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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How to dress as an aspie. |
| MissMayo |
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Posted: 03 Jul 2014, 12:35 pm
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| I started taking ideas from 1800s costume dramas when I was in my Jane Austen obsessive phase. It fits the fact I feel like I belong in the past. I like to look at the colours and patterns on clothes. Too many times I have bought something I like the look of and then not been able to wear it because... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Has anybody ever been NOT 'diagnosed'? |
| MissMayo |
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Posted: 03 Jul 2014, 7:29 am
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Replies: 89
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| Indeed. Your best option is to see someone who specialises in the screening of adult ASD, and if you are a woman it would be helpful to see someone who specialises in female ASD. Though I understand that these specialists are very rare and probably very expensive. My GP agreed whole-heartedly that I... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Diagnostic appointments: your experiences... |
| MissMayo |
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Posted: 03 Jul 2014, 4:42 am
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Replies: 15
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| Glad that we are not alone, jetbuilder! I couldn't resist adding notes to the multiple-choice tests, even though they are scored electronically. It took someone else to suggest to me that I may have female Asperger's - I would never have suspected it otherwise because at the time I too was only fami... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Diagnostic appointments: your experiences... |
| MissMayo |
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Posted: 02 Jul 2014, 6:06 pm
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Replies: 15
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| Thanks, all. I have already taken some multiple-choice tests as the first stage of the assessment, so hopefully these will be discussed and I will be suitably distracted from my initial discomfort with the situation! Answers are important to me - and the right one, as far as can be determined. If AS... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Diagnostic appointments: your experiences... |
| MissMayo |
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Posted: 02 Jul 2014, 5:17 pm
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Kiriae wrote: I am going to have my 1st appointment (Asperger) in a week from now.
I hope it's not too nerve-wracking for you, Kiriae! I doubt myself a lot too. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Diagnostic appointments: your experiences... |
| MissMayo |
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Posted: 02 Jul 2014, 5:09 pm
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| Thanks for the advice, AspieUtah. The problem is that I don't know who I am or how I'm coming across to people. This seems to change on a daily basis, meaning that I probably have several 'selves' that I could call normal for me. It could all just be internal and other people may not be aware that I... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Diagnostic appointments: your experiences... |
| MissMayo |
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Posted: 02 Jul 2014, 4:33 pm
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Hello, Mr Grumpy.
That's not what I meant. I want the diagnosis or non-diagnosis to be an accurate reflection of my situation, and I'm worried that my not knowing how to behave will obscure the decision either way.
Does that make sense? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Diagnostic appointments: your experiences... |
| MissMayo |
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Posted: 02 Jul 2014, 3:40 pm
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| I am on a waiting list for a diagnostic appointment, (Asperger's). I will have a few months to wait yet but predictably I'm already worried. I realise the irony of saying this, but I don't know how I should approach it: how I should act, talk, dress. Everything I do is an act so I wouldn't know what... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why is it so difficult to get an assessment for Asperger's? |
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Posted: 03 Jun 2014, 12:35 pm
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,149
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There is no M O N E Y is ASD or ASD diagnosis. Very little money in helping Aspies "learn" how to perform better. There is money in pushing pills for anxiety and depression however. And so that is what most helping professionals do.[/quote]
Sadly I think you may have it spot on! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why is it so difficult to get an assessment for Asperger's? |
| MissMayo |
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Posted: 02 Jun 2014, 2:01 pm
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| I'm lucky enough to live in a county which has a cutting-edge Autism research centre offering free clinical assessments by GP referral. I first discussed the possibility of Asperger's with a GP in January. It is now June and I still haven't even been added to the waiting list! In the meantime I have... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do You Trust Your Doctor? |
| MissMayo |
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Posted: 16 Feb 2014, 10:01 am
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Replies: 36
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| I used to trust doctors. My guardian still insists on trusting them and needs to see a signed certificate to believe I have acne. He continues to trust doctors regardless of how many times he and members of his family are let down by them, which so far constitutes one death and three near-deaths. I ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is flapping unique to autism? |
| MissMayo |
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Posted: 19 Jan 2014, 9:45 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,699
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| Thanks for all your interesting answers! I do of course mean sustained flapping, for at least a minute without any obvious external trigger. Always wondered what the cause was and was surprised (and relieved) to find that other people do it too. When leaving my home I automatically adopt another per... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is flapping unique to autism? |
| MissMayo |
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Posted: 17 Jan 2014, 6:20 pm
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| Even NTs stim. We all stim. Just as we all dream. The real question is, do I feel I "must" stim? The "how" of stimming is irrelevant. I stim by grinding my teeth to the music in my head. That stim is for me co-equal to a stim of banging my head against the wall. Final observation: I do not know the... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is flapping unique to autism? |
| MissMayo |
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Posted: 17 Jan 2014, 4:14 pm
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Replies: 17
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| By which I mean regular hand or arm flapping. There are many reasons why I think I may be an aspie, and in self-doubt / lack of awareness over the years I have tried to explain away most of these, but flapping is one thing that I haven't been able to dismiss. I wave my arms around and flap my hands ... |
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