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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "That's so Autistic!" |
| ADoyle90815 |
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Posted: 27 Mar 2013, 3:10 pm
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Replies: 62
Views: 6,229
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| I've never heard that, but then again, it's been nearly 20 years since I graduated high school. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you employed? |
| ADoyle90815 |
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Posted: 27 Mar 2013, 3:08 pm
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Replies: 45
Views: 5,475
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| I worked part time, but was laid off last summer because business was too slow. It was finally made official after a couple of months of not being scheduled, and they only told me I was laid off so I would quit calling every week. I even removed that number from my cellphone so I don't accidentally ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Did you have to attend regular school? |
| ADoyle90815 |
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Posted: 27 Mar 2013, 3:02 pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,511
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| I did go to preschool and kindergarten at a school for students with severe disabilities, but went to regular schools from elementary school onward because it was obvious that I didn't belong in such a segregated environment. I was in regular classes, but got pulled out for speech therapy, and that ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: POLL: Hardest Part of Having Aspergers? |
| ADoyle90815 |
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Posted: 27 Mar 2013, 2:44 pm
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Replies: 45
Views: 5,728
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| For me, I would say the social issues as the thing that led me to get diagnosed was being kicked out of an internship program because I focused too much on what I was doing to engage in small talk with others. It's also made it extremely difficult to get jobs in general because while I look great on... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you listen to music? |
| ADoyle90815 |
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Posted: 21 Mar 2013, 1:28 am
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,614
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| On my iPod, I prefer to shuffle all especially when I'm working out at the gym, or on a drive that would last longer than a single CD would, and I don't feel like listening to the radio. When I listen to a CD, I listen to the entire thing once, then switch to another CD. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How can a autistic person go undiagnosed till adulthood? |
| ADoyle90815 |
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Posted: 13 Mar 2013, 2:01 pm
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Replies: 57
Views: 19,896
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| For me, it was that I'm female, and we don't always show the same traits males do, plus autism wasn't seen as being a spectrum until the mid to late 90's. The only diagnosis available then was autism, and I was too high functioning for that, so it wasn't until I was 28 that I finally got the Asperge... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Do you wish were 8-15 years old again? |
| ADoyle90815 |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2013, 4:28 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,175
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| Hell no, as the earlier years were when I was bullied, and if Asperger's had been known about then, the bullies would have had a field day with it. The bullying only stopped when my family moved and I was able to go to different middle and high schools from where the bullies were. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Question for female Aspies regarding dating |
| ADoyle90815 |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2013, 4:18 pm
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Replies: 22
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| One thing is that I wasn't diagnosed with AS until I was 28. what is a typical first date like? I mostly dated people who were friends first. I've also been married briefly, but my ex was abusive. -- do you tell NT guys about ASD right away or later? Or never? As I was diagnosed later, I didn't know... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: I think someone sexually assaulted my brother. |
| ADoyle90815 |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2013, 2:41 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,893
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| I agree with the others that the police need to be called, since if there was sexual abuse, it's a good chance that this person will do it again until they're finally caught. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: what was your reaction after hearing the diagnosis |
| ADoyle90815 |
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Posted: 13 Feb 2013, 2:27 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,952
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| I was relieved as I finally had an explanation for the way I've been my whole life. I mentioned before that when I told a therapist who saw me as a child and teenager, she said that I probably had it, and that if they had known about Asperger's when I was growing up, I would have been diagnosed earl... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone tried supplements? |
| ADoyle90815 |
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Posted: 10 Feb 2013, 11:48 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,266
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| I take a multivitamin and fish oil. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Hogwarts Sorting Hat: Aspie Edition |
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Posted: 10 Feb 2013, 11:38 pm
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Replies: 60
Views: 8,713
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| Every quiz has sorted me into Gryffindor, and when I went to a Hogwarts party a couple of years ago or so, I was part of Gryffindor. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Didn't anybody remember the Columbia disaster? |
| ADoyle90815 |
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Posted: 08 Feb 2013, 4:58 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,702
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ABC and CBS both showed bits about the anniversary of the Columbia disaster. For me, I was told about it as it was on a weekend when I tend to sleep in, as it was relatively early in the morning.
Even then, nobody including Fox mentioned the Apollo 1 disaster. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: It IS Richard III: scientists find 15th century king's body |
| ADoyle90815 |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2013, 9:28 pm
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,441
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| This whole thing is fascinating. Then again, British history is one of my special interests. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: fashion and stuff |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2013, 3:14 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,039
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| I definitely agree about tags, and I think the person that came up with tagless clothing was a genius. I also can't wear real wool without something under it because it's too itchy. One thing I hate is wearing skirts without shorts underneath is that I hate having bare thighs. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Homosexuality was eliminated as a mental disease in DSM III |
| ADoyle90815 |
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Posted: 30 Jan 2013, 2:07 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,528
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| I also agree that many in the mental and behavioral health fields believe it's cheaper to medicate someone than try other therapies that might actually be more effective, but can take a long time. I know that in my case when I had depression, the only time I was suicidal was when I was on a SSRI dru... |
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