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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I am so disgusted with myself |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2024, 4:16 pm
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LOL!! ! You just made my day!!
It is really difficult. It's actually terrifying because I usually rarely know whom I am actually talking to at any given moment. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: History of being a survivor of violence |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2024, 3:43 pm
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Replies: 5
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| It was good of you to leave. They should have left you alone after that. I am sorry you went through this. But you are correct, he should not be stealing from people and picking fights. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I am so disgusted with myself |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2024, 3:23 pm
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Replies: 8
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| I ran into one of my bullies today at a place that is important for me to go to on a regular basis, he is the general manager there. Unfortunately there is no other place where I can go to get these needs met for my physical disability. And before anyone says I should complain to his superior, I alr... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: naked |
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Posted: 19 Dec 2024, 8:27 pm
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Replies: 18
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| My husband and parents of course, and medical doctors during female cancer screenings. But I also swim so I am used to being naked in pool locker rooms with strangers, other women. It does not bother me at all. I am just a little self conscious now though because I need to lose some weight. I did ha... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Should I stay or should I go? |
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Posted: 19 Dec 2024, 8:25 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,162
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| Stay and meet with them virtually via something like zoom, whatsapp, or facetime. That way, you stay in your comfortable environment, you get all the rest you need, you control how much time you spend with them and you still get to enjoy being with them and sharing the holidays together. Sometimes ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Should I stay or should I go? |
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Posted: 19 Dec 2024, 12:21 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,162
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| Stay and meet with them virtually via something like zoom, whatsapp, or facetime. That way, you stay in your comfortable environment, you get all the rest you need, you control how much time you spend with them and you still get to enjoy being with them and sharing the holidays together. Sometimes m... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism Speaks Canada Closing Down! |
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Posted: 18 Dec 2024, 4:06 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 11,280
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: caning |
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Posted: 18 Dec 2024, 4:03 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,034
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: As long as they are alive, don't lose hope |
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Posted: 18 Dec 2024, 7:49 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,257
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| After nearly 60 years, my 87 year old father has finally begun to acknowledge and understand my disabilities. Two of my disabilities, I was born with and one of them I developed at the age of ten. All of my life, even to this day, for just short of six decades, my parents and family always treated ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: As long as they are alive, don't lose hope |
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Posted: 18 Dec 2024, 7:42 am
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Replies: 6
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Edna3362 wrote: I experienced all of this...
... 17 years ago. That is so awesome! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: As long as they are alive, don't lose hope |
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Posted: 17 Dec 2024, 11:29 pm
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Replies: 6
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Thank you so much  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Any meal |
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Posted: 17 Dec 2024, 11:53 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 744
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| Lomo Saltado beef or tortellini. There is a restaurant that I went to many many years ago that serves the best tortellini with ham and peas. It was outstanding. The third would be my mother's rice and red kidney bean sauce and the fourth would be my cousin's rice and black beans |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: As long as they are alive, don't lose hope |
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Posted: 17 Dec 2024, 11:33 am
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Replies: 6
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| After nearly 60 years, my 87 year old father has finally begun to acknowledge and understand my disabilities. Two of my disabilities, I was born with and one of them I developed at the age of ten. All of my life, even to this day, for just short of six decades, my parents and family always treated m... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What makes autistics happy and living good lives? |
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Posted: 12 Dec 2024, 1:34 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,751
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| I need to be believed and respected. I don't require people to agree with me on everything but I cannot tolerate that people challenge my ability to exist. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Advice with emotions |
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Posted: 06 Dec 2024, 9:04 am
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Replies: 4
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| Losing a beloved pet is something that many people never fully get over. I know that I never did. That's pretty normal. Also, as Autistics, we feel our emotions much more deeply than non Autistic people do and we also have delayed emotional processing which means we could be processing emotional eve... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why do NTs, even caregivers, sometimes mistake asd... |
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Posted: 06 Dec 2024, 8:35 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,691
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| I don't agree that having meltdowns teaches Autistic people to engage in attention seeking temper tantrums. That would be like saying that having seizures teaches epileptics to engage in attention seeking temper tantrums. |
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