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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What would and Autistic Country be like? |
| Lady Strange |
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Posted: 25 Apr 2022, 10:38 pm
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Replies: 82
Views: 7,141
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| No fireworks or balloons or loud cars or motorcycles! Maybe we could make there be a way for the weather to have no loud thunder either. strangely I like noise , I play my games very loud Hmm, maybe you are of the hyposensitive type rather than hypersensitive (I think that is the correct terminolog... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What would and Autistic Country be like? |
| Lady Strange |
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Posted: 25 Apr 2022, 8:42 pm
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Replies: 82
Views: 7,141
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| No fireworks or balloons or loud cars or motorcycles! Maybe we could make there be a way for the weather to have no loud thunder either. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Comfort objects and stuffed animals |
| Lady Strange |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2022, 9:22 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,161
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| I had for many years my baby blanket that i slept with until it practically fell apart so I had to retire him and now have Sir Wolfus my stuffed wolf. I don't care if other people would think I was crazy it helps a lot. I also have a nice cotton blanket that I like running through my fingers. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: *TW* Sh/SI poll + lack of mental health care for autistics |
| Lady Strange |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2022, 9:10 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 804
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| Yes, for me it tends to come up if I'm in (for me) overwhelming new situations or just thrust into a new hard to cope environment (happened with moving and new job). Also the thoughts were real bad when i was a teenager and around family that ridiculed and made it all worse though at the time didn't... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Strength in Maths due to ADHD & autism traits |
| Lady Strange |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2022, 9:00 am
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,280
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| I also have computational difficulties. I went to screen for ADHD precisely because of the staggering number of miscalculations in my homework. A good grade requires me to work quickly and spend the rest of my time proofreading. I don't know if your dyscalculia is similar to mine. It would be helpf... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Poll: Awkward Dancer? |
| Lady Strange |
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Posted: 23 Apr 2022, 9:10 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,724
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Lol my husband also says I dance like that Seinfeld episode with Elaine where she gets up and dances and its all jerky and awkward and everyone is looking at her like   |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Poll: Awkward Dancer? |
| Lady Strange |
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Posted: 23 Apr 2022, 8:42 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,724
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| Do you dance awkwardly or not at all or are you good at it? I wonder how many of us autistics have trouble with it. My husband jokes that I dance like a wooden board and he is correct. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Feel embarrassed that we fail Sallyanne test |
| Lady Strange |
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Posted: 22 Apr 2022, 10:06 pm
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Replies: 52
Views: 3,365
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| Dang man I just looked at that the first time and without thinking thought "oh the box!" geez. Now that I am looking at it more I don't know why I first thought the box lol. Ah well. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How to explain we’re not all the same? |
| Lady Strange |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2022, 6:24 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,303
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| Yeah you deserve someone much better than that. She's being very ridiculous. I am sorry you are having to deal with this with her. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Hyperfocus less as an adult |
| Lady Strange |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2022, 6:18 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 726
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| I think that as an adult one is almost backed into a corner to learn better management skills regarding focus. i use the comparison of learning to drive. If one only looks at the speedometer, an accident is likely. As a result, one has to interrupt one's focus to make peripheral scans periodically.... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Practicing conversations |
| Lady Strange |
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Posted: 19 Apr 2022, 6:25 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 575
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| I talk about stuff I want to talk about to myself first out loud(I know that sounds crazy), but its almost like a pre-hashing of what I want to talk about and how it sounds, then I go and talk to the actual person about it. I think it is a way of getting the thoughts out into coherent speech. Luckil... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Hyperfocus less as an adult |
| Lady Strange |
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Posted: 19 Apr 2022, 6:19 pm
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Replies: 6
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| I've noticed since being an adult I think I do this less than I did when I was younger, getting really into something and being so into it that's all I wanted to do. Have others of you noticed this as life has gone on? I suspect it is because with working I don't have as much time to devote to topic... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you talk and watch? |
| Lady Strange |
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Posted: 15 Apr 2022, 10:29 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 975
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| Not good at this, brain can't seem to handle well trying to do two things at once like this. With the driving thing, when I do drive which isn't much at all, I don't like trying to talk and drive, too hard to focus and concentrate. Heck I cannot even listen to music with words in it while writing or... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: excess saliva problems [ok, drooling], anybody? |
| Lady Strange |
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Posted: 10 Apr 2022, 7:52 pm
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,584
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| I drool a lot in my sleep. Also, during the day if I am real focused on something and not paying attention I've been known to drool right on whatever I was doing. Luckily I manage to catch myself before it really gets drooled on and it doesn't happen often around others so only I get embarrassed. It... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Decision making via flipping-coins. |
| Lady Strange |
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Posted: 10 Apr 2022, 7:46 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,885
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| I have used this method most of my life. If I have a tough decision to make, I'll list all the pros and cons in two columns, to see if this helps to clarify things. Then I might do some fact checking or extra research to make sure I have all the information I can get before the choice must be made.... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Gracefulness and Autism |
| Lady Strange |
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Posted: 10 Apr 2022, 7:43 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,727
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| Probably mostly awkward. Tend to get random bruises from bumping into things that I don't even remember. Also tend to touch walls/ furniture as I go by. Especially getting up at night to go to the restroom I always clip my shoulder into the doorframe and am surprised they aren't constantly bruised u... |
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