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 Topic: Do people with asperger's tend to be control freaks? |
Shadewraith
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 12:19 am Subject: Do people with asperger's tend to be control freaks? |
| Should I be trying to change this about myself, because nobody in my life seems to want to understand my being an aspie. They just ask hostile questions like "Why do you always get so irritable?", "Yo ... |
| Topic: Do people with asperger's tend to be control freaks? |
Shadewraith
Replies: 10
Views: 594
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 8:48 pm Subject: Do people with asperger's tend to be control freaks? |
I have similar issues, but I also have a similar mother so, that's good question. However, I've been diagnosed ADHD to and I don't really have the obsessive daily routine that most aspies reference
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| Topic: Do people with asperger's tend to be control freaks? |
Shadewraith
Replies: 10
Views: 594
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 8:42 pm Subject: Do people with asperger's tend to be control freaks? |
| Sounds more like OCD to myself. It could be ASD, but from what I read you defiantly have some obsessive compulsive tenancies. You could try to tough it out by learning to relax, or if you don't mind g ... |
| Topic: Do people with asperger's tend to be control freaks? |
Shadewraith
Replies: 10
Views: 594
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 8:17 pm Subject: Do people with asperger's tend to be control freaks? |
| I feel like my anxiety and needing predictability in my life causes me to be a total control freak, but it causes a ton of issues in my relationship (my asperger's in general causes issues). When thin ... |
| Topic: What does sensory overload feel like? |
Shadewraith
Replies: 33
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 1:57 am Subject: What does sensory overload feel like? |
| When I get overloaded, I want to break something and scream at the top of my lungs. Sensory overload (especially sound) makes my blood boil. |
| Topic: I feel like I'm getting worse and getting no support. |
Shadewraith
Replies: 2
Views: 363
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 1:39 am Subject: I feel like I'm getting worse and getting no support. |
| Over the past several months, I feel like I've been getting worse as time goes by. I'm becoming less functional and I'm getting little help or support from anybody. People in my life seem to get incre ... |
| Topic: Anxiety is preventing me from living normally. |
Shadewraith
Replies: 5
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 12:56 pm Subject: Anxiety is preventing me from living normally. |
I haven't posted on these forums in a long time. It probably would have helped if I had, but I'm here now.
I've been under treatment for anxiety and ASD for over a year now. There have been more u ... |
| Topic: Sadism - How far does our lack of empathy go? |
Shadewraith
Replies: 139
Views: 8424
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 7:26 pm Subject: Sadism - How far does our lack of empathy go? |
| Enjoying the suffering of others isn't justice, rather it's feeling joy at the pain of another person who feels who is as vulnerable as his or her victims. They had no say in what they did (they were ... |
| Topic: Asperger's Syndrome and Memory |
Shadewraith
Replies: 73
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 10:11 am Subject: Asperger's Syndrome and Memory |
| My doctor has told me that I'm categorized as a talented savant due to my memory. I can memorize large quantities of information and regurgitate them if needed. Things also come back to me very quickl ... |
| Topic: Rude things we say |
Shadewraith
Replies: 36
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 10:07 am Subject: Rude things we say |
I say a lot of sarcastic things about serious situations without even thinking. I also tend to go overboard with my sarcasm, resulting in people being offended.
There are also things I do/don't do ... |
| Topic: Sadism - How far does our lack of empathy go? |
Shadewraith
Replies: 139
Views: 8424
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:47 am Subject: Sadism - How far does our lack of empathy go? |
For those who are interested, I went and saw my doctor today.
Basically, all of these sadistic thoughts and feels are a combination of things. He thinks I'm severely depressed and I've most likely ... |
| Topic: binge eating |
Shadewraith
Replies: 21
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 2:24 am Subject: binge eating |
i binge eat all the time. if i am happy i want to celebrate with lots of food. if i am miserable i want to stuff my face. if i am anything in between i just cant regulate it.
This is me right here. ... |
| Topic: Sadism - How far does our lack of empathy go? |
Shadewraith
Replies: 139
Views: 8424
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:15 pm Subject: Sadism - How far does our lack of empathy go? |
| What traits do you possess that make you think you're an Aspie? The way you've described yourself, your need to harm and torture animals, your views on people - folks that work in grocery stores aren ... |
| Topic: Sadism - How far does our lack of empathy go? |
Shadewraith
Replies: 139
Views: 8424
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 5:52 pm Subject: Sadism - How far does our lack of empathy go? |
| Whenever someone glares at me, it makes me feel threatened. I refuse to look away from them. I'll usually mouth the words "Hi" and is always makes them look away. |
| Topic: Were you misdiagnosed before ASD diagnosis? |
Shadewraith
Replies: 58
Views: 3105
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 4:39 am Subject: Were you misdiagnosed before ASD diagnosis? |
| I was diagnosed with depression. Nobody ever caught the ADD or OCD related to my ASD. |
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