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 Topic: People using "nt" does my head in |
IsThatAFact
Replies: 110
Views: 2460
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:12 pm Subject: People using "nt" does my head in |
there is no such thing as a "normal" person
Of course there is a ‘normal’ if you like it’s the ‘average’ – normal is a measurement of central tendency (it is a range not a point) – simplistically i ... |
| Topic: Why would people need to be told they may have AS? |
IsThatAFact
Replies: 20
Views: 852
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:42 pm Subject: Why would people need to be told they may have AS? |
| Like many things you are born with or acquire there is no cure, however, knowledge is power, and understanding AS (or even that one is left handed) at least one allows you to understand more about the ... |
| Topic: Asperger's Syndrome and Self-Meaning |
IsThatAFact
Replies: 18
Views: 924
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:18 am Subject: Asperger's Syndrome and Self-Meaning |
Please share how Autism / Asperger's Syndrome has affected your sense of identity, your self-meaning or life-purpose.
Great questions - I have had a couple of glasses of a good red wine - I can gi ... |
| Topic: Aspergers! My god but no one noticed! |
IsThatAFact
Replies: 19
Views: 744
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:39 am Subject: Aspergers! My god but no one noticed! |
| I was 50 before I found out I had AS, and only then because I was having so many compounding problems my doctor sent me to a psychologist and after a few sessions (with lots of strange questions) she ... |
| Topic: Are meltdowns and panic attacks different, similar? |
IsThatAFact
Replies: 21
Views: 666
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:24 am Subject: Are meltdowns and panic attacks different, similar? |
| For me meltdown is about frustration and anger (and expressed in those terms), whilst panic attacks are about internalised hopelessness. |
| Topic: male, gay, and have AS |
IsThatAFact
Replies: 35
Views: 2265
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:57 am Subject: male, gay, and have AS |
The research this story is based on tells it a little different; it is more to do with how many older brothers you have as well as the finger length ratios.
If anyone is interested in the non-Chinese ... |
| Topic: I got told today |
IsThatAFact
Replies: 33
Views: 1482
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:31 am Subject: I got told today |
| Time your 'Doctor' caught up with what constitutes a more current diagnosis of Aspergers or at least find someone competent to refer you to. |
| Topic: Chewing on shirts |
IsThatAFact
Replies: 62
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:00 am Subject: Chewing on shirts |
I will have too put my hand up for this one too!
I chewed and sucked on shirt collars, tails, sleeves and ties (we had to wear ties to school), as well as the draw strings on windcheaters, also pe ... |
| Topic: Shaklee's Stress Relief Complex for Anxiety? |
IsThatAFact
Replies: 52
Views: 2748
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:32 pm Subject: Shaklee's Stress Relief Complex for Anxiety? |
All chemicals you take can be problematic (look up caffeine or salt!), I do not believe 5-htp is as generally as risky as suggested. And it does some clinical trials backing it up.
I am under the b ... |
| Topic: Shaklee's Stress Relief Complex for Anxiety? |
IsThatAFact
Replies: 52
Views: 2748
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 4:56 am Subject: Shaklee's Stress Relief Complex for Anxiety? |
| I have found 5-htp to be the best anti-anxiety non-prescription drug I have tried; it is made from the seeds of an African plant. It is available quite cheaply from plenty of Internet providers (inclu ... |
| Topic: Empathy - not to be confused with compassion |
IsThatAFact
Replies: 39
Views: 1143
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:17 am Subject: Empathy - not to be confused with compassion |
| I scored 7! Others have commented that I lacked empathy - I thought they were wrong - I am not sure sure now. Maybe it is more compassion, maybe the truth is I do not really care too much about how ot ... |
| Topic: HELP! New to Asperger's and marriage is failing |
IsThatAFact
Replies: 13
Views: 1044
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:40 am Subject: HELP! New to Asperger's and marriage is failing |
| I have recently been diagnosed with AS at 50, after 26 years of marriage (very tolerant wife!), this diagnosis has to a degree been more difficult for her than me. My psychologist lent me the book 'As ... |
| Topic: Perfectionist and Aspergers |
IsThatAFact
Replies: 26
Views: 591
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 2:13 am Subject: Perfectionist and Aspergers |
| I am a perfectionist - it causes significant problems - I take too long researching information (must make sure I have checked every possible source), edit words/paragraphs and structure over and over ... |
| Topic: Clothing colors... |
IsThatAFact
Replies: 36
Views: 1200
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:21 am Subject: Clothing colors... |
| Not only the same colours, but also the same styles, e.g., for about the last 5 years I have bought the same style shirts from the same supplier, in either maroon or green, must be long sleeved, soft, ... |
| Topic: How do you recognize an NT? |
IsThatAFact
Replies: 53
Views: 1473
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:32 pm Subject: How do you recognize an NT? |
A very simple test -
Just throw them in the nearest water - if they float they are NTs so then you can burn them at the stake - if they drown then they were not NTs  |
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