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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autistic regression? Becoming more autistic with age? |
| agwhanooo |
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Posted: 04 Apr 2018, 12:19 pm
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| The more insight one has into one's autism, the less serious the autism is (almost definitely). Less serious with regards to introspective skills (if that's the correct term?), maybe. Not so sure about the rest, at least in my case. To observe or interact with me in person, you would sense my havin... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autistic regression? Becoming more autistic with age? |
| agwhanooo |
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Posted: 04 Apr 2018, 11:49 am
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kraftiekortie wrote: I would guess that you're becoming more aware of your autistic traits.
People don't generally get "worse" as they age. I sense that many people "think" they do, though.
Hey, you 
Hoping you're right! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I am female and have never succeeded. Am I an aberration? |
| agwhanooo |
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Posted: 04 Apr 2018, 11:47 am
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| @IstominFan: I have said book. Very cute. Re: your other post: follow your heart. It's admirable that you want to help people, so go for it! Have you considered collaborating with others on the spectrum for an event or project or charity drive of some kind? @Kraftiekortie: By all means, stay :D I'm... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autistic regression? Becoming more autistic with age? |
| agwhanooo |
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Posted: 04 Apr 2018, 11:30 am
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| Hi everyone, I'm sure this has been asked before, perhaps many times, but rather than try to revive inactive threads I thought I'd start a new one. Does anyone feel their autism has become more pronounced as they've grown older? If so, how does this affect you emotionally? Is there anything you've f... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I am female and have never succeeded. Am I an aberration? |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2018, 4:53 pm
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| Have you ever thought about working in a library, Aghanwoo? I've thought about working wherever I'm qualified (or in some cases over qualified) for, of which one place is a library. I applied to the ones in my vicinity once, and a second and third time after giving my resume several professional do... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I am female and have never succeeded. Am I an aberration? |
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Posted: 02 Apr 2018, 4:52 pm
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| I always make a very conscious effort to behave as allistically as I possibly can. Yet, it just comes across as doubly odd to other people, because my execution of it is clunky, I think that this is a very astute observation, and in the couple of years since my diagnosis, I have become ever more co... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I am female and have never succeeded. Am I an aberration? |
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Posted: 02 Apr 2018, 4:39 pm
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| I think I'm "high functioning"(always thought this term was strange). Would I absolutely pass for neurotypical? No way. I'm positive most NTs think I'm odd. Despite me doing what a lot of high functioning autistic women do: dress appropriately, practice good hygiene, understand sarcasm, b... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I am female and have never succeeded. Am I an aberration? |
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Posted: 02 Apr 2018, 7:45 am
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| I often wonder what I might have done with my life if I had grown up more typically, achieving adult life milestones at the proper time. I am doing all right now, but all of the things I am doing should have been put in motion a good 30 years before. I might have accomplished my dream to help other... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I am female and have never succeeded. Am I an aberration? |
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Posted: 02 Apr 2018, 7:19 am
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Replies: 59
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| I currently wash dishes for $10/hour in a crappy chain restaurant. Joined the military. That didn't work as I couldn't handle being an NCO. Went to school to be an EMT only to find out I can't drive an ambulance worth sh_t. Attempted to go to school to be a medical laboratory technician, but my ADH... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I am female and have never succeeded. Am I an aberration? |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2018, 1:38 pm
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| Continued: @EverythingAndNothing: Good point. It does make you wonder if there isn't something of a facade or an exaggeration going on, and maybe in some cases it is. There might be some misunderstanding as to what constitutes a wide social circle, too. However, having seen and observed a number of ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I am female and have never succeeded. Am I an aberration? |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2018, 11:19 am
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| Many thanks for the continued replies, everyone. I'm very grateful to you all. I'm aware the way it goes with forums is that many people reply once, but never check back in to read if the OP has replied to them. Even so, I'm responding to everyone regardless, in the (perhaps futile?) hope that maybe... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I am female and have never succeeded. Am I an aberration? |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2018, 8:12 am
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| I really wish I could find a way to solve your situation. Have you thought about showing your designs right here on WP? There are a few entrepreneurial types on this website (alas, I'm not one of them). Maybe one of these people can give you ideas about how to sell them so you can make money. And, ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I am female and have never succeeded. Am I an aberration? |
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Posted: 31 Mar 2018, 8:02 am
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Replies: 59
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| @kraftiekortie and everyone else: many thanks for the replies. I'll be getting back to you all later. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Women and late diagnosis article from BBC |
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Posted: 29 Mar 2018, 4:16 pm
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Replies: 10
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| I'm the polar opposite of the women in the article--unsuccessful in every area of life, and with a very pronounced form of the condition that makes it impossible to mask. I could never in a million years pass for neurotypical. Yet, even I didn't get a diagnosis until my late teens. Autism wasn't eve... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Been away for a while. |
| agwhanooo |
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Posted: 29 Mar 2018, 3:55 pm
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Replies: 6
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| I've been away from WP for a while, because lately I've been getting pretty overwhelmed. I've been working (for about a year) on starting my own business, because I have a hard time holding down a regular full time job. In the last few months I've gotten really close to the point where I think I ca... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I am female and have never succeeded. Am I an aberration? |
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Posted: 29 Mar 2018, 2:31 pm
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| To Firebloosm, dragonsanddemons, Khiori and Andrewdarr, many thanks for your thoughtful responses. Indeed, people don't want to be known by or remembered for their failures, so it's very brave of you to share your stories with me . I'd say God Bless, but I'm agnostic :P ETA: I'm not brave; more desp... |
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