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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have friends? |
| ravXVl |
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Posted: 19 Jun 2018, 8:39 am
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,325
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I don't have any friends, mainly because I find it impossible to make close friends with people who don't have the same interests as I do.
My main special interest is so niche and narrow that I literally would have to travel outside my country to find someone with the same interest, unfortunately. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you worry about what other people think about you? |
| ravXVl |
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Posted: 17 Jun 2018, 5:03 pm
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,324
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| It's sometimes said that people with autism/AS don't care as much what other people think of them. On the other hand, there's many people with AS/HFA who report having social anxiety, so I wanted to ask you all if and how much you care what other people think of you or how they're going to judge you... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Stopping Daydreaming? |
| ravXVl |
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Posted: 17 Jun 2018, 3:05 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 665
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| I have had a severe case of maladaptive daydreaming since childhood as well. I have found that the only thing that helps is to get more purpose in your life and just focus on that. I know it's a lot easier said than done and I myself am unable to put that into practice in my own life currently, but ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do I not stim so much?! |
| ravXVl |
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Posted: 25 May 2018, 6:17 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 563
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| Hey. Some interesting advice here. Have you looked into Maladaptive daydreaming? It sounds like you have it. http://daydreamingdisorder.webs.com/ Wait. That's a thing? Yes. I have it as well. It's a condition that isn't part of the DSM or ICD (yet) as it's still very new but I believe it eventually... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do I not stim so much?! |
| ravXVl |
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Posted: 25 May 2018, 11:58 am
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Replies: 12
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| The other day when I picked up my wife one of the the first things she asked me was "What did you do today?" "...Well...I did the dishes...and...ummmm." When I stim I pace back and forth incessantly while day dreaming so vividly that I get dizzy, and for the past week it's how I... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you want to move out of your parents' house? |
| ravXVl |
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Posted: 20 May 2018, 7:12 am
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Replies: 48
Views: 1,519
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| I bought an apartment with my parents' help last year and will be moving into it next year (it's still being built). I will be 25 then. (Where I live, the average age for men to move out is 30). Moving out has been almost the only thing on my mind since I was 17. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is this empathy? |
| ravXVl |
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Posted: 19 May 2018, 1:55 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 345
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Have you ever spent a lot of time around someone and then found that you started talking and/or acting like them?
Is that empathy? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you introverted or extroverted? |
| ravXVl |
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Posted: 17 May 2018, 6:35 am
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Replies: 45
Views: 1,775
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| Very extroverted as a child, but after being bullied for many years I became very introverted. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are all nonverbal Autistics severely Autistic? |
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Posted: 15 May 2018, 3:05 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 432
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| Someone can be HFA and severely autistic. HFA and LFA are based on intellectual disability or lack thereof, not severity level. How do you know that? I thought HFA always meant the person has an IQ over 70 while LFA usually means the person is mentally ret*d but in very rare cases, someone with ave... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have a fantasy world? What does it look like? |
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Posted: 15 May 2018, 3:00 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,077
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| Is this fantasy world something you escape into? Is it in your thoughts or is it basically just your idea of an ideal world? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are all nonverbal Autistics severely Autistic? |
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Posted: 15 May 2018, 8:16 am
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Replies: 14
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| In short, no. Some HFAs are nonverbal. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you overly private/secretive about your interests? |
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Posted: 14 May 2018, 6:37 am
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,371
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| Yes, but it wasn't always that way. As a child, I used to obsessively talk about my current obsession, not knowing that I was annoying other people by doing that. As a child and as a teenager, my main obsession was Pokémon and as a child, I was made fun of a lot because of that so eventually I just ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have the habit of talking/wispering to yourself? |
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Posted: 13 May 2018, 2:24 pm
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Replies: 27
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| Yes, I do this a lot and sometimes get caught which I find embarrassing... But seriously, is talking to yourself really that weird? How do NTs really see that? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I think I'm an empath |
| ravXVl |
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Posted: 26 Apr 2018, 12:38 am
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Replies: 1
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| Hi, Do you think it's possible to have asperger's and be an empath? Over the past couple of days, I've been doing some research on HSP and such and I've come to believe that I am very likely an empath. Isn't that quite a strange combination though, having asperger's and being an empath? Does anyone ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone else loathe loud motorcycles? |
| ravXVl |
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Posted: 23 Apr 2018, 9:42 am
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,076
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Ugh, yes. I'm into road cycling actually and motorcycles really scare me when they ride past me on my bicycle.
On a side note, I also hate how they blow so much gas into your face so you can't really breathe properly for a bit, which is obviously important when cycling. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are autistics fantasy better than reality? |
| ravXVl |
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Posted: 21 Apr 2018, 12:01 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 640
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What you're describing here doesn't sound like autism, it sounds more like Maladaptive Daydreaming:
http://daydreamingdisorder.webs.com/
MD and autism/AS can most likely be comorbid and there is some speculation over whether it is commonly comorbid, but there hasn't been any research into that. |
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