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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My new theory on self diagnosed autistics |
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Posted: 02 Oct 2015, 3:04 am
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Replies: 162
Views: 9,102
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| Blah, blah: "Gallileo only said that the Earth wasn't at the center of the solar system because he was trying to make up for the attention that he didn't get from his mother as a child." "Women all secretly wish that they had a penis." "Tourette's syndrome and OCD are actual... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you get headaches from being around people? |
| Apple_in_my_Eye |
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Posted: 01 Oct 2015, 8:37 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,488
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| Yeah, a headache and exhaustion. For me, I think it's the processing demands and trying to remember all the rules/demands that people have. And, I guess that there's at best a 50%(80%?) chance that it's going to suck. That's stressful, too. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why do bullies pick on kids with Asperger |
| Apple_in_my_Eye |
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Posted: 25 Sep 2015, 2:15 am
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,476
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| Because feeling superior to another person feels very good, maybe like heroin to a lot of people. It feels so good that they'll throw away their humanity, morality, empathy and intelligence. Feelings of superiority are the most destructive drug that exists. Or, put another way, because they can get ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Odd Behaviour Criticized |
| Apple_in_my_Eye |
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Posted: 22 Sep 2015, 6:54 pm
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Replies: 45
Views: 1,930
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| I do hope you are able to speak to the teachers some time. That would make you less "mysterious" in their eyes, and you have a good intelligence, that they need to know about. I don't agree with this advice. I think the more they know the worse things will get, and that intelligence is a ... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: I wish Tony Attwood.... |
| Apple_in_my_Eye |
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Posted: 22 Sep 2015, 5:19 pm
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Replies: 1
Views: 699
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Agree. (My dad died on Thursday.)
Also, about things like complications of aging and illness (i.e. strokes, dementia, pain) with ASD. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: movie trailer intros, "In A World..." announcer lines |
| Apple_in_my_Eye |
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Posted: 21 Sep 2015, 12:24 am
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Replies: 75
Views: 1,996
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In a world with no light, it is very, very dark.
In a world where tomorrow is yesterday and yesterday is next week, calendars are very complicated.
In a world where worlds are, there are worlds. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: post diagnosis, have 'professionals' refuted your diagnosis? |
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Posted: 20 Sep 2015, 11:01 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,882
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| If you have to argue as to which diagnosis is more valid, then you could point out the greater number of hours spent performing specific tests in the former case, as opposed to being "undiagnosed" in 15 minutes (or whatever it was) with zero tests of any kind. It sounds like the latter doc... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Schizotypal similar to ASD ? What do you think |
| Apple_in_my_Eye |
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Posted: 20 Sep 2015, 10:33 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 32,095
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| IIRC, personality disorders occur in about 10% of the population, which makes them 10 times more frequent than ASD. So, the doctor may have seen lots of PD patients and zero ASD patients. In that case, IMO, they'd tend to lean toward the diagnosis they're more familiar with. Also, IME, a doctor bein... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Announcement: I am now a medical marijuana patient |
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Posted: 20 Sep 2015, 6:48 pm
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Replies: 84
Views: 2,933
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| It would be interesting to know the effects of things other than THC that are in MJ, like CBD, on ASD. I gather that CBD doesn't make you high (or does it?) and has positive effects for on various conditions. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone enjoy being miserable and unhappy? |
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Posted: 16 Sep 2015, 12:28 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,228
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| It's another example of how literal, psychic-level empathy is a myth. It's a nonsensical statement that comes from not being able to comprehend the other person's reality and that you don't care to understand it. I'm sure a lot of people with Assison's and Parkinson's diseases heard that when the co... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why are kids with autism easy targets for bullies? |
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Posted: 12 Sep 2015, 8:36 pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,875
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| Bullies are very attuned to recognizing who they can get away with bullying. I.e. A socially isolated person with low status, since people are less likely to care or believe what happens to such a person. I agree that on some semi-conscious level people like the existence of bullying, since if it is... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Rant freely |
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Posted: 12 Sep 2015, 12:21 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 860
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Dear dumbass doctor,
My mother had a cerebral hemorrhage ten years ago that you don't know about, which is why I explain things to her slowly. It's not sexism you self-righteous dumbfuck. If you're going to be a jerk then make sure your assumptions are actually true. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: In one word, how do you feel right now? |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2015, 1:57 am
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Replies: 25,973
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Who else has never got drunk in their life? |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2015, 1:48 am
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Replies: 76
Views: 5,230
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| I never had the feeling of being out of control despite being drunk. It also doesn't make me massively more social (doesn't hurt, though). My dad would never look drunk no matter how much he had, so maybe there's some weird gene involved with that. YMMV. I don't miss it much, thankfully, but that's ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What are your interests/obsessions? |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2015, 12:59 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,109
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| Simulating physical systems numerically. The latest is building and programming a drone from scratch (which is sort of like a physical simulation in reverse). When I get the energy, at least. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you get lost every time you leave the house? |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2015, 12:52 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 789
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| I live where I grew up and have seen everything from every angle probably 10000 times, so, no, I don't get lost here. But I am always amazed at how different things (in other places) look when I'm going back the way I came. If it's somewhere I've never been before I will probably get lost if I try t... |
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