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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I need guidance |
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Posted: 13 Mar 2025, 4:44 am
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Replies: 10
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| A few years back what was called Aspergers was lumped in with Autism. Some people today call it "high functioning Autism". I still use the term Aspergers because I feel that it is more specific. Here is a link to a free pdf booklet describing Aspergers as an intentional (as opposed to a re... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Advice for young son on spectrum/autistic fatigue/burnout |
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Posted: 09 Mar 2025, 4:55 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 461
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| If you think of public school as a factory that processes a product (children), one might expect that not all products can be processed easily. While some factories attempt to work with non-compliant products, they are limited. For this reason many consider homeschool. Here is a free pdf booklet abo... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why do people use your name when speaking directly to you? |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2025, 11:40 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 585
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| Some people use the spoken name to put someone else in their place, like a power play. Some try to help themselves remember a name. The Family Guy Star Wars episode had C3PO accuse the main character of not knowing his name. The main character than proceeded to inject the name C3PO several times in ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autistic Looping+ ADHD +ANXIETY |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2025, 11:34 am
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Replies: 2
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| You might find writing to be similar to public speaking in that the intended audience can make a difference. For example, one might slowly get comfortable speaking in front of a group and then larger groups. One might even have mastered pubic speaking to large groups, and then in comes a TV crew and... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: CDC plans study into vaccines and autism |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2025, 6:38 am
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Replies: 10
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| This subject can have some passionate views. I hope they are willing to consider secondary effects such as brain swelling that can occasionally result from a vaccination. Should this happen, one might expect the possibility to brain damage. This is one reason I prefer to use the term Aspergers as &q... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Someplace Else |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2025, 6:18 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 207
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| I see Aspergers as an infrequent but normal neurological variant perhaps involving a more complex, more sensitive, or faster neurology that results in a cascade of sensory and cognitive information that can be burdensome to process. One result of this is a lower ability to switch to a sort of "... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: It is weird that I don't like it when people call me "young" |
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Posted: 03 Mar 2025, 5:38 am
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Replies: 2
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| It can be difficult to discern what someone means when they say "young". For example, they might mean you seem vibrant and energetic. They might mean that your appearance is youthful. They could mean that they think you are acting foolishly. The uncertainty may contribute to an ill feeling. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Apathetic Towards the Autistic Community |
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Posted: 27 Feb 2025, 5:23 pm
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Replies: 3
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| There used to be a Aspergers special interest group on line with Mensa. However, a few people ruined it because they would bully everyone else. Sadly, this can be an Asperger trait. You might try researching various alternative to medication. For example, I heard omega 3 fish oil was helpful for bip... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How respond to implied "lower rank" in casual chats? |
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Posted: 27 Feb 2025, 5:52 am
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Replies: 19
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| They may have been trying to use a line that they saw on TV that they thought was amusing as a way of indicating they wished to end the conversation. They may not have understood how it could be taken especially if someone had not seen the same TV show. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism and Arrogance |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2025, 9:52 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,223
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| Our neurology provide a stronger interior life. This often results in conversational enthusiasm for topics that interest us. A more intense focus by definition excludes others. However, this focus can be turned to others as well. Part of Aspergers skill development is to manage the narrowness, inten... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Hyperfocus and time management |
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Posted: 19 Feb 2025, 3:00 pm
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Replies: 8
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| a small electronic timer might be a useful way to break one's focus |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Hyperfocus and time management |
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Posted: 19 Feb 2025, 5:49 am
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Replies: 8
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| I would sit in a chair and watch the clock if it were 15 or twenty minutes before a meeting because if I started to work on something, I would usually be so focused, I would forget the meeting. It was extra frustrating because most meetings were complete waste of time anyway. When I was teaching my ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Attachment to people |
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Posted: 16 Feb 2025, 6:26 am
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Replies: 10
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| Most people do not appreciate how different modern life is from how all life on earth was up until 100 years ago.People had broad and deep relationships. Most grew up lived and died where they were born. Families had large numbers of siblings and cousins. In contrast today people can be relationally... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Getting treated like an addict gets me down.. |
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Posted: 16 Feb 2025, 6:11 am
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Replies: 13
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| They ask about everything. They always assume I am lying because addicts lie. Humans were intended to interact with each other relationally such as with families and neighbors. Modern life is based on bureaucracies, organizational systems, and corporations. When you deal with a collective, you are ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do people think you are a WAG? |
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Posted: 15 Feb 2025, 5:48 am
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Replies: 12
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| From the title I thought you meant white anglo-saxon gnostic. I didn't get married until I was 43. I never much considered how I appeared, but I supposed I would have been seen as unusual. I don't think I would have appeared tired. However, I considered that in urban areas if I dress worse than the ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ADHD medication |
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Posted: 15 Feb 2025, 5:40 am
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Replies: 12
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| On the plus side there are advantages in working harder and longer. This was especially advantageous in WWII I am told. The weight loss is another plus. However, the cumulative stress on the cardio vascular system may knock a few years off your life expectancy. Perhaps more critical is the retardati... |
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