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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does Anyone Find Listening Difficult After Waking Up |
| IDoH |
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Posted: 27 Sep 2016, 5:53 am
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Replies: 7
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I am very much not a morning, to the point of having a significant amount of delayed sleep phase disorder. I feel the same way.
Perhaps if I kicked my caffeine addiction, and had a decent sleep pattern, I'd feel better, but I'm unsure. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Should I stop taking my ADHD meds |
| IDoH |
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Posted: 07 Nov 2015, 4:29 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 589
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| We can't answer that for you. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: barber lays on the floor to cut the hair of autistic boy |
| IDoH |
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Posted: 07 Nov 2015, 4:27 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 763
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| This is how you treat people with dignity. It shouldn't be newsworthy, but sadly, it is. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why is it okay to dislike and alienate autistics? |
| IDoH |
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Posted: 07 Nov 2015, 4:23 pm
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Replies: 49
Views: 2,698
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| I'm not sure why. I'm always waiting for the other shoe to drop in relationships, though, even with my NT friend of six years. It seems that pretty much every relationship turns sour due to stigma, even if we were previously nodding acquaintances, or it slowly peters out due to my issues with initia... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Synesthesia or just trying to be special? |
| IDoH |
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Posted: 07 Nov 2015, 4:17 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 616
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I've wondered the same about myself. I may have tactile emotional synesthesia, where I'll hallucinate certain tactile sensations when I feel certain emotions. Or it could be just alexithymia, which I definitely have.
But does the diagnostic label really matter? We experience what we experience. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Proper diagnosis-How? |
| IDoH |
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Posted: 07 Nov 2015, 4:14 pm
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Replies: 44
Views: 2,150
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| If you don't need formal accommodations or wish to participate in research, there's always the option of ending the search and remaining self-diagnosed. You can always start it up later. You know yourself better than professionals, anyways. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Need some help. Family members just don't understand :( |
| IDoH |
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Posted: 07 Nov 2015, 4:09 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 919
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| Hate to tell you this, but it sounds like you don't have the greatest of families. I would totally understand if you didn't attend even if you could afford to go. During the long term, maybe concentrate on getting a support system, either artificial (ie, people who are paid to care about/for you), n... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Saying thank you |
| IDoH |
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Posted: 07 Nov 2015, 4:01 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,726
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| I stopped writing thank you notes for Christmas/birthday presents in the fifth grade. I guess I kind of found them pointless. I've developed a philosophy about gifts since, that you should only give them without expecting anything in return. I verbally say "thank you" a lot. It's a social ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's and depersonalization/loss of sense of self? |
| IDoH |
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Posted: 07 Nov 2015, 3:35 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,929
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| I used to obsess over being disabled. What helped was being around other people with disabilities, strangely enough. I also realized what the above posters are saying, that it's impossible to distinguish "me" and "my neurological disability---whatever it is". It's all within my b... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's and Autism Are Gifts! |
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Posted: 06 Nov 2015, 11:50 am
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Replies: 112
Views: 4,571
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| I think, for a Spectrum person, that I'm pretty good at being diplomatic. I think I can serve as a liaison between the autistic and the "NT" communities. I think there's NT people that can also serve liaisons between the autistic and non-autistic communities. For example, my NT friend, at... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Keep dreaming about being ostracized or humiliated |
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Posted: 05 Nov 2015, 11:09 am
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Replies: 3
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| I often have dreams where I'm wandering around a new school, feeling quite lost. Sometimes, I'm a student. More recently, I'm just taking a walk around the school. It always ends with me needing a ride home, not getting one, not sure which bus to get on, calling a taxi, etc. It's only recently that ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: High Functioning son with Autism can't make friends...help! |
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Posted: 05 Nov 2015, 11:00 am
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,911
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| Even if they don't become close friends, they can turn to each other for support. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Homeschooling? Good or Bad |
| IDoH |
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Posted: 05 Nov 2015, 10:52 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,331
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| Homeschooling, along with private school, are good options, when possible, for any child who is struggling with school when all other options have been exhausted, ruled out, or when your kid can't take it anymore. I don't think it's a good option given the information I have...or at least not yet. T... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: ADHD/ADD Autistic Adult treatment |
| IDoH |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2015, 8:58 pm
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Replies: 14
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| I had a really bad, reverse tolerance reaction to ADDerall XR. Strattera just made me sleepy. I don't think I can take medication for my ADHD. I just have to cope with it. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Hating people in your space |
| IDoH |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2015, 8:49 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,982
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| I don't have this problem too much, but I do know I am more comfortable alone, in my apartment, than I am out in public. It's like, even sharing space with someone can wear me out. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I feel like I lost general interest in life |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2015, 8:39 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 756
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K_Kelly wrote: I have a volunteer somewhere, but it's only one day a week.
Any way to increase that at all? |
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