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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Self-Diagnosis |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2011, 8:08 pm
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Replies: 110
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| There are other mental, emotional, and perceptive disorders that can mask or distort one's own perceptions of his or her own symptoms. There is also "Confirmation Bias", in which an individual will eventually find enough "evidence" to support his or her opinions - unfortunately, this "evidence" is ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Self-Diagnosis |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2011, 8:06 pm
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| I am fine if people day they may have it or might or could. Sometimes people don't even need a diagnoses despite their impairments because they already get support from people around them and the fact they have a steady job and a family who understands them. Sometimes they already get support from ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Self-Diagnosis |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2011, 7:58 pm
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| People who are self-diagnosed should not be going around saying that they have Asperger's Syndrome or Autistic Disorder or Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified or anything else. Self-diagnosis is not legitimate and is often incorrect. If someone looks for a disorder they will fi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Self-Diagnosis |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2011, 7:41 pm
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SammichEater wrote: You wouldn't happen to be related to Dark_Lord_2008, would you?
I don't know who Dark_Lord_2008 is so for all I know I could be related to him or her. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Self-Diagnosis |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2011, 1:46 pm
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Replies: 110
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| People who are self-diagnosed should not be going around saying that they have Asperger's Syndrome or Autistic Disorder or Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified or anything else. Self-diagnosis is not legitimate and is often incorrect. If someone looks for a disorder they will fin... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: AS getting worse? |
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Posted: 15 Aug 2011, 8:21 pm
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Replies: 17
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| Maybe since your diagnosis you are subconsciously taking on more symptoms of AS as part of some sort of over-pathologizing |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is the most common type of autism? |
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Posted: 11 Aug 2011, 6:33 pm
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Replies: 65
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| PDD-NOS is the most common form of autism. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: AS vs HFA |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2011, 7:14 pm
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Replies: 12
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| Yes it is from an early age. What is the ADI-R and ADOS? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Diagnosis: Importance of Childhood? |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2011, 2:04 pm
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| So I guess what I’m getting to here is how significant are strong childhood symptoms to a diagnosis? I want to move forward, but I don’t want to move forward with doubts only to have them realized. Well considering that AS is a DEVELOPMENTAL disorder I would say that strong childhood symptoms are p... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone facy helping with an ASD wiki? |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2011, 1:55 pm
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Replies: 6
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| I'll help I know alot about ASDs and also psycopharmacology and in particular, psychopharmacology as it pertains to ASDs. I also know alot about various therapies for autism. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Velcro Shoes |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2011, 1:53 pm
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Replies: 44
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| I have scoured the internet and stores to find some decent looking and more importantly comfortable velcro shoes for adults. They simply don't seem to exist. I don't know why because they are easily adjustable, are capable of looking cool and never come untied (obviously). I propose we design some s... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Eye expression test by Simon Baron Cohen |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2011, 1:45 pm
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Replies: 228
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kfisherx wrote: Are you guys freak'n kidding me? I tried to take that test and it made absolutely no sense to me. You mean all you ASPIE people are really scoring this highly. Holy crap, I am broken. (I scored like an 
I got a 1. The only score lower than that is 0. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Eye expression test by Simon Baron Cohen |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2011, 1:44 pm
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| Your score: 1 A typical score is in the range 22-30. If you scored over 30, you are very accurate at decoding a person's facial expressions around their eyes. A score under 22 indicates you find this quite difficult. The correct answers for the ones you missed are: 1: playful 2: upset 3: desire 5: w... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: book recommendations |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2011, 1:35 pm
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Life and Love: Positive Strategies for Autistic Adults
Asperger's On The Job
Social Skills for Teenagers and Adults with Asperger Syndrome
Ask and Tell |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspies? |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2011, 10:55 am
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Replies: 17
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SammichEater wrote: The label describes me accurately in a way that is not derogatory. I have no reason to hate the term.
How does "Aspie" accurately describe anyone? It's just a pet name for Asperger's |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspies? |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2011, 10:54 am
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Replies: 17
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| "Aspie" isn't all that bad as a label. But I think I know what you mean, why should we have a label? Or why bother to define ourselves in that way? It would be great if everyone just thought of each other as different and accepted it, but if people know I am an aspie I suspect they will think bette... |
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