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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Just signed up |
| autisticelders |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2024, 7:59 am
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| welcome! lots of good, kind, and friendly folks here who will understand. Lots of interesting conversations and sub forums for fun. Glad you are with us. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Looking forward to night time all day |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2024, 7:58 am
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| seems healthy to me that you have productive days and that you look forward to rest and comfort at the end of the day. That you have a safe place to rest and find comfort is a win! I look forward to the end of my day too, and have comfort rituals that surround that. Longing for quiet and rest when y... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Should I get a second opinion? |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2024, 7:56 am
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Replies: 8
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| welcome! lots of good input from experienced ND members here. I spent about 3 years studying autism, reading articles, taking self tests, etc before I decided I must be autistic. Its perfectly OK to ask for 2nd opinions. the problem most adults have when seeking diagnosis is that many doctors today ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I’m just curious to know |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2024, 7:41 am
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Replies: 28
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I view my own autism as a disability. I use the terms to describe autism both ways, I am autistic, I have autism.
PS I am also diabetic and I have diabetes... I don't get offended at different usages, we are all OK to choose the ways we express ourselves. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello |
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Posted: 02 Apr 2024, 2:46 pm
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Replies: 8
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| welcome! glad you are with us! |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hey, nice to meet you all! |
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Posted: 02 Apr 2024, 2:45 pm
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Replies: 20
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| welcome, glad you are with us. first understanding that I am autistic came as a huge relief. there was a reason for my lifetime of struggles and emotional pain, and it wasn't that I was a bad selfish person who was wicked and who was just not trying hard enough ( something I had been told since a ch... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Oh I’m an idiot |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2024, 1:57 pm
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Replies: 16
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| we've all had awkward moments, I have learned some of my best lessons by this method ( what not to do) . Its all OK |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Everyone! Kim Jong Un is DEAD! |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2024, 1:54 pm
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Replies: 16
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi, all |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2024, 1:42 pm
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Replies: 13
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| welcome, glad you found us. |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Married life as an autistic person |
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Posted: 31 Mar 2024, 8:37 am
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| autistic married to autistic for over 40 years. It works because we both need a lot of alone time and can respect that in each other. we both love to read,and read up to a book a day, but about profoundly different subjects. we both had really "odd" hobbies when we met, he is into historic... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: I have literally zero friends |
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Posted: 31 Mar 2024, 8:24 am
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| no, I learned early on that this technique does not work.! ! If there is no interest or shared enthusiasms, etc, what is the point? I am just polite in those cases and I move on. Instead I finally learned to focus on my interests and tried to find others who had the same interests. I joined groups i... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Oh I’m an idiot |
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Posted: 31 Mar 2024, 8:15 am
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Replies: 16
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we're all in this together, many of us understand!
Hope you are doing OK now.
Its OK to give yourself some slack when you have troubles, nobody has to be perfect... we are all human. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: I sometimes seem to hate being autistic |
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Posted: 31 Mar 2024, 8:12 am
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Replies: 1
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| I am learning to sort my emotions, and that helps! I hate certain parts of being autistic. Some parts of it are so frustrating! I am learning it is OK to be frustrated and angry.. something I was trained to hide from a very young child. Now I am old, 72, and just learning how to identify my emotions... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: "R A G G M O P P" |
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Posted: 30 Mar 2024, 8:14 am
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Replies: 12
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello, world! |
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Posted: 30 Mar 2024, 7:10 am
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you think autistic people constantly need reminders? |
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Posted: 30 Mar 2024, 7:09 am
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Replies: 12
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| depends on the person. there are a lot of different ways to help remind us of "things we have to do". Talking with an occupational therapist can help you set up a system that works for you. I use a calendar and a bulletin board, son has everything programmed in apps on his phone, there wil... |
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