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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sensory issues getting WORSE instead of better as I age... |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2016, 6:33 pm
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| That's good to hear. It's about time someone considered autism in adults, and not just kids. Smithsonian Magazine did an article on autism an issue or so ago. I didn't get to see it, but I'm going to find it. It might be worth checking into. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sensory issues getting WORSE instead of better as I age... |
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Posted: 04 Mar 2016, 12:59 pm
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| I haven't been here in quite a while, so this topic may have been covered already. If so forgive me... I've started to notice over the last several months that my sensory issues are getting worse. Since my DX back in Aug '14, I thought identifying my issues would make things easier, but that hasn't ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What were you diagnosed with during the 80s? |
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Posted: 08 Dec 2014, 4:10 pm
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| Jeezus...some of the lists of diagnoses some of you have posted are stunning. I wonder whether the doctors don't really understand any mental illness, so they just tag you with everything that sounds close. But that would be like having a cough and being diagnosed with a cold, bronchitis, pneumonia,... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Random question game! |
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Posted: 23 Nov 2014, 10:32 pm
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Nope. Change is evil.
Do you prefer winter or summer better, and why? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Should i tell me employer? |
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Posted: 19 Nov 2014, 11:26 pm
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| I told my employer just today. I've started meeting with a therapist, and I need a regular day off in order to see the therapist at the same time every week. I'm actually going more for my panic attacks than ASD, but it was all on the same diagnosis sheet so I shared the ASD as well. My boss seemed ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Many injuries due to clumsiness? |
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Posted: 18 Nov 2014, 12:56 am
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| I haven't had quite the trauma that you have had Blender, but I've definitely had my share. I've broken both my ankles, both elbows, my wrist, several toes, a finger, and a front tooth. I pulled a muscle in my back in a fall, have scars from severe cuts on both my feet from stepping on broken glass,... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Eating one thing at a time ? |
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Posted: 15 Nov 2014, 12:48 am
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| I did this all the time when I was a kid. I got in trouble for it all the time, so I was eventually forced to change. Now as an adult, I catch myself doing it when I'm alone. When I'm with other people I try to mix it up. To the poster who mentioned eating mixed cereal shapes separately -- I don't d... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Out of sight, out of mind... |
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Posted: 10 Nov 2014, 11:47 pm
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| I have a weird memory thing that maybe someone can help me with. I forget things -- paying bills, doing chores, running errands -- because I don't have a reminder of some sort. I know everybody does that sometimes, but mine is BAD. I even forget about food in the pantry and refrigerator because it's... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What were you diagnosed with during the 80s? |
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Posted: 10 Nov 2014, 12:37 am
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| I first went to a therapist in the late 1970s -- that's close to the 80s. Anyway, all they could come up with for me was low self-esteem. And my family doctor checked me out and just said I was bored. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you know your city well? |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2014, 10:32 pm
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BeggingTurtle wrote: I live in Massachusetts, to say the least, it is easier to navigate through other states or countries or whatever because the roads are totally random here.
^^^ Confirms what I said about Boston. Total nightmare to get around in. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: It's OFFICIALLY official... |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2014, 10:32 pm
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| 4 diagnoses!! ! Now you know why it took so long :lol: . I hope and expect it will be helpful for you. I suspect I have more than ASD but don't have the funds to confirm it. While it would be helpful to know these other conditions I know the most important thing I am neurologically different. I bel... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: It's OFFICIALLY official... |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2014, 10:21 pm
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| In my opinion, Autistic people who are also ADHD are the most fun and interesting people to be around. So, how do you feel about getting the official diagnosis? I have kind of mixed feelings about it all. The diagnosis wasn't a big a deal as the realization to begin with that I might be Aspie. It j... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is anyone else really sensitive to bug bites? |
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Posted: 27 Aug 2014, 11:45 pm
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| Yep. Mosquitoes LOVE me. I could be sitting amongst a whole bunch of people, and I'll be the only one to get bitten. I don't get little bumps from the bites, but big itchy welts. And sand gnats are my worst enemy -- I get big welts that itch and spread far past the size of the original bite, some th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: It's OFFICIALLY official... |
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Posted: 27 Aug 2014, 11:40 pm
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NGC6205 wrote: I believe they are just the numerical codes for the diagnoses in (presumably) DSM-5. They at least match up to an online listing I found for DSM-IV-TR.
OH! Okay...that makes sense. Thank you. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you know your city well? |
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Posted: 27 Aug 2014, 11:34 pm
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| There is a small city here in France called Burke. All the roads lead into the city but seemingly none leave! I once spent two hours trying to drive out of the city and kept finding myself back in the city again. It was like a tale from the twilight zone. Downtown Houston is kind of like this. You ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: It's OFFICIALLY official... |
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Posted: 27 Aug 2014, 11:12 pm
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| I received my diagnostic report -- FINALLY. It took 3-1/2 months, but I got it. Everything is just as I suspected all along, although the ADHD kind of surprised me. DIAGNOSIS: Autism Spectrum Disorder (299.00) Dysthymic Disorder (300.40) Generalized Anxiety Disorder (300.02) Attention Deficit/Hypera... |
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