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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: In the UK, can a person only be diagnosed with ADHD as a kid |
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Posted: 13 Sep 2012, 12:32 pm
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| Yes you can be diagnosed with ADHD as an adult in the UK. I was provisionally diagnosed initially with ADHD and given Concerta, when it did absolutely nothing helpful and they did a full developmental history (the initial ADHD diagnosis was made after a one-hour appointment) my psych decided it was ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you wear the same clothes over and over? |
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Posted: 29 May 2012, 4:24 pm
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Replies: 89
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| I will often wear the same clothes for days at a time unless I'm going outside in which case I need a clean shirt, maybe one that's been worn once if say I went to the shops for an hour the previous day and then changed straight into 'inside' clothes when I came home. My inside clothes are always ba... |
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Forum: Games and Video Games Topic: Do you play current or retro games? |
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Posted: 27 May 2012, 9:36 pm
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Replies: 54
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| I play both but probably mostly retro. I have a Wii but no other current gen consoles, though I really want a 3DS. My absolute favourite console of all time has to be the Mega Drive (Genesis) and after that my PS2 probably gets the most use for both PS1 and PS2 games. I collect classic consoles from... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Mood stabilers for cyclothymia |
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Posted: 27 May 2012, 8:59 pm
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Replies: 16
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| Taking anti-depressants without a mood stabiliser made me seriously ill, continuous rapid cycling for about a year with mixed episodes from hell. Since I've been on mood stabilisers I don't get mixed episodes, I don't get hypomania either but I don't really miss it because I tended to get dysphoric ... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Mirtazapine Withdrawal |
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Posted: 27 May 2012, 8:33 pm
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Replies: 6
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| I came off mirtazapine about 6 weeks ago from 15mg to 0, having gone down from 30 to 15 about 6 weeks before. I had trouble sleeping for a few nights and a lack of energy for a couple of weeks. I'm still on 2 mood stabilisers, Seroquel and Lamictal though so not completely without meds which no doub... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are Hearing problems common with Asperger's? |
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Posted: 08 May 2012, 8:23 am
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Replies: 55
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| My hearing fluctuates around the level which is considered mild hearing loss, some frequencies by up to 30dB. This is partly due to issues with congestion which means my eustachian tubes get blocked up. The congestion is a side-effect of one of my meds along with hayfever, I get some good from antih... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ASD/ AS and firearms...DO THEY MIX?? |
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Posted: 07 May 2012, 1:34 pm
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Replies: 170
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| according to Homer Simpson if we didn't have guns to protect ourselves the King of England could just walk into your house anytime and start pushing you around-Homer is a wise man. England doesn't currently have a king, we have a queen and she's 86 and doesn't really do much except go on telly for ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Your sensory Kryptonite |
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Posted: 03 May 2012, 5:02 pm
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Replies: 56
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| Metal painted tables - the sort they often have outside cafes. Touching them makes my skin crawl. Also the sound of chairs scraping across the floor, particularly those plastic chairs with metal frames that schools seemed to be filled with. Ick. |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: going down |
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Posted: 02 May 2012, 1:01 pm
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Replies: 270
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| I don't see the harm in asking as long as you ask politely and respect her decision if she says no. Maybe "I don't like going down because I find the hair unpleasant, would you be open to the idea of shaving or trimming it? Would you prefer it if I also shaved or trimmed my own?" Trimming can make i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Getting a diagnosis: Should I write an essay about my life? |
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Posted: 01 May 2012, 6:30 pm
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Replies: 17
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| my experience is that they won't read it. just answer the questions that are asked. I've read more than one post on here where providing a few pages to read makes the doctor/GP take one look at it and then do a referral. They might not read it or understand it, but they can't ignore it either so it... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Dentist |
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Posted: 01 May 2012, 6:15 pm
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Replies: 30
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| Dentists now seem to be a lot more aware of how to deal with nervous patients. Dental Fear Central has recommendations for dentists who are good with phobic patients, we found our current dentist from there. I take headphones and my mp3 player or my phone with me with tight-fitting in ear headphones... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: REMOVED |
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Posted: 01 May 2012, 4:42 pm
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Replies: 8
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| It might help to look at the mark schemes for past exam papers if he hasn't done this already, this shows exactly what the examiners are looking for and what details will get marks in an essay. You can download them from the websites of the exam boards, google the name and you should find it. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "autistic" as a pejorative term |
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Posted: 01 May 2012, 1:49 pm
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Replies: 53
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| Socially autistic is an oxymoron. Anyway, even with technology people are still as social as possible. It is called 'social media' for a reason. Exactly. Some people seem to have established a false causality between the internet and autism - lots of autistic people use the internet, therefore auti... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Religion (or lack thereof) and Autism/Asperger's? |
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Posted: 01 May 2012, 1:23 pm
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Replies: 369
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| I'm an atheist. My family are atheists but I tried to be religious for a few years when I was very ill. Once I got better I realised I was only interested in religion from an academic perspective and that I didn't really "believe", I just wanted to have something to hold on to during that time. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you consider yourself disabled? |
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Posted: 01 May 2012, 8:20 am
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Replies: 88
Views: 17,156
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| I consider myself disabled and I definitely meet the criteria for disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 (the UK equivalent of the ADA) which is ‘a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities’. Th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: define the referrance of being normal? |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 8:51 pm
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| Kids in primary school used to tell me I was weird and couldn't offer any definition of 'normal' so when I was about 10 I decided to find one for myself. I found a book in my house called 'The Normal Child' - my mum was studying psychology so we had some course texts lying about. I don't remember wh... |
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