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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I'm looking at you trying to listen but words don't compute. |
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Posted: 27 Feb 2014, 4:54 pm
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| Exactly ! Happens most days to me. I need to repeat the words in my head to get it or even write them down if they are instructions… the words just end up as sounds.here is a good explanation of what I think it is for me: http://thebrilliantdyslexic.com/auditory-dyslexia/ my spelling in english is o... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I'm looking at you trying to listen but words don't compute. |
| shubunkin |
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Posted: 27 Feb 2014, 4:53 pm
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| Exactly ! Happens most days to me. I need to repeat the words in my head to get it or even write them down if they are instructions… the words just end up as sounds.here is a good explanation of what I think it is for me: http://thebrilliantdyslexic.com/auditory-dyslexia/ my spelling in english is o... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Playing the Autism Card May Be Harmful to Humanity |
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Posted: 27 Feb 2014, 4:47 pm
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| Can I ask a question ? Could you rephrase just the title of this thread "playing the autism card" - this time without using a metaphor ? I haven't a clue what it means and how playing the autism card can be harmful to humanity. I have read the entire thread - maybe I missed something but I don't und... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: A type of therapy that may help AS - what do you think? |
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Posted: 12 Jun 2013, 4:12 pm
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A while ago, I asked if people would appreciate having a therapist who also was on the spectrum.
IMO they would be more likely to get what you are talking about -
I got quite a few posts back saying aspies couldn't be therapists.
Which made me laugh. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Under what circumstances do you toe walk? |
| shubunkin |
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Posted: 09 Apr 2013, 11:58 am
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Replies: 21
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when I'm happy or something amazing has happened.
if I'm excited about going somewhere
haven't got a clue why...
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Myths many aspies believe |
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Posted: 09 Apr 2013, 11:56 am
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Replies: 83
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Don't forget, aspies could never be counsellors or therapists or social workers .. .
... we just don't have any theory of mind, ability to retain information and can't empathise
we only do IT and counting....
lots and lots of counting
and categorising stuff when we're not writing code. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Am I autistic? |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2013, 3:09 pm
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| there are some great comments on this thread, I wanted to add my support to their posts - I think you definitely describe a lot of my behaviours and preoccupations : I was diagnosed earlier this year, having self diagnosed using WP and a range of tests you can get on the internet ... books, studying... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you think in pictures? words? both?....an experiment. |
| shubunkin |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2013, 10:23 am
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Replies: 39
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Adherence to routines? |
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Posted: 06 Apr 2013, 4:11 pm
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| It is my impression that a routine-person would insist on everything being exactly the same every day. Therefore, I don't see myself as a routine fanatic. I am disorganized and my CD collection is most definitely not meticulously aligned and arranged in alphabetical order! I don't get a nervous bre... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Your relation to birds |
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Posted: 06 Apr 2013, 2:04 pm
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Replies: 60
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love them, particularly pigeons, wood-pigeons, all the doves,
like painting them and watching them |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Have people ever described you as "scary"? |
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Posted: 06 Apr 2013, 2:01 pm
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Replies: 66
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| no worries - thanks for letting me know so soon -otherwise I'd have spent ages looking for it- I get obsessed with trivia ! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Have people ever described you as "scary"? |
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Posted: 06 Apr 2013, 1:54 pm
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| In fact, the voice of Cruella DeVille is based on the voice of an autistic female. I enjoy movies so I tried to find out where you got this reference from - the only reference I could find is that the original 101 Dalmatians voice actress for Cruella said she based it on the 1920s actress Tallulah ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Am I "too normal"? |
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Posted: 02 Apr 2013, 3:30 pm
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| Hi, I'm 27, happily married, and have children. Will those things make it unlikely for me to get a diagnosis of ASD? I was diagnosed with social anxiety disorder several years ago and took 80mg Paxil daily. I saw a psychologist once a month and also saw a psychologist every other week. After four y... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Have You Always Been All Alone? |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2013, 9:43 am
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Replies: 82
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| I think there is an attempt at bullying going on in this thread - this is why I think a moderator should get involved. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Have You Always Been All Alone? |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2013, 9:39 am
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| I think a moderator should look at this thread and get involved. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Have You Always Been All Alone? |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2013, 9:31 am
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| That's interesting - I haven't noticed anyone on any of the WP threads expressing how great their social life was . . .! !! ! I would have thought anyone regularly posting on this site has an unusual social life compared to the norm... this isn't a bit of snark I'm detecting is it ? :roll: Well her... |
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