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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: To be brutally honest. |
| neecerie |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2013, 5:18 pm
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Replies: 416
Views: 19,427
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| Want to see some positivity? Post some. That simple. Want to avoid negativity? Don't read those posts--and it's not too hard to decipher which ones they are before diving into them. I just find it refreshing that everyone gets to state their opinion, no matter what side of an equation they're on. ^... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: 'Underachievement' in school |
| neecerie |
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Posted: 21 Jan 2013, 4:14 pm
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Replies: 43
Views: 5,533
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| In elementary school I was one of the worst students in my class despite the fact that I did well on tests and evaluations. I did poorly because I was bored with my schoolwork and had no motivation to do well. Then in middle school, my grandparents promised me that if I did well they would reward m... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is a diagnosis helpful or does it cause too many problems? |
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Posted: 21 Jan 2013, 3:53 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,715
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| My thoughts on this are slowly changing... When I first came here...I was filled with the revelatory idea that 'this explains everything!' but since I am very high functioning and don't need any official help of any sort, I was going to pass on even trying to get a diagnosis at 42. While I still mig... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: How not to be effected by things? |
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Posted: 17 Jan 2013, 5:01 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,384
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| It took me ages....(i am 42).....and while I can't stop -caring- about things like this....I have figured out not to show that to others. It never helps the situation...they dont learn, or care more because they find out it bothers others....and it just targets me as 'victimizable'. So I might be de... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Mystery disorder(s) |
| neecerie |
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Posted: 19 Dec 2012, 9:54 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,592
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Maybe she just wants someone to be able to talk to, that isn't related to her getting a benefit she doesn't want.
Rather then trying to label, someone to just understand and help teach her to cope with her brain's differences would be a great thing. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Harmful Stimming-please help |
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Posted: 19 Dec 2012, 3:39 pm
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Replies: 10
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| I pick at things too.. I finally healed a spot on my pinkie finger that I had been picking at for -TWO YEARS-. Every time it would get close to healing, i would pick at it and it would re-bleed and then start the whole cycle again. One large step in fixing it, was 'DO NOT ALLOW MYSELF TO HAVE DRY SK... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Should I read "Aspergirls"? |
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Posted: 19 Dec 2012, 3:27 pm
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Replies: 37
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| as a follow up... I also recently finished reading 'Pretending to be normal' by Liane Wiley. They both have their place, but of the two books I more -personally- identified with Aspergirls. Just something about how its written perhaps, or that the experiences of all the women she draws on are more l... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Huff Post has our back |
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Posted: 17 Dec 2012, 8:45 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,332
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| Why is everyone assuming he has AS? Because one 'news' article printed that an 'Official who is remaining anonymous because he is not authorized to discuss this said that the prep might have AS'. Nobody knows anything right now and here are people on even on WP that take this sh** as gospel. So som... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: if I hear about Temple Grandin one more time... |
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Posted: 17 Dec 2012, 5:07 pm
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Replies: 90
Views: 9,656
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| they can get B12 from yeast. Yeast is not a plant, its a fungal micro-organism. So if you want to be fussy about it, its not 'vegan' or even vegetarian either. All large complex organisms are eukaryotes, including animals, plants and fungi. The group also includes many unicellular organisms. Decidi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sensitive Santa |
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Posted: 12 Dec 2012, 3:53 pm
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Replies: 0
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Forum: The Haven Topic: What's your safe haven or own world? |
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Posted: 11 Dec 2012, 4:43 pm
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Replies: 45
Views: 23,006
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| When it's bad I head for the nearest body of water...even if that means the bathtub. This. It was one of the criteria when I selected the current apartment. Lake Washington is a block or so away. But the bathtub is my daily retreat. at work if I need a moment or ten, I do also hide in the bathroom.... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Everything's breaking...meltdown...cry... |
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Posted: 11 Dec 2012, 3:49 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,573
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Plodder wrote: I might have to go and get into bed, or make some hot water bottles and put them on myself while I'm sitting here.
Hot water bottles fix the universe!
Glad its all fixed and back on.  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: anyone else obsessed with tea? |
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Posted: 11 Dec 2012, 3:16 pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 5,142
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I dunno about 'obsessed' but I have a whole cabinet of tea.
It is a constant battle not to buy more until I drink some of the stockpile up. I fail at this often. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Women who have aspergers: A non-issue for them |
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Posted: 11 Dec 2012, 12:56 pm
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Replies: 288
Views: 46,574
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as my grandmother used to say...
'They said'
At that point you knew she had no idea where she heard it, but you weren't to question it.
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Walking? |
| neecerie |
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Posted: 11 Dec 2012, 11:46 am
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Replies: 32
Views: 4,115
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| As a child I walked very differently then most kids, a combo of birth defect leg deformaties and who knows what else, but I used to hit one foot with my other foot and fall constantly...several times not putting my hands out in time to stop my face from sliding across feet of pavement. I now walk do... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Women who have aspergers: A non-issue for them |
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Posted: 10 Dec 2012, 4:13 pm
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Replies: 288
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| I think another aspect that keeps getting ignored a bit in this discussion, is the concept of 'relationship' vs 'dates' Sure, it might well be easier for a female with AS to get 'dates', but I do not think it is any easier for women to have a real honest long term relationship, when coping with the ... |
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