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 Topic: Do meltdowns improve with age? |
Callista
Replies: 2
Views: 66
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:14 am Subject: Do meltdowns improve with age? |
| I started to gain control at age 17, but I did it by sharply increasing the rate at which I injured myself. It wasn't until about age 22 or so that I actually learned to prevent meltdowns without havi ... |
| Topic: Are autistics materialistic |
Callista
Replies: 13
Views: 192
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:01 am Subject: Are autistics materialistic |
| Yeah. I think we are 'materialistic' at about the same rate NTs are; but being different, we express it differently. An autistic's attachment to his favorite movie could be just as materialistic as an ... |
| Topic: talking to doctors? |
Callista
Replies: 4
Views: 105
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:59 am Subject: talking to doctors? |
I've had trouble talking to doctors.
A lot of trouble with doctors comes because they assume you don't want to know more than "will this help?". You have to pretty much badger them (or, many of the ... |
| Topic: do i have aspergers or am i just a loser? |
Callista
Replies: 63
Views: 1431
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 10:22 pm Subject: do i have aspergers or am i just a loser? |
| you must be joking, my dear. After having experimented at school by forcing boys to learn haw to sew, cook etc and girls doing mechinics and woodcarving, etc, our scientists and researchers came to th ... |
| Topic: disability? |
Callista
Replies: 49
Views: 984
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 10:10 pm Subject: disability? |
| Well... where's the alternative? I could stop trying to get through college, tell the loan companies that I am "permanently and totally disabled", and live my life without using the talents I have. Th ... |
| Topic: Elective mutism |
Callista
Replies: 11
Views: 180
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 10:05 pm Subject: Elective mutism |
I've found writing works better if you are likely to forget what you wanted to say or get too emotional to say it.
I think it's ridiculous that they are trying to force her to speak. That will just ... |
| Topic: Easier to be AS and ugly? |
Callista
Replies: 84
Views: 2322
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:25 am Subject: Easier to be AS and ugly? |
| I'm asexual, and if I were pretty I'd have a lot more trouble. I have a nondescript sort of face, two inch long hair, and some extra weight... I blend into most crowds (until I move or talk, anyway, a ... |
| Topic: disability? |
Callista
Replies: 49
Views: 984
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:12 am Subject: disability? |
| I'm on disability. I've got lots of sensory stuff that stops me doing most entry level jobs... I've tried repeatedly only to be too stressed out to eat dinner after getting home, or having public melt ... |
| Topic: Police: Caylee's Body Was in Mom's Trunk |
Callista
Replies: 3
Views: 168
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:06 am Subject: Police: Caylee's Body Was in Mom's Trunk |
| She's probably dead, and has been for a while. Got a feeling if Mom's convicted, the convicts will probably beat her up, and she'll deserve it. 3 years old... man. Too young. Way too young. |
| Topic: do i have aspergers or am i just a loser? |
Callista
Replies: 63
Views: 1431
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 2:50 am Subject: do i have aspergers or am i just a loser? |
Girls are not that different from guys.
This is a joke, right ?No... No, it really isn't. There's not that much difference between genders. There are a few things you can't do as easily in female com ... |
| Topic: do i have aspergers or am i just a loser? |
Callista
Replies: 63
Views: 1431
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:27 am Subject: do i have aspergers or am i just a loser? |
| Girls are not that different from guys, anyhow. I would suggest finding some friends who happen to be girls, and getting a feel for the gender. Maybe you will turn out to like one of the girls as more ... |
| Topic: Aspergers does not automatically equate to high functioning |
Callista
Replies: 14
Views: 447
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:10 am Subject: Aspergers does not automatically equate to high functioning |
| I'm supposed to have "severe Asperger's", too, but I really think that is because I also qualify for a diagnosis of classic autism. I do have problems with taking care of myself but they only mean tha ... |
| Topic: Ceiling fans. |
Callista
Replies: 13
Views: 222
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 6:59 pm Subject: Ceiling fans. |
...you've got me watching my fan now...
Next thing I'll start memorizing train schedules  |
| Topic: Ceiling fans. |
Callista
Replies: 13
Views: 222
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 6:56 pm Subject: Ceiling fans. |
| I'm not entirely sure it mightn't be more of the same; you're not seeing two patterns crossing each other, but you are seeing one pattern moving fast enough to cross itself when you shift your gaze so ... |
| Topic: After trying to change, I know now people with AS can't |
Callista
Replies: 92
Views: 2175
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 6:53 pm Subject: After trying to change, I know now people with AS can't |
| I think the biggest trouble is when autistic people try to apply NT solutions to autistic problems. |
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