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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The definition of bullying. |
| AdamDZ |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2011, 2:54 pm
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Replies: 66
Views: 4,667
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| Bullying is intentional, continued harassment. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: do you fidget? |
| AdamDZ |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2011, 2:51 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,201
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PTSmorrow wrote: AdamDZ wrote: Recently I bought some Legos and I enjoy playing with them a lot.
I kept my fischertechnics construction kit for about 40 yrs. Glad to hear i'm not the only one!
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can't take this much longer... |
| AdamDZ |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2011, 2:49 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,541
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| Have you actually tried looking for help? You can't deal with severe depression and anxiety on your own. I know I can't. Feeling hopeless is one of the most terrifying aspects of depression. You need someone to show you options. You need help and support. It's hard to start looking for help but you ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Most Awkward Boy in the World |
| AdamDZ |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2011, 2:39 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,508
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ediself wrote: Lol what was that about?? She's the weird one.....
Yeah, exactly. What the...? That was weird and dumb. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Short partial shutdowns |
| AdamDZ |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2011, 1:51 pm
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Replies: 18
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| For me it's a complete "mental lockout" when that happens. I can't do anything, I need a break. I also have normal shutdowns. This is more wondering about these shutdowns that only affect some aspects of functioning and wondering if other people who get shutdowns get these as well. Oh, I see. No, m... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Short partial shutdowns |
| AdamDZ |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2011, 1:34 pm
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Replies: 18
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| For me it's a complete "mental lockout" when that happens. I can't do anything, I need a break. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: do you fidget? |
| AdamDZ |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2011, 12:23 pm
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Replies: 23
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| I don't fidget constantly but I enjoy handling objects. Although I can go long time without touching anything, be still, etc., assuming I can have "place for my hands" like pockets, or something. I hate sitting or standing and not knowing what to do with my hands. That can lead to the need for holdi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Difference between a shutdown and a meltdown? |
| AdamDZ |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2011, 12:06 pm
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Replies: 11
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| I did once ask my mother how one knows if the opposite sex finds them attractive, but she just replied with "well you just know, you sense it". Oh great, thank you mother, that really helps lol. Someone needs to come up with some kind of detector we could carry around :D As far as I know, my mother... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Difference between a shutdown and a meltdown? |
| AdamDZ |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2011, 11:44 am
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Replies: 11
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| Funny how I discoverer so many familiarities with people on this forum. I used to drink to socialize but it wasn't working for me either. I also had hard time telling if a girl was finding me attractive and I basically had three girlfriends in all my life, and every time it was the girl that initiat... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Difference between a shutdown and a meltdown? |
| AdamDZ |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2011, 9:19 am
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| Ah, thanks. That makes sense. Yeah, sleeping it off is the only way for me too. But sometimes I'm not able to sleep after a meltdown, and that's the worst one. I'd be so exhausted and then sleep-deprived that I'd normally stay home a day or two after that. Lucky, those happen once in a few months on... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Difference between a shutdown and a meltdown? |
| AdamDZ |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2011, 8:44 am
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Replies: 11
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| I didn't want to hijack the other thread about shutdowns, but what's the difference between a shutdown and a meltdown? I never heard the distinction before I joined WP. I call everything that happens to me and makes me dysfunctional for a period of time a shutdown or a crash (um... like in a compute... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Short partial shutdowns |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2011, 8:36 am
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Replies: 18
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| I do have times when it seems like the gears in my head get stuck. I can't answer simple questions or make simple decisions. It's like the processing just stops. I would think this is not just exhaustion but overload. I get that too. It's a great description: it does feel like gears in my head get ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Something Went Wrong with My Assessment, I Think |
| AdamDZ |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2011, 4:00 pm
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Replies: 23
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| No, you don't sound whiny. The first "specialist" I talked to said I don't have AS after talking to me for 45 minutes and he never asked most questions that actually seem related to AS, which seems like what happened to you. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do antidepressants fix problems? |
| AdamDZ |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2011, 3:57 pm
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Replies: 15
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| I believe that study that showed the placebo affect was made on people who had not suffered from clinical depression for years and years and were in the early stages of their depression. I was on anti depressants and felt fine and then went off the meds. The first time I hit an stressful emotional ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Something Went Wrong with My Assessment, I Think |
| AdamDZ |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2011, 3:26 pm
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Replies: 23
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| I have to admit that I didn't read the blog in its entirety, I do have some issues with focus and it was tense at times. I just wanted to say that I feel for you because I am also afraid that, after my testing, they will tell me that I don't have AS and that will be devastating because AS answers al... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: My TV broke last night. |
| AdamDZ |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2011, 3:14 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,976
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Surfman wrote: Its a sign from god...
LOL, yeah Good for you! |
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