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 Topic: Connection between AS and psychosis? |
RarePegs
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 7:27 am Subject: Connection between AS and psychosis? |
Check out to what extent autistic symptoms concur with schizophrenic symptoms, particularly in the negative and cognitive symptoms:
http://www.schizophrenia.com/diag.php
For comparison, here is ... |
| Topic: Anyone from the UK? |
RarePegs
Replies: 24
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Forum: Getting to know each other Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:08 pm Subject: Anyone from the UK? |
| Northern Ireland here |
| Topic: Connection between AS and psychosis? |
RarePegs
Replies: 27
Views: 864
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:26 pm Subject: Connection between AS and psychosis? |
Check out to what extent autistic symptoms concur with schizophrenic symptoms, particularly in the negative and cognitive symptoms:
http://www.schizophrenia.com/diag.php |
| Topic: Are aspies more prone than NTs to alcohol / drug addiction? |
RarePegs
Replies: 19
Views: 816
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 3:40 pm Subject: Are aspies more prone than NTs to alcohol / drug addiction? |
| I actually clicked on this thread while already drinking a glass of Scottish Oak Leaf and Elderflower wine from the Cairn O' Mohr winery in Perthshire. For me, diversity of experience in food and dri ... |
| Topic: Autism: Difference or disability? |
RarePegs
Replies: 28
Views: 441
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 8:52 am Subject: Autism: Difference or disability? |
| I think we need to see this in the context of the Social Model Of Disability. What we have is initially and primarily a difference in that we are differently-abled by virtue of having "tweaked" or "c ... |
| Topic: Medical opposition to Autism Bill (NI) |
RarePegs
Replies: 2
Views: 279
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:08 am Subject: Medical opposition to Autism Bill (NI) |
| http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8286565.stm |
| Topic: How do you feel about Mr. Bean? |
RarePegs
Replies: 37
Views: 2394
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 1:08 pm Subject: How do you feel about Mr. Bean? |
| The 1997 film was on tv this afternoon and that prompted me to Google Mr Bean and autism, which led me to this old thread from long before my own time on WP! I still prefer the tv series, though! |
| Topic: 'You have to go private for diagnosis' |
RarePegs
Replies: 24
Views: 765
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 1:04 pm Subject: 'You have to go private for diagnosis' |
| There is no requirement to "go private" to get a diagnosis. Both I and my partner got diagnosed on the NHS. Your GP must forward you to a psychiatrist who can then forward you to a clinical psychologi ... |
| Topic: How do you feel about Mr. Bean? |
RarePegs
Replies: 37
Views: 2394
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:43 pm Subject: How do you feel about Mr. Bean? |
| Rowan Atkinson studied electrical engineering at university and I rather suspect that he may have had the opportunity to observe autism amongst his fellow engineers |
| Topic: 'You have to go private for diagnosis' |
RarePegs
Replies: 24
Views: 765
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 7:33 pm Subject: 'You have to go private for diagnosis' |
| There is no requirement to "go private" to get a diagnosis. Both I and my partner got diagnosed on the NHS. Your GP must forward you to a psychiatrist who can then forward you to a clinical psychologi ... |
| Topic: New Study: 1% of adults in the UK have Autism |
RarePegs
Replies: 10
Views: 567
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:44 pm Subject: New Study: 1% of adults in the UK have Autism |
| I think it's a definite step in the right direction. However, given the growing belief that not only are adults more under-diagnosed than children but also that females are more under-diagnosed than ... |
| Topic: New Study: 1% of adults in the UK have Autism |
RarePegs
Replies: 10
Views: 567
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:48 pm Subject: New Study: 1% of adults in the UK have Autism |
| I think it's a definite step in the right direction. However, given the growing belief that not only are adults more under-diagnosed than children but also that females are more under-diagnosed than ... |
| Topic: Are aspies more prone than NTs to alcohol / drug addiction? |
RarePegs
Replies: 19
Views: 816
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:12 pm Subject: Are aspies more prone than NTs to alcohol / drug addiction? |
| I actually clicked on this thread while already drinking a glass of Scottish Oak Leaf and Elderflower wine from the Cairn O' Mohr winery in Perthshire. For me, diversity of experience in food and dri ... |
| Topic: Updated final version 2 of Aspie-quiz |
RarePegs
Replies: 76
Views: 2619
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:26 pm Subject: Updated final version 2 of Aspie-quiz |
| I have been seeing a pattern in the shape of the spider graphs; of those falling firmly on the Aspie side (but not so much on the extremely high Aspie scores of, say, 180+), there is usually a bias to ... |
| Topic: Updated final version 2 of Aspie-quiz |
RarePegs
Replies: 76
Views: 2619
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 3:34 pm Subject: Updated final version 2 of Aspie-quiz |
http://www.rdos.net/eng/poly12c.php?p1=87&p2=84&p3=70&p4=70&p5=59&p6=71&p7=62&p8=74&p9=51&p10=62&p11=63&p12=53]Aspie-Quiz
Your Aspie score: 149 of 200
Y ... |
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