all frayed.
I mostly prefer to chew my cuticles....I chew the hell outta them. It looks so bad.
My main thing is chewing the inside of my cheeks & lips. All day, every day. I've worn grooves in my teeth from all the chewing. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: F'Yeah Asperger Robot meme -- What do you think? |
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Posted: 22 Sep 2011, 3:45 pm
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Replies: 35
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IdahoRose wrote: Australien wrote: I need to wear a shirt with this on it. Maybe then people will stop asking me "what's the matter?" all the time.
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: More autistic around certain people |
| Arak-Nafein |
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Posted: 06 Sep 2011, 12:34 pm
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Replies: 13
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| No one see the true me, but me. My girlfriend gets to see 90% of the real me. Everyone else gets my best NT impersonation. (Co-workers, acquaintances, etc etc) My few real "close" friends get about a 50-50 mix of NT masking & real me. New people or unfamiliar people who I am uncomfortable with g... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspie-focus and sleep deficit |
| Arak-Nafein |
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Posted: 06 Sep 2011, 10:54 am
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Replies: 6
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| Aspies, can you still hyperfocus after consecutive days of 50-60% of the recommended amount of sleep - assuming, of course, that you normally could? My regular schedule involves going to bed around 2 or 3 AM, waking up at 6:45 AM every weekday. One weekends, I usually stay up all night playing vide... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sensitive eyes? |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2011, 1:18 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,857
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| i have "weak" eyes in that i cannot handle bright light, i must always wear dark glasses around lights and at all times outdoors, 'cept for evening/night. in terms of sensitivity to foreign objects, i've gotten into the habit of putting lubricant eye drops in my eyes before i go bicycling, because ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sensitive eyes? |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2011, 1:10 pm
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Replies: 8
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| i have "weak" eyes in that i cannot handle bright light, i must always wear dark glasses around lights and at all times outdoors, 'cept for evening/night. in terms of sensitivity to foreign objects, i've gotten into the habit of putting lubricant eye drops in my eyes before i go bicycling, because ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Brain Hyper-Threading? |
| Arak-Nafein |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2011, 12:23 pm
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Replies: 16
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| I'm not very good at multitasking. I can only do one, or maybe two things at a time. But, I'm very good at planning & making efficient use of my time. Micro-management down to the smallest details. And example: I just came back from the snack room at my office. I placed my dollar bill into the c... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you feel about people touching your 'stuff'? |
| Arak-Nafein |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2011, 11:53 am
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Replies: 43
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| I'm not a violent person, but messing with my things is one way to provoke an attack. I'm not talking about just any item. I mean my special interest objects. (My gadgets, computers, video game consoles) The last time this happened was about 5 years ago & I punched a hole in my door because I wa... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sensitive eyes? |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2011, 9:42 am
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Replies: 8
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| Does anyone else have this problem? Any time I see an eye on TV, or look into someones eyes, or even really think about my eyes....they begin to water up. As I'm typing this my eyes are starting to irritate me......because I'm thinking about them. Even the mere mention of "eyes" in a discussion gets... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Stimming/oral fixation/echolalia |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2011, 8:55 am
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Replies: 17
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| This is my first time hearing about Echolalia. But I definitely do that. Mostly just in my head.....but if I'm alone I'll do it out loud. (I also mimic the sounds of lots of things. Animals, people, random bumps, ticks, crashing sounds....lots of stuff. I never noticed that I do that until....well..... |
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