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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: hand flapping |
| Age1600 |
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Posted: 15 Dec 2009, 11:32 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,802
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| i handflap as an adult more so then i did as a child, i didnt think i flapped as a child at all, until i saw pix of me doing so, idk if i outgrew it out my parents did anything to get me to stop it, i lost a lot of my memory, but still do it as an adult wherever i am or whoever im around |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I feel out of place here... |
| Age1600 |
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Posted: 15 Dec 2009, 11:25 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,076
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| dont feel out of place, it usually takes me a couple days to write a post or answer a post, or a couple hours, most of the time i put up notepad and leave it up to add more as the day goes by, it takes me literally a week to get my thoughts together for my own post, so ur def not alone. writing out ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: fixated on certian objects as adults? |
| Age1600 |
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Posted: 14 Dec 2009, 5:40 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,980
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| What is a steamer saucer? XD;; Is it this thing? http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51R671B513L._SL500_AA280_.jpg I have one of those!! They're so cool, I used it last night to steam broccoli. I did play with it a lot when I got it. But when you said steam.. I thought of steam cleaners. XD STEAM... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Nervously exposing myself to the realm of YouTube |
| Age1600 |
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Posted: 14 Dec 2009, 3:22 am
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Replies: 40
Views: 3,948
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| beautiful, def keep on singing and playing! i'm going to tell my bf to add you is that ok? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: not social...but obsessed with socializing |
| Age1600 |
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Posted: 14 Dec 2009, 3:12 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,762
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| it sounds like ur interested in socializing but when it comes time to doing so u become confused and obsessed with how to do it correctly that it almost sounds like its a special interest of yours? im jus guessing from what u wrote. That oculd be possible, im not the best person to answer, but i soc... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: fixated on certian objects as adults? |
| Age1600 |
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Posted: 14 Dec 2009, 3:00 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,980
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| so you hear about children only being fixated on objects and then as they become adults they usually become fixated on subjects, for me always objects. today we went to my bfs friends house to watch the football game, everybody is so use to me, anyways i became obsessed with his friends steamer sauc... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does my son ( 5years old ) have Aspergers ? Autism ? Pdd ? |
| Age1600 |
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Posted: 13 Dec 2009, 12:16 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 955
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| i recommend taking thsi quiz, this can give a somewhat accurate answer whether he is or isnt on the spectrum http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html but its not a diagnosis, if it does say yes he is on the spectrum, print the results out to the devleopmental pediatrician again, sometimes they arent... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Should I tell people? |
| Age1600 |
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Posted: 12 Dec 2009, 12:11 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,927
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| im so open about autism, we were shirts related to autism basically having a puzzle piece or a ribbon or jus sayin autism awareness, it helps the stares and ppl actually come up to my bf asking for advice, asking about the disorder, saying thank you for spreading awareness, ppl have actually shook h... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "Why do you look so sad?" |
| Age1600 |
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Posted: 11 Dec 2009, 4:07 am
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,317
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| i use to get ppl asking my parents as a child why do i never smile, why do i always look in my own world or so sad. growing up i never smiled it was rare, it wasnt cuz i wasnt happy or cuz iw as sad, jus idk didnt smile lol wasnt in my nature. but even today ppl say im smiling and im extremely angry... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Your reasons for your stims |
| Age1600 |
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Posted: 11 Dec 2009, 1:23 am
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,361
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| Oftentimes to pace myself - like an external metronome. Odin - 'hi!' I meant to say hello before. I guess your 'stim' answer means to offset oneself - true. Age1600: (quasi-PM) :D So good to see you, friend. Hope you're well. Otherwise, unknown. Stimming if mostly involuntary - I can become lost in... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Irregular sleeping patterns |
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Posted: 11 Dec 2009, 1:06 am
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,472
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| My sleep dr told me my body only needs 4 hours of sleep and that is normal for many with autism to have very irregular sleep patterns I noticed the latter half about the "irregular sleep patterns," but could it also be typical that fewer hours are needed for ASD folks? I've felt pretty damn good af... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Irregular sleeping patterns |
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Posted: 11 Dec 2009, 12:16 am
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,472
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| yes sleeping has always been a problem for me, i finally somewhat fixed it, as long as i can control my body temp, dont have a sensory overload, and actually had excercise so im worn out a bit, i sleep good. If i cant or dont have or dont do any of the above i slam my head against things then usuall... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Favorite Sensations? |
| Age1600 |
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Posted: 09 Dec 2009, 10:41 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,251
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| rubber looooove rubber is my fav sensation, my rubber keybo, my rubber phone, etc etc. have so many fav sensations tho since im a huge sensory seeker cant list them all i could write a book on it hhehe, |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Your reasons for your stims |
| Age1600 |
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Posted: 09 Dec 2009, 10:38 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,361
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| a lot of my stims are sensory seeking, whether it be self injurious stims or stims such as rocking, i do every stim there is haha, but thats what its mostly for. if not its also for relaxing, coping, communicating, boredom, etc, but a lot for sensory seeking |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can someone... |
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Posted: 09 Dec 2009, 10:35 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 917
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| Particularly bright deaf children have been diagnosed as ret*d. yes and why, that really bothers me, like the iq tests they give out, alot of ppl base intellegence on how well soembody speaks or if they speak or not, are u serious? i know a couple deaf ppl who were seen as ret*d cuz they couldnt he... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can someone... |
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Posted: 09 Dec 2009, 10:33 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 917
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| yes defintely i was labelled mentally ret*d when i was 3, was i ret*d? not really!. since i couldnt speak, all i did was babble, was in diapers, couldnt even understand lmy foot from my hand lol, or seem to acknowledge anything going on around me, nor acknowledge or care for ppl, etc etc etc basical... |
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