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 Topic: Talking to a pediatrician about AS |
Yensid
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 4:03 am Subject: Talking to a pediatrician about AS |
I would suggest you print out AS information from a credible source and circle all the things you did as a child in red and all the things you have trouble with now as an adult in another color.
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| Topic: When things are not correct, what do you do? |
Yensid
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 3:58 am Subject: When things are not correct, what do you do? |
| Oh, I agree. The only question then is, did the invisible switch in my brain that says "You've been able to adequately correct the situation" get flipped? If no, I'm going to keep at it (is this perse ... |
| Topic: When things are not correct, what do you do? |
Yensid
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 3:54 am Subject: When things are not correct, what do you do? |
This is the bottom line: the inability to listen to you. Do they stop and say, " why, what do you mean, or I'm sorry I don't understand?"
Yes, this is exactly it. Some people have a phobia of admi ... |
| Topic: Talking to a pediatrician about AS |
Yensid
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 12:33 am Subject: Talking to a pediatrician about AS |
| 5 years is not really old enough to judge your childhood. Especially considering she didn't get her training until she was an adult AND she likely only knew you as a sister and not an outside observer ... |
| Topic: Talking to a pediatrician about AS |
Yensid
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 12:23 am Subject: Talking to a pediatrician about AS |
One problem may be that she knows you well and sees you at your most comfortable. She's not aware of your behavior the other 99% of the time and may not remember the details of your youth clearly.
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| Topic: Talking to a pediatrician about AS |
Yensid
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 12:12 am Subject: Talking to a pediatrician about AS |
| Is she a developmental pediatrician? Only certain types of doctors are actually qualified to give a diagnosis. Many doctors i've found (even in the psychological field) are hesitant to give an autism ... |
| Topic: Talking to a pediatrician about AS |
Yensid
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 11:53 pm Subject: Talking to a pediatrician about AS |
| I just had a conversation with my sister about AS. She is a pediatrician, and, by all reports, is a good one. I just wanted a reference to a psychologist who specialized in ASD. What I got was a fru ... |
| Topic: Am still trying to figure this AS stuff out.. Need some help |
Yensid
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 11:34 pm Subject: Am still trying to figure this AS stuff out.. Need some help |
| Everybody who posts a message like yours has a different set of criteria that they fail to meet. I wish that the psychologist and psychiatrists would all get together and decide on what AS is. Ther ... |
| Topic: When things are not correct, what do you do? |
Yensid
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:21 pm Subject: When things are not correct, what do you do? |
I don't need to convince them or make them change their minds, I just need correct information to be there.
Yes. I agree with you there. If I think that I am being misunderstood, I will make one ... |
| Topic: When people say Asperger's is a 'mental health' problem... |
Yensid
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:11 pm Subject: When people say Asperger's is a 'mental health' problem... |
| I would say that in a better world, where people with AS did not get tormented by "normal" people, where people with AS could get a little extra training in social skills, then I would agree that AS i ... |
| Topic: When things are not correct, what do you do? |
Yensid
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:02 pm Subject: When things are not correct, what do you do? |
| What you said about food sounds very familiar to me. If I decide to get something, and for some reason I cannot get it, then I will obsess about it, and go to extremes to satisfy my need. It is a st ... |
| Topic: Needing to be busy |
Yensid
Replies: 20
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 9:50 pm Subject: Needing to be busy |
| I can't say that I always need to be busy, but I am always busy. There is always something that I want to do, something that is incomplete, something that can be improved. So it is not that I mind ... |
| Topic: Wandering |
Yensid
Replies: 39
Views: 1785
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:12 pm Subject: Wandering |
| I never wandered. I always stayed close to places that I knew. |
| Topic: Interview the person below you |
Yensid
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 6:46 pm Subject: Interview the person below you |
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