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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: weird stereotypes of aspies by other aspies |
| Morgana |
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Posted: 14 Apr 2011, 4:30 pm
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Replies: 61
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| I drink wine diligently every night. I do this even when I´m alone, I think this is one of my rituals. :) About the looking younger thing: one of the dance schools where I teach at just moved to a new studio. I was recently sitting in a public area there, after my class, relaxing with a cup of tea. ... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Adam Movie Discussion --SPOILERS!!-- |
| Morgana |
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Posted: 25 Mar 2011, 1:29 pm
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| What I would like to see rather than a movie that tries to take an aspie and show how to deal with one externally from an NT perspective, is a movie that somehow manages to convey what it's like to be an aspie, a person with a full range of emotions, a good heart, integrity, but also lost at sea in... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's Syndrome: The invisible female |
| Morgana |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2011, 5:25 pm
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Replies: 44
Views: 10,220
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| There was recently an article published in a professional journal that came to light recently that has proposed a theory that the MAJORITY of people at the asperger syndrome end of the autistic spectrum are women. I'm trying to find this article but no to no avail so far. I think its probably not f... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's Meeting |
| Morgana |
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Posted: 15 Mar 2011, 3:44 pm
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Replies: 38
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| I've found that what I have in common with another autistic person has nothing at all to do with how well they pass for NT. There's such a thing as judging people on appearances and losing track of similarities because of the most visible differences. I would have missed out on a lot if I only look... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's Syndrome: The invisible female |
| Morgana |
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Posted: 15 Mar 2011, 3:34 pm
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| There was recently an article published in a professional journal that came to light recently that has proposed a theory that the MAJORITY of people at the asperger syndrome end of the autistic spectrum are women. I'm trying to find this article but no to no avail so far. I think its probably not f... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's Syndrome: The invisible female |
| Morgana |
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Posted: 15 Mar 2011, 3:26 pm
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| The possibility that 75% of Low functioning autism cases among girls are hidden or misdiagnosed is quasi impossible. Unlike AS, LFA is a very obvious disorder. I have read of several cases of parents knowing that their daughters were autistic (LFA), but still had trouble getting an official confirm... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's Syndrome: The invisible female |
| Morgana |
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Posted: 15 Mar 2011, 1:19 pm
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| Thank you SO MUCH for these links! I copied and pasted the 3rd one, and now I´m going to read it in my own time. What I read so far was awesome! I always thought that I probably have something like residual Asperger´s Syndrome, and this paper does much to explain- well, everything about me, really. ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Any intense and very unusual 'phobias'? |
| Morgana |
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Posted: 14 Mar 2011, 5:40 pm
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Replies: 39
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I don´t like caraway seeds either.  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle - as an Aspie |
| Morgana |
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Posted: 14 Mar 2011, 11:16 am
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Replies: 53
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| Let me start by saying please forgive me for digging up this thread when no one has posted on it for a while. I am a parent of a 5 yo HFA boy and I have been learning about mindfulness and Buddhism for myself and as I learn more I have started to see how the concepts might be helpful to teach my so... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Book About Lack of Empathy |
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Posted: 10 Mar 2011, 5:02 pm
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Replies: 29
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| I made the mistake of telling my husband he did not have empathy for me when I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. I was looking for someone to know what to say and do all the time. He threw a book or something and screamed he had empathy more than most people. But at the same time told me I was lazy ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Book About Lack of Empathy |
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Posted: 09 Mar 2011, 11:27 am
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| By the way, I have seen articles titled: "Children with Asperger's are likely to be X" and then the article starts out: Studies have shown that those who lack empathy are more likely to be X then the general population". So, lacking empathy has now become a synonym for Asperger's? Yes, I´ve seen th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Useless advice from NT's |
| Morgana |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2011, 4:42 pm
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Replies: 60
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| There are people for everyone, but we are all kept apart by distance, age, disability, or other people's perceptions. I'd like to volunteer with autistic kids, but can't negotiate with caregivers or organisations :( I would like to help autistic adults, or kids maybe- (kids make me more nervous, an... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Useless advice from NT's |
| Morgana |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2011, 1:14 pm
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Replies: 60
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| I am in my 30s now and can pass for more "spontaneous" behaviour, but that is the product of years of trial and error and writing down my personal insights when I'm alone, to reflect upon- this is one of the pluses of the AS long-term memory, since my diagnosis at 27 years old, I have actually reca... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Useless advice from NT's |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2011, 1:13 pm
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Replies: 60
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| I am in my 30s now and can pass for more "spontaneous" behaviour, but that is the product of years of trial and error and writing down my personal insights when I'm alone, to reflect upon- this is one of the pluses of the AS long-term memory, since my diagnosis at 27 years old, I have actually reca... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Useless advice from NT's |
| Morgana |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2011, 4:12 pm
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Replies: 60
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Oh! Oh! Can I add one? 
"You just have to get out and network".
I´ve been told this for so many years. It´s about like saying "be more social"- (I´ve heard that one too). |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: WrongPlanet OCD Rituals |
| Morgana |
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Posted: 02 Mar 2011, 5:30 pm
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Replies: 23
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| still curious, especially since OCD seems pretty rare even on WP, i'd ask (to everyone) what is the 'fear? or perhaps, what would happen if you didn't do what you feel you must do? In my case, I don´t feel anything that I would call fear...I don´t even think I feel any anxiety about it. It´s more j... |
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