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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you do when it comes to money management? |
| Ettina |
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Posted: 01 May 2022, 6:54 am
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Replies: 46
Views: 2,514
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| I follow some simple, rigid rules and they serve me alright so far. Firstly, I don't get anything that involves automatic ongoing costs. No subscriptions or anything. I want every time I spend money to be a conscious decision on my part. Secondly, I have multiple accounts. One account is for in-pers... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Question what more intact social skills means |
| Ettina |
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Posted: 01 May 2022, 6:44 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 696
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| What I THINK the writer meant was that: If you have PDD-NOS then you are less impaired in social skills then are other folks on the autism spectrum. You might not be the equal of NTs in social skills but more like them than ...whomever the other folks he is comparing them too (aspies or autistics o... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: I'm starting to get heartburn |
| Ettina |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2022, 9:12 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,331
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| I learnt something new. 8) It's common for adults to have occasional heartburn. But, as you get older, it can become a more frequent irritant. “There is not any clear age where things take a nosedive, but as we age, heartburn becomes more of a problem,” says gastroenterologist Scott Gabbard, MD.23 ... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: What if I have cancer? |
| Ettina |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2022, 9:10 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,324
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| But ASD is lifelong, something you're born with and will be with you until the day you die. It denies you proper friendships and is a very lonely disorder to have (unless you like being alone). It's a horrible thing to have. Plus with all these added physical health conditions that are now apparent... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: A more polite way of saying she’s not interested! |
| Ettina |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2022, 9:01 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,219
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I mean, she could actually be a lesbian. Lesbians are just as uninterested in unattractive men as they are in attractive men.
Why does it matter? |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Crushing on someone hard when you have ASD |
| Ettina |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2022, 8:59 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,339
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MaxE wrote: How would you know he's on the spectrum?
I had a university instructor tell me that he was on the spectrum. We were chatting after class about autism and he mentioned it. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: How many aspies have been in abusive relationships? |
| Ettina |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2022, 8:56 am
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Replies: 48
Views: 4,774
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| I've been hit on by abusive people, but I saw the red flags and noped out long before it could have progressed to a relationship. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Autistic Functioning Level & Dating Success |
| Ettina |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2022, 8:54 am
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Replies: 104
Views: 5,715
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| 2. Regardless of your functioning level, if people perceive you as autistic or special needs, you are less likely to be romantically successful compared to someone who appears neurotypical I disagree with this point. People who perceive you as an NT who is failing at stuff NTs should be succeeding ... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Women that are Middle Eastern that have Asperger's Syndrome |
| Ettina |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2022, 8:50 am
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,579
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| What is it about women of middle-eastern background that appeals to you? The delicious food they cook You don't need to be middle-eastern to cook middle-eastern food. I'd recommend buying a middle-eastern cookbook and teaching yourself how to make the most delicious-seeming recipes from it if you w... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: What's the most stress-free living situation for someone...? |
| Ettina |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2022, 8:47 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,751
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| What's the most stress-free living situation for someone with Aspergers? *Living with parents *Renting so all problems go to the landlord *Other options? It really depends on the people involved. Living with parents can be very stressful or stress-free depending on how well you get along with your ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Baffling NT Children |
| Ettina |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2022, 8:37 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,434
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| I agreed that 9 to 12 is a bit early for talk about sexual attraction, of any kind, and that they shouldn't be gossiping about it, especially with random adults. That's the usual age for kids to start feeling sexual attraction. And it can be really dangerous for kids to be trying to deal with new e... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: my son is about to be rejected from college -- long |
| Ettina |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2022, 8:03 am
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Replies: 35
Views: 4,896
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| We didn't get the rejection letter in the mail yet but they did reply to my request to know what issues he has that they can't support. Here is their reply: these are the criteria he is not meeting at this time: Academically motivated - eagerness to continue learning in a college classroom setting ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Has anyone given you constructive criticism? |
| Ettina |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2022, 7:29 am
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,738
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| I've gotten constructive criticism in writing groups for my writing (although some people in writing groups gave me criticism intended to be constructive but not actually useful because they misunderstood what I was going for, especially when I was writing different genres than the rest of my group)... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Son Just Diagnosed with Mild to Moderate ASD |
| Ettina |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2022, 7:08 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,527
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| I doubt the pure Lovaas method, Discrete Trial Training, is used today. Actually paediatric psychologists still recommend it. Unfortunately. I do not recommend ABA in any amount. The closest I'd come is recommending an eclectic strategy that draws some ideas from ABA, but tempered by non-ABA strate... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: New Zealand denies entry to autistic daughter of immigrants |
| Ettina |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2022, 6:33 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,081
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| Note to self: Don't immigrate to Australia. These laws target parents looking to find medicare/NDIS insurance support for a chronically disabled child. They don't apply to a person with autism if they are capable of employment and looking after themselves. Maybe Joe90 meant that she wouldn't want t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ASD focus now |
| Ettina |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2022, 6:27 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 624
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| The focus should always be on what the patient identifies as their biggest concern. For me, that's never been my autism - my PTSD has always been more bothersome to me, because it actually makes me unhappy, whereas autism makes my life harder but doesn't overall affect my happiness. Even my meltdown... |
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