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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: why are doctors so reluctant to diagnose people with ASD |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 14 Jan 2014, 8:25 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,383
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| Is your diagnosis a verbal diagnosis in passing or an actual recorded on paper diagnosis? (This could have had an effect on the hospital's response). Also, the reason I believe they are hesitant to diagnose it is because a large majority of "Aspies" are just loners who people don't like, rather tha... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Has anyone heard the term 'Refridgerator Mother' before? |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 14 Jan 2014, 7:36 pm
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Replies: 32
Views: 4,111
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| I have been diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder, try looking it up, I have heard confirmation from various sources of my theory that a neglected child does not develop the parts of the brain relating to social skills resulting in similar symptoms to genetically derived Aspergers, two differ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What are your favorite big cities in the U.S.? |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 14 Jan 2014, 5:52 pm
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Replies: 55
Views: 4,671
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New York because it is New York
Chicaaaaago because it is has all the culture of New York and it's own unique style I find endearing. And it has Wrigley Field.
San Francisco is just so beautiful |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Explaining Neurodiversity |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 14 Jan 2014, 5:11 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,824
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Have your traits "backslid" as you've gotten older |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 14 Jan 2014, 4:42 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,687
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| Burnout,yes indeed. Our generation now in middle age did not know about the spectrum. It was sink or swim. So we tried to "fit in". We knew we were different, wrong, and had to work 2, 3, 4, 5 times as harder then everybody else to get what they got. Some of us failed and are not around anymore. Som... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Boycott Autism Speaks |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 14 Jan 2014, 2:32 am
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Replies: 280
Views: 11,823
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| Having a characters Autistic traits be an object be an object of laughter every week on a highly rated network television show is not my idea of positive. While audience may or may not know these traits are autistic or if they call it another name they are laughing at autism. On the procedural s the... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How to avoid bitterness |
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Posted: 13 Jan 2014, 9:49 pm
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Replies: 35
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| All the people who preach the hard knocks school of life (life owes you nothing, get up and make a difference, stop whining about your life, etc. etc.) all have a point: complaining and being bitter really and truly do not help make things better. BUT....how does one successfully adopt a positive a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: NON-Diagnosis |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 13 Jan 2014, 9:29 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 6,770
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| My girlfriend diagnosed me at first. She was gentle, supportive, and suggested it might explain so much of my life that I didn't get. She was right, but I balked at first, dragged my heals, didn't want to revisit the traumas of my past having spent the first 17 years of my life labeled a "retard." ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Boycott Autism Speaks |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 13 Jan 2014, 9:11 pm
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Replies: 280
Views: 11,823
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| In the general world of politics negative advertising to pull heartstrings is the norm. While it is effective we are not a better country for it, to put it mildly. With charity fundraising in general and with charity fundraising related to diseases, disabilities etc only with cancer have I seen any... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Contradictory Traits |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 13 Jan 2014, 8:16 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,210
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| I hate being in big crowds, parties with a lot of people, but I actually like the crowded streets of New York City. Everybody is into their own thing and not me. I really do get "lost in the crowd" and find it very easy to go into my own world in that situation. Executive Function we discussed in an... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: After 2 years I still CANT accept aspergers and be happy |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 13 Jan 2014, 8:06 pm
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Replies: 63
Views: 5,064
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| Your true self probably says rather no friends than bad friends! No, it doesn't. I really want friends. I have a friend who isn't a bad friend but can be overpowering and stressful to be around for too long, but I still rather put up with her than to have no-one. I'm like an NT - if I'm alone too l... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Big Brother Wants Mental Health Files |
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Posted: 13 Jan 2014, 5:53 pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,618
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| I think the majority of us know that AS did not make the guy a murderer. What we do not know is why he did it, which in my opinion is a much more interesting question. Personally I don't believe in shadow organizations or whatever. I read the police report and analyzed the data from an objective st... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Songs about Masturbation |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 13 Jan 2014, 5:29 am
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Replies: 45
Views: 424
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhJg1finpyU[/youtube]
"Why does it only seem to hit me in the middle of the night"  |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Bump when horny |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 13 Jan 2014, 5:11 am
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Replies: 3,366
Views: 33,899
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bump
Just read the "I want to have lesbian sex, but I'm a guy" thread. |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Should Aspie artists and musicians be open? |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 13 Jan 2014, 4:11 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,200
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| I will be happy if more do come out but it is up to them what they keep private. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Applied Behavioral Analysis: License needed in New York |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 13 Jan 2014, 3:44 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 607
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