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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What Do People Mean By No Imagination? |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2018, 7:24 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 651
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| Could that mean "aphantasia", which is not uncommon with autism? That means the inability to imagine a visual scene. Like if someone were to say "imagine an elephant with an upraised trunk balanced on a seal", most people can imagine this "in their mind's eye", but peop... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Extremely vivid dreams |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2018, 10:40 pm
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,804
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| I definitely relate. My dreams are usually very detailed and vivid, just like I'm actually in the situation. I can actually remember certain dreams that I had years ago (one was standing on a corner near where I used to work, waiting for an emergency vehicle to come down that street, and the person ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Social Success |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2018, 10:32 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 293
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| That's really cool! It sounds like you and your friends/acquaintances had fun. I can totally psych myself out of socializing if I'm not careful. I imagine all the paths that conversations could go down, am I prepared for each eventuality, how will I excuse myself if I get tired, how will I handle aw... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you spot what is wrong in a video? |
| EyeDash |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2018, 10:29 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 433
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| You do very well in terms of communicating the topics you're trying to get across. Recording a video of yourself to get feedback about your speaking is a good idea - I'm autistic and might try that myself. If I hadn't read your post where you mention your autism, I'm not sure I would have guessed yo... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I think "autism" is the wrong title for our condition. |
| EyeDash |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2018, 10:36 pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,103
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| I think "autism" was a way to describe children who seemed to be "in their own world" and who showed more interest in that inner reality (experience of self) than in interacting with other people. My own experience of being autistic sure doesn't seem like being stuck in an inner ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Getting responsible for my own choices. |
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Posted: 14 Oct 2018, 8:15 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 276
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| I don't mean to be discouraging, but I'm 61 and still face the same issue. I find myself wishing I could get some help or accommodation in making personal choices and also find myself facing the societal expectation that as adults we're supposed to do that for ourselves. The difficulty I have in wei... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: No truthful multiple choice option available... |
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Posted: 14 Oct 2018, 8:05 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 290
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| I've run into some automated multiple-choice phone systems that were just a nightmare. No selection that is remotely like what I need, no option to speak to an actual person, finally getting forwarded to another system only to have the call drop after five minutes of fruitlessly ringing... :skull: A... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My Experience with Beta-Blockers |
| EyeDash |
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Posted: 09 Oct 2018, 9:06 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 544
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| Interesting to read people's reactions. I hope your autism symptoms stabilize. I tried a beta blocker for anxiety related to autism and PTSD and it didn't seem to make a difference in my case. Then a couple years later I was prescribed atenolol for my blood pressure so I'm on it consistently. Howeve... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Guy spits on pizza, autism mentioned |
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Posted: 09 Oct 2018, 9:00 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 309
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| It really has nothing to do with the news outlet. Kerley's defense attorney seems to have put forward his autism as a partial excuse for his illegal action, although at the same time saying he understands his responsibility. Mentioning his autism might be either an attempt to get public sympathy (be... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Toxins on Mutations |
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Posted: 03 Oct 2018, 12:06 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 655
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| Autism has been acknowledged as the most heritable of psychiatric (neurodevelopmental) disorders. However it can also result from de novo mutations (mutation occurs in the DNA within the ovum or sperm to the affected individual) in which case it has a genetic origin, but was not passed intergenerati... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspergers & TBI |
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Posted: 02 Oct 2018, 8:49 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 217
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| I'm autistic and didn't speak until I was 4 years old. I got hit in the head twice when I was about 3 1/2 years old and had seizures for several months. My corpus callosum was structurally and functionally damaged and I have some subsidence of cerebellar and cerebral structures in the right hemisphe... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anosognosia |
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Posted: 18 Sep 2018, 4:59 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,077
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| Anosognosia is a good topic. I definitely used to be in steely strong denial about my autism and truly thought that most people were deeply flawed: giving so much weight to feelings that they made horrendous life choices, caring so much about relationships that they failed to achieve academically or... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you act differently around people you're comfortable with |
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Posted: 18 Sep 2018, 4:14 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 575
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| (Your post was completely coherent.) I’m autistic and had a speech delay (until 4 years old) so I got diagnosed very young and my parents never talked about it at home. Most of the therapists that I’ve seen have suggested or hinted to me that I’m autistic at some point. I got mainstreamed in my educ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What Is the Feeling of Being Overwhelmed? |
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Posted: 11 Sep 2018, 9:52 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 414
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| These are good descriptions of being overwhelmed. It happens to me if I have to deal with too much bright light or loud noise, when I'm in too hot of an environment, if I socialize too long, if I have to drive too long or focus too long on certain mechanical tasks like painting, putting sealant on m... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Bullying vs. Stimming |
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Posted: 11 Sep 2018, 9:40 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 318
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| It's wonderful that you are involved in a positive way with helping your son face these challenges. I like the idea of speaking with the school administrator as they might not know that bullying is going on or under what circumstances and maybe they can make changes that would greatly help. There's ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Thinking You are the Only Sane Person You Know. |
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Posted: 07 Sep 2018, 8:05 pm
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Replies: 1
Views: 198
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| I had similar thoughts most of my life. I thought most people were excessively driven by emotion rather than reason and made horrible life choices that showed various pathologies. I saw the path I took, where I focused hard on excelling in school and work, as being the sane approach. I ate a diet (v... |
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