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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Would this kind of school alt have been better for you? |
| ChangelingGirl |
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Posted: 10 May 2013, 8:48 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,191
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| What if your strength is with learning but you fail miserably in the social sense? It's not like individualized eduction plans can accommodate for that. I was also good with rote memory (ie. most tests) and bad wit learning in class. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Depressed about treatment and support (im)possibilities |
| ChangelingGirl |
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Posted: 19 Mar 2013, 2:02 am
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Replies: 0
Views: 439
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| HI all, I could really use some support. For a little background, I a autistic, blind and have psychiatric conditions. I function at quite a low level due to the combination of these disabilities, including severe overload issues, executive dysfunction, etc. I was institutionalized in 2007 in a psyc... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: So hi...looking for answers here... |
| ChangelingGirl |
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Posted: 18 Mar 2013, 4:02 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,095
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| Hi, welcome to WP. I think whichever diangosis sutis tyou, you'll feel welcome here, as this community welcomes people who are nots ure if they're on the spectrum or otherwise neurodiverse people. My husband has an ASD diagnosis, but is really more anxiety-prone (not a disorder) and introverted. Wha... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Awful story of female misdiagnosed and mistreated in MH |
| ChangelingGirl |
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Posted: 18 Mar 2013, 3:57 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,886
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| This is horrible, not so much the misdiagnosis, as the unwillingness by psychiatrists to listen ot hte patient and her mother. Antipsychotics, benzos and SSRIs can in fact be useful for Asperger's-associated symptoms, but side effects must be monitored carefully. TD is more common in autisitcs than ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are ESFJ people all like this? |
| ChangelingGirl |
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Posted: 18 Mar 2013, 3:47 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,861
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| Oh thanks for the nuancing. I didn't know that the mBTI has more than oen stage. I read this about people having a different type wehn reteste din my intro to psychology class several years ago, so can't say I'm too knowledgeable. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you feel younger than your peers |
| ChangelingGirl |
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Posted: 18 Mar 2013, 3:44 pm
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Replies: 67
Views: 10,207
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| very much, yeah. my mindset is pretty childish and i'm terrified of growing up and having to do "adult" things like move out and get a job. i watched nick jr. and playhouse disney up until i was a late tween. partially because my younger sister liked it, and partially because i enjoyed it everyone ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Perception of time and executive function. |
| ChangelingGirl |
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Posted: 18 Mar 2013, 3:38 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,409
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| I'm hyper-vigilant . . . constantly aware of time passing. But at the same time, stuck in the present. I never seem to get into the bigger picture. Same for me unless I'm hyperfocusing on something else. I have dissociative identity disorder so when an alter takes over, I can't tell what they're do... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are ESFJ people all like this? |
| ChangelingGirl |
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Posted: 18 Mar 2013, 3:33 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,861
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| MBTI skeptic and owuld-be INTJ here. I do believe that extraversion as defined by Keirsey would include some shallowness, like preferring many acquaintances over one good friend. If said ESFJ scores high on extraversion, this might well lead them to become Aspie tooturers, in the sense that introver... |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Say a really random word |
| ChangelingGirl |
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Posted: 17 Dec 2012, 7:40 am
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Replies: 3,072
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Questionnaire Answers |
| ChangelingGirl |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2012, 10:16 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 510
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| Welcome. Ah, I thought with favorite subjects the person who posted the questionnaire meant school subjects, so I got confused when I saw supernatural listed there. LOL |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Low and high end of the autistic spectrum |
| ChangelingGirl |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2012, 10:11 pm
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Replies: 22
Views: 9,815
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| You would have to see autism as a continuum rather than a spectrum in order to have a low and a high end actually. I think of a spectrum as different colors that ar enot higher or lower in themselves, so different shade sof autism. I also do not believe in a continuum of autism, sinc epeople fu ncti... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: The TRUTH(?) About the Connecticut Shootings |
| ChangelingGirl |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2012, 10:04 pm
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Replies: 67
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| I want to say, I know nothing about hte Connecticut shooting, but I do remember when Volkert van der Graaf (who murdered Duthc politician Pim Fortuyn in 2002) was suspected of having Asperger's. This was in the news for months, and indeed, it did affect people's perception of murderers. After all, w... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Adult outcomes in the population |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2012, 9:50 pm
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Replies: 152
Views: 18,006
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| According to the polls, at this very moment, it seems that 11/26 (42.3%) of young adults with ASDs and 16/39(41%) of full adults(adults who are at least 25 years of age) who voted in this poll had a Good outcome or better. That seems to be offering some optimism in terms of outcomes for non-adults ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Adult outcomes in the population |
| ChangelingGirl |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2012, 9:44 pm
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Replies: 152
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| I a not toally sure how to score my outcoe, as I have at one point achieved all three of the things you list, but failed miserably at two of them. So I'm considering myself having not achieved these for the sake of this poll, since I do not currently live independently or attend college/hold a job. ... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: last time you got a hug? |
| ChangelingGirl |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2012, 9:23 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,565
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| I didn't ever recieve hugs until I got into a relationship. I think in my culture it's not common for friends to casually hug each other, and oh, my parents would occasionallyy hug me after a fight. I'd say if where you live it's more common sense for people to give casual hugs, jsut ask one of your... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: What happened this morning |
| ChangelingGirl |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2012, 9:18 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,644
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| I would've supported you whichever choice you made (I understand the guy and your hubby wanting you to make a choice). Congrats on being back with your husband. I must say your husband is quite cool for wanting you back. I don't mean this to offend you, but a lot of husbans wouldn't want to put up w... |
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