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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: very strong interests for a very short time |
| curlywurlycat |
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Posted: 30 Jan 2017, 3:49 pm
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| I do this as well. (Crap, could I possibly have gone this long with undiagnosed add as well?) I will fixate on new interests until a new one begins to creep in and wins over my attention. I've been through bird watching, Revolutionary era American history, biblical apocrypha and pseudopigrapha, Vic... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: very strong interests for a very short time |
| curlywurlycat |
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Posted: 30 Jan 2017, 3:10 am
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| I think you could be describing hyperfocus, which is more short-term than a special interest. It's most commonly associated with ADHD, but it does happen in people with autism as well. does it? i have ADHD, that might be a explanation. thank you too, curlywurlycat :) I have adhd too so this definit... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: very strong interests for a very short time |
| curlywurlycat |
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Posted: 29 Jan 2017, 4:01 pm
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| I think it's normal for people with asd, I do it too, I have very intense interests for a short period of time and then I drop them completely and move onto something else. Here are examples of some interests I've had in the past two years alone: France, coats (yes lol), crystal healing, yoga, korea... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: How do I start using weights in the gym? |
| curlywurlycat |
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Posted: 30 Oct 2016, 6:17 am
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| I found 'The New Rules of Lifting Supercharged' book helpful. It categorises exercises into push, pull, squat, hinge, lunge, single leg and core exercises so you do compound lifts that mimic everyday functional movements rather than taking an isolating muscles body building approach- this means you ... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Feeling hopeless |
| curlywurlycat |
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Posted: 08 Jul 2014, 7:31 am
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Replies: 13
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| Your personality has far more bearing than your aspergers on how you impact your family...and seeing as you care so much about how you make them feel I'd say you have a nice one, don't worry. Remember this is the depression talking. |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Managing Stress and preventing relapse |
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Posted: 08 Jul 2014, 6:43 am
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| I think you probably think others are doing more than they are and that you are doing less than you actually are, remember everyone in your field is also only human. I think as long as you still take time to look after yourself (eat, sleep, exercise, socialise, do hobbies, etc) then you are probably... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Feeling hopeless |
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Posted: 07 Jul 2014, 10:08 am
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| Is your therapist helping you manage these thoughts? You definitely have value and I'm sure your family love you very much and would reassure you of that if you talked to them but it probably wouldn't help- you'd either continue to think it or find something else to dwell on, you just have to step b... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Feeling hopeless |
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Posted: 07 Jul 2014, 6:21 am
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| Aspergers most definitely would not make you an abusive parent, sure some parents with aspergers are abusive but so are some NT parents...we don't say they all are. The fact that you are so worried about this possibility proves what a conscientious and caring parent you really are, you obviously put... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Managing Stress and preventing relapse |
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Posted: 07 Jul 2014, 6:01 am
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| Your health is the most important thing and if you put too much pressure on yourself and get poorly you won't get anything done anyway, so you should just do what you can do without having any unrealistic expectations (e.g. studying ten hours a day). Is there anyone at uni who can help you manage yo... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Overcoming bipolar diagnosis following more recent Aspergers |
| curlywurlycat |
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Posted: 05 Jul 2014, 7:55 am
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| Thanks for the reply. I was also in mental health services in the UK before getting my asd diagnosis (and still am). All that sounds very intrusive and I think it's terrible people could be treated that way just because of a label! I don't even think with that label people should be treated that way... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Overcoming bipolar diagnosis following more recent Aspergers |
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Posted: 05 Jul 2014, 6:36 am
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Just out of curiosity, why don't you want to be labelled bipolar (aside of the fact that you don't have it), do you find there's a lot of stigma in the health profession? Does it restrict what you can do?
Wish you the best of luck in getting the diagnosis overturned. |
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