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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I got profiled -- bad |
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Posted: 28 Nov 2014, 6:46 pm
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I do have partial custody. Every other weekend, and some daytime visits, but they can't sleep over on school nights.
Unfortunately, family court can make decisions because they feel like it. It's different than criminal court. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I got profiled -- bad |
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Posted: 28 Nov 2014, 5:49 pm
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| My ex-husband sued me for the kids and won. I didn't realize till the next day that what they were doing in court was profiling me like the next Adam Lanza. They made a big deal that I thought I might have Aspergers in the past. Now I think I don't have it, but I definitely have some traits, but not... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Fashion - I don't get it. |
| fairie_child |
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Posted: 22 Aug 2011, 3:11 pm
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Replies: 90
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| Fashion can denote character traits. People use clothes to express who they are. There are certain clothes for certain jobs or roles that people have to play. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Saying Names - Selective Mutism or ??? |
| fairie_child |
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Posted: 21 Aug 2011, 3:40 pm
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Replies: 28
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| As a child I wouldn't say names because I didn't know what they meant. I understood words like 'chair, door, and book', but what is Carlos or Annie??? They sounded like silly nonsense words. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Martial arts and the ASD kid |
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Posted: 15 Aug 2011, 4:02 pm
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Replies: 20
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| I started training Brazilian Jiujitsu when I was in high school and continued in it for several years. Looking back, it was the best physical therapy (even social therapy) I could have accidentally stumbled into. I didn't know I was on the spectrum back then. Training did sooooo much to fix my brain... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sharing Characteristics of Psychopaths |
| fairie_child |
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Posted: 15 Aug 2011, 2:29 pm
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Replies: 50
Views: 8,573
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| Psychopaths are con-artists, socially savvy and able to manipulate any situation for their own benefit, often making themselves out to be the hero. They can play any role to get what they want, lying so much it becomes impossible for them to tell the truth about anything. Their lies are completely b... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autistics can't tell the difference between right and wrong? |
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Posted: 15 Aug 2011, 1:38 pm
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Replies: 42
Views: 11,985
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| That makes sense, Callista. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autistics can't tell the difference between right and wrong? |
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Posted: 15 Aug 2011, 11:57 am
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Replies: 42
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| You guys are going really off topic. Is it reasonable to expect a mother with autism to be able to identify child abuse? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autistics can't tell the difference between right and wrong? |
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Posted: 15 Aug 2011, 10:10 am
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| Aparently she has no idea she has a kid. That is very interesting. I have found myself questioning whether my mom knows she has children too. She knows in the very basic sense, but she thinks of her four children as four versions of the same person. She doesn't know us as people . She thinks of me ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Quoting Movies and TV |
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Posted: 15 Aug 2011, 9:47 am
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| I used to repeat almost everything I said under my breath right after I said it. This thread made me look this up and apparently it's a sign of tourettes. Also saw some posts saying autistic kids do this. Honestly I still get the urge to do it, but I got teased about it so much when I was a kid I e... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autistics can't tell the difference between right and wrong? |
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Posted: 15 Aug 2011, 7:09 am
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Replies: 42
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| My parents are still together. If I decide to see my mom again it would have to be at a neutral location. I don't understand my mom because she doesn't talk about anything. I don't really have any more information to give, because I've never been able to get anything out of her. She's never given me... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autistics can't tell the difference between right and wrong? |
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Posted: 14 Aug 2011, 9:31 pm
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Ettina wrote: My guess is your mother was abused herself and thinks every family is like that. That's nothing to do with autism - both autistics and NTs who were abused can have trouble telling abuse from appropriate behavior.
I think you hit the nail right on the head. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autistics can't tell the difference between right and wrong? |
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Posted: 14 Aug 2011, 9:30 pm
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| I think my dad is a psychopath. I have no intention of rebuilding a relationship with him. He's been an alcoholic since age 12. It's creepy the way it satisfies him to hurt people. I feel more conflicted about my mother. I don't know whether or not I can hold her responsible. She is not diagnosed, a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autistics can't tell the difference between right and wrong? |
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Posted: 14 Aug 2011, 6:34 pm
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Replies: 42
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| Both of my parents were extremely abusive. They used to strip me naked and beat the crap out of me from toddlerhood to about age 8. They withheld food and medical care when needed. My dad often threatened to kill my pets. I told my mom that I'm not speaking to them anymore because of my dad threaten... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autistics can't tell the difference between right and wrong? |
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Posted: 14 Aug 2011, 5:09 pm
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Replies: 42
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| My mom is autistic and it seems like she can't tell the difference between right and wrong even though she thinks she can. Is that typical of autistics or just my mom? She can't tell the difference between abusive behavior and normal behavior, in herself or other people. How do I deal with her? She ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you a savant of any type? |
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Posted: 14 Aug 2011, 2:04 pm
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Replies: 84
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| ewes, great post! In my experience, using photographic memory is not higher brain function but lower brain function. I have to stop thinking and just look, which is I think what you are also saying. Go back to the unfiltered memory and just look. That's how I do it. |
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