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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Accepting anxiety as a feature of being a woman with ASD |
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Posted: 10 Oct 2019, 6:57 pm
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Replies: 102
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| It's taken me at least a year and a half to narrow it down, I've been close before, but there were barriers to those directions, so it was back to square one... quite a few times. I hit a year and a half last month since I declared I needed a new job. I am almost to the tipping point. It's funny b/... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Looks like heading towards some diagnosis, after all... |
| SharonB |
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Posted: 10 Oct 2019, 3:32 pm
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Replies: 50
Views: 3,734
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| Take your time. Recover. No rush here. I took a day off work to prepare for my assessment. Did we really "mask" that well? :wink: The top four adjectives in my yearbook are: smart, unique, strange, nice. Actually the most used word was "special", but what the heck does that mean?... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Looks like heading towards some diagnosis, after all... |
| SharonB |
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Posted: 10 Oct 2019, 1:15 pm
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Replies: 50
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| I don't know, she really struggles socially and shows obvious sensory issues and hyper-focus... but she knows the expected answers about emotions and interactions. I'm horribly anxious because I've experienced results of a wrong psychiatric diagnosis myself. I'm scared of the possibility, which put... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Conformity |
| SharonB |
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Posted: 10 Oct 2019, 12:09 pm
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Replies: 129
Views: 18,311
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| Okay, let's define it as 'conforming to the will of the majority'. There, that makes it easier. Until you go somewhere where your minority are in the majority... NTs can decide to not conform, if they don't want to, but that's a conscious deciscion. Aspies are the opposite, they have to consciously... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Looks like heading towards some diagnosis, after all... |
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Posted: 10 Oct 2019, 9:37 am
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Replies: 50
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| A verdict next week. ...I guess she did well enough not to get a diagnosis of ASD. I take it the psych implied not ASD. My NT dad is highly sensitive with high anxiety. I believe my son is likewise. While my daughter -flat affect- and I -anxiety ridden- are Aspie-like. These characteristics seem to... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: I'm Pretty New On WrongPlanet, Starting Fresh |
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Posted: 10 Oct 2019, 8:19 am
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Replies: 12
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| Welcome. My local ASD support group has tones of resources (I am using a few). When I search online for Arizona Asperger's support group, I readily find Meetup in Phoenix and a recent note "We have a group on here called “Awesome Aspie Ladies” that you can join~ we meet up for movies and food a... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Accepting anxiety as a feature of being a woman with ASD |
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Posted: 10 Oct 2019, 8:08 am
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Replies: 102
Views: 3,144
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| On an aside and focusing on moving forward, I've narrowed down the options and I'm applying for further study to facilitate a career change That's a really big aside which would apply to my situation also (if I narrowed down my options, which I haven't - hence my continued excitement which reads to... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: son is making my home messy |
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Posted: 09 Oct 2019, 6:59 pm
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Replies: 67
Views: 4,599
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| I do have a recommendation a book "How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Listen". My husband and I read a similar book when our nephew came to visit us years ago and it was very helpful for us both. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Diagnosed today |
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Posted: 09 Oct 2019, 11:56 am
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Replies: 9
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| I can't have common experiences with people because I relate that differently? I can relate just fine with most ASD folks, so clearly I can relate to other people. It's just that I don't think like NT folks and ---surprise!-- they don't think like me. So who's not relating to whom? (Clearly the NT ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: son is making my home messy |
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Posted: 09 Oct 2019, 11:48 am
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Replies: 67
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| No direct advice here. Simply another perspective. I dumped my ex-BF because he didn't return my scissors to the right place. My husband cancelled the house cleaners b/c I was too upset about things that *may* have been moved. That said, I am fine with my kids making a mess. (I say let's pick it up ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ASD and schizophrenia/schizoaffective? |
| SharonB |
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Posted: 09 Oct 2019, 11:44 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 445
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| My grandmother was DXd schizophrenic 50 years ago. I now wonder that she was ASD with or without touch of schizophrenia. She was really into electrons and physics (she married a chemist). Yes, she thought the gov't was watching her - they may have been, she'd written enough reprimanding letters. I w... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Positive experiences 'coming out' as an Aspie? |
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Posted: 09 Oct 2019, 11:20 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 500
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| @Rafeal, I really enjoyed your first post and your second post reminds me of some of my rough moments. Not ASD-related but similar in that folks often discriminate against others instead of educating themselves. Although these were not ASD disclosures, they were probably ASD related: honest TMI. #1 ... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Accepting anxiety as a feature of being a woman with ASD |
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Posted: 09 Oct 2019, 10:55 am
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Replies: 102
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| This morning I've woken up relaxed, had a solid nights sleep and multiple dreams which I've remembered, all segments of making sense of recent events. If I dream on a regular basis I dont remember it happening, if do know that I dreamt I usually forget them as I wake up. Feeling much better for it ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: If you work : Are you different at home than at work? |
| SharonB |
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Posted: 08 Oct 2019, 10:46 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 425
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| In my late 40s I am need of a new job (as you were) and un-masking some (as you are considering perhaps). My ASD Coach is adamant I will find a workplace that accepts my more authentic self. It's going to take more effort, but I'm going with the idea that it will be worth it. Analogy: "Adults&q... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Positive experiences 'coming out' as an Aspie? |
| SharonB |
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Posted: 08 Oct 2019, 10:37 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 500
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| I do not have enough experience yet to say positive or negative, but will take this opportunity to relate my experiences so far. I am a similar age as you and have outright told my ASD suspicions (assessment scheduled later this month) to two of my closest co-workers and three work-friends. I have o... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Accepting anxiety as a feature of being a woman with ASD |
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Posted: 08 Oct 2019, 6:28 pm
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Replies: 102
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| I have a life change coming up and my dreams are now angsty. This morning I informed my husband I was at an agitation level of 4 right out of bed and 6 when I thought about it. Soooo, time for me to focus on "moving forward" tasks so I can tell myself: it's all in hand, reduce to DEFCON le... |
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