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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: People who leave scraps all over their plate when they eat |
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Posted: 06 Mar 2012, 4:05 pm
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Replies: 43
Views: 6,175
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| Thanks for your replies. It's nice to know I'm not alone in this. It's not about finishing every scrap on your plate so you become overweight. It's about if you had rice and chicken and you finished your meal, but you leave a few bits of chicken and a mouthful of rice spread across the plate, not be... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: People who leave scraps all over their plate when they eat |
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Posted: 06 Mar 2012, 1:38 am
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Replies: 43
Views: 6,175
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| This drives me absolutely nuts....... People who eat meals, and when they are done, there are scraps of food all over their plate. I don't mean if they can't finish the meal, I mean things such as rice, that they haven't bothered to scrape up, they just leave the bottom of the plate covered in littl... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone know about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy? |
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Posted: 06 Jun 2011, 4:53 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,797
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| Anyone know about this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acceptance_and_commitment_therapy This has been raised with me as something I might like to try. What I can see is that the theory is I go around feeling sad/depressed/anxious/whatever, then saying to myself "thanks a lot brain", ignoring the feel... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The pressure of a new friendship |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2011, 3:30 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,168
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| Thank you very much for your replies. I think I'll give it a shot :lol: I have eating problems too. I don't like people to watch me eat and when I eat around other people it just tastes like cardboard :cry: I'll have to get used to eating around her I guess.....I was made fun of eating when I was a ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The pressure of a new friendship |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2011, 7:50 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,168
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| I have just become better friends with a girl I have known for a long time. I am enjoying her company but I am also feeling the pressure of the new friendship in terms of contact levels. How often to make contact with her, how many times a week to sent a text on my mobile to her, or an email. How of... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Gifts and when people make you annoyed |
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Posted: 15 Jan 2011, 4:35 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 882
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Thank you both for your replies. It's nice to know I'm not alone in this  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: No energy over the summer |
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Posted: 15 Jan 2011, 4:13 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,437
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| I've been following a pattern in my body just lately, in that over the summer, I generally have no energy. It's hot, I feel fatigued. I'm not motivated to exercise because I have no energy. During winter, I feel much more alive. Much more able to exercise and overall, just "do stuff" etc. Anyone els... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Making things for a hobby, what do I do with them then? |
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Posted: 15 Jan 2011, 2:59 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,561
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| I've watched a couple of youtube clips lately about making little handmade toys and notebook covers and things and they look like a nice stress relief type of project, but what am I supposed to do with them afterwards? The actual making of them I would find relaxing and fun, as I had always enjoyed ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Gifts and when people make you annoyed |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2011, 6:21 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 882
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| I have a weird thing happen to me and I am wondering whether other people feel the same way. I have a distant relationship with my parents and many issues from my childhood have caused a lot of problems between us and in my life in general. Anyway, an issue from my childhood will come up in therapy ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you cringe when the phone rings? |
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Posted: 31 Dec 2010, 9:20 am
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Replies: 51
Views: 4,380
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| Yes, I feel extremely anxious when I hear the phone ringing. The ringer sound stresses me a great deal. There will be a person on the other end and I will have to have a conversation with them. A lot of the time that feels like a huge task. I am expected to be social all day at work, and then to com... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ashamed of special interest |
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Posted: 31 Dec 2010, 8:06 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,216
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| My special interest is quite embarrassing. I am interested in physical disabilities and then the equipment designed to help people. Deafness, blindness, paraplegia etc, I am fascinated by the disability itself, how it looks, how it came about, and then the hearing aids, canes or wheelchairs used to ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Body wash and moisturising lotion |
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Posted: 28 Dec 2010, 6:50 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,068
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| I got a set of this for Christmas and now I don't know what to do with it. The body wash smells too strong and the moisturising lotion leaves little sparkly things on my skin :-( It's supposed to be a thing people enjoy. But not me. Strong smells upset me and make me feel kind of disoriented. It's a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Relaxing the Reptilian Brain |
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Posted: 09 Dec 2010, 5:41 am
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Replies: 6
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| Wow. I just watched the video. It was excellent. Thank you so very much for posting it. I believe it is going to help me a lot. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Having a good understanding of the way the brain works. |
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Posted: 09 Dec 2010, 4:24 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,150
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| I was just wondering, whether having a good understanding of the way the brain and emotions work, such as at a post graduate university degree level, helps with anxiety. I wonder if I had a scientific pragmatic view of the reasons why I might be experiencing stress and anxiety, that might help the b... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Birthday Anxiety - I'm experiencing it now |
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Posted: 09 Dec 2010, 4:01 am
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Replies: 4
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| Oh gosh, my birthday is in a few days. I am stressed out of my mind. I just need to vent for a little bit to help calm me. I know I have posted about this before, but now it is actually happening! I have two visits to get through. One with my family and one with a friend. I know the friend has got m... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Relaxing the Reptilian Brain |
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Posted: 04 Dec 2010, 6:58 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,058
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| Hi, I've come across some information about the Reptilian Brain which I am interested in. It's something about how this part of the brain controls, amongst other things, stress and anxiety levels, and if this can be relaxed, then the body will relax. One technique was when feeling really wound up, g... |
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