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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Confirming an existing diagnosis |
| Double Retired |
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Posted: Yesterday, 10:47 pm
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| It sounds reasonable to say welcome to the Spectrum! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Confirming an existing diagnosis |
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Posted: Yesterday, 3:18 pm
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| Presumably you self-referred for a reason. If so, that suggests you already had reasons for suspicion. Further researching the topic online can help you further assess whether the diagnosis makes sense. And online tests can also provide informal confirmation. ToughDiamond already mentioned one . I'l... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is it wrong to want a cure for myself? |
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Posted: Yesterday, 2:58 pm
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Replies: 18
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Attention deficit disorder ? Feedback please |
| Double Retired |
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Posted: Yesterday, 2:52 pm
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Replies: 11
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I thought LittleBeach nailed it.
(For instance, see "2 of 7 / Symptoms" here.)
P.S. I'm ASD-1, not ADHD. My bride is ADHD, not ASD, and sometimes lingers long times on things... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: What movies have you seen recently? |
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Posted: 19 May 2024, 11:50 am
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Replies: 20,271
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| I just watched: District 9 [2009] <=> "You are not welcome here." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyLUwOcR5pk More than 20 years ago a large alien spaceship came to earth and began hovering over Johannesburg. Just hovering. Not moving. There were no signs of attempts to come down to the gr... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: My arrival |
| Double Retired |
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Posted: 18 May 2024, 4:25 pm
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Replies: 5
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Welcome to WP! I hope you discover you like it here.
(And I hope it gets past its current technical glitches.) |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post a blatant lie |
| Double Retired |
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Posted: 18 May 2024, 1:01 pm
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| WARNING Because I like WP I'm going to share this advance information to the ladies of WP. Beware the robot pedicure machines! Guys, in case you don't know about robot pedicure machines, let me explain... When the gals go to a nail salon for a manicure or a pedicure much of the work is now done... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: hello! |
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Posted: 18 May 2024, 12:37 pm
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| Well...I'm not exactly like you. I'm A u t i s m S p e c t r u m D i s o r d e r , L e v e l 1 ( M i l d ) but I did not find that out until I was 64. Before that I was just odd. But my recommendation would be, if you can, downplay your Autism (maybe don't even mention it, if not necessary). Muddle ... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Pod of killer whales attacks... |
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Posted: 16 May 2024, 7:30 pm
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Replies: 10
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: News from the World of Computers |
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Posted: 16 May 2024, 7:20 pm
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Replies: 24
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| My in-basket had some links to these stories... " Space assets are in foreign adversaries' cyber crosshairs, DOD official says " U.S. adversaries including China and Russia are showing increased interest in disrupting American space assets through cyberattacks that could cripple military c... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Satellite data shows up climate forecasts |
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Posted: 16 May 2024, 6:47 pm
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Replies: 177
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| " Ancient trees unlock an alarming new insight into our warming world " Last summer, marked by deadly extreme heat and devastating wildfires, was the warmest in at least 2,000 years, according to new research, which analyzed weather data and tree rings to reconstruct a detailed picture of ... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: What movies have you seen recently? |
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Posted: 16 May 2024, 5:39 pm
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Replies: 20,271
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| Last night I watched: Infinite [2021] <=> "Grief. Hallucinations. Pride. Visions & Reminiscence" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WWEOCQGxSw Beautiful visuals and spectacular action in a Science Fiction movie. If you can ignore the so-called "science" you might find it easy t... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Howdy, I am a newbie! |
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Posted: 16 May 2024, 4:56 pm
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Replies: 18
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Welcome back, Chessimprov. I hope you decide to stay on.
P.S. I was born in Philadelphia and raised in its suburbs. Mostly its outer suburbs. It's been a long time since I lived there, however. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Autism studies/research thread |
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Posted: 15 May 2024, 10:11 pm
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Replies: 98
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| Hope you did not get the idea ,that , I was in favour of a cure .. but am thinking from what ,I have seen may very. well be that a majority of Aspies suffer from inflammation in the body overall. Some more localized than others ,And it might be easier to deal with NTs if that was not affecting any ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Just began understanding myself as autistic |
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Posted: 15 May 2024, 5:16 pm
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Sorry, I've got no answers. But I do have a "Welcome to WP!" for you.
P.S. I was diagnosed as Autistic shortly before my 65th birthday. By then the information was really only of use in explaining what I'd gone through in the previous decades. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Autism studies/research thread |
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Posted: 15 May 2024, 5:09 pm
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Replies: 98
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| 1. We don't know what all falls within T h e A u t i s m S p e c t r u m . It could be multiple, completely different "disorders" that somewhat resemble each other. 2. It appears some people do OK where they landed o n t h e S p e c t r u m . Arbitrarily "curing" them as fetuses ... |
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