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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: counselling or not? |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 14 Mar 2014, 1:08 am
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| Are there support groups in your area? If not there are always online support groups for people with High Functioning Autism/Aspergers. |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: I struggle with motivation |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 14 Mar 2014, 12:58 am
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Replies: 52
Views: 4,353
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| Lack of motivation for some things and hyperfocus for others is related to executive function deficits common with people with Aspergers. That means we only have a certain amount of mental energy. Christine Miserandino came up with a way of explaining this. While not about aspergers per say a lot of... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: I have learned a lot about myself in the past year or so. |
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Posted: 13 Mar 2014, 11:24 pm
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Replies: 3
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| These are good things to learn |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I joined Wrong Planet in 2012 what it has meant for me |
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Posted: 13 Mar 2014, 12:52 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,414
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| That is the whole point if I can do it you can all do it. : While a lot of could do better if they only tried harder or tried at all this is not true for everybody. While I truly believe you want everybody to be happy and it does seem to "inspire" people a lot of us have heard this "inspirational" ... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Why protest autism speaks? |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 13 Mar 2014, 12:07 am
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Replies: 183
Views: 50,739
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| but there are so many people who have aspergers and love being called "aspergers" and nothing else, and the DSM 5 took that right away. People can call themselves whatever they want. Nothing was "taken away". There is no conspiracy. People can call themselves what they want but but what I have noti... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Getting diagnosis to get help in work world. |
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Posted: 12 Mar 2014, 11:07 pm
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Replies: 9
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| If you need help, then it is worth the attempt. Even if the doctor who evaluates you does not or cannot diagnose with AS, you may get another diagnosis that can help you get SSI or Vocational Rehabilitation. I am also in California, and I have compiled a small list of specialists. They may not be i... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: What post 1950's song describes aspies best? |
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Posted: 12 Mar 2014, 10:54 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,129
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| [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI8V0UChqHc[/youtube] |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: How have you adapted to isolation? |
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Posted: 12 Mar 2014, 10:27 pm
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Replies: 63
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: what does neurodiversity mean to you |
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Posted: 11 Mar 2014, 11:54 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,836
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| To me if you believe people should be understood and accepted for having a neurology that is different from the majority you have a neuro diverse viewpoint. To me if you believe that people who have a minority neurology are wrong and should either be separated or made to be normal you do not have a ... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: DSM - 5 |
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Posted: 11 Mar 2014, 11:22 pm
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Replies: 3
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| For myself I do not fear getting undiagnosed because of the person who diagnosed me and because according to the DSM 5 your old diagnosis is supposed be carried over under the new name. I do fear not being able to get benefits if I want them in the future due to a economic or civil collapse of the U... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Unemployment rate among ASD adults |
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Posted: 11 Mar 2014, 11:00 pm
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Replies: 17
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| The Networking craze has been a pretty bad thing also. It is how the majority of jobs are acquired. Both parties in a networking relationship are supposed understand it is about the possibility of eventually getting a job (or a business deal) but are not supposed to acknowledge this and pretend it i... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: help, please |
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Posted: 11 Mar 2014, 10:21 pm
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Replies: 118
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| Sorry you had to go through that. Hope things finally get better for you because you deserve it. |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Musical guilty pleasures |
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Posted: 11 Mar 2014, 12:58 am
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Replies: 31
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| Late 1960's Bubblegum Rock. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubblegum_Pop Something I "should" have grown out of by middle school or Junior High School as it was known then. 1969 was the year of Woodstock and Altmont. Somehow this was the number 1 song for the year [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watc... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Go for positive thinking |
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Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 11:38 pm
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Replies: 13
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| Positive and Negative are extremes. You can be too much of either. The fact for me is that I don't like everything I come across in life and I feel like a complete fool when I act like I enjoy something I don't like. I basically agree with the above. I also agree there is to much wining and paranoi... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Boycotting businesses who support Autism Speaks |
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Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 11:02 pm
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Replies: 12
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| I thought Panera bread had cut ties. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: New article about Adam Lanza on Huffington Post |
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Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 10:59 pm
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Replies: 14
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| Here is a link to the ORIGINAL INTERVIEW WITH PETER LANZA - It's a very long article in the New Yorker by Andrew Solomon that everyone is commenting on. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2014/03/17/140317fa_fact_solomon?currentPage=all It's important to consider the source of the commentating site... |
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