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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Book recommendation: Delusions of Gender |
| invisiblespectrum |
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Posted: 12 Nov 2011, 1:47 am
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Replies: 27
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| This sounds like an interesting book. I do wonder if she acknowledges that "male" and "female" are not objective biological categories to which everyone can be assigned, though. It's incredibly rare for science to acknowledge that (even if we are talking strictly about physical characteristics, inte... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Would this exhaust you? |
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Posted: 09 Nov 2011, 3:46 am
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,441
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| What does and does not exhaust me seems pretty random. Doesn't seem to have much to do with how much I sleep, either... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Genetic Link Between Autism and ADHD |
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Posted: 08 Nov 2011, 12:45 am
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,773
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| They all thought that all her problems would disappear if she just made to-do lists and stuck to a routine. Meanwhile, they all thought that all my problems would disappear if I just stopped sticking to a routine. That is magnificent. Maybe you could donate your routine to her. A while ago I was ha... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Genetic Link Between Autism and ADHD |
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Posted: 07 Nov 2011, 9:12 pm
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Replies: 22
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MrXxx wrote: "The symptoms do not occur exclusively during the course of a Pervasive Developmental Disorder..."
Perhaps I'm misreading this, but to me "during the course of" seems to refer to a time span, i.e., you cannot have ADHD and a PDD at the same time. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Genetic Link Between Autism and ADHD |
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Posted: 07 Nov 2011, 5:39 pm
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Replies: 22
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The way the DSM-IV is written you indeed are not supposed to be diagnosed with both a PDD and ADHD. But it seems like lots of people are anyway.
The draft DSM-5 does away with this. |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Problem. Not sure what i am. |
| invisiblespectrum |
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Posted: 07 Nov 2011, 12:37 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,839
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| You might be asexual. Check out AVEN. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Genetic Link Between Autism and ADHD |
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Posted: 07 Nov 2011, 12:29 pm
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Replies: 22
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| I definitely have serious attention problems. I'm not sure if it's ADHD or (as a psychologist recently suggested to me) just massive amounts of anxiety. I've definitely noticed some people with ADHD who have some pretty noticeable autistic traits. And obviously a lot of autistic people have ADHD tra... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Should I be offended if I'm told to stop stimming? |
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Posted: 07 Nov 2011, 12:20 pm
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| I more or less agree with what Sparhawke said. My friend and I once ran into a distant acquaintance (actually a less distant acquaintance's boyfriend) and were talking to him. He kept asking my friend (who isn't autistic, but is also non-neurotypical) to stop doing something totally harmless that I ... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Coming Out: Progress So Far |
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Posted: 07 Nov 2011, 3:42 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 6,774
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Congratulations. I hope things keep going as well for you as they have so far.  |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Do you like or get along w/ LGBT (as in any) better? |
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Posted: 07 Nov 2011, 3:40 am
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Replies: 28
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Not really.
I've found that LGBT people come in all types, just like any other group of people. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism and processing thoughts |
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Posted: 07 Nov 2011, 3:37 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,011
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| Yes, I have. It definitely sounds stress-related. I don't think most people can work very well when anxious/stressed, whether or not they're on the spectrum. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is it possible for an Aspie to be overy empathetic? |
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Posted: 07 Nov 2011, 3:35 am
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Replies: 19
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| I'd consider myself to be a fairly empathetic person, but then, according to Baron-Cohen's empathy quotient, I must literally be one of the least empathetic people in the world. I think Baron-Cohen is responsible for the popularity of the idea that autistic people are not empathetic, and to me his u... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone else think like this? |
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Posted: 05 Nov 2011, 6:59 pm
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Replies: 6
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| I absolutely "see" words when I am thinking them. I don't think I "see" words other people speak, though... At least, not if I can see the person. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone here on Anti-depressants? |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2011, 2:23 pm
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Replies: 41
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| I have mixed feelings about anti-depressants. I don't think anyone's first reaction to a person being mildly or moderately depressed ought to be medication. In many cases studies have shown that other treatments are just as effective for mild to moderate depression, and they don't have the potential... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: What are polite ways to quit a club? |
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Posted: 31 Oct 2011, 6:15 pm
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Replies: 16
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| They are not entitled to specifics. +1 I'd add that they're not entitled to anything. I have a friend who is on the spectrum who has a really, really hard time not giving a full and truthful answer to every question he is asked. It's really hard for him to grasp the distinction between lying and ju... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Sex without Love or Love without Sex? |
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Posted: 31 Oct 2011, 6:10 pm
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Replies: 65
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| Love without sex. No contest. I could be quite happy with that. |
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