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falling asleep with partners
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falling asleep with partners
Every night my partner is over we cuddle till we fall asleep. -or he falls asleep and I sit up for hours till I eventually fall asleep.
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People at work tease my accent?
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People at work tease my accent?
I think it’s meant to be like “light teasing” among friends, but it bothers me.
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who else obsessively researches specific social situations and their different resolutions?
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who else obsessively researches specific social situations and their different resolutions?
especially the kinds of situations that start popping up later on into friendships/relationships. i have a pretty good grasp on what the socially acceptable solutions are for more generic scenarios, but once you start getting to know someone, you start running into more unique problems. since i have no faith in my people-problem-solving abilities, i will devote hours of research looking into relationship forums and reddit posts about similar situations i’m facing. it’s my way of trying to find a good consensus on what to do, because i cannot pull a solution from my ass like others seemingly do lol.
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Having a hard time changing aspects of one self can be considered a trait?
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Having a hard time changing aspects of one self can be considered a trait?
Hi everyone, I will explain what I mean:
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Dismissive Therapist
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Dismissive Therapist
So, last week my wife’s therapist mentioned she’s thinks I could autism, based off their conversations, and it might be worth looking into. She emphasized the fact that she hadn’t talked to me and only had what my wife has told her but thinks it’s something we should talk about. We did and there are plenty of signs. My wife has a degree in early childhood development and has been working with autistic children for a long time. She was shocked when her therapist told her this and everything suddenly made sense to her. She realized she had been compensating me subconsciously, since it comes second nature to her with her career field. So we discussed it and I decided to bring it up on my next therapy appointment.
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Can instantly crying part of a meltdown/shutdown?
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Can instantly crying part of a meltdown/shutdown?
I just had the realization after talking to my therapist that my sudden crying episodes could be meltdowns. I’ve always had this problem where if I’m overwhelmed or stressed about something, I’m quick to tears. Someone could just ask me a question about some stressor in my life and I’ll just burst into tears. Sometimes I’m so overwhelmed that I won’t be able to explain why I’m crying.
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Advice with plan changing fluidity?
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Advice with plan changing fluidity?
I’ve always struggled with unexpected changing plans, and I’ve learned to handle them better (i.e. keep my reactions more and more internal; the flail is strong) as I’ve gained experience. However, this week has been especially challenging in this regard and I feel I am at capacity to be fluid with changes. I am feeling frustrated and angry and I want to simultaneously lash out and retreat from the plans changers. A lot of it is out of people’s control, and some of it is just a byproduct of adulting, and some is just choices others have made that make logical sense to do but affect me (so I understand them, but fuuuuuuuck).
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Seeking out intensity
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Seeking out intensity
I’m wondering if this is a thing for others? I’ve heard of sensory-seeking vs sensory avoiding, but I feel like for me it is much more than a sensory thing.
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Misdiagnosed as a child? (AD(H)D)
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Misdiagnosed as a child? (AD(H)D)
I recently started wondering if I got (mis)diagnosed as a child.I got diagnosed with something at
parents did not approve of the diagnosis and never brought it up with me, until way ’s mostly a ‘fun childhood story’ now, that gets told by them. It’s not in my files, as my parents just straight out refused to follow up on it.12
Can Intense Emotions Cause Meltdowns or Shutdowns?
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Can Intense Emotions Cause Meltdowns or Shutdowns?
I’m specifically wondering if intense joy causes anyone else meltdowns or shutdowns as well as other emotions.
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I had 3 major meltdowns this evening and I feel like trash
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I had 3 major meltdowns this evening and I feel like trash
My cat go out…or we thought. It has been an insane day. It started at 8 am with me unpacking boxes in the kitchen after feeding my cats. 2 hours of unpacking followed by giving my mom a tour of our new house. Then, I forgot we had someone coming in for an estimate and she showed up while my mom was still here. Then before she left we had to make this big financial decisions and we haven’t even worked out a budget yet. So, after all is said and done my partner and I are talking a bit before she finishes her day at work. About 20 or so minutes after she was done work I realized I hadn’t seen my cat Ivy in a while. Ivy and I have a different relationship than I do with my other cat Loki. Long story short, she was abused, I helped her with the cat version of mental health and worked with her until she let herself trust me. I was very much a participant in her journey, but she was absolutely the driving factor. She pushed herself and if she hadn’t idk where we’d be today. So she’s seen me as a sort of protector for a while. Any time she hurts herself or gets scared of something she runs to me so I can hold her until she calls down.
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Autistic burnout and autistic confused rage
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Autistic burnout and autistic confused rage
Hey y’all. Two things I gotta rant about.
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Assessment Mania
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Assessment Mania
My assessment is in one week and I am freaking out…
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Far Less Functional Until I've Been Awake For 6 Hours
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Far Less Functional Until I've Been Awake For 6 Hours
TLDR: I’m not a morning person, and I want to know why.
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Looking for Resources on Dating someone with ASD
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Looking for Resources on Dating someone with ASD
Hello all,
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Could I be Autistic?
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Could I be Autistic?
First up, I know diagnoses don’t happen here. There’s a whole process for that. I’m more hoping for an objective interpretation of my own observations of myself.
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I am the HR Manager, and they want me to train our staff that the word "autistic" is a slur.
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I am the HR Manager, and they want me to train our staff that the word "autistic" is a slur.
⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: DISABILITY SLURS, lots of F💣
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Night Driving Overstimulation
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Night Driving Overstimulation
I’ve noticed over the last few years the most instant and painful overstimulation for me is night driving. The bright lights combined with the darkness causes me intense pain, I describe it as a migraine without a headache. It feels like a railroad spike gets drivin into my brain.
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feeling "non-human" or not really identifying with your physical body
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feeling "non-human" or not really identifying with your physical body
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What is emotional attachment to inanimate objects?
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What is emotional attachment to inanimate objects?
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I feel like I don't get other autistic people
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I feel like I don't get other autistic people
I was diagnosed at 30. I would say I have low social support needs as an autistic person. I sometimes miss sarcasm, I take things very literally more often than not, and I need a lot of recharge time after socializing, but I pick up on most social cues and can read a room.
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Are special interest an Autism only thing?
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Are special interest an Autism only thing?
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Young girl introduces her first boyfriend to her mother
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Young girl introduces her first boyfriend to her mother
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if your thinking is very rigid and it has consequences on your relationships, how do you deal with that
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if your thinking is very rigid and it has consequences on your relationships, how do you deal with that
Recently, the parents of my best friend/boyfriend took his phone for almost a month so I couldn’t talk to him because I was apparently manipulating him and making him grow too fast.
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Finally making a new friend... how does this work?
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Finally making a new friend... how does this work?
Hello all, I find making friends immensely challenging. After years of not making friends, you might be able to imagine my surprise that I am meeting a new (possible) friend tomorrow for coffee and a park visit. This person is a bit flakey, and it’s taken weeks to plan this visit, but friends don’t come along for me too often, so I’m giving her the benefit of the doubt. The problem is that I don’t know anything about how tomorrow might go and what is expected of me. Help!
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Mother is making me doubt wanting to get diagnosed
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Mother is making me doubt wanting to get diagnosed
TL;DR What should I look for in finding a specialist to get me diagnosed ? How what should I look for in a therapist that’s well versed in my issues ? How do I speak to my insurance plan to help get things done ?
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Rain Man, a Pioneer of Autistic Representation in Film
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Rain Man, a Pioneer of Autistic Representation in Film
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Hi, I'm a 28-year-old male who's considering an ASD assessment. I've been trying to brainstorm thoughts and behaviors that might suggest mild ASD (or something else, maybe, or nothing). I'd really appreciate any thoughts if anyone wants to skim through it. Thanks!
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Hi, I'm a 28-year-old male who's considering an ASD assessment. I've been trying to brainstorm thoughts and behaviors that might suggest mild ASD (or something else, maybe, or nothing). I'd really appreciate any thoughts if anyone wants to skim through it. Thanks!
I apologize for the lack of organization as this work-in-progress list was made as each item came to mind. I numbered things so it’s at least easy to refer to specific items. It’s a long list, so don’t feel like you need to read the whole thing.
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Improv classes and mental health
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Improv classes and mental health
This is my fav of all the videos we created with my adult class!
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this tedtalk about communication differences between people who are and are not autistic
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this tedtalk about communication differences between people who are and are not autistic
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Please help me communicate with my mother-in-law.
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Please help me communicate with my mother-in-law.
Hello everyone, I hope this is appropriate to ask here. I can delete if it isn’t.
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My therapist says that I don’t understand social cues at all and she says she’s “going to fix that”
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My therapist says that I don’t understand social cues at all and she says she’s “going to fix that”
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Is not being able to lie well an autistic thing?
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Is not being able to lie well an autistic thing?
Most of the time, I wear my emotions all over my face, and I have trouble manipulating my facial expressions and tone to replicate alien emotions. And I’m the unlikely event that I’m successful with that, I always end up laughing. Therefore, I don’t even try to lie anymore because I know how obvious it will be, to the point where people don’t even think I’m genuinely trying to lie to them but rather, making a joke.
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Adult Diagnosis Advice, please
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Adult Diagnosis Advice, please
So, my wife told me today that her therapist thinks I might be autistic and I’m not sure what to do with that. I’ve always know I processed information differently than most of my peers but never invested any thought into it. Now, I’m beginning to wonder if this could be true, it would definitely explain a lot about myself, I suppose.
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Anyone else feel like they've been more "outwardly autistic" after starting antidepressants?
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Anyone else feel like they've been more "outwardly autistic" after starting antidepressants?
I feel like I have been fidgeting around in public way more and also reacting to sounds a bit more than I have in the past few years. Honestly it feels like I’m kinda back to where I was in like elementary school / middle school before my crippling social anxiety set in and I made a conscious effort to try and make myself “normal”.
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Unmasking and Affection
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Unmasking and Affection
How do you do, fellow spectres? 31F. Brand newly diagnosed earlier this week, which felt like a weird mix of relief, exhaustion, and anxiety. I wanted to share a revelation a year in the making.
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sensory seeking asd vs adhd
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sensory seeking asd vs adhd
How can you tell the difference between an adhd person with sensory issues who is also sensory seeking, and an autistic person who is has sensory issues and is sensory seeking?
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How to make your brain Do Things when you’re burning out
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How to make your brain Do Things when you’re burning out
Okay listen I know the way to fix burnout is to rest. But I can’t do that rn. My life would crumble. But in the meantime my life is starting to crumble as my brain continues to resist “productivity”
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I think I might be autistic
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I think I might be autistic
I’m currently a 23 year old female and have constantly wondered if I could possibly be autistic. My mom suspected I had adhd as a child but I don’t think I was ever tested for that, making me wonder later on if it was something more. I was however, diagnosed with anxiety in November last year.
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I Still Have People Simply Doubting My Neurodivergency TO THIS DAY.
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I Still Have People Simply Doubting My Neurodivergency TO THIS DAY.
For years now I’ve been researching the symptoms of autism, and how it may present differently in girls than it does in boys, not to mention the fact that JUST because I’m not the flailing, infantile “autistic kid” people think represents every single autistic person EVER, DOESN’T mean I can’t possibly be autistic.
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swimming vs. self-soothing: is there a difference?
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swimming vs. self-soothing: is there a difference?
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Did I do something wrong by giving person who helped me chocolate?
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Did I do something wrong by giving person who helped me chocolate?
Hi, I don’t have an official diagnosis but I suspect I might be autistic. Really love this subreddit and the people here I can realte to.
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Is the aspie quiz good?
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Is the aspie quiz good?
Hi, so I took the aspie quiz and I see a lot of people here sharing their results as a valid quiz for autism. But for me, some questions just feel weird (I took the spanish version) like :
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I'm sick of this vicious cycle!
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I'm sick of this vicious cycle!
I might be autistic. It helps me to understand why I’m “weird” as everybody calls me.
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When does acceptance kick in?
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When does acceptance kick in?
Autistic brains trust of reddit, I’m a 35 M, 18 months post diagnosis for level 1 ASD and ADHD, ASD just been rediagnosed to level 2, seeing a psychologist fortnightly for treatment, full time government job, partner and building a house.
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Forget AirPods- tiny eared folks REJOICE
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Forget AirPods- tiny eared folks REJOICE
Okay yall. So my brother loves his airpod pros. Mainly for the noise cancelling and as I’ve gotten more stressed and therefore more sensitive to sound, my cheap earbuds with zero noise cancelling weren’t cutting it.
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Is sensory exhaustion a thing?
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Is sensory exhaustion a thing?
I attended a concert recently and I think it must have been the closest I’ve ever sat to such a huge sound system because about maybe 30 minutes in, my energy plummeted to the point I had difficulty holding up my arms or even standing. I equated it to maybe my age (36yo) or the fact that I work a desk job…but I thought about it later and I’ve spent an entire day moving to a new place, not long ago, and I had never felt that kind of exhaustion even after lifting and carrying boxes/furniture for an hour.
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What's the difference between a special interest and a passion?
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What's the difference between a special interest and a passion?
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ASL coming more naturally than speaking 😂
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ASL coming more naturally than speaking 😂
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Does this sound like stimming or something else?
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Does this sound like stimming or something else?
I’m 28 and very recently have been struggling with deciding whether I should seek an ASD assessment, which is a lot more difficult than I would have expected (deciding, I mean). How many ASD traits do you need to have? How many missing ASD traits would preclude you from an ASD diagnosis?
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Has anyone else seen people say stuff like "I'm not sure if I'm autistic but I'm definitely somewhere on the spectrum"?
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Has anyone else seen people say stuff like "I'm not sure if I'm autistic but I'm definitely somewhere on the spectrum"?
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do these resonate with you
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do these resonate with you
okay wait😭😭 I didn’t think my post was gonna get reception but everyone is saying it is an autism thing… I have adhd so I feel like a lot of that may be attributed to that but now I’m thinking…here are a couple things I do that may align more with ASD but pls lmk
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Sounds taking on a strange quality
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Sounds taking on a strange quality
I’ve noticed that, since I was very small, sounds (especially voices) have occasionally taken on a strange sort of quality that’s difficult to explain—especially voices. It still happens right now; it’s actually happening as I am typing this. I remember being in loud restaurants and other loud places, and all the voices around me just taking on this quality.
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does anyone else feel like this?
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does anyone else feel like this?
i feel like im not good with social communication. whenever i talk, people dont seem to understand what i’m saying. i always have to try to explain things again but it just doesnt seem to work. this is partly (and the biggest reason) why i get anxious whenever i need to talk, is this common problem for autistic people or is this something entirely different? i feel like typing or writing is easier. but even then i always search up how to word things, and just to be clear, english is my first language.
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Dental Hygiene for AuDHD: pls help
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Dental Hygiene for AuDHD: pls help
Pls do not bully me for this I know it’s considered gross.
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Who else uses masking?
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Who else uses masking?
I’ve been wondering whether or not autism explains all my issues with life and obviously doubting myself a lot for quite some time. The one thing I really relate to is masking (among the sensory and emotional issues, problems with friendships, struggles with executive functioning) . I’m afab and I know a lot of adults, especially afab people, use masking as a means to get through the day.
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I am better than most people at reading facial expressions, but really bad at picking up social queues
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I am better than most people at reading facial expressions, but really bad at picking up social queues
I’m not diagnosed with autism/Asperger’s, but it’s something I’ve been really curious about since I was telling a doctor what the social aspect of work is like for me and he suggested I could be autistic.
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I made a discord for my fellow autistic adults! Join if you’d like.
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I made a discord for my fellow autistic adults! Join if you’d like.
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Have you adjusted to face masks?
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Have you adjusted to face masks?
Are you guys used to wearing face masks by now?
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Autism... what do you see in life?
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Autism... what do you see in life?
Not sure really how to start this. I discovered I am autistic a little over a year ago. I started Adderall and having my ADD medicated… forced me to open my eyes. I had to admit how much I did not actually understand.
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Finding the courage to use communication aids
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Finding the courage to use communication aids
I have troubles to speak, and I often can’t be fully understood by sellers when I go outside. It is very handicapping, because every time I have to buy something, it is a challenge. They were times where I almost skipped important things (meetings, eating, going home…) because of this.
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does anyone else feel as though they aren’t “doing things the right way?’
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does anyone else feel as though they aren’t “doing things the right way?’
Throughout my entire life, I constantly freeze in conflict and try to think of how other people react, and have a really hard time figuring out how I want to do it. For example, a couple of yrs ago my brother ran away. As I was trying to help find him on the phone with my parents, I kept feeling the need to say to my friends “why am I not crying? I should be crying.” Not because I was in shock, but because I felt I was giving an inappropriate response and should’ve been more emotional, even though I had no urge to.
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How to make everything a little bit easier?
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How to make everything a little bit easier?
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Latest Blog Entry: "Dinah Won't You Blow Your Horn?"
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Latest Blog Entry: "Dinah Won't You Blow Your Horn?"
I want to thank someone from the #autistic community on Twitter for notifying me of the federal bill that I discuss my concerns with in this entry:
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Is this autism or some kind of synaesthesia?
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Is this autism or some kind of synaesthesia?
So from childhood I can like feel my pain and describe it with a letter of the alphabet. Like an stitch in my side “feels like the sound of the letter T” or if ai have a cut it can be a “S or a F feeling”.
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How to tell if it’s Normal Burnout or Autistic Burnout
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How to tell if it’s Normal Burnout or Autistic Burnout
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Mimicking phrases from media while watching
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Mimicking phrases from media while watching
Short bit of context, I’m diagnosed ADHD and highly suspected Autisic. My psychologists have historically debated over which one I am, if not both, and officially gave me the ADHD label because they couldn’t decide, but I needed something down for school accommodations.
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Overstimulation and temperature regulation under a mask
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Overstimulation and temperature regulation under a mask
TW: eating disorder mention
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I don’t talk about mental health to my family anymore
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I don’t talk about mental health to my family anymore
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What is your most indispensable tool in your daily life?
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What is your most indispensable tool in your daily life?
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Any Multi-functional storage ideas for jewellery?
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Any Multi-functional storage ideas for jewellery?
I’ve been fixating on this for a while. I just want easy access to all my jewellery - it’s currently toppling over and I don’t know what I own. Last year I gifted 2 different jewellery boxes and while I think I’d want one for myself and I find them practical, I want more of an in drawer storage. Thank you in advance and let me know what works for you…
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Meltdowns?
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Meltdowns?
So my girlfriend says she has autism…but has not yet been diagnosed professionally yet. She is supposed to go in a few months to get diagnosed.
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Asking for opinions
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Asking for opinions
Hi. So, I (28) went to psychologist because I found out that I have ADHD, she said it’s probably, but i still need to go my country capital for an official diagnose. She supposedly saw autistic sign too in me, but after I read after it, i felt it’s really not me, because I’m not just lacking most of the signs which are not shared with ADHD, but I’m the exact opposite for some. (I also felt like the reason she think this, have other reasons, so my case just similar on the surface.) But as my self-knowledge improved recently (currently I’m listening the Maps of Meaning audiobook, which helped me a lot, figuring out things), I found a lot of answers, I understood a lot of things about me, but I still felt that something is missing.
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cannot stand blowing my nose!! sensory issuess!!!!!
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cannot stand blowing my nose!! sensory issuess!!!!!
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Me getting surprised diagnosed- when my body is covered in special interests.
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Me getting surprised diagnosed- when my body is covered in special interests.
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Am I autistic? I don't know, so thats why im posting this
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Am I autistic? I don't know, so thats why im posting this
Different tests that I’ve took (?word) and their results.
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Resource request: Autism vs OCD
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Resource request: Autism vs OCD
Have you found any books, articles, tests, etc. useful in helping to understand (or even self-diagnose) whether you have Autism, OCD, or perhaps both?
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Calling out of work- dealing with the guilt
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Calling out of work- dealing with the guilt
Hey y’all. So today was just a whole day. I was in another city and had to take the train with my ESA up to my apartment and it was a mess. The one way train wasn’t running, and the transfer train didn’t go the full route so I had to transfer another time. This particular train (BART) is Very Loud and because god is out to fight me or something there was also several sports events going on today, so it was absolutely packed with drunk and noisy sport goers. Headphones did very little to dampen it. And because I am also dealing with an eating disorder, my temperature regulation is god awful and I was dripping sweat under my mask. I hardly ate this morning so add that to the equation. I got through the door of my apartment at like 1:30 and had to leave for work by 2. I have a retail job at a beauty counter at the biggest and busiest mall in my city. I’m talking to people the entire time and task switching every millisecond. So I’m overstimulated on like all the senses I can get overload with (auditory, tactile, visual), hungry, definitely dehydrated, zero time to decompress or task switch, and about to walk into more sensory hell.
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Inpatient mental health or resident hospital helpful or hurtful?
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Inpatient mental health or resident hospital helpful or hurtful?
I’m 34f and have been on the fence about self diagnosing for months. Recent burnout and my behavior has confirmed it for me. (I was diagnosed with adhd as a kid so I’ve been operating under that paradigm for years.)
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Here are the averages for the "Aspie-Quiz" results from the pinned post on this sub! See comments for more info.
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Here are the averages for the "Aspie-Quiz" results from the pinned post on this sub! See comments for more info.
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Can autistic social differences also present as knowing generally how allistics would interpret or react to a social situation, but not having that be your first reaction?
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Can autistic social differences also present as knowing generally how allistics would interpret or react to a social situation, but not having that be your first reaction?
Would looking at initial reactions vs. secondary reactions be a good way to analyze the mask? For example, my first reaction to a question might be to make a related but not very “socially fluent” joke (in my case generally a really obvious and silly one), and then I’ll probably realize that’s not very allistic of me and change it to a more appropriate response (my question is serious, but the wording is kind of lighthearted and joking). But the more appropriate response seems to come pretty naturally to me as well, I’m just not sure how naturally allistics experience it and whether they consider and analyze as much as I do.
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What earplugs would be good for use in lectures?
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What earplugs would be good for use in lectures?
So I have just started my masters program and am back to in person classes. They are super loud and all the random sounds outside the classrooms divert my attention like every minute and make it hard to focus. Espeically the one room right next to our like campus vehicle depot, which is also like having construction done to it :(
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