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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Not masking your behavior or disclosing |
| QuiversWhiskers |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2015, 9:15 pm
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milksnake wrote: I usually just get stared at, other aspies figure it out fast, NT's tend to assume I'm on drugs..
I used to worry that people thought I was on drugs. Now I still wonder but don't worry. I wonder if I look like I have withdrawal symptoms. I have never been on drugs. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: We got Guinea pigs! |
| QuiversWhiskers |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2015, 6:04 pm
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Replies: 10
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| Two baby boys. One is black with rosettes, the other is chocolate gray with a white crest, shorthair, very silky. They are happy to be together. One is two weeks older than the other. I am using fleece for their bedding. They have Timothy hay, apples, chew stick, chew antler, dandelion greens, and c... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Not masking your behavior or disclosing |
| QuiversWhiskers |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2015, 5:51 pm
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Replies: 16
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| I don't mask as much anymore but neither do I usually tell them anything specific like ADHD or spectrum. Sometimes I say things like if I think I am not looking at them long enough or too little when they are talking I'll say something along the lines of, "I'm sorry if I am not looking at you m... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Bipolar personality? |
| QuiversWhiskers |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2015, 1:29 am
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Replies: 5
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| You know I actually do have several diagnosed bipolar friends. I don't know why I was pairing these two things that are probably unrelated. I guess I was guilty of framing things too. None of my other bipolar friends have this particular personality but it is eerie how similar she is to this other p... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Bipolar personality? |
| QuiversWhiskers |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2015, 12:57 am
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Replies: 5
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| I met someone who is diagnosed bipolar. At first my husband and I saw her in a loud, busy place and she stared at him the entire time and her face never moved. We thought she was AS possibly. Fast forward a few months and she comes to our house and is very chatty and open and expressive. She wasn't ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I need help |
| QuiversWhiskers |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2015, 12:42 am
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,585
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Performing tasks with your eyes closed |
| QuiversWhiskers |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2015, 12:32 am
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Replies: 17
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| Yes, I do this. It was unconscious until I noticed it several months ago. It happens when I am doing dishes. I think it's a visual-protective thing, an automatic response to all the soap, colors, reflections, motion, and visual textures of washing dishes. My father who I strongly suspect is HFA (did... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ADHD social issues vs. ASD social issues |
| QuiversWhiskers |
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Posted: 17 Dec 2015, 11:51 pm
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Replies: 3
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| This guy explains ADHD very well. I have been told twice now by two different professionals that I have ADHD and I can really relate to this guy. It's like he is describing me. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_kt_hn5jRQ0 I know you were really into Jewish stuff for a while and this guy happens to be J... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Autistic 18yo Facing Charges |
| QuiversWhiskers |
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Posted: 14 Dec 2015, 10:31 pm
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Replies: 11
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Here is a Change.org petition I came across regarding an 18-year-old autistic lad who is being charged with assault for hitting a woman during a panic attack.
Sign if you will. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have any unusual or odd stims? |
| QuiversWhiskers |
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Posted: 13 Dec 2015, 9:25 pm
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Replies: 8
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TheAP wrote: Welcome to WP, Allison! My name is Allison as well. My most common stim is putting my hands together with the fingers spread out and tapping the sides of my index fingers against my face so my fingers come together.
 I do this too! |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Severe aggression while happy/excited? |
| QuiversWhiskers |
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Posted: 07 Dec 2015, 4:02 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,642
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| I don't really know how to answer this question about transitioning other than what Holland said about leaving stuff out and around for him to find. It may be that any suggestions you try to give him will be rejected just because you are his mom or dad or maybe because other people suggesting and gi... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Severe aggression while happy/excited? |
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Posted: 06 Dec 2015, 12:05 pm
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Replies: 20
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| I agree with you, Holland and ASDMommy, this sounds like excitement stimming. I hit myself though not enough to injure when happy or excited. I also hit my face and the locus of this excitement in expressing it is like "noodling" my eyes with my fingers. It comes out that way. The other th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: You know you've been stimming when... |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2015, 2:31 pm
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Replies: 28
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| When someone asks if you've taken your anxiety medication this morning. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Irlen lenses. |
| QuiversWhiskers |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2015, 1:55 pm
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Replies: 4
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| I had a pair of prescription glasses tinted dark red by the eye glass place who filled the prescription. It is is very, very expensive to get prescription lenses tinted by Irlen. I think the red is too dark but they do help especially in Walmart I use them sometimes because the light in there is so ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: You know you've been stimming when... |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2015, 11:13 am
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Replies: 28
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You realize those spotty bruises that look like finger marks on both forearms are from banging your forearms on your hip bones.
How about you? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism and Irregular Breathing |
| QuiversWhiskers |
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Posted: 01 Nov 2015, 9:01 am
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,569
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| I wonder if it has to do with a kind of proprioception issue. I have been told that Autistic people have issues with proprioception so I wonder if we don't breathe as unconsciously as other people do. I would be interested to find out. Sometimes when I have an anxiety attack it really affects my br... |
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