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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Burnt bridges everywhere I look |
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Posted: 13 Dec 2005, 6:55 am
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| Do I deserve all this? Am I bad? How can I live with myself if she dies? No, you don't deserve anything bad to happen to you. No, you're not bad -- you're just having difficulties getting through life -- along with a lot of others, trust me! And, it's NOT going to be your fault if your adopted mom ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Who is almost or over 40? |
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Posted: 13 Dec 2005, 6:07 am
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Replies: 49
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Rudolf!!  I love Rudolf.  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Who is almost or over 40? |
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Posted: 13 Dec 2005, 6:05 am
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39.5 going on 12... 
I also look younger than my age (not bragging -- people tell me so all the time!).  Is this an Aspie/Autie thing? -- to look (quite) younger than one's actual age? I've seen people bring it up on different Aspie boards pretty frequently. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: NeantHumain: Interest in Psychopaths |
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Posted: 10 Dec 2005, 2:31 am
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| Yes, psychopathy is my current "stereotyped and restricted pattern of interest." Me, too. :wink: Although my interest in psychopathy is part of a broader interest in a neurobiology-genetics-personality types-human behavior-etc. theme. Just yesterday I came across this research by Blair (you might h... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "Against diagnostic checklists" |
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Posted: 28 Nov 2005, 8:28 pm
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| November 17, 2005 Nancy Andreasen, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Iowa College of Medicine, says her profession have become overly dependent on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the industry's diagnostic bible that's now in its fourth edition, and which ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: William Freund & Geodon, redux |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2005, 11:50 am
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Replies: 20
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| Children and teenagers shouldn't be on antidepressant or antipsychotic dose medications. Their brains are not adults brains and react differently. And I don't think there's been enough trials of such meds on those age ranges. But psychiatrists are too quick to dole out medications. I think you're a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: William Freund & Geodon, redux |
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Posted: 25 Nov 2005, 10:09 pm
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Replies: 20
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| It's the drugs. One of the nasty little secrets of the juvenile/adolescent narcotics industry is many (perhaps most) of the teenage spree killers (usually school shootings) were either on, or suffering withdrawal from, anti-depressants or anti-psychotics. Many suburban "senseless murders" can be tr... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: William Freund & Geodon, redux |
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Posted: 25 Nov 2005, 9:54 pm
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| They didn't even consult my doctor or take into account exactly which of the two drugs I needed most. They just chose it because it's the most expensive and the only medicine I take that doesn't come in generic. I can't afford a month's supply at $250 so now I'm going to suffer tremendously because... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: William Freund & Geodon, redux |
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Posted: 25 Nov 2005, 12:28 pm
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| It appears that there has been another case of a rage outburst in a young man with Asperger's who was taking Geodon (an atypical anti-psychotic medication). There was a gun involved this time, too, but luckily no one was injured or killed: Telling Crime From Illness Dana Parsons November 16, 2005 Th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you experience joint looseness, pain, or dislocation? |
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Posted: 14 Nov 2005, 7:49 pm
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| Check out Fragile X syndrome >> FACT: For between 2% and 6% of all children diagnosed with autism, the cause is the Fragile X gene mutation. FACT: Approximately one-third of all children diagnosed with fragile X syndrome also have autism. FACT: Fragile X syndrome is the most common known cause of au... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: We are lacking what are you listening now thread! |
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Posted: 11 Nov 2005, 10:37 pm
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"Rock and Roll" -- Led Zepplin
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: 'Responses to Prejudice' |
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Posted: 07 Nov 2005, 8:09 pm
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| Kathleen Seidel over @ the neurodiveristy.com blog has a post about some of the reactions to that 'Nutty Professors' article that appeared in the Chronicle back in Sept. Good stuff! 'Responses to Prejudice' >> http://www.neurodiversity.com/weblog/article/58/nutty-professors-letters 'Nutty Professors... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Comment on Dr. Frith's paper @ AWARES conference |
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Posted: 17 Oct 2005, 1:20 am
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| In truth, theory of mind, or mentalizing, is not about being correct in assuming what we asssume. Noone can intuitively know that, except by being accidentally right in their assumptions; generally they are right, since it is generally the matter at hand. Theory of mind/mentalizing is merely about ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How often have you been described as "Creepy"? |
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Posted: 17 Oct 2005, 12:27 am
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Replies: 35
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Never gotten creepy. I'm a petite, quite innocent-looking female, so I don't think anyone would think of me as creepy.
But, I do get "weird" a lot -- once people start talking to me.  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Comment on Dr. Frith's paper @ AWARES conference |
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Posted: 17 Oct 2005, 12:09 am
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| AWARES is currently having their online conference on autism >> http://www.awares.org/conferences I left a comment on Dr. Uta Frith's paper, If we knew what causes autism: why it is important to talk about cognition . (Unfortunately, the AWARES discussion board doesn't seem to recognize paragraph br... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Reproductive System Problems? |
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Posted: 14 Oct 2005, 7:35 pm
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Replies: 28
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| I'm just curious if anyone else here has reproductive problems (as in, problems with their reproductive system). I myself am missing a couple of parts; to the best of my knowledge it is called "Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser Syndrome" and I have a somewhat "mild" form of it, though I don't know how... |
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