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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Why do I buy Xmas gifts for people who don't buy for me? |
| krackatoa |
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Posted: 20 Dec 2015, 9:04 pm
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Thank you.  That is very sweet, AspieUtah! |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Why do I buy Xmas gifts for people who don't buy for me? |
| krackatoa |
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Posted: 20 Dec 2015, 8:09 pm
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| I'm just not feeling valued as a friend, because I'm not close enough to anyone that they would consider buying me a gift. But, I'm the only one without any family. I am giving to charity, a significant amount, as well. I'm just down because I'm wondering if my friends are real friends and if they v... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Why do I buy Xmas gifts for people who don't buy for me? |
| krackatoa |
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Posted: 20 Dec 2015, 7:53 pm
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| That is sensible, that some people can't afford to reciprocate gifts. But, the two friends I got gifts for didn't get me any back and they have plenty of money. I didn't have anyone else to give gifts to, and I wanted to give gifts. I have no family- no parents, siblings, children. But, apparently, ... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Why do I buy Xmas gifts for people who don't buy for me? |
| krackatoa |
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Posted: 20 Dec 2015, 6:50 pm
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| Am I mistaken that they are close friends? Because they are all the friends I have. None of them buy me gifts and I go out of my way to buy them nice ones. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sensory Overload and Insomnia |
| krackatoa |
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Posted: 01 Jun 2015, 5:56 pm
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| I guess NT's do too. It's just easier and quicker for me to go into overload than it is for them, and it's over different things. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sensory Overload and Insomnia |
| krackatoa |
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Posted: 01 Jun 2015, 4:29 pm
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Do others find if you have an intense sensory overload/meltdown experience you can't sleep the following night? This happens to me a lot. I was up until 3 last night, after taking 2 klonopin, a melatonin and a benadryl at 11:30.
Is it just me? Can't find anything documented on it online. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Using Pain in Sensory Diet- Has Anyone Else Heard of This? |
| krackatoa |
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Posted: 24 May 2015, 8:55 pm
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| It didn't when I did it. It melted incredibly slowly and it was possible to just dry off what few drips came off it at a time without releasing the ice cube. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Using Pain in Sensory Diet- Has Anyone Else Heard of This? |
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Posted: 24 May 2015, 6:04 pm
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| Yes, ice is not entirely harmless, but to let one average size cube melt in your hand is totally safe. That's why psychologists recommend it. And before my psychologist suggested it, he first asked, "How do you do with cold?" knowing that some autistics really can't tolerate cold well at a... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Using Pain in Sensory Diet- Has Anyone Else Heard of This? |
| krackatoa |
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Posted: 24 May 2015, 3:17 pm
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| I'm beginning to get more comfortable with the idea. It just seemed freakish and weird when I first heard of it. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Using Pain in Sensory Diet- Has Anyone Else Heard of This? |
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Posted: 24 May 2015, 2:56 am
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| Yes. It's the intense tactile stuff. That's all certain types of pain are to me. I did try it and it worked great. But, I'm worried about whether it could get compulsive or addictive, because it releases endorphins, like cutting does. I know it's not harmful like that but still I don't want a compul... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Using Pain in Sensory Diet- Has Anyone Else Heard of This? |
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Posted: 23 May 2015, 8:11 pm
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| My therapist/psychologist suggested I hold ice cubes until they melt in my hand. This causes intense pain but I feel it's calming when I'm stressed. I looked this up online and yes, ice cubes are sometimes used with autism because some autistics crave pain or intense tactile experiences in general. ... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: My Caregiver is Having Meltdowns Over My Life |
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Posted: 20 May 2015, 11:58 pm
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| Thank you, SocOfAutism. You understand this really well and I appreciate your compassion. We did have a meeting yesterday- my autism service worker, her supervisor and me and we set out some better boundaries, guidelines, expectations, etc. My service worker/caregiver profusely apologized. She was s... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Anxiety about Middle Age |
| krackatoa |
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Posted: 16 May 2015, 8:35 pm
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Replies: 30
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Jenson quoted Attwood as saying, "Aspies are natural worriers." OH. YES. pegged.
I'm worried less about this post and have moved on to other worries not (for a while, at least...)
Thanks for everyone's responses.. |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: My Caregiver is Having Meltdowns Over My Life |
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Posted: 16 May 2015, 7:10 pm
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| My life is hard right now. My father is dying. He was beat up by another resident in his rest home last week and I need to have an incident report sent to his lawyer on Monday. I live 2500 miles away from him and freak out in airports and have to bring an autism support worker (caregiver) with me wh... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Anxiety about Middle Age |
| krackatoa |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2015, 10:35 pm
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| Same here. I think I'm going to be okay. Just having my yearly panic attack over my age. |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Anxiety about Middle Age |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2015, 6:47 pm
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 Right. Maybe I just need to take life less seriously.
I wouldn't want to jeopardize the planet. |
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