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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: anyone else have a large family? |
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Posted: 05 May 2016, 1:50 pm
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We have five children.
I've gotten better in the last few year about ignoring the noise and/or spacing out into my own "comfort zone" when it's too noisy. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Has anyone jokingly called you autistic? |
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Posted: 05 May 2016, 1:44 pm
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Replies: 42
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| When I was a teen, someone compared me to Ally Sheedy's character in "Breakfast Club." I had not seen the movie (didn't see it until I was in college) so I didn't even know what they meant. Recently I found out that the character is supposed to have Asperger's? |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: I am a Catholic (not looking for debates) |
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Posted: 05 May 2016, 1:42 pm
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Replies: 4
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| I am a practicing Catholic. (I need a lot of practice, trust me.) Anyone else? |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: new member here/I think I may have Asperger's |
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Posted: 05 May 2016, 1:39 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 668
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: What jobs have you felt Comfortable with? |
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Posted: 05 May 2016, 1:38 pm
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Replies: 27
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| The worst job I ever had was three months as a factory production supervisor. I was hired right out of college because I had a degree. I hated it so much that it made me physically ILL. (Though I did meet my husband there and we are still married!) :heart: What a coincidence. I met my back injury i... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: embarrassed |
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Posted: 05 May 2016, 1:37 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 794
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ever had laughing gas at the dentist |
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Posted: 05 May 2016, 1:36 pm
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| I used to have it all the time, from childhood til I was about forty. My current dentist doesn't use it at all. I've had two root canals with just novocaine and I was OK. I prefer the nitrous, though, because it helped to relax me. |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Autistic females who did not get diagnosed in childhood |
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Posted: 01 May 2016, 9:39 am
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Replies: 54
Views: 8,186
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| I don't cry as much in the last fifteen years since I began taking antidepressants. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: memorization/anyone else? |
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Posted: 01 May 2016, 9:33 am
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Replies: 16
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| Maybe a certain theory can help you a bit? It is Experiental learning by David Kolb That says to learn something you have to do 4 steps: - observe and reflect (watch somebody speak spanish) - theorize (if I use a sentence like this... or if I use this word I can get the message across) - experiment... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: embarrassed |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 10:32 am
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Replies: 7
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I would have worked overnight, hopefully stocking shelves.
I've applied at Costco twice. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello WP |
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Posted: 29 Apr 2016, 5:28 pm
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Replies: 20
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: new member here/I think I may have Asperger's |
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Posted: 29 Apr 2016, 5:28 pm
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| I'm 40yo mother to a 10yo boy, living on my own, trying to keep things together for us. Waiting on appoinments and official diagnosis. My long-time PCP is behind me, fortunately. I don't know a lot about testing yet, but preliminary scores of 33 and 37. Fortunate to have my passion as my paying car... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: memorization/anyone else? |
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Posted: 29 Apr 2016, 9:53 am
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Replies: 16
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| (I suspect asperger's in myself.) I got high grades in school, natl honor society, honor roll...the whole shebang. I've always been good at memorization but poor in application of what I've memorized. For example, I was able to memorize the algebraic formulas but when it came to applying them, I was... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Autistic females who did not get diagnosed in childhood |
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Posted: 28 Apr 2016, 6:02 pm
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Replies: 54
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| I was a complete crybaby until about fifth or sixth grade. At home, at school, everywhere. I got in trouble for it a LOT at home and at school and ridiculed mercilessly. This scenario happened more than once: I would go to a friend's house for a birthday party, and something would inevitably happen ... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Autistic females who did not get diagnosed in childhood |
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Posted: 28 Apr 2016, 5:54 pm
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Replies: 54
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| I do not know how I did things like hold down a job. I worked the register at McDonalds for a few years in high school and college. I suppose in a lot of ways, a fast food job was perfect for me because the interactions with customers were as standardized and predictable as the menu. I tried anothe... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: embarrassed |
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Posted: 28 Apr 2016, 2:53 pm
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Replies: 7
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| One of my fellow church members works at WalMart and I see her there quite often. She encouraged me to apply for a job and to put her name down as a reference. I filled out all the information and I'm embarrassed to say that I FAILED THE ASSESSMENT which was mostly about customer service scenarios. ... |
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