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 Topic: Are there real physical differences with Aspergers? |
StuartN
Replies: 96
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 9:29 am Subject: Are there real physical differences with Aspergers? |
Did I read ''Autistics have larger foreheads'' somewhere here?
Kanner noted "large heads" in his subjects when first defining autism. The rate of brain development in ASD is different from babies a ... |
| Topic: Do you use prescription drugs for your ASD? |
StuartN
Replies: 45
Views: 1611
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 9:14 am Subject: Do you use prescription drugs for your ASD? |
I genuinely appreciate the many comments about not using medication. There is no medication "for autism".
My interest is in the use of prescription medication (particularly psycho-active medication ... |
| Topic: Programming and frustration. How to break through the wall? |
StuartN
Replies: 9
Views: 528
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 4:32 pm Subject: Re: Programming and frustration. How to break through the w |
| -Lack of real-world application for skills. Simply put, I can't seem to identify real-life problems that would be solvable by programs I could write at my current skill level. "Hello World" is getti ... |
| Topic: Ubunto 12.04 question |
StuartN
Replies: 4
Views: 234
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 11:12 am Subject: Ubunto 12.04 question |
Try these three different solutions:
http://blog.markloiseau.com/2012/05/install-arduino-ubuntu/
http://vishnuvarkala.blogspot.ie/2012/07/arduino-ide-not-detecting-serial-port.html
http://ard ... |
| Topic: Bank Holidays/ public holidays |
StuartN
Replies: 8
Views: 384
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 6:25 am Subject: Bank Holidays/ public holidays |
Yelling at me doesn't help, it just makes me worse. I'm just so damn tired and wish I could get through a simple thing such as a bank holiday without being in a mess and pissing everyone off.
What ... |
| Topic: Do you use prescription drugs for your ASD? |
StuartN
Replies: 45
Views: 1611
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 6:16 am Subject: Do you use prescription drugs for your ASD? |
Prozac 60mg
Seroquel 100mg
Concerta 36mg
Clonazepam 0.5mg
Metoprolol 50mg
Is the Metoprolol (a beta-blocker) for anxiety? And if so, is it a diagnosed anxiety disorder, like social anxiety or ... |
| Topic: BBC News - Greek device is world's earliest stored-programme |
StuartN
Replies: 5
Views: 342
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 6:10 am Subject: BBC News - Greek device is world's earliest stored-programme |
Interesting story on early arithmetic device http://bit.ly/16dZdvA
BBC News - Greek device is world's earliest stored-programme computer
Greek archaeologists have determined the purpose of previ ... |
| Topic: Has anybody any positive experiences of therapy? |
StuartN
Replies: 20
Views: 642
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 6:51 pm Subject: Has anybody any positive experiences of therapy? |
| So again, I would ask the more specific question, "has anybody who has avoidance/social issues like myself, and others who have written on this tread, ever underwent therapy which succeed in their iss ... |
| Topic: PDD-NOS? |
StuartN
Replies: 33
Views: 1023
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 6:41 pm Subject: PDD-NOS? |
| All right. I feel something is wrong, as with only 9% of the spectrum most books, the media, the internet, this very forum, along with many other resources focus only on Asperger's (or autism). I was ... |
| Topic: Do you use prescription drugs for your ASD? |
StuartN
Replies: 45
Views: 1611
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 6:10 pm Subject: Do you use prescription drugs for your ASD? |
Why didn't you include a "none" option?
Yes, I could have done, but I was interested in the variety and distribution of drugs that people are using for non-core symptoms. I think most people not us ... |
| Topic: Has anybody any positive experiences of therapy? |
StuartN
Replies: 20
Views: 642
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 6:05 am Subject: Has anybody any positive experiences of therapy? |
| I had some really horrible experiences with CBT and psychotherapy before I was diagnosed - they really emphasised all my "negative thinking" and made me feel really bad about myself (so much for "non- ... |
| Topic: Which of these 4 is your attitude towards people? |
StuartN
Replies: 32
Views: 1104
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 5:57 am Subject: Which of these 4 is your attitude towards people? |
| It really is a badly-designed question, isn't it? It seems so sensible on a first reading, but the difficulty answering it, and needing to combine the categories means that the question has not captur ... |
| Topic: Bank Holidays/ public holidays |
StuartN
Replies: 8
Views: 384
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 5:51 am Subject: Bank Holidays/ public holidays |
| I think you could have "other arrangements" when you are 25, but not as dismissive as "washing your hair". If you do go, it must be possible to compromise on things that make you really uncomfortable ... |
| Topic: At what age did you start to experience stress and anxiety |
StuartN
Replies: 18
Views: 627
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 5:44 am Subject: At what age did you start to experience stress and anxiety |
My earliest memory of being abnormally anxious is when I was 7, and knew I did not fit in.
The first medical opinion was when I was in my early teens and had abdmominal pains that I was referred to ... |
| Topic: PDD-NOS? |
StuartN
Replies: 33
Views: 1023
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 5:29 am Subject: PDD-NOS? |
| PDD-NOS is currently the most frequent diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder. One of the biggest upsides of DSM-5 is that NOS will no longer be listed separately, bringing everyone within the ASD di ... |
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