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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: End of our ropes with autistic child |
| sunshinescj |
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Posted: 30 May 2017, 11:43 am
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Replies: 16
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| How is his interaction with you guys and his siblings? Does he try to interact/show interest in what you guys are doing? I don't know how much he can be/is involved in family activities but maybe he is trying to make himself more relevant/be more involved. Also you said he likes hearing his words re... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Just been diagnosed with aspergers for a second time. |
| sunshinescj |
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Posted: 30 May 2017, 11:27 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 263
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| Congrats Tom! Do you feel relieved? I know the anticipation of your evaluation was difficult for you. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Where are other female Aspies?! |
| sunshinescj |
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Posted: 24 May 2017, 8:28 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,725
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| Hi I'm 16 and from Cincinnati Ohio so we might be kinda near each other! I'm undiagnosed but I meet all of the criteria. In fact, I recently finished writing 3600 words on why I do. (I'm trying to convince my parents and psychologists that someone as smart/functional as me can be on the spectrum) Re... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Visual memory question |
| sunshinescj |
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Posted: 23 May 2017, 3:28 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,173
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| After the first three it seemed like I was stumbling like a drunk. But they gave me a score of 469, and said that I was "in the top one percent"! 8O https://youtu.be/I33u_EHLI3w I find that that website makes the mistake of putting "top" in front of everything because I'm in the... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Visual memory question |
| sunshinescj |
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Posted: 22 May 2017, 7:09 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,173
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| I was diagnosed with NVLD about four years ago. It is possible for people to have both. I read somewhere that almost all people who meet the criteria for ASD meet the criteria for NVLD but it is less common the other way around. From my research, those with NVLD and not ASD don't stim any more than ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: son's IQ |
| sunshinescj |
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Posted: 20 May 2017, 9:54 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,195
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| I may be similar to my situation. I have a Verbal IQ of 142 but my Performance IQ is so low that the psychologist said it be pointless to give me a combined IQ because it would not accurately reflect my intelligence. Like others have said, I would check the subset scores. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: 3600 words I why I fit the criteria |
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Posted: 20 May 2017, 9:26 pm
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Replies: 3
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| Yeah I plan on having a shorter version as well. I just wanted to have a version that left no room for misinterpretation or any of that "But you can talk and make eye contact" crap that psychologists like to pull when they meet me without getting all the information. Thanks for the input. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: 3600 words I why I fit the criteria |
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Posted: 20 May 2017, 8:45 pm
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Replies: 3
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| Hi guys, I just wanted to tell you all about this to see what you thought about it and to see if anyone else had done it and possibly gotten results. So, I am an undiagnosed Aspie and recently I got sick of people tell me that I don't quite/can't meet the criteria because of XYZ and decided to take ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: do i have aspergers? |
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Posted: 18 May 2017, 8:23 pm
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Replies: 3
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| Hi Cole! Welcome to Wrong Planet. I relate a lot to your situation, I'm almost 17 myself and I know how hard it can be to put all the pieces together and figure out what's going on with your brain. You said that you're close with your mom and that your brother has a diagnosis. So, maybe your mom wou... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Spatial acuity in females with AS? |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2017, 5:08 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,248
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| Hi I know this thread is a little old but I wanted to comment. I meet all the criteria for Aspieness but a psychologist diagnosed me with NVLD because of the difference between my verbal iq and performance iq and get this he said I was too aware of my differences/symptoms to have autism! Anyway I wi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My new favorite stim |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2017, 3:29 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 262
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| Hi guys just wanted to share a "homemade" stim toy of mine that came about this Easter weekend. I found that if you tape a penny onto the inside of the bottom half of a plastic Easter egg it will function like a weeble wobble and you can spin it and knock it around and watch it move. Very ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: This girl? |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2017, 3:07 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 467
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Corny wrote: screen_name wrote: https://spectrumnews.org/opinion/viewpoint/women-autism-hide-complex-struggles-behind-masks/ Sorry still didn't answer what I mean. Because there wasn't anyone wearing a mask in that article.
Not a literal mask a mask like someone masking their behavior it's a figure of speech |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Princess Aspien, first major aspie vlogger in Australia |
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Posted: 19 Apr 2017, 6:21 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,157
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Myrtonos wrote: What does the above mean?
Content is good I just find her voice loud and her pacing fast |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Pokemon Roleplay Club of Awesomeness |
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Posted: 18 Apr 2017, 2:12 pm
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Replies: 4,017
Views: 75,753
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| After seeing Venisaur isn't being let inside the fancy building David motions for Venisaur to come back he can hear some odd things going on inside but they are singing happy birthday so maybe everything is alright? He'll wait until they come out and see |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Pokemon Roleplay Club of Awesomeness |
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Posted: 18 Apr 2017, 1:57 pm
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Replies: 4,017
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| On a routine trip to Kalos David stumbles upon a seriously confused group of people attempting to communicate with some sort of alien. He sends Venisaur to introduce them and see if Venisaur can communicate with it |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Pokemon Roleplay Club of Awesomeness |
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Posted: 18 Apr 2017, 1:32 pm
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Replies: 4,017
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| Too late to add a new character in??? I love Pokémon and do most of my role play in my head haven't got much of a chance to do it in real life since I was a little kid! I'll just leave this here and you guys can tell me when would be a good spot to join in Name: David Age: 14 Region : Sinnoh but fre... |
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