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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Girls, Aspergers, and ... horses? |
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Posted: 06 May 2023, 7:12 am
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Replies: 105
Views: 21,236
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| yes, from age 4 to present, 50 years of keeping, raising, training, all sorts of horses, riding instructor, boarding stable , barn rat, rescuing abused horses in between, I was so lucky! I was never rich but I was motivated to find ways to be with horses all my life. Now we live in town my primary i... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: When someone seems offended by me saying I'm autistic |
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Posted: 05 May 2023, 7:27 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 675
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Intro |
| autisticelders |
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Posted: 05 May 2023, 7:12 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 522
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| Welcome, you are in the right place. It is great to find others with similar experiences, insights to share, and to know we are not alone. Glad you are with us. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello from ohio |
| autisticelders |
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Posted: 05 May 2023, 7:11 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 436
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| welcome from the north eastern lower peninsula of Michigan, USA |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: My intro! [Female gamer] |
| autisticelders |
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Posted: 05 May 2023, 7:10 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 640
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| welcome! glad you are with us! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: is it limerence?? |
| autisticelders |
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Posted: 05 May 2023, 7:06 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 279
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| its good that you are aware of this possibility. Think it through and take your time, keep that caution and awareness and don't rush into anything. Eventually it will become clear. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: well, maybe I'll pursue a formal dx after all |
| autisticelders |
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Posted: 05 May 2023, 7:02 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 557
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| Be sure if you are going to apply for government support that the state where you put in your applications recognizes the professional you use. Some states allow diagnosis only from certain professionals (psychologist, psychiatrist for example ) Others allow and recognize other diagnoses. Usually di... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: why do some posts |
| autisticelders |
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Posted: 05 May 2023, 6:57 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 499
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| I don't comment on a lot of posts because either I can't relate or I know nothing about the topic that is brought up. Nothing personal! |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello! Just joined |
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Posted: 27 Apr 2023, 6:09 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 649
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| welcome, we are a friendly and safe place to visit. glad you are with us! |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: What are your interests right now? |
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Posted: 27 Apr 2023, 6:08 am
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,613
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| reading everything, maybe a book a day, searching the internet for answers to my thousands of daily questions about autism rocks and fossils, nature, geology, biology, anything else that captures my interests. attending and participating in online forums, writing an autism blog, hiking in woods and ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Newbie, old aspie |
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Posted: 27 Apr 2023, 6:03 am
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Replies: 9
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welcome! diagnosis makes a world of difference, doesn't it?
I was diagnosed at age 68, am 71 at present. Glad you are with us! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Did your parents not tell you? |
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Posted: 27 Apr 2023, 6:01 am
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Replies: 37
Views: 6,022
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| my parents would not disclose my IQ although my mother told my sister I was a genius. nobody knew about autism back when I was born, diagnosed at age 68 my parents never explained anything, I was always told "you should know". I constantly wondered how I should have known (whatever it was)... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is it common for aspies to smile at inappropriate times? |
| autisticelders |
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Posted: 27 Apr 2023, 5:58 am
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,174
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| smiling can be appeasement behavior (i mean no harm) laughter is a sort of "social releaser" when anxiety gets uncomfortable but hostility and anger is unsafe or inappropriate. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Preference of the terms "Autistic" or "Person with Autism"? |
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Posted: 27 Apr 2023, 5:55 am
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Replies: 83
Views: 3,968
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| I am not partial to the use of one or the other. I use them both at different times, just as I say I am diabetic or I have diabetes. Word policing is becoming a division nobody needs in today's world. People who think one way should not be forced or "made" to use one term over the other (t... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: New here. Hello! :) |
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Posted: 25 Apr 2023, 10:27 am
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Replies: 14
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Context Blindness In People On The Autism Spectrum |
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Posted: 25 Apr 2023, 10:26 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 911
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| fascinating! i had not heard of this new description of processing struggles. |
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