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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Social protocols involving talking to strangers |
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Posted: 12 Jan 2016, 8:02 pm
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| How is it perceived if people don't speak when social protocol suggests that they should? Eg waiting in a queue, the person in front of me (at the front of the queue) was called by the cashier, she didn't notice, the cashier tried about 5 times to get her attention then moved onto me. So ideally I s... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ASD + Epilepsy |
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Posted: 17 Nov 2015, 3:16 am
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Replies: 4
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| An interesting aside is that depression and anxiety, as we all know here, are very likely correlates or co-morbidities of autism. Most of us explain this as an understandable result of estrangement, bullying, rejection by peers, and poor treatment from adult family and teachers, and I think there i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ASD + Epilepsy |
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Posted: 15 Nov 2015, 3:18 am
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| Does anyone know why Epilepsy is so common among people with ASD? Studies show approx 30% of people with ASD have epilepsy, about 20% of adults with epilepsy have ADHD traits (which is significant in that many people with ASD also have some degree of ADHD). Do those overlaps have any significance in... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What do you mean when you say AS is part of who you are? |
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015, 12:04 am
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Replies: 45
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| Autism is part of me in the sense that its how my brain is wired, it impacts every aspect of my being, how I interpret the sensory information I take in, how I process info in my head, how I relate to others etc. However, if I could remove the autism in me I would. Sure it would mean adjusting to a ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you keep track of meds/scripts etc? |
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Posted: 23 Jan 2015, 11:46 pm
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Replies: 3
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| Wondering whether anyone has any system for keeping track of medicines/scripts etc? I'm on several meds, which get prescribed at different times, for different durations, some have repeats I need to fetch from the pharmacy on certain dates, I run out of them at different times, some need to be from ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Ehlers-Danlos And Autism |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2014, 9:49 pm
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Replies: 31
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| Thats interesting, I had no idea EDS and ASD were related (I have both). I know that the percentage of people with ASD and seizures is quite high, are seizures linked to EDS in any way? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: And this is why mixing foods together is a bad idea.... |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2014, 7:13 pm
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Proud |
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Posted: 13 Apr 2014, 2:29 am
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Replies: 6
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| Thanks, this is starting to make a lot more sense. Is pride of self and others is always to do with personal growth? I dont quite understand how someone can be proud of a group they belong to as in final paragraph, it makes some sense that would be related to achievements if pride is in emotion rela... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: unofficial Aspergers thinking of moving to NZ--- HELP! |
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Posted: 13 Apr 2014, 2:22 am
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Im also in NZ, although exact details differ I do think much of what B19 has said reflects the city I live in - although thankfully our ASD group doesnt have NT parents coming along to talk about their children  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Proud |
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Posted: 12 Apr 2014, 3:20 am
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Replies: 6
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Hey 
The concept/emotion of 'proud' has come up a bit in my life lately (other people experiencing it). I would really appreciate it if anyone can explain what 'proud' is and how it works?
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ASD friendly ways of cooling room temperature |
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Posted: 01 Oct 2013, 1:10 am
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| Unfortunately, we dont have either a basement or central heating/cooling |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ASD friendly ways of cooling room temperature |
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Posted: 30 Sep 2013, 11:56 pm
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| Im wondering how others cool down when the temperature is too hot? We are going into our first summer where I am now living and its getting unbearably hot, so am needing to cool down me and/or my room, however I have fairly severe sensory issues and cant handle the noise or movement of fans (and don... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Looking for info/help figuring out my seizures |
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Posted: 20 Jun 2013, 3:14 pm
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Replies: 7
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| Thanks for the opinions. I think I'll need to try and get another EEG from the sounds of things. I have looked into non-epileptic attacks however thier profile does not fit with what I experience. I think dissociation may be a possibility however it wouldn't cover the more tonic-clonic episodes. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: CBT and visual thinking |
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Posted: 16 Jun 2013, 5:15 pm
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Replies: 16
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MathGirl wrote: My counsellor did CBT visually with me and it was very useful. I only get CBT for specific issues, though (mostly anxiety).
How did she do it? |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Looking for info/help figuring out my seizures |
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Posted: 16 Jun 2013, 4:27 pm
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| Sorry bwt delay in replying, yeah I've talked to a neurologist who on the basis of a half hr EEG recons I'm fine and have no need for neurology services - hence it's falling to me to figure out what's going on so I can tell our extremely flawed medical system what I need. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: CBT and visual thinking |
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Posted: 16 Jun 2013, 4:23 pm
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Replies: 16
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| Interesting to hear, thanks |
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