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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: For the Aspies who can work and/or are highly educated |
| Assasta |
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Posted: 23 Apr 2015, 10:24 pm
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Replies: 80
Views: 5,972
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| I have known a number of people who work full or part time and do their PhD on the side. Could this work for you? I'm actually looking into doing a professional doctorate one day... Working and doing research within through my job. That kind of matches what you suggest, mixing work life and study. ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: finally going to get officially tested for ASD |
| Assasta |
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Posted: 23 Apr 2015, 9:58 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,366
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| I'm posting here so my emails tell me when you reply with an update! I am 31, have a huge AQ score, some very obvious signs, but have shied away from going for a diagnosis as an older woman. I'm scared they'll say I don't have it!! My partner says this is insane as it's so obvious, but I know some e... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: highly educated? and Aspergers? |
| Assasta |
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Posted: 23 Apr 2015, 9:48 pm
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Replies: 145
Views: 16,684
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| During the phd, my mental health deteriorated. I felt very threatened by the academics and other students, I had always been told that the older you get and the higher you get in academia, the more you are likely to meet people like myself, but all the students were 'perfect' (of course they werent... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do people with Aspergers really have GI issues |
| Assasta |
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Posted: 23 Apr 2015, 9:41 pm
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,340
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| I have GI issues (gluten). I follow the Specific Carbohydrate Diet: No gluten, grains, pasta, potatoes, complex starchy carbs (parsnips, sweet potatoes etc), milk and 'fresh' cheeses. I eat: Vegetables, meat, fish, nuts, fruit, yogurt (for the friendly bacteria) and aged cheeses. This helps my sympt... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: For the Aspies who can work and/or are highly educated |
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Posted: 23 Apr 2015, 9:27 pm
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Replies: 80
Views: 5,972
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| It's interesting reading some of the posts here on the social sciences! My study of Psychology has helped me pretend. I perform well in interviews because I can put in a performance for short periods. I am never 'out' as an aspie to anyone except this forum, one friend and my partner. I would never ... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Paleo Diet: Yay or Nay |
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Posted: 23 Apr 2015, 5:10 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,227
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| I'm a little late to this thread I know, but I thought I'd add my experiences for any late readers. I am on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD). I have previously been on it for a year and then forgot how great it was and quit. I am now back on the wagon. It's fairly similar to the paleo; I don't e... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Growing up without a diagnosis= Different perspective? |
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Posted: 25 Jan 2015, 9:30 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 369
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| You know, your story reminded me that I had forgotten my own successful marriage long before my diagnosis in my own bio. Its so easy to focus on the things we find difficult, and forget the successful relationships we have. I think that's something I don't envy those with a young diagnosis; all tho... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Growing up without a diagnosis= Different perspective? |
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Posted: 25 Jan 2015, 1:07 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 369
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| I got an official label, for what I'd always known, when I was 30 years old. By that time I had dated, married, got my degree, trained as a teacher, left teaching, gone into another career and had a mortgage. I grew up expected, and expecting, to be successful in life, to fit in and to do whatever I... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Girls - oralsex? |
| Assasta |
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Posted: 25 Jan 2015, 12:55 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 776
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| I'm female, and sleep with females. Oral sex is one of the best sensations. It's something I often forget I love... And then am surprised by how good it feels every single time! I also enjoy giving oral sex to a female, but again it's not something I would ever volunteer or think to do... But once I... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Would You Date a Transsexual? |
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Posted: 25 Jan 2015, 12:28 pm
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Replies: 195
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| Wow... What a direction this thread has taken! To answer an honest question with an honest answer: I am attracted to androgynous femininity. Well, more specifically I am attracted to androgynous people, usually women. I identify as a lesbian and am attracted to women, especially androgynous women (i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's: allergies, anxiety and hives. |
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Posted: 25 Jan 2015, 7:29 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,430
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| Thanks Nick, I have been offered anti anxiety meds on one occasion. I hadn't asked for them and realised my life needed to change rather than start taking medication. I suppose I just have a reluctance to take anything into my body that isn't natural in case I become reliant. That said, the last few... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: "Feeling like a boy/girl" |
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Posted: 25 Jan 2015, 7:18 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 972
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Don't forget that it's fine for men to be feminine, crinkly... And visa versa  |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: "Feeling like a boy/girl" |
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015, 11:19 pm
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Replies: 5
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| I absolutely agree with crinkly and nightingale! I do not know what it means to feel make or female. I don't know how other women 'feel', or whether this has anything to do with what skin they are in. I only know what it feels like to be me. I find it illogical to allow my physical body to define my... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's: allergies, anxiety and hives. |
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015, 8:32 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,430
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| Thanks B19, I'll give that a read. |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: How Do I Begin Dating? |
| Assasta |
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015, 8:27 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 841
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| Hi lyricalillusions, I apologise in advance for the length of this response, but your situation I can completely identify with! I am now married, having met someone I love completely, but there was a long time in my life where I didn't think I would ever meet someone. And, despite being young, fit a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's: allergies, anxiety and hives. |
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015, 7:46 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,430
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| Hi everyone, This may very well be an issue totally unrelated to ASD... But does anyone else have an unusual level of allergies, often made worse during times of stress? I had an interview two weeks ago. For some reason in my mind I made it into this incredibly stressful event, for weeks! I am still... |
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