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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "This person has autism" cards. What do you think? |
| CocoRock |
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Posted: 07 Dec 2011, 6:41 pm
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Replies: 54
Views: 13,638
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| I have these cards. I got them from the NAS website. I try to use them sparingly and positively but I have made mistakes. A good way of using them: I keep one blu-tacked to the inside of the front door, because despite my best efforts at polite assertiveness, sometimes an insistant sales person can ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: VERY strange AS behavior |
| CocoRock |
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Posted: 06 Dec 2011, 6:45 pm
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Replies: 70
Views: 7,040
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| For an actual Aspie telling everyone you are an aspie is like going around telling everyone your gay, only worse. Gays are finally getting their rights and respect. Actually, I quite like to tell people these days, because they give me some grace when I make a social mistake. But flaunting a diagno... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Private Aspergers Diagnosis UK |
| CocoRock |
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Posted: 05 Dec 2011, 7:01 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,798
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| ...I would be personally be wary of a clinic that was saying "yeah, we'll test you without a referral, that'll be £1000". Seems to me that they will simply take your money and tell you what you want to hear... This is a very valid point and I'm glad you're cautious about where to spend large sums o... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: General diagnosis procedure fo AS. |
| CocoRock |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2011, 6:35 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 599
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| I think it would be ok to ask your assessors what they intend to use to assess you. When I was assessed, it used the ADOS (autistic diagnostic observation schedule). This involved a developmental questionaire (being asked lots of questions about childhood development), some activities (e.g. describi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Private Aspergers Diagnosis UK |
| CocoRock |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2011, 6:24 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,798
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| I too had years of no one refering me for assessment. It was very frustrating. In the end, I went to the Hoffmann Foundation for Autism. The cost was £1000 or £500 if on benefits. The assessment centre is in London. I went there about 18 months ago. You would need to check the costs with them. It ma... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The block design test |
| CocoRock |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2011, 6:13 am
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Replies: 40
Views: 9,201
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| What is the block design test? I'm interested because part of the ADOS diagnostic assessment for autism/AS was putting some blocks on an outline, like a puzzle. I was wondering if this was the same test or just another test that involves blocks! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Regressing After Diagnosis/Self-Diagnosis? |
| CocoRock |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2011, 9:44 am
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,872
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| Is it to do with 'trying out' where your true identity lays? Sort of experimenting with what works, as though aiming to create a balance between being true to ourselves and making the effort to fit in where appropriate. Just a thought. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Making a second friend, having made one friend. |
| CocoRock |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2011, 4:46 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,660
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| Thanks again. It helps to keep it in perspective. I am infinitely grateful for having made a friend in the first place and another friend would be a bonus, but perhaps not something to fret about. I have put pressure on myself to achieve 'two friends at the same time' because everyone around me seem... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Interest obsessions. |
| CocoRock |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2011, 5:39 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,322
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| I think the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria says the interest is abnormal in focus or in intensity. I have hundreds of laminated A3 pages covered in catalogued pictures of my interest and could speak on each at length. I remember the table being covered with them as I shared it in my diagnostic assessmen... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Making a second friend, having made one friend. |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2011, 5:17 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,660
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| Thank you both. I appreciate your replies very much. The reason for wanting more than one friend...I'm not entirely certain! This calls for a list... 1. There are other people in my social group who deserve to have people make an effort to befriend them and I think I should try. 2. I worry it's 'wei... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: escitalopram |
| CocoRock |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2011, 5:53 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,387
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| I took Escitalopram for approx five years. I found it was helpful for reducing my anxiety and it put an end to my intense and frequent anxiety attacks, making them a rarer and milder experience. As for putting on weight...I am unsure whether this is a certain side-effect. My life-style changed drama... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Making a second friend, having made one friend. |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2011, 5:40 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,660
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| As someone with Asperger's, I find a major difficulty in making a second friend, after making one friend. It causes me a lot of anguish and depression. Please read on if you relate to this and let me know if this describes your situation too and maybe how you try to overcome it. It's not easy to mak... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Mental repetition of phrases/words ? |
| CocoRock |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2011, 5:30 pm
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Replies: 64
Views: 22,235
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| Workplace phobia? Are you comfortable at work? I dread going to work for the work itself as well as the commute through busy, noisy city. I think for me it's anxiety that triggers this. Definitely something to do with anxiety, I think. I too have to cycle in a city and it's frightening. I am someti... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Mental repetition of phrases/words ? |
| CocoRock |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2011, 7:55 am
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Replies: 64
Views: 22,235
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| Yeah - It's also on my route to work that this happens when I'm cycling, rather than a more relaxed ride just for fun. Maybe it's related to having to think about numerous things. Sometimes my thoughts go into the tune I've got stuck in my mind and I subconsciously use it to my advantage. E.g. When ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anxiety while out shopping? |
| CocoRock |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2011, 7:43 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,763
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| I get anxious and sweaty - especially in clothes shops. Combined with offbeat body language, thinking out loud and tending to walk quite fast and purposefully straight to what I need - rather than a slow browsing pace, I worry that the shop staff will think I look suspicious, as though I'm shop-lift... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Mental repetition of phrases/words ? |
| CocoRock |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2011, 7:25 am
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Replies: 64
Views: 22,235
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| Eloa - I think you have a good point about mental stimming. It's as though having something already in your mind prevents the influx of sensory input as you walk around, perhaps shops or somewhere. I get this too. Do you think it's to do with noticing the details rather than the bigger picture (an a... |
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