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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Low Functioning Autism and High Functioning Autism |
| Fenn |
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Posted: 07 May 2023, 2:26 pm
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Replies: 26
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| So my personal theory: DSM talks about observable behavior but as a computer scientist I think about mechanism too. My model for ASD is a collection of hyper- and hypo-sensitivities. Brain scans show some parts of the brain have extra volume and activity and other parts less (compared to neuro-typic... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism, high functioning autism, and asperger anxiety |
| Fenn |
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Posted: 07 May 2023, 1:52 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,101
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| A cup of tea, black tea, I like Earl Grey. Too many cups a day and my anxiety goes up and so I have to cut back. Can also negatively affect my sleep and there are downstream affects to that. I take escitalopram (generic for lexapro) was at 15 mg per day for some years but just went up to 20. Escital... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Low Functioning Autism and High Functioning Autism |
| Fenn |
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Posted: 06 May 2023, 4:37 pm
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Replies: 26
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| Isa and I are talking about the DSM-5 which is THE current definition, at least in the USA. Isa’s table is from the DSM-5 and my link and post are also about the DSM-5. Maybe in jolly old England there was a different definition in the past when Joe90 was diagnosed. ICD and DSM tend to follow each o... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: The Journey Technique for Memorization: how does it work? |
| Fenn |
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Posted: 06 May 2023, 3:18 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 335
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| What you are calling the “Journey Technique for Memorization” is a variation on the Method of Loci also known as the memory palace. What makes it work is that you are actually using different parts of your brain, parts that are very good at remembering many things in long term memory and parts that ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Low Functioning Autism and High Functioning Autism |
| Fenn |
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Posted: 06 May 2023, 12:46 pm
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Replies: 26
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| Follow this link https://www.autismspeaks.org/autism-diagnosis-criteria-dsm-5 Then search the page for “severity levels”. Bigger numbers are more severe and more “low functioning”. Smaller numbers are less severe and more “high functioning”. There are two different categories where one person can be... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Therapist terminated therapy |
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Posted: 06 May 2023, 12:27 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 361
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| DBT specifically deals with people who sometimes conflict with the therapist. Don’t forget therapist are people too - they have flaws. I just started a DBT IOP (again). Really if your therapist fired you you probably don’t want him/her and he/she probably really couldn’t help. Try again and you may ... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Chickens ride the bus |
| Fenn |
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Posted: 06 May 2023, 11:26 am
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Replies: 3
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| So this episode was the last episode of MASH broadcast. The plot includes several sub-plots focusing on one or two major characters. One of these sub-plots focused on main character army surgeon Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce having sessions of talk therapy with recurring character psychiatrist ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: eye contact helper |
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Posted: 05 May 2023, 6:10 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 187
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: why do some posts |
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Posted: 04 May 2023, 9:58 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 513
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Why do some posts on Wrongplanet get no replies and others get many?
Is there some unwritten rule of how to write a post that will get replies or comments?
Is this one of those social skills I just will never really figure out? |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Any Aspie working as ATC (Air Traffic Control) |
| Fenn |
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Posted: 03 May 2023, 7:26 pm
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Replies: 1
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| I have always hears that this is a high stress job. |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Chickens ride the bus |
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Posted: 03 May 2023, 12:53 pm
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Replies: 3
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| Does anyone remember seeing this episode of M*A*S*H? https://www.mash4077tv.com/2017/10/episode-spotlight-goodbye-farewell-and-amen/ I find myself coming back to it again and again in my mind. PTSD or Survivor guilt related to my mother's death and my grandmother's? I just feel really really sad tod... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: How do i get rid of a mouse. |
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Posted: 02 May 2023, 6:16 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 529
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| My dad had a realistic looking plastic owl he used to strap to his single engine plane with bungy cords to keep small birds from nesting on the engine. I bet mice wouldn’t like the look of it either. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Our 3 Year Old Just Diagnosed as Autistic |
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Posted: 01 May 2023, 9:47 am
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Replies: 3
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| At age three he is still very young. Autism in the DSM is in a larger group called PDD or Pervasive Developmental Delay. One thing to look at at this age is how your child may hit developmental milestones later than same age peers. He may also far exceed them in other areas, like reading early, or b... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: How do i get rid of a mouse. |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2023, 12:35 pm
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Replies: 14
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| Mike like to be where there is food. They like grains like rice and fat like peanut butter, lard or bacon. If you can find the food the mouse is coming in for and put it in a mouse proof container (like in a refrigerator or freezer) then the mouse will find someplace to eat and forage. Mice also don... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Got a new job then lost it again |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2023, 10:57 am
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Replies: 10
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| I dropped a email to [email protected].us So far no reply. Infodumping was one thing I got in trouble with. Apparently some people inside of the company are "customers" and you can insult them by sharing too many facts. This called "lecturing". Insulting the "customers" is a... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Got a new job then lost it again |
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Posted: 23 Apr 2023, 5:16 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 245
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| Just don’t know which way to go now. Feeling confused sometimes and numb sometimes and self-destructive sometimes. Next week is last week I think. |
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