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 Topic: Do you think I have Asperger's? |
Amara
Replies: 11
Views: 552
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 3:27 pm Subject: Do you think I have Asperger's? |
This is long, so those of you who actually read it have my appreciation. The first part is some symptoms that applied to me that I copied and pasted from a site <- and added notes to.
I might act ... |
| Topic: Is it harder to detect autism in girls |
Amara
Replies: 49
Views: 2148
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 3:11 pm Subject: Is it harder to detect autism in girls |
| ... as it turns out my psych actually noticed I displayed some symptoms of AS and he never told me...my mom just informed me of this today so she knew too. Isn't there some legal obligation for my p ... |
| Topic: I'm going in to be diagnosed soon, what can I expect? |
Amara
Replies: 8
Views: 396
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 2:43 pm Subject: I'm going in to be diagnosed soon, what can I expect? |
I'm worried my parents will leave some important things out and I'll get misdiagnosed.
I have the same problem! I said to my mum the other day, "Remember when I was about 6 doing that music show an ... |
| Topic: Is it harder to detect autism in girls |
Amara
Replies: 49
Views: 2148
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 12:17 am Subject: Is it harder to detect autism in girls |
If it wasn't for me researching to find out what could explain the way I am, I don't think I'd have ever found out from a psychiatrist.
Agreed - far too many psychologists are too quick to make a d ... |
| Topic: I'm going in to be diagnosed soon, what can I expect? |
Amara
Replies: 8
Views: 396
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:34 am Subject: I'm going in to be diagnosed soon, what can I expect? |
| Thank you for the replies, they help a lot. I have another question. Are my parents going to have to answer any questions about any symptoms they noticed when I was a child? Am I going to be there ... |
| Topic: Is Asperger's really more common in men? Or... |
Amara
Replies: 16
Views: 774
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:08 am Subject: Is Asperger's really more common in men? Or... |
| They say Asperger's Syndrome is more common in men than women. Does anyone else think the truth of the matter might actually be that it's under-diagnosed in women because some of the symptoms (like sh ... |
| Topic: Is it harder to detect autism in girls |
Amara
Replies: 49
Views: 2148
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:39 am Subject: Is it harder to detect autism in girls |
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| Topic: Is it harder to detect autism in girls |
Amara
Replies: 49
Views: 2148
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:39 pm Subject: Is it harder to detect autism in girls |
| oh gee...lets see...I was a problem child...there were no lables....I didn't hear about ADD till I was in high school....I did not hear about aspergers until years later.....There was some kind of whi ... |
| Topic: I'm going in to be diagnosed soon, what can I expect? |
Amara
Replies: 8
Views: 396
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:55 pm Subject: I'm going in to be diagnosed soon, what can I expect? |
I get really anxious when I have to go into a situation and I don't know what to expect. So I thought I'd try to remove some anxiety by asking some questions.
What will it be like? Will it be mos ... |
| Topic: What is your Emotional IQ? |
Amara
Replies: 106
Views: 2844
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:10 am Subject: What is your Emotional IQ? |
| I got an 83. |
| Topic: How did you play with toys growing up? |
Amara
Replies: 68
Views: 1779
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:17 am Subject: How did you play with toys growing up? |
Anyone with diagnosed Asperger's line their toys up as children?
I asked a psychologist this who says I have AS over autism, but she seemed to deflect the question by saying it's common for people ... |
| Topic: Is it harder to detect autism in girls |
Amara
Replies: 49
Views: 2148
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:05 am Subject: Is it harder to detect autism in girls |
Amarathat seems to happen to so many children, the parents try and control the condition rather than understand the child.
That is true and I've been very angry with them in the past for the way they ... |
| Topic: Is it harder to detect autism in girls |
Amara
Replies: 49
Views: 2148
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:49 am Subject: Is it harder to detect autism in girls |
| I think I slipped under the radar. They basically slapped me with an ADD label, gave me a bottle of antidepressants/anxiety pills and dropped kicked me out the door. Not that I was even really old e ... |
| Topic: Wondering if there's a correlation |
Amara
Replies: 45
Views: 1878
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:26 am Subject: Wondering if there's a correlation |
I noticed I'm the only libra.
Yay! Our first Libra! 
Libras are supposed to be sociable, but I'm not!
I think a lot of aspies are that way. I wish they tailored zodiac signs that took into ... |
| Topic: Parents in a technical field of work? |
Amara
Replies: 14
Views: 399
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:15 am Subject: Parents in a technical field of work? |
| Yes, my mother is a teacher. Is banking a technical field? Cause my dad is a banker. |
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