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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I'm nonverbal but I sing |
| AlexWelshman |
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Posted: 11 Aug 2017, 2:55 pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,377
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| I was singing before I could talk too. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is the difference between a savant & a genius? |
| AlexWelshman |
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Posted: 11 Aug 2017, 2:50 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 794
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| What exactly is the difference between an autistic savant & an autistic person who's simply intellectually gifted? I'm kinda unclear as to what the difference is. For example Jacob Barnett is an autisitsc boy with an extreme maths ability, but he's not a savant. However, Daniel Tannent also has ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Richard and Jaco: Life with Autism BBC Documentary 2017 |
| AlexWelshman |
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Posted: 10 Apr 2017, 8:08 am
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Replies: 0
Views: 642
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Hello everyone. I'm here to share with you a documentary about an actor & his son with autism. It's brilliant & I'd highly reccomend watching it. I'm also in the documentary too! I've shared the link here.
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: 12 things to know about NT’s (non autistic people) - See mo |
| AlexWelshman |
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Posted: 19 Sep 2016, 7:55 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 741
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: A whole different operating system |
| AlexWelshman |
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Posted: 04 Apr 2016, 10:12 am
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Replies: 38
Views: 5,965
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iceveela wrote: Autism: It's not a processing error, it's a whole different operating system...
Who is this quote from, do you know? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Ehlers-Danlos And Autism |
| AlexWelshman |
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Posted: 16 Feb 2016, 9:19 am
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Replies: 31
Views: 10,496
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| My 17-year old sister has both Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and autism as well as Dyspraxia. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Taking things literally on purpose to annoy people |
| AlexWelshman |
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Posted: 16 Feb 2016, 9:18 am
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Replies: 47
Views: 2,121
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| Yeah, I'm a very pedantic person. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The scary world through the eyes of an autistic child )video |
| AlexWelshman |
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Posted: 30 Sep 2015, 2:06 pm
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Replies: 8
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| Here is my latest film! It's about my early memories and how sensory overload effected me severely as a child. Please watch and tell me what you think. I hope it helps parents of autistic children to understand their child better.. Please tell me what you think & if you're on YouTube, it would b... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are autistic people more immature |
| AlexWelshman |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2015, 3:58 am
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Replies: 88
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| Well, I think it's been said before that most people like to do these things (cartoons, zoos, etc). Perhaps it's just that if you're missing some social cues, you don't realize it's wrong and therefore broadcast it a bit more? Just a guess. Erm.... Don't realize it's wrong??? Why would it be wrong ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What actually is the diagnostic criteria for autism? |
| AlexWelshman |
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Posted: 10 Jul 2015, 7:50 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,663
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traven wrote: It must be a need for more social bees ?
I don't quite understand. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What actually is the diagnostic criteria for autism? |
| AlexWelshman |
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Posted: 10 Jul 2015, 4:52 am
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Replies: 13
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| It just seems really confusing. The National autistic society says the triad of impairments is difficulty with the following: Social Interaction Communication Social imagination Social imagination means the ability to empathies & put yourself in someone else's shoes doesn't it? But yet there see... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My autobiography is Published |
| AlexWelshman |
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Posted: 23 Jun 2015, 1:25 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,143
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| Congrats OP :D they recall every meal they have ever eaten with perfect clarity....everything that they have ever said "word for word"...everything they have ever read...every song they have ever heard....with 100% accuracy That is weird, I can't imagine that. I have very, very good long ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My autobiography is Published |
| AlexWelshman |
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Posted: 19 Jun 2015, 9:01 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,143
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| @slave Sorry for the late reply. I've not checked the Wrong Planet in a while. Overall, my long term memory is rather good. I have a tendency to remember past evens in my life vividly, even from a young age right up to now. My very early memories are a bit fuzzy though. Also, I tend to remember pas... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My autobiography is Published |
| AlexWelshman |
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Posted: 16 Jun 2015, 3:13 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,143
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| @slave Sorry for the late reply. I've not checked the Wrong Planet in a while. Overall, my long term memory us rather good. I have a tendency to remember past evens in my life vividly, even from a young age right up to now. My very early memories are a bit fuzzy though. Also, I tend to remember past... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My autobiography is Published |
| AlexWelshman |
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Posted: 27 May 2015, 8:21 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,143
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| My name is Alex, I'm 21 years old, I'm from the UK and I have high functioning autism. I have written a book about my experiences of growing up with autism, what life was like as a child, how I saw the wold, and coming to terms with having autism. The book's called 'Thinking Club: A Filmstrip of My ... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: I have written an auto-biography on autism |
| AlexWelshman |
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Posted: 27 Apr 2015, 8:39 am
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Replies: 2
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| I'm 21, from the UK & have High Functioning autism. I do Public Speaking on the subject of autism. I've just had my book published. The book is 'Thinking Club - A Filmstrip of My Llife as a Person with Autism'. If you're interested in checking out this book, here's a link to it on amazon - http:... |
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