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 Topic: Tip-Toeing |
acannon
Replies: 26
Views: 891
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:55 am Subject: Tip-Toeing |
| I do this while going up stairs and when walking barefoot on hardwood floors. That's the only times when I toe walk. |
| Topic: ASD co-morbid disorders, associated conditions & YOURS!! |
acannon
Replies: 61
Views: 2253
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:05 am Subject: ASD co-morbid disorders, associated conditions & YOURS!! |
| Mine are hyperlexia, synaesthesia, echolalia, social anxiety, and sensory processing disorder. |
| Topic: My brother is allergic to dairy products |
acannon
Replies: 6
Views: 321
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:02 am Subject: My brother is allergic to dairy products |
| I think that's really nice of you to do that. My son is milk intolerant. I don't know if he'll ever grow out of it, as he is very young, but if he didn't, I would love it if he had a friend or a sibli ... |
| Topic: Does anyone have social anxiety disorder? |
acannon
Replies: 74
Views: 4230
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:11 pm Subject: Does anyone have social anxiety disorder? |
| Yes I can. I was diagnosed with both by a psychologist. I used to be okay in social situations. Sure, I couldn't read body language or facial expressions, but I wasn't afraid to see someone I knew in ... |
| Topic: Does anyone have social anxiety disorder? |
acannon
Replies: 74
Views: 4230
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:57 pm Subject: Does anyone have social anxiety disorder? |
They didn't invent it. They're just taking advantage of it, just like snake oil peddlers have been doing since the dawn of time.
That doesn't make the problem any less real. With any problem, som ... |
| Topic: Do you think Asperger's Syndrome is over diagnosed? |
acannon
Replies: 111
Views: 6348
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:59 pm Subject: Do you think Asperger's Syndrome is over diagnosed? |
I can see it in the body language, and hand posture-- there's an awkwardness there that NTs usually don't have.
That's exactly what I was talking about. I can pick up on that instantly. I'm not s ... |
| Topic: I had a major meltdown this morning |
acannon
Replies: 11
Views: 465
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:43 pm Subject: I had a major meltdown this morning |
| Her husband didn't act like he felt the same way, so I'm assuming that she feels this way because of her own anxieties. I was trying to guess at a trigger for that anxiety and it seemed like a valid o ... |
| Topic: Fear of autism |
acannon
Replies: 19
Views: 729
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:44 am Subject: Fear of autism |
| I mean the fear most commonly seen in news reports and public service announcements referring to autism. The whole mention of it as a tragic disease, "1 in 150 diagnosed", etc. |
| Topic: Do you think Asperger's Syndrome is over diagnosed? |
acannon
Replies: 111
Views: 6348
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 10:38 pm Subject: Do you think Asperger's Syndrome is over diagnosed? |
Of course they don't look impaired because they look like everyone else. Even they seem normal to me. AS is closer to normal than autism.
I've seen other people who I've found out later have been d ... |
| Topic: Fear of autism |
acannon
Replies: 19
Views: 729
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 10:06 pm Subject: Fear of autism |
| Has anyone else noticed that people are absolutely terrified of autism? What's the reason for this? Is it because of the myths surrounding autism? How can we dispel the myths and eliminate the unneces ... |
| Topic: I had a major meltdown this morning |
acannon
Replies: 11
Views: 465
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 10:02 pm Subject: I had a major meltdown this morning |
| It sounds like you didn't know she was coming over. Could you try asking her to call first before coming over, or having your husband do it? |
| Topic: Do you think Asperger's Syndrome is over diagnosed? |
acannon
Replies: 111
Views: 6348
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:58 pm Subject: Do you think Asperger's Syndrome is over diagnosed? |
| If you think AS is overdiagnosed because it's diagnosed so often, remember that there are other neurological things that are more common--ADHD (1 in 20), dyslexia (1 in 7), and Tourette's (1 in 100), ... |
| Topic: Does anyone have social anxiety disorder? |
acannon
Replies: 74
Views: 4230
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:47 pm Subject: Does anyone have social anxiety disorder? |
social anxiety disorder doesnt exist. I have seen the pharmacuetical company docomentation of how they invented it just to sell drugs. It used to be that shyness was a vauled cultural trait.
Do y ... |
| Topic: Avoiding people approaching you for money in public. |
acannon
Replies: 43
Views: 2244
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:11 pm Subject: Avoiding people approaching you for money in public. |
This also works great against those harrassing folks in mall kiosks trying to get you to try a sample of hand lotion (don't know how many of those you have in the UK).
For that, I just say, "No tha ... |
| Topic: Boston Legal |
acannon
Replies: 12
Views: 900
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:46 pm Subject: Boston Legal |
| I like Jerry. I didn't really at first, but his character really fleshes out after awhile. He might have weird mannerisms, but he's very intelligent, a great lawyer, and a great friend to Alan. In a w ... |
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