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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: A few probably silly questions |
| firemonkey |
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Posted: 08 Sep 2023, 9:33 am
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| Autistic people often struggle with “people pleasing” and go to great lengths to keep others happy, even at their own expense. Some autistic people want to gain neurotypical approval, or, at least the very least, to fly under the neurotypical radar. This can lead directly into people pleasing behav... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: A few probably silly questions |
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Posted: 07 Sep 2023, 2:19 pm
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| I get your point about manipulation, but that doesn't apply to me at all. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: A few probably silly questions |
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Posted: 07 Sep 2023, 12:40 pm
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| Is the need to please others more an autistic than non autistic thing? Can wanting x but agreeing to y be part of the masking process? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: BPD or Autism? |
| firemonkey |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2023, 3:47 pm
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Replies: 27
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: how did you fare in grade school? |
| firemonkey |
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Posted: 31 Aug 2023, 6:56 pm
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Replies: 14
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| 4-7: Did reasonably well academically. First school in Bangkok saw that I had some problems, and persuaded my parents to have me tested for what we now call cerebral palsy,at Gt Ormond street . That was c1962. The result was negative, and other possibilities weren't explored. 8-13: Started at prep s... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Forgetting to breathe and autism/aspergers. |
| firemonkey |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2023, 4:58 am
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Replies: 13
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| Wow! Double wow!! I thought this was just a 'me' thing .It's happened quite a lot of times when concentrating hard on a physical task. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Assessment - My Story (AUG. 2023) |
| firemonkey |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2023, 5:59 pm
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Replies: 13
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| There was one where I had to draw a connect-the-dots of some sort. I think it might have been a page with numbers and letters and I had to connect just the numbers or letters in order and ignore the others. Something like that. Maybe it was connecting every second letter / number? Something like th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Highly Intelligent versus Autistic |
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Posted: 22 Aug 2023, 10:14 am
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Replies: 30
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| Call me silly, if you(plural) like, but I very much need a clear and precise definition of what is,or isn't 'masking'. One thing I do is agree to x- when y would be personally preferable, so as not to put the other person out. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Highly Intelligent versus Autistic |
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Posted: 22 Aug 2023, 3:33 am
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| ^ That wasn't to dispute what you,or anyone else has said on this thread. It was merely to suggest that masking and high intelligence don't always necessarily go together, or perhaps go together in a way that's not readily identifiable as such. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Highly Intelligent versus Autistic |
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Posted: 21 Aug 2023, 3:45 pm
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| I'm not consciously aware of ever having 'masked'. I don't make micro adjustments in real time to give a more positive impression of myself. Basically WYSIWYG with me. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Highly Intelligent versus Autistic |
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Posted: 20 Aug 2023, 11:51 pm
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Weight Of Memory wrote:
Their socializing difficulties would occur because they're frustrated by others inability to understand or even be interested in the advanced concepts they're dealing with.
That's a regular 'It's so hard being gifted' type of comment on the gifted subreddit. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Combating stigma in autism research |
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Posted: 15 Aug 2023, 6:10 am
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Replies: 11
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| As autism has gained increased attention in the past few decades, autistic advocates have adopted the phrase “Nothing about us without us,” illustrating the idea that autistic people should be centered in all conversations regarding autism. However, in a large portion of autism research, autistic p... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Easy targets to make fun of? |
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Posted: 14 Aug 2023, 1:34 pm
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Replies: 33
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| I have my chosen family who I see regularly. There are no friends. Social media is better than watching TV all day, or vegetating in bed. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: The last health ailment you suffered from |
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Posted: 13 Aug 2023, 5:35 pm
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| Pains in the back of my lower right leg when walking. Makes me think I'm going to fall. My daughter has said to use my walker. Hands and arms have been playing up.Especially the left hand and arm. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Easy targets to make fun of? |
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Posted: 13 Aug 2023, 2:44 pm
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| I had no idea how disliked I was at prep school till the last meal of the last day there. Yes I'd been teased a bit, but nothing major as far as I was concerned . I took a swig of my tea not knowing someone had put tobacco in with the tea. The nausea was horrendous . It was a cruel thing to do. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspie Quiz version 5 |
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Posted: 10 Aug 2023, 9:09 am
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Replies: 98
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| Atypical talent Your group score: 3.0 of 10 (below average). Typical talent Your group score: 2.5 of 10 (below average). Atypical perception Your group score: 5.1 of 10 (average). Typical perception Your group score: 0.7 of 10 (below average). Atypical communication Your group score: 1.3 of 10 (belo... |
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