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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Help with sensory overstimulation |
| Alphabetania |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2016, 4:01 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 11,221
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| I used to suffer from sensory overstimulation, but it was successfully treated, and I haven't had it for several years now. Still need to self-manage, but I seem to be out of the danger-zone. The simplified pathology of the condition is explained in the last 20 minutes of this video: https://www.you... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is sensory overload and overstimulation? |
| Alphabetania |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2016, 3:55 pm
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Replies: 35
Views: 21,533
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| I did an informal survey on sensory overstimulation here at WrongPlanet.net several years ago, and the responses (about 40 of them) were collected and categorised, and included in their cut-sliced-and-diced form in a research proposal which an autistic friend of mine put together for an interdiscipl... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I think I've found a way to treat my sensory overstimulation |
| Alphabetania |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2016, 3:45 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 790
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is "Hypokalemic sensory overstimulation" a form of Autism? |
| Alphabetania |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2016, 3:42 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 951
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| PS: This quiz also explains some of the basics. It's quite simplistic, and it doesn't cover all the cofactors, but at least it gets the learning started. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is "Hypokalemic sensory overstimulation" a form of Autism? |
| Alphabetania |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2016, 3:38 pm
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Replies: 7
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| It is not a form of autism, but a problem which afflicts many autistic people. If you want to find out a little more about some of the cofactors in layman's terms, then watch the last 20 minutes of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw1dEj6A4ro This is a small tip-of-the-iceberg study, ment... |
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Forum: Adolescent Autism Forum Topic: Feel age awkward? |
| Alphabetania |
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Posted: 12 Jul 2013, 3:21 pm
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Replies: 22
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| One doesn't really outgrow this. I'm 48. I went to a school reunion and felt most comfortable with my classmates' just-left-school children. And it's not like I'm one of those broody women who wants to actually breed children or goes coo-coo about babies, it's just that those kids seem to be interes... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Greetings from South Africa |
| Alphabetania |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2013, 6:57 pm
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Have you ever met a nice South African? |
| Alphabetania |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2013, 6:55 pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 6,564
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I have met several thousand nice South Africans.
A few of them are to be found in these groups: http://aspie.co.za |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: New girl from South Africa |
| Alphabetania |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2013, 6:52 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,311
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Here are some groups for aspies from South Africa |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2013, 6:48 pm
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Replies: 0
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Emergency alternative to crying & screaming - freeze? |
| Alphabetania |
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Posted: 09 Dec 2012, 5:30 pm
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Replies: 8
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| But I don't want to be intimidating. I don't want to be perceived as aggressive. I want to keep myself from harming someone. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Emergency alternative to crying & screaming - freeze? |
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Posted: 09 Dec 2012, 5:10 pm
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Replies: 8
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| My crying and screaming during a meltdown have a very destructive, traumatising effect on a relationship. I am seeing a psychologist to try to find out how to channel my actions to do something which doesn't have a harmful effect. But I need an urgent interim solution because I am causing trauma to ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Procrastination |
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Posted: 25 Jul 2012, 4:01 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,964
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| Procrastination is a common symptom of ADHD. ↲ Most aspies have ADHD. Long projects must be divided into mini projects, each with a short term achievable output so that you can feel pleased with your achievement. Otherwise you cant sustain attention. Also see http://www.additudemag.com for adv... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Role playing games (RPG) for social skill development? |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2012, 9:58 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 6,055
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| Corina Becker's mother was annoyed with her because she felt that RPGs were a good way of developing social skills but her mother wanted her to do church things instead! :o http://autismwomensnetwork.org/bio/corina-becker It's easier to relax and learn social skills when you're doing something you l... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Is an aspie tea party different from a regular tea party? |
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Posted: 14 Jul 2012, 2:31 pm
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Replies: 2
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| Is an aspie tea party (such as the one we had this afternoon as the ASCape group) different from a tea party where there are only average people? Let's see whether the following apply to the latter: 1. You forget to notify the host that you will be late. 2. You forget to aplogise when you arrive 2 h... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Any products you've found helpful...? |
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Posted: 16 Jan 2012, 11:51 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,001
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| The live online assistant at http://www.especialneeds.com/speech-language-oral-motor-tools-chewy-toys.html told me they DO fit adult wrists too. I'm seriously considering starting a blog or something that's geared towards the 18-80 crowd of autistics, and the things which can help them as adults. Th... |
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