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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Not sure where to put this thread... Question About IQ Test |
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Posted: 06 Apr 2013, 8:47 am
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Not sure where to put this thread... Question About IQ Test |
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Posted: 06 Apr 2013, 8:19 am
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| I've had an IQ test conducted for me a while back, because it was necessary for my application to university (I have no schooling past grade eight, I was an autodidact; I taught myself). The results were given to me in percentile form. I'm just wondering how each percentile score converts to a numbe... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How to motivate myself? |
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Posted: 20 Dec 2006, 7:34 pm
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Replies: 3
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| I have always had problems with school. Rarely was it in any way interesting. I loved to learn, but I wanted to learn about the things I was interested in. I got good grades because what I learned on my own time was enough. But now I'm trying to finish my last year, and I really can't get motivated ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Doctors |
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Posted: 20 Dec 2006, 7:11 pm
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Replies: 12
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| How do you ask for a referral? I'm kind of scared to, I guess. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Doctors |
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Posted: 19 Dec 2006, 3:16 pm
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Replies: 12
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| I just got back from the hospital, and I don't know how to react. I was basically dismissed. I got the feeling that they didn't care about my problems, or didn't believe they even existed. The doctor ended up making me feel extremely uncomfortable, and told me I should ignore my stomach problems and... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: I would rather not exist. |
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Posted: 13 Dec 2006, 1:52 pm
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Replies: 16
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| Is it better to not exist than to exist? I suppose that not existing would give me no feeling of relief, because I wouldn't exist to feel it. But at least I wouldn't merely be a puppet, a pain collector. I wouldn't be experiencing every moment in pain; making every decision out of desperation. I fee... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is hyperlexia supposed to be worse at times? |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2006, 12:48 pm
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Replies: 13
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| Is hyperlexia supposed to vary in intensity pretty randomly throughout the day? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: A Hypothesis as to the Evolution of Asperger's Syndrome |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2006, 12:48 pm
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| Folks, I did state that it was a hypothesis, not a theory. I just threw it out there for fun. I did also say that it was wild speculation. That doesn't mean it isn't fun or interesting. I dunno. It seems that you've really extrapolated a lot from the concept of a Bonobo with AS, which is a pretty la... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Medicinal Marijuana for Autism |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2006, 12:31 pm
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Replies: 39
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| Cannabis seriously helps. To a degree I can't even express. I was nearing suicide before I started smoking cannabis. Cannabis has, over time, increased my ability to socialize. And cannabis isn't even bad for you. No study that I'm aware of has ever proven that cannabis causes brain damage. The stud... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: A Hypothesis as to the Evolution of Asperger's Syndrome |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2006, 11:50 pm
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| A friend of mine pointed out that what I wrote could be misconstrued as an insult to people in the autistic spectrum. I assure you, this was not the motivation for my post, at all. I am not suggesting that Aspergeans are in any way "lesser" beings than neurotypicals. I am merely suggesting that Aspe... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone else feel the same way? |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2006, 10:35 pm
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| Does anyone else feel that school text books are too meandering? I'm looking at my bio text right now, and it's just full of worthless crap. I mean, yeah, bio is one of my favourite subjects (though I hate all my subjects in school). But I feel that what is said in the book could easily be said in l... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: A Hypothesis as to the Evolution of Asperger's Syndrome |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2006, 10:15 pm
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| I have not put extensive thought into this hypothesis, but I feel that it is potentially quite valid. Has anyone read anything about Kanzi the bonobo? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanzi I don't think it is an extreme stretch of the imagination to see Kanzi as an Aspergean bonobo. Sure, he understand... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I need some help/advice (I may have HFA/AS) |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2006, 7:55 pm
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| But my speech developed fine. In fact, I'm looking at some of the phrases I said as a child, and it appears that even before the age of 2 I was capable of sentences. My vocabulary was at least ~110 words when most infants knew ~10. Isn't speech delay a diagnostic criterion of HFA? A couple sentences... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: An interesting possibility; a potential therapy? |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2006, 7:42 pm
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Replies: 13
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| Do you have an instant messenger that we could use to converse outside of this forum? I have AIM, MSN, and Google Talk. I am OghmanDruid in AIM and Druidus[at]gmail[dot]com is my email. Perhaps what you are doing is developing a social intelligence. I have read that Aspergean brains try to solve soc... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: An interesting possibility; a potential therapy? |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2006, 3:52 pm
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| Yes, different parts of the brain can learn to do different things than what they evolved for. Different regions of the brain can be "re-assigned" new tasks. People who are extremely good at something, art, maths, music, etc. sometimes engage different regions of the brain than those who are less pr... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: An interesting possibility; a potential therapy? |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2006, 3:08 pm
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| Hmm... It is an intrigueing idea. However, a lot of work goes into teaching someone to use their other hand for fine movements. Don't start with writing, that's too difficult for a brain and hand without some other training, I'd imagine. Instead, try to incorporate using your left hand with your dai... |
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