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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Having children does not seem worth the hassle. |
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Posted: 23 Dec 2009, 1:22 pm
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| I just want to chime in with what I think is one of the main reasons many people want children. They provide a purpose to one's life. It is not necessarily the main purpose, but the responsibility that comes with having kids is at least one reason for getting up in the morning. Having said that, I a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you sometimes feel "stuck" inside your autism? |
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Posted: 23 Dec 2009, 8:58 am
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,618
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I also want to thank you so much for your long post. I know it takes a big effort on your part, but your contribution was truly insightful, and very much appreciated. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you sometimes feel "stuck" inside your autism? |
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Posted: 23 Dec 2009, 8:49 am
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| Callista wrote I'm getting a sense of mind/body disconnect here--like people feel like they are living in their bodies like their brains are their real selves and the body is just a sort of mechanism they're controlling. I wonder if that has to do with the sensory weirdness often associated with au... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: This is the reality of autism |
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Posted: 23 Dec 2009, 7:43 am
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Replies: 21
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| Nah, I'm just showing how boring it is to view the reality of [my] autism on the outside. Ok, gotcha. It is perhaps a good message to send; maybe we would be better off if people were merely bored by our presence. In reality, those unaware of autism are rarely indifferent to our unusual mannerisms.... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: This is the reality of autism |
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Posted: 22 Dec 2009, 10:34 am
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Replies: 21
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| This is very similar to my autism until I reached the age of 10-12 years, except that I was constantly flapping as well. After I started interacting with the outside world I became quite verbal and felt compelled to constantly make comments when around others conversing (often only tangentially rela... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: I never get offended. |
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Posted: 21 Dec 2009, 6:24 pm
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Replies: 21
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I'm with you. I am extremely indifferent to what others think of me or say about me. Good luck trying to offend or insult me!
I don't get angry or intimidated easily either. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: autism reality documentary |
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Posted: 19 Dec 2009, 1:45 pm
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| Superb video - and very professionally done!! I am pleased that you referred to autism in the title. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: hand flapping |
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Posted: 15 Dec 2009, 9:55 pm
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Replies: 23
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| I flapped in a very conspicuous classic autistic manner, holding my hands fairly high and agitating them so that it was a visual stim as well. During my first years at school, this attracted great attention and intrigue, including from adults and high school students, and was deemed unacceptable by ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: an extroverted aspie? |
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Posted: 07 Dec 2009, 8:28 am
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Replies: 30
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| enigma, My behavior when with a group of people is similar to yours, and I am sure that I seem extroverted. I blabber/jabber quite a bit and make comments that are somewhat "off the wall" - more so when I was younger, of course. No shyness whatsoever. I did this in class, too, when I was young, and ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you really autistic? my thoughts on this |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2009, 10:35 pm
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Replies: 81
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| Thank you for that post, Glider. You do great service to this forum. As I understand it, the purpose of these forums is, at least in part, is serve as SUPPORT for those on the autistic spectrum. As such, I question whether this is the appropriate place for these threads suggesting that AS, or some o... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How many on WP do you think really have some form of autism? |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2009, 12:36 pm
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Replies: 78
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| A very salient issue regarding being identified with a mental disorder is the formidable and pervasive stigma still attached thereto. And although most here understand that AS is not a disorder but a neurological difference, it is included in the Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does Asperger's syndrome really exist? |
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Posted: 27 Nov 2009, 12:59 pm
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Replies: 55
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| 88BK wrote i would like to know what "type" of person qualified for a HFA diagnosis BEFORE AS existed (i was diagnosed HFA after AS came into the DSM), that might help explain why the felt the need to create AS. i mean why weren't all these asperger types simply being diagnosed as HFA? and if they ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Okay , if we're not supposed to say that we're... |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2009, 9:12 am
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| Obviously these terms are subjective and pretty much meaningless to everyone aside from the individual. The way I see it...the individual ought to be afforded the dignity of self-definition. No one else should be presumptous enough to define another as disabled OR different. In the case of us ASD f... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why are NTs so afraid of directness? |
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Posted: 25 Nov 2009, 3:06 pm
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| In many ways this is a rather peculiar thread, in my opinion. I can only project as to why the dreaded NT's are often reticent to be direct, but I CAN tell you why I am. It is because I have learned that when I am blunt, i.e. not careful what I say, I unwittingly hurt, upset, and insult people. I co... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I would like some input from other people. |
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Posted: 24 Nov 2009, 7:11 am
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Replies: 10
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| Autistic neurology would explain every item on your list. Rather compelling, I would say. Getting formally diagnosed with a mental disorder (yes, that is what formal diagnosis currently is!!) can be of considerable benefit to those needing accommodations in school, or government support. I suppose i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Misconceptions re. re-classifying Asperger's in the DSMV |
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Posted: 23 Nov 2009, 7:37 pm
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Replies: 94
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| Greentea wrote There is no continuum between those who prefer to live in their own world and those who desperately seek relating but are constantly rejected. Hey! I am one of those low-lifes who prefers to live my own world (mostly my own head) and is mystified as to why others want to have friends... |
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