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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I think my father has Asperger's |
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Posted: 01 Jul 2015, 9:44 am
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| It's possible. ASDs are highly heritable, so if you have AS and your mom doesn't (you haven't mentioned any AS traits for her, so I'm assuming here), then your dad might have been the one to pass it down to you. Leaving their spouse is, of course, something that anyone with any type of neurology may... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: If you are aware of your disorder, do you still have it? |
| Callista |
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Posted: 17 Jun 2015, 11:25 am
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Replies: 38
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kraftiekortie wrote: Hi Callista
Long Time No See! Heh... yeah, the forum change kind of threw me off. I kept wanting to go back but it all looked so *different*!
BRB, blaming my brain again.  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: being "cured" does Autism ever go away? |
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Posted: 17 Jun 2015, 8:46 am
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| There is no cure for autism, nor would one be possible, as the autistic brain is structured completely differently from the neurotypical brain. It is possible to learn to adapt, and act more "normally" on the surface, but autism is not something that just goes away; it's a part of who you... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: If you are aware of your disorder, do you still have it? |
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Posted: 17 Jun 2015, 8:34 am
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| It is both possible and common. In psychology, the term is "good insight", and it means that you are aware of your own thinking and how it affects you. The idea that "crazy people don't know they're crazy" is a fallacy. Most people with mental illnesses and neurological condition... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: anti psycothic vs asperger is it good vs asperger^^ |
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Posted: 20 Nov 2014, 1:36 pm
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| Asperger's does not involve psychosis. Psychosis definition: Perceiving things without sensory input, such as hearing voices with no one talking, seeing things that aren't there. Or, believing things that don't make sense; for example, believing you are the King of England even though you are Mexica... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Your picture of autism/ aspergers |
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Posted: 20 Nov 2014, 1:23 pm
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Replies: 12
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| A fundamentally different way of thinking. It affects everything--how we process sensory information, how we process ideas, how we produce ideas, how we learn, how we interact. I don't know quite what it is, exactly, but there are certain themes to it--a focus on the tiny bits of information rather ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: illness, disorder or disability? |
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Posted: 20 Nov 2014, 9:45 am
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Replies: 33
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| It's really a matter of perception in terms of how much the person internalizes social stigma of the autism label? The NT world obviously sees autism as a disability. Also just flick open a copy of the DSMV or ICD10 and they describe autism as a developmental disorder. No amount of sugar coating or... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I feel like my family doesnt understand. |
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Posted: 20 Nov 2014, 1:07 am
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Replies: 10
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| whenever i try to explain myself they tell me to shut up and say im becoming a dictator. i honestly feel like i would be better off living in a foster home. The trouble is that a foster home might not be any better. What you're dealing with right now isn't extreme abuse, not the sort of thing they ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: illness, disorder or disability? |
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Posted: 20 Nov 2014, 12:18 am
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Replies: 33
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| It's a disability by definition, and a disorder just because that's what we call things that aren't illnesses that cause disability. But it's not quite so simple when you look at it more closely. There are people with autistic traits who are not disabled, and not diagnosable with autism because they... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I feel like my family doesnt understand. |
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Posted: 17 Nov 2014, 12:53 pm
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| It's a shame that they think that. If you were a narcissist, it wouldn't bother you that they thought of you that way, ironically; but since you're not, it does. Do you think they would listen to you if you explained that you are not very good at conversation and you prefer to listen instead of talk... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I'm scared I'll act weird around Jewish people |
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Posted: 14 Nov 2014, 12:40 am
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| The opposite, I think. S/he's fascinated with Judaism, and probably afraid that s/he will act weird in the way that a person who meets a favorite famous actor might act weird, looking stupid or embarrassing the other person. Maybe you'd better just meet some Jewish people and get to know them, so it... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: You're not autistic! |
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Posted: 14 Nov 2014, 12:33 am
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Replies: 56
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| If you run into people in the first place, and you get a conversation going and share that you have autism with said people, you: probably don't have autism If you tell people you're autistic, you're not autistic? I think if you go up to a stranger, start talking, and share that you have autism, yo... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: You're not autistic! |
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Posted: 13 Nov 2014, 4:39 pm
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| Go figure. There are people who desperately need a diagnosis, are struggling to survive, and then there are people with an autism label who don't need one and shouldn't have one. Maybe they can just arrange to swap places or something. Not that it can't be a bit uncomfortable to be in between like t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: You're not autistic! |
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Posted: 13 Nov 2014, 4:36 pm
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| The stereotype of autism being necessarily severe and obvious is still floating around in quite a lot of places, and many people think of autism as something that must be extreme and immediately apparent to the casual observer. Most depictions of autism are also of young children with autism--the sa... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Being Ignored |
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Posted: 12 Nov 2014, 3:15 pm
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Replies: 5
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| Nobody really likes being ignored. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism Treatment Helps Veterans With PTSD |
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Posted: 12 Nov 2014, 3:13 pm
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Replies: 8
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That sounds like some kind of variant of rTMI to me. It's kind of new and we still don't know what it's good for, but there are some hints it might be a good substitute for ECT when treating depression. Autism... I haven't a clue.
Could be quackery, could be non-quackery. I'ma wait for the studies. |
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