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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Post a Picture of the Real You. |
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Posted: 12 Feb 2010, 7:36 pm
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Post a Picture of the Real You. |
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Posted: 12 Feb 2010, 3:32 pm
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Post a Picture of the Real You. |
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Posted: 12 Feb 2010, 3:30 pm
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: You know you're autistic when... |
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Posted: 10 Feb 2010, 7:00 pm
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| As recently mentioned on the Computing forum... you know your an aspie if you sit for hours watching the little blocks move around on screen while the computer hard drive defragments. Omg...I never knew anyone else did this. For those who miss the little blocks on the most recent versions of Window... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Connection between AS and psychosis? |
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Posted: 20 Nov 2009, 7:27 am
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| Check out to what extent autistic symptoms concur with schizophrenic symptoms, particularly in the negative and cognitive symptoms: http://www.schizophrenia.com/diag.php For comparison, here is another schizophrenia symptoms site: http://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/guide/schizophrenia-symptoms-types |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Anyone from the UK? |
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Posted: 11 Nov 2009, 6:08 pm
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Connection between AS and psychosis? |
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Posted: 11 Nov 2009, 5:26 pm
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are aspies more prone than NTs to alcohol / drug addiction? |
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Posted: 10 Oct 2009, 2:40 pm
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| I actually clicked on this thread while already drinking a glass of Scottish Oak Leaf and Elderflower wine from the Cairn O' Mohr winery in Perthshire. For me, diversity of experience in food and drink is indeed a special interest ;-) I live about a 20 minute drive from the Cairn O'Mohr winery (you... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism: Difference or disability? |
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Posted: 09 Oct 2009, 7:52 am
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| I think we need to see this in the context of the Social Model Of Disability. What we have is initially and primarily a difference in that we are differently-abled by virtue of having "tweaked" or "customised" brains. However, society is geared towards the neurotypical majority and our differences t... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Medical opposition to Autism Bill (NI) |
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Posted: 02 Oct 2009, 6:08 am
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: How do you feel about Mr. Bean? |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2009, 12:08 pm
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| The 1997 film was on tv this afternoon and that prompted me to Google Mr Bean and autism, which led me to this old thread from long before my own time on WP! I still prefer the tv series, though! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: 'You have to go private for diagnosis' |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2009, 12:04 pm
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| There is no requirement to "go private" to get a diagnosis. Both I and my partner got diagnosed on the NHS. Your GP must forward you to a psychiatrist who can then forward you to a clinical psychologist or a neurologist.. and they DO have those on the NHS. Some GPs are just obstructive bastards who... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: How do you feel about Mr. Bean? |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2009, 11:43 am
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| Rowan Atkinson studied electrical engineering at university and I rather suspect that he may have had the opportunity to observe autism amongst his fellow engineers |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: 'You have to go private for diagnosis' |
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Posted: 25 Sep 2009, 6:33 pm
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| There is no requirement to "go private" to get a diagnosis. Both I and my partner got diagnosed on the NHS. Your GP must forward you to a psychiatrist who can then forward you to a clinical psychologist or a neurologist.. and they DO have those on the NHS. Some GPs are just obstructive bastards who... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: New Study: 1% of adults in the UK have Autism |
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Posted: 22 Sep 2009, 5:44 pm
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| I think it's a definite step in the right direction. However, given the growing belief that not only are adults more under-diagnosed than children but also that females are more under-diagnosed than males, the total prevalence of autism must therefore be considerably MORE than 1 %! Do we know for s... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: New Study: 1% of adults in the UK have Autism |
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Posted: 22 Sep 2009, 4:48 pm
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| I think it's a definite step in the right direction. However, given the growing belief that not only are adults more under-diagnosed than children but also that females are more under-diagnosed than males, the total prevalence of autism must therefore be considerably MORE than 1 %! |
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