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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Out of steam |
| SharonB |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2023, 7:26 pm
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| Meerkat ,ugh, sorry it was so awful so early. I wanted "out" by age 8, but didn't discover the dysfunctional but effective "coping" mechanism you mention until 17. Then it was an especially rocky couple decades. In my support groups for adult ADS women, over 90% relate to this p... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: 2nd attempt at diagnosis failed... |
| SharonB |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2023, 7:22 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,617
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| MaxE , I get it. We have, and will continue to, meet or help her identify her individual needs. I've read on here for whom the diagnosis at an early age HURT. I was misdiagnosed for over 45 years and it HURT. So, perhaps in the long run this experience will meet someplace in the middle. :heart: AsP... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: 2nd attempt at diagnosis failed... |
| SharonB |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2023, 9:39 am
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,617
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: You need to widen your horizons |
| SharonB |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2023, 9:38 am
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Replies: 11
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| Reciprocation is my BFF listens to me go on about myself, concerns or special interest for however long and then I listen to her go on about herself, concerns or special interest for however long. For all I know Meerkat appreciates a friend who's passionate about owls or reciprocates in other ways. ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Imposter syndrome |
| SharonB |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2023, 9:11 am
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Replies: 6
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colliegrace wrote: ...needs as an autistic person.
We're allowed to have needs? I need that validation and reminder about 100 times every day please. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: 2nd attempt at diagnosis failed... |
| SharonB |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2023, 9:07 am
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| Yep. I am especially appalled b/c this practice was recommended as such. I myself had gone to a specialist for ASD women and received my DX finally in my late 40s, but an ASD friend did not - at the same practice. There was a note of doubt in mine since I was subclinical on the ADOS-2 "golden s... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: 2nd attempt at diagnosis failed... |
| SharonB |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2023, 6:37 am
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Replies: 20
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| ...for my daughter (age 12). The irony is that she is highly intelligent and we have accommodated her well so she doesn't meet the current diagnostic criteria. In my childhood my own Autistic mother accommodated me. Reluctantly the evaluator suggested my daughter be monitored and did report she has ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Out of steam |
| SharonB |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2023, 8:14 am
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Replies: 6
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| I substitute taught for a couple years in Special Education classrooms. I saw where it was done very well (empowering), ok (survival) and unfortunately not well at all (harmful). So sad when as an ASD person I could so exactly how the staff was triggering meltdowns in a child and then blaming the ch... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Imposter syndrome |
| SharonB |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2023, 8:05 am
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Replies: 6
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| Welcome to WP. I was diagnosed at 48, early 50s now. I also had normalized myself to myself. In the past two to three years I have become compassionately aware of my ASD stimming, communication challenges, etc. Before I had no clue whatsoever that I was AuDHD, GAD, etc. It's just the way life was --... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: You need to widen your horizons |
| SharonB |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2023, 7:56 am
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Replies: 11
Views: 340
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It's like each ASD person could sponsor a Wikipedia page. If the web ever failed, I'd collect contact numbers for ASD folks and I'm pretty sure we'd have most subjects covered.  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asking about my daughter |
| SharonB |
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Posted: 29 Aug 2023, 9:20 pm
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Replies: 7
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| My daughter has yet to get an ASD diagnosis (hopefully this week). Prevoiusly she got an Expressive Language Disorder and sensory, etc. She doesn't like to talk. When she was age three, I requested she meet me halfway on the matter (acknowledge I spoke to her and then we'd be together in companiable... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Life Hacks helpful with AS? |
| SharonB |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2023, 8:47 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,584
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| I've "talked" to Chat GPT, asked it about its bias (subject to sources, which are diverse but ultimately limited) and how it converses with folks. It's funny to me b/c it's loaded with information like many ASD folks. I said I enjoyed its information-full responses but that it seems many p... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspie Quiz version 5 |
| SharonB |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2023, 8:45 am
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| Oooooo, so neat!! TY. Friendly Teasing: Suggested question: "Please enter the number of questions you answered "NO" because you do something similar but not 100% exactly that way" --- for multiplicative factor of extra points!! !! !! !! :wink: :D The first time I took the test I ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: So, I dropped my coffee... |
| SharonB |
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Posted: 27 Aug 2023, 3:42 pm
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Replies: 14
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| I am told that as a child I would do that. Now I typically will put a thing down before I forget about it. (Went back to a store last month to pick up an item I left mid-shelf.) That said, it does seem vaguely familiar that I might have dropped something recently when a very compelling thought came ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Have people pretended you're invisible? |
| SharonB |
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Posted: 27 Aug 2023, 9:15 am
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Replies: 24
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| I felt shunned in school. I suppose now also - simply in that NTs don't relate to me. My topics are tangential, hard or unknown for them. For example, an NT says "it's raining in the countryside" - and an NT apparently will respond about rainy country living and everybody will talk superfi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Obsessive Controlling Autistic Parent |
| SharonB |
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Posted: 26 Aug 2023, 7:14 pm
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Replies: 3
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| I would say it's personality with the ASD contributing to its extreme. My mom and I are both Autistic and we are both lenient mothers (to an extreme). However, my mom passed on her abuse as judgment. I was 40 when I figured out how to manage her (providing comfort in the face of her discomfort). Goo... |
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