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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does Anyone Have a Copy of BAPQ Questions and Scoring? |
| Filipendula |
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Posted: 26 Oct 2014, 12:05 pm
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Replies: 1
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| Hi All, I just noticed that the most often used link to the Broad Autism Phenotype Questionnaire (BAPQ) is broken - the file is no longer available on the website many of us used to access it from. An example is this article by Musings of An Aspie about the BAPQ which used to link to it twice: http:... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are dyslexic NTs easier to get along with? |
| Filipendula |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2013, 5:30 pm
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Replies: 15
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| Well, just to buck the trend a little, I'd tentatively say that dyslexics may have a greater potential to be easier to deal with. My partner is dyslexic and I've known many other dyslexics over the years. At the same time I'm not a proper aspie, but I am strongly BAP and don't make friends easily. G... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is this normal, or an AS thing? |
| Filipendula |
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Posted: 22 Jul 2013, 8:37 am
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,568
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| I have to prepare for any conversation in which I may have to argue or fight to make a point, because in the moment, my mind gets overwhelmed by the stress and stalls and I forget the important points I needed to make to establish my case. By the time I get to the actual dialogue, I have to have my... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is this normal, or an AS thing? |
| Filipendula |
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Posted: 21 Jul 2013, 7:02 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,568
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| When I'm left to my own devices, I can quite often just sit there and think. And think, and think, and think. I play out whole conversations (which never seem to pan out the right way with real people), or even just debate with myself. It actually works really well for me as a way of solving proble... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is this normal, or an AS thing? |
| Filipendula |
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Posted: 21 Jul 2013, 5:00 pm
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Replies: 24
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| Do 'normal' people do this though? In lieu of a full-on NT (so far), you can see from my signature that I'm a fair way in that direction and function pretty much neurotypically as far as most people are concerned. However, what you're all describing does sound a little bit like something I do. Name... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: how would you describe yourself in social situations? |
| Filipendula |
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Posted: 21 Jul 2013, 3:56 am
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Replies: 28
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| Hi. I don't know if I am aspergers but I suspect. I would describe my behavior at social situations like this: I can read what's up to people. what are their emotions and body language well, but I do not know how to respond to it and sometimes I feel they might think I don't care about them. I inte... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you love weird smells? |
| Filipendula |
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Posted: 21 Jul 2013, 3:15 am
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Replies: 50
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| Levisticum officinale ! Most people seem to think it smells like celery, but I think it smells like cardamom in warm butter and it makes me wish I could swim in it. I often used to ask people to smell it and to this day I've only met two people who agree that it has at least some cardamom-like tone... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: through the eyes of Autsim.What Autism feels likes |
| Filipendula |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2013, 4:29 pm
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Replies: 48
Views: 8,102
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| The last video is accurate for me with Aspergers. I was going to ask if it was accurate for NT's but I see two people have responded. Thanks for that guys. When I walk down a street with my female friend, she just chats away constantly. I have to ask her to repeat herself because of road noise, I c... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Would you rather...? |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2013, 1:37 pm
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,414
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| A. Without a doubt. I had to think about it for a while and imagine myself in each room. I think if I could be sure that the chatty person wasn't one of those awful people that I just can't relate to (i.e. most people?) so that I couldn't think of anything to say and risk a day of awkward silences a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Moving to Sweden with Asperger's |
| Filipendula |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2013, 1:27 pm
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Replies: 19
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| You've got a PM from me too!! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What's the purpose of "information exchange"? |
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Posted: 29 Jun 2013, 2:46 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 835
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| Your brain expects a certain amount of information. When you're on the spectrum, it doesn't receive it. When someone asks about your personal interest or expresses an interest, SUDDENLY, connection. Then comes the information splurge. Actually, what you've said there is essentially the same as what... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What's the purpose of "information exchange"? |
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Posted: 29 Jun 2013, 2:38 pm
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Replies: 4
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| Your therapist seems to be attempting to find a metaphor in your special interest. Last of the Freudians maybe? It's definitely possible. Everything but everything has revolved around attachment theory so far, no matter how many times I say it doesn't feel like it fits. As far as I'm concerned, chi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What's the purpose of "information exchange"? |
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Posted: 29 Jun 2013, 1:30 am
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Replies: 4
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| I described to my therapist how I feel like I come alive when I talk to people about medicinal plants. Or even when someone else talks to me about medicinal plants. My therapist is adamant that I must be using plants as some sort of 'transition object' to connect with people or that there is some ot... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Documentary Film: Too Sane for This World |
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Posted: 16 Jun 2013, 10:51 am
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Replies: 2
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| I found this film and there doesn't seem to be mention of it anywhere on WP yet. Has anyone watched it and, if so, what do you think? For those who haven't, it's available here: http://vimeo.com/60336855 It's 73 minutes and Rudy Simone's on it along with many others from the high-functioning end of ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Songs that resonate with you AS-wise |
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Posted: 05 May 2013, 9:37 am
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Replies: 193
Views: 78,163
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| I was just listening to this song which I absolutely love and it occurred to me that it doesn't necessarily just reflect the experience of growing up, but that it might resonate with many on the spectrum too (certain parts anyway). So I decided to resurrect this thread again and share it. Hope you e... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Avoidance and an Alternative Experience of Depression? |
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Posted: 05 May 2013, 3:48 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,483
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| Or it's the negative (passive) symptoms of schizophrenia. Which apparently are common in ASD. Do you mean avoidance as a symptom of schizophrenia? I can't find any obvious references to that at all. Is this your personal experience and/or are you then disagreeing with he view of the article, that a... |
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