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Forum: The Haven Topic: Dear "You"...From "Me"-Letters Unsent |
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Posted: 26 Oct 2009, 10:04 am
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Replies: 4,954
Views: 539,026
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| Dear Son, I love you. I always have and I always will. It's because I love you that it hurts so much to see you suffer. To watch you struggle, to feel your pain and to know I am the cause because I was the one who gave you AS. There are no words to express how badly I feel about passing this on to y... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Girls, Aspergers, and ... horses? |
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Posted: 11 Sep 2009, 5:43 am
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Replies: 105
Views: 22,666
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I think a lot of girls have the horse obsession. My sister and I both were and are horsie. We each have two horses and love riding. I'm an Aspie and she isn't. I know plenty of other NT's who are obsessed with horses too. Horses are just so easy to become obsessed with  |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: parents -- dream of a different reality with you/your child? |
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Posted: 10 Sep 2009, 8:10 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,962
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| I love your dreams :D My son loves to travel but we only get to do it once or twice a year. Every time we travel he seems to grow and is so happy. We are leaving in 8 days (the countdown is on :lol: ) and travelling to Bangkok, London, Venice and Rome. We can't wait. No more bullies!! !! YAY :D My s... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How many self diagnosed turned out to be correct? |
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Posted: 10 Sep 2009, 7:53 am
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Replies: 50
Views: 5,736
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| I read the book 'Born on a Blue Day' and realised my son had AS. The more I read about it the more I began to see myself in it too. I took my son for testing and he was diagnosed as AS. I didn't see the point in getting myself tested but when I asked my sons psychologist if it could be genetic she l... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: They plan to delete Asperger from DSM 5 |
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Posted: 10 Sep 2009, 7:36 am
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Replies: 135
Views: 22,734
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| I'd prefer just about anything to Aspergers because so many people are ignorant and have no idea what it means and my son gets all the usual insults about 'arsebergers'. I chose HFA because at least people have generally heard of Autism. Aspergers is just too complex for some people to understand. T... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Weird food habits |
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Posted: 09 Sep 2009, 11:53 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,712
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I have trouble with food. I have to check if it's spoiled and I often sniff it. Drives my OH insane but I can't help it. My AS son can't eat fruit. He leaves the room if someone is eating fruit because just the thought of it makes him feel sick. He is fine with veggies  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why do some professionals talk out of their butts? |
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Posted: 09 Sep 2009, 8:48 pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,864
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I'm sorry he is treating you little respect  but my theory is that all Dr's are experts .
X is an unknown quantity and a spurt is a drip under pressure
Try not to let one idiot ruin your day. He's the one with the problem and stupidity is sadly incurable. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Oh the irony! |
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Posted: 09 Sep 2009, 1:48 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,611
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| Maybe you need to point out to the people doing the research that many people with AS have phone phobia and that it is a confounding variable that will skew the reseach sample. It's probably something they haven't considered. I don't do the whole phone thing. There are only two people I answer the p... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Have you ever tried to change your own persona? |
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Posted: 08 Sep 2009, 6:53 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,129
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| It's really interesting to hear people find they feel different when talking in another language. I love speaking Italian and I feel totally different when I talk to people. I'm much more outgoing. Happier to initiate conversation. I always put it down to the fact that I love Italy and when I'm ther... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Some questions about Aspergers |
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Posted: 08 Sep 2009, 6:06 am
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Replies: 19
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| I'm a spelling nazi. I received a resume that was so full of errors that I corrected it in red pen and sent it back to the applicant with a note suggesting she learn to spell if she wants a job. Being picky about things like spelling for me is about right and wrong. I hate it when things are blatant... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Getting a formal diag. of Apergers as an adult in Australia |
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Posted: 05 Sep 2009, 5:58 am
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Replies: 4
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| My Mother and Son were diagnosed by Psychologists not Psychiatrists. They had 4 two hour sessions of testing before the diagnosis was given. I don't see how a psychiatrist is going to be much help. I haven't heard of them doing the neuropsych testing, just handing out drugs. Personally I would rathe... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Feeling So Helpless |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2009, 9:57 am
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Replies: 17
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| Hi Nathansmum, My name is julie b and I'm a 42 years old married mother of two boys aged 13 and 14. I went to University and have a Bach of Science and my Husband and I run a successful business. Sounds fairly "normal" doesn't it. :D I also have Aspergers and so does my 14 year old son. I understand... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Husband won't tell 13 yr old son about NVLD diagnosis |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2009, 8:36 am
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Replies: 28
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| Wow Grace, your in a tough situation but I think you need to start looking at it differently. I don't think at this stage you are in a position to help this child as it sounds like while you are in a parenting role, you do not have the authority to get on with it. The whole yours, mine and ours situ... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: 1001 Things Not To Do Around NTs... |
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Posted: 19 Aug 2009, 11:17 pm
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Replies: 163
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| Don't ever correct a doctor when they use incorrect terminology. I corrected a doctor who said her horse had a psychotic reaction to procaine penicillin. I pointed out that science has yet to prove animals can suffer psychosis. The term Vets use is altered mental state. I've been a Vet nurse for alm... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Social Phobia |
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Posted: 19 Aug 2009, 10:34 pm
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Replies: 37
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| I can totally relate :( I'm a social spactic. I would love to be able to mix socially but just thinking about it makes me scared. Part of my problem is that I have really poor facial recognition. If someone says "Hello" to me in the street I have no idea who they are. It can be someone I've known fo... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Research Suggests Children Can Recover From Autism |
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Posted: 09 May 2009, 5:52 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,761
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| My son has AS. When he was small he was quite obviously Autistic but over the years we have worked hard to teach him how to interact and cope socially. He now has a Dx of AS and he goes to a mainstream school and most people have no idea he is autistic. He just seems a little bit different. I had re... |
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