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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: What do you think about new Star Trek Discovery? |
| TheAvenger161173 |
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Posted: 16 Jan 2018, 1:22 pm
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| I like it, most I’ve liked Star Trek since voyager. Not really liking the Klingons change it’s a bit daft. But generally really good. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Two types of autism? |
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Posted: 15 Jan 2018, 12:47 pm
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Replies: 15
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| No, because the genes involved would be different. Same symptoms, different causes. Some people could have autistic traits because they've inherited a particular combination of genes, whilst others have them because of a single mutation throwing normal development off track. Sort of how people with... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What was your IQ profile? |
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Posted: 13 Jan 2018, 3:42 pm
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Replies: 59
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| I had Weschler IQ test in 05.2016, when I was about 24,5 years old. PIQ was 104, VIQ was 126, FSIQ was 117. Verbal part of the test: Arithmetic 18 Information 17 Vocabulary 14 Similarities 13 Comprehension 13 Digit Span 11 Performance part of the test: Block Design 14 Coding 13 Object Assembly 9 Pi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Meltdown without severe anger? |
| TheAvenger161173 |
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Posted: 11 Jan 2018, 9:53 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 209
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| Took a couple of days to get over it fully. Hopefully the same doesn’t happen next week when the courier has been rearranged. I’ve read contradicting things on meltdowns and anger,some say it can come without. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone else struggle with maths? |
| TheAvenger161173 |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2018, 8:59 am
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Replies: 17
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| Yes. I’m Terrible. I struggle with basic maths. Even rudimentary sums I have to really think about them. An example 7 + 5 it would take me several seconds to work it out. Only times tables I know are 2s,5s,10s the really simple ones. I do art and started gridding canvases. It took me 6 days to event... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Meltdown without severe anger? |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2018, 7:53 am
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Replies: 3
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| Is it a meltdown if severe anger is not involved. I had something happen yesterday, a courier was supposed to be dropping something off, I’ve waited almost a week for it, but they made a mistake and it didn’t happen. Once I realised it wasn’t happening I started really frustrated, then feeling reall... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Opening gifts |
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Posted: 09 Jan 2018, 5:16 am
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Replies: 11
Views: 465
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| I thought this was just me. I struggle feeling much when I get presents at Xmas. React the same to everything is the best approach I’ve found. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Problems with holding and remembering information. |
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Posted: 06 Jan 2018, 6:42 pm
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Replies: 17
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| Hello, I'm wondering if anyone else has this problem too and what may be causing it. When trying to learn about most subjects and do research on it via reading up on a certain subject or watching videos about it, I usually have great difficulty taking in, understanding and remembering the informati... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is it wrong to not like socializing? |
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Posted: 05 Jan 2018, 2:39 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 400
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| I hate socialising. even with good friends it makes me anxious, saying that I have occasions where I enjoy it but it has to be the right friends in the right scenario. At Christmas I stop at my girlfriends where i stay upstairs out of the way while everyone else is down stairs doing xmas things etc ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspergers and motor skills |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2018, 5:26 pm
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Replies: 49
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| I’m an artist and have to paint on the floor due to poor fine motor skills. I can’t hold a brush steady on a normal canvas that is on an easel. I’m constatly dropping things,spilling things. I’ve lost count how many times I’ve dropped my phone in the last two weeks. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does smiling as a child rule out ASD? |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2018, 8:58 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 525
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| No smiling would not rule out an ASD. It baffles me that these kind of questions still exist. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Coping versus masking |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2018, 8:56 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 480
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| I believe you can mask and not be coping underneath. Where as coping is utilising,developing strategies that make coping easier and more likely. Thanks, that is useful. Please shoot me down if I am wrong here. I am just trying to understand the feeling underneath by trying to relate it to myself. P... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Coping versus masking |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2018, 7:50 am
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Replies: 15
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| I believe you can mask and not be coping underneath. Where as coping is utilising,developing strategies that make coping easier and more likely. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What are the main differences between female/ male autism? |
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Posted: 31 Dec 2017, 2:11 pm
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fruitloop42 wrote:
Excellent reading |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Carly Jones - Autistic Activist, MBE award winner |
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Posted: 31 Dec 2017, 12:07 pm
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Replies: 1
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| Very interesting documentary. I was confused by the two different names. Then realised it’s the same person? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does internet cause sensory overload/overwhelment for you? |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2017, 7:40 am
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Replies: 12
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| It’s a double edged sword, as the Internet has let me indulge in several of my main interests over the years, even my main interest art has the Internet as one of the primary sources to research,look for inspiration,look for reference images etc. At the same time getting caught up in what goes on in... |
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