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 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: Adult Diagnosis of Aspergers, seeking others' experiences.

Scintor
Posted: 24 Oct 2011, 3:53 am 

Replies: 36
Views: 12,321
When I was in grade school in the early seventies, I was diagnosed as gifted. It was the most painful diagnosis I ever got. Somehow this seemed to mean to all the adults around me (including my parents) that I was too smart to have any problems. Any problems that came up MUST be due to laziness or t...

 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: Which Conditions did you consider before AS?

Scintor
Posted: 24 Oct 2011, 3:46 am 

Replies: 118
Views: 69,628
When I was in grade school in the early seventies, I was diagnosed as gifted. It was the most painful diagnosis I ever got. Somehow this seemed to mean to all the adults around me (including my parents) that I was too smart to have any problems. Any problems that came up MUST be due to laziness or t...

 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: Getting to know each other, Dino-style

Scintor
Posted: 24 Oct 2011, 12:23 am 

Replies: 606
Views: 247,480
What is your first name? Mark Age: 42 Location: Lake Elsinore, California, USA Current perseverations: Storytelling, Manga When did you discover AS? Ran across it while studying Psychology (I got my degree in '94, so it wasn't part of my official studies) I knew that I fit the profile, but back then...

 Forum: Work and finding a Job   Topic: I'm XX years old, unemployed, and Aspie. Add your name here

Scintor
Posted: 20 Oct 2011, 2:36 am 

Replies: 154
Views: 35,106
I'm 42 unemployed and an Auspie. I've been on disability for 10 years for Bi-polar disorder. I went on disability when I found out that my son(11) had autism after I had failed at my last job. I now have a daughter(9) with Asperger's and my marriage is breaking up. I have been trying to find a job f...

 Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends   Topic: Aspie Groups/Social Skill

Scintor
 Post subject: Auspie meetings.
Posted: 19 Oct 2011, 9:17 pm 

Replies: 8
Views: 1,975
I am a trained psychologist with Asperger's syndrome, and you post makes me feel ashamed to be a psychologist. Traditional group therapy, where everyone sits in a circle and takes turns sharing under a therapists guidance, is one of the worst formats for Auspies. Group interactions is one of the har...
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