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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Too much support following diagnosis? |
| aspergerplus |
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Posted: 10 Aug 2013, 1:56 pm
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| I'm a little confused, are you saying that people expect too little of you and thereby not making you do as much, or people expect too much of you, and you end up failing? Good question!. I'm being helped through lists, reminders etc. That raises the expectation of what I will get done. But its qui... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Too much support following diagnosis? |
| aspergerplus |
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Posted: 10 Aug 2013, 12:46 pm
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| Is there something like too much support, too much help, too much "acceptance of limitations"? I find that my late in life diagnosis has provided me with lots of new support structures in terms of organizing myself and my things, communication - explanations how to be more responsive , 'acceptance o... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Dealing with addictive behavior. |
| aspergerplus |
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Posted: 06 Aug 2013, 6:13 pm
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Replies: 7
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| IMO, many Autists misinterpret their special interests as addictions. . My proposition is that neurologically they are very similar. And that we can learn from the positive ones how to manage the negative patterns. They also overlap. When does a special interest become an obsession? Sometimes I hav... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Dealing with addictive behavior. |
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Posted: 03 Aug 2013, 8:51 pm
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| Most treatments of addictions focus on social support groups. Not really my thing. I analyse, I read and write about it, making it a special interest and studying it. . But the most effective has been transparancy and support. Truth and acceptance. That combination works best for me. What works for ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Upcoming Malcolm Gladwell book about misfits |
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Posted: 17 Jul 2013, 7:48 pm
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| with his earlier work he really focused on innovation and change and how it came about. Interesting to see how he treats "misfits" from that perspective. Studies of social animals has shown how important misfits are for critical tasks among ants and caterpillars. Social animals tend to "follow the l... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Lets redefine aspergers |
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Posted: 09 Jul 2013, 6:02 pm
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Replies: 28
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| Great to read that two people at wp are already working on non behavioral definitions of aspergers. So are others. E.g. I think the work of Uta Frith provides a solid basis for new thinking. Within the profession there are others working on new approaches and definitions. What is our role as self ad... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is your Meyer-Briggs Type |
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Posted: 06 Jul 2013, 2:39 pm
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Replies: 53
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Lets redefine aspergers |
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Posted: 05 Jul 2013, 8:14 pm
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Replies: 28
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| I do think that the asperger community has a say in whether and what kind of definition is most relevant for our lives. The actual definition is of course work for specialists. Key is whether a broader definition serves a purpose. I'm referring to the DSM IV definition of course. Asperger is no sepe... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Lets redefine aspergers |
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Posted: 05 Jul 2013, 4:45 pm
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Replies: 28
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| Should and can we redefine Aspergers as brain development characterized by lower inter connectivity between parts of the brain that involve executive function, processing of emotions, and interaction with other people ? Such a definition could cover both low and high functioning forms of autism as w... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Mental health and gun control |
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Posted: 02 Jul 2013, 7:33 am
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Replies: 21
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| Mental illness does not equate being dangerous with a firearm. Since psychiatrists can label most anyone with any number of disorders, everyone could be deemed to have a mental illness and unfit to have a firearm. Especially mass murderers, who nearly by definition differ from "normal". Meanwhile a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Mental health and gun control |
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Posted: 30 Jun 2013, 5:28 pm
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| In a recent letter, republican senator Kelly Ayotte stated: Given the connection between mental illness and the horrific tragedies at Newtown, Aurora, and Virginia Tech, I also cosponsored and voted for the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act. This bipartisan measure includes provisions of l... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Late in life Asperger diagnosis |
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Posted: 05 Jun 2013, 8:38 am
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Replies: 11
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| I think that's going to grow beyond SAP. I hope that Aspie friendly will soon be as anachronistic as woman friendly businesses. Most businesses will have to be, because its good business! |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Late in life Asperger diagnosis |
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Posted: 04 Jun 2013, 11:55 am
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| I expect that there are significant numbers of well functioning individual who would have received a diagnosis had they lived today. I and other tend to hide that, because the common reaction is, " but you are doing so well". There has been speculation that many silicon valley chiefs may be high on ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Blogging without feedback is talking to myself :( |
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Posted: 02 Jun 2013, 10:16 pm
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Replies: 7
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| I found the blog's format difficult to read (The "Blogger" issue). No links on the side to posts, no "about me", nothing of that sort. As far as I can tell, it does'nt get found under Google under it's proper name, but that might be weak search fu on my side. . Thank you so much for this helpful fe... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Supporting kids with ASD |
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Posted: 01 Jun 2013, 9:48 pm
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Replies: 4
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| Great article on http://yesthattoo.blogspot.com/2012/08/advice-to-parents.html. discusses some of my key concerns and intuitions. I gave my own response on http://hansaspergerjunior.blogspot.com/. Its not our task as parent to build up kids to become the adults we want them to be. Instead lets encou... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Blogging without feedback is talking to myself :( |
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Posted: 01 Jun 2013, 8:31 pm
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Replies: 7
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Noticed quite half a dozen visits from wrong planet over the last week. Zero responses.  No answers to the poll. so new poll question - do you find the blog primarily boring, selfserving, wrong headed, ill informed, waste of time, all of the above? |
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