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 Topic: Rising Rates of Depression: What To Do About It? |
Wedge
Replies: 6
Views: 177
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 Forum: The Haven Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:55 am Subject: Rising Rates of Depression: What To Do About It? |
| This is a serious problem I support the use of anti-depressives. Take a look at some statistics. Nearly two-thirds of depressed people do not get the proper treatment (a psychiatrist). Social stigma c ... |
| Topic: Anyone else have severe chemical/biological depression? |
Wedge
Replies: 8
Views: 357
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 1:32 pm Subject: Anyone else have severe chemical/biological depression? |
| Depression is a disease. And also I guess it is the first or second disease in terms of cause for lost hours of work. |
| Topic: Do you wish you had boyfriend? |
Wedge
Replies: 32
Views: 903
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Forum: Love and Dating Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:30 am Subject: Do you wish you had boyfriend? |
| I wish I had a girlfriend. But got no skills whatsoever to get a girlfriend. Sometimes I get a little lucky. Once I was at a friend's party and a girl came talk to me but we just talked about boring s ... |
| Topic: Autistic boyfriend talks too loud |
Wedge
Replies: 18
Views: 663
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Forum: Love and Dating Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 2:08 pm Subject: Autistic boyfriend talks too loud |
| People with autism/AS sometimes have problems regulating the volume of their voice. The volume of their voice is too high or too low. Try talking to him unless you don't mind. |
| Topic: Connection between AS and psychosis? |
Wedge
Replies: 27
Views: 879
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 1:40 pm Subject: Connection between AS and psychosis? |
| Kanner distinguished autism from "childhood schizophrenia" which was a common condition found in the children in his clinic . However he belivied that autism was an earlier form and a percursor of sch ... |
| Topic: Loving mr spock |
Wedge
Replies: 25
Views: 696
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:42 am Subject: Loving mr spock |
| As for the book to which this thread is devoted, I've never read it. The title didn't attract me much. I don't really feel like reading about a typical withdrawn and cold AS person - I've had enough o ... |
| Topic: Gillberg's Criteria For Asperger's (AS) |
Wedge
Replies: 25
Views: 999
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 11:06 am Subject: Re: Gillberg's Criteria For Asperger's (AS) |
1. Why does it put more emphasis on Speech and Language rather than social interaction?
I guess I agree with Gillberg's diagnosis criteria. The explanations is this. In the DSM-IV one of the di ... |
| Topic: Should You Vote Republican or Democrat? |
Wedge
Replies: 9
Views: 165
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 10:35 am Subject: Should You Vote Republican or Democrat? |
Your Vote Score: 30% Republican, 70% Democrat
While you don't always agree with the Democrat party, it's a pretty good match for you.
Do be sure to research each candidate. A liberal Republican or ... |
| Topic: Healthcare reform |
Wedge
Replies: 21
Views: 483
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:15 am Subject: Healthcare reform |
| Weel I'm not even American to begin with but I will state my opinion. Every other developed country has government insurance, that is government pays for health care bills, exept England where the hos ... |
| Topic: My experience at a live presentation |
Wedge
Replies: 12
Views: 252
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:22 pm Subject: My experience at a live presentation |
| I saw the Shaolin monks performance on a trip to China last year. We went to the "Shaolin Temple" which is one of the places where Kung Fu was created. The performance was pretty awesome the guys were ... |
| Topic: What do your collections mean to you emotionally? |
Wedge
Replies: 18
Views: 330
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:14 pm Subject: What do your collections mean to you emotionally? |
| I collect comics. Yeah I know pretty childish, isn't it? I kind of freak out when one of my comics is damage or someone take them from their original place. I guess I'm pretty much like Rain Man when ... |
| Topic: My cat is my best friend |
Wedge
Replies: 45
Views: 1176
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:05 pm Subject: My cat is my best friend |
| There was a time my dog was my best friend. But then after some therapy I managed to get some human friends too, which was a very good thing. I don't consider my dog my best friend anymore but I like ... |
| Topic: The New DSM |
Wedge
Replies: 91
Views: 2304
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:27 pm Subject: The New DSM |
Asperger actually is too much specific to be a proper diagnosis and using it in a more general way it's like saying: "Asperger = autistic who can fake normal 90% of the time".
I agree with this lin ... |
| Topic: How do you explain Asperger's in 30 seconds or less? |
Wedge
Replies: 50
Views: 2139
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 9:39 am Subject: How do you explain Asperger's in 30 seconds or less? |
"Perhaps the simplest way to understand Asperger's Syndrome is to think of it as describing someone who percieves and thinks about the world differently to other people."
Tony Attwood |
| Topic: Do you like UrbanDictionary |
Wedge
Replies: 13
Views: 279
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:46 pm Subject: Do you like UrbanDictionary |
| Ok the definitions are very crude and vulgar but it is very useful if you don't live in a English speaking country and don't know the slangs people use. I use it every now and then. I also use Diction ... |
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