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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Would you lose your dx under DSM V? |
| houla |
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Posted: 14 May 2012, 7:36 am
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Replies: 45
Views: 5,986
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| I will continue to meet the criteria for an autism diagnosis under the DSM V |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: A few questions about AS. |
| houla |
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Posted: 09 May 2012, 5:58 am
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Replies: 3
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| aspicious wrote: those who are purely autistic have severe speech & language delays as well as cognitive impairments I would just like to point out that I am a "High Functioning Austistic". I do not have Aspergers. I did have fairly severe speech delays as a child and was diagnosed very young. ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: About wanting a diagnosis without requiring real assistance |
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Posted: 05 May 2012, 3:37 pm
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Replies: 63
Views: 6,477
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| I've read a number of threads since I joined WP that seem to debate what "impairment" should signify when it comes to Autism/Aspergers. In the DSM IV the term "Clinical Impairment" was used to try and delineate a stricter diagnostic criteria for Aspergers in order to cut back on the perceived number... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Difference between male and female autism? |
| houla |
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Posted: 04 May 2012, 6:36 pm
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Replies: 82
Views: 11,183
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| Expecially wrote: 2D4D ratio is how I determined my brain was "male". I googled this. My ring finger is longer than my index finger which would seem to be consistent with the "male" brain scores I received on the Empathy and Systematizing tests. It is rather interesting. Expecially wrote: The way y... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Difference between male and female autism? |
| houla |
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Posted: 04 May 2012, 4:15 pm
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| Hi Expecially, I'm sorry but I don't understand this: I've had close female friends who probably also had this male wiring, though l neve measured their fingers or anything. Do you mind explaining? I don't know if I look feminine or not. I guess I just don't think about that. I mostly wear baggy jea... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Difference between male and female autism? |
| houla |
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Posted: 04 May 2012, 3:10 pm
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Replies: 82
Views: 11,183
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| I'm a woman with an apparently "male" brain, with advanced degrees and I am good at most areas of math (it's a pretty big subject area), so I guess I sound arrogant. I've found this thread very confusing, so I've reread it a couple of times and I've come to the conclusion that observations in it exp... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: About wanting a diagnosis without requiring real assistance |
| houla |
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Posted: 04 May 2012, 1:55 pm
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Replies: 63
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| Tuttle wrote: Overall though, impairment is necessary, a majority of us will need help because of that impairment, and the people who don't need help should answer to themselves "how are you impaired if you don't need help?" I do think it needs to be noted though, that needing help doesn't at all s... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Questions about thinking patterns. |
| houla |
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Posted: 04 May 2012, 6:28 am
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Replies: 18
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| rebbieh wrote: Is it typical for someone with autism/AS engage in black-and-white-thinking? That's how my brain works. I'm always at either extreme, never in the middle. I'm either obsessed with something or uninterested. I'm on or off. I talk too much or too little. Too loud or too quiet etc. Same... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Difference between male and female autism? |
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Posted: 03 May 2012, 6:21 pm
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Replies: 82
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| So I've read that many females fail to get diagnosed due to the criteria leaning towards the more male symptoms and that females display symptoms of autism/aspergers differently. I'm female and I was diagnosed very young and there's never been any doubt that I'm autistic 8O I know I'm a little/loy ... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: 21 year old Aspie failure in dating game? VERY depressed? |
| houla |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 7:20 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,088
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| I think it's good for people on the spectrum to try and meet people who share their special interests--I mean really share them (not just polite interest), because in those situations we can shine.. I met my husband when I was in my late 30s. I hadn't had much of a social life up to then, and outsid... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does having an autism spectrum disorder limit our perspecti? |
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Posted: 29 Apr 2012, 6:30 pm
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Replies: 7
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| This is an interesting question, but can you be a little more specific? As a general statement, I think my perspective tends to be fairly narrow, though I do try to broaden it when it involves other people. But my natural state is to have a focus that is fairly self-centered on my own interests, in ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Adults with Aspergers Seem 'Normal' to Me |
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Posted: 29 Apr 2012, 3:26 pm
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Replies: 397
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| I am a middle aged woman with high functioning autism. I was diagnosed in the 1960s, well before Asperger Syndrome had hit the mainstream psychiatric scene. There was during my younger years concern about a possible future of institutions ect, because that was the normal course at that time. I was a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Special Interests |
| houla |
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Posted: 27 Apr 2012, 4:00 pm
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Replies: 23
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| I tend to be obsessed with patterns, mathematical or otherwise. I have to be careful driving because I can be badly distracted by repeating parts of the passing scenery: Telephone poles, mile markers, clouds...Because of this most of my Special Interests tend to be offshoots of this obsession: cryst... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: When things go wrong--survival strategies |
| houla |
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Posted: 27 Apr 2012, 11:17 am
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Replies: 15
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| I think they're gone!! ! It's been a little while, at first I figured they had stopped for lunch, but they still haven't come back :D I'm pretty groggy from the sedative so I'm probably going to have to sleep, but it's going to be okay. This website is very helpful. Callista, it sounds like you have... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: When things go wrong--survival strategies |
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Posted: 27 Apr 2012, 10:18 am
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Replies: 15
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That makes complete sense. I feel that way about a lot of things  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: When things go wrong--survival strategies |
| houla |
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Posted: 27 Apr 2012, 10:06 am
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Replies: 15
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| I wish I could listen to music. It seems like such a "normal" activity, but I don't think I process the noise like other people. Most music is really hard to listen to for me. But I'm definitely talking to myself. At least with the dogs, it sounds like I'm talking to them... |
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