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Recent content by Jerome

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    SELF-MEDICATION

    It sounds like you are running your own thing using AA, but outside the AA governing body, is that correct? I wonder if you are qualified to offer an “educational path” do you have teaching qualifications and have you been vetted by the police and certified as my wife who is a professional...
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    SELF-MEDICATION

    @Starfire I am aware of Smart recovery. If they are helping alcoholics and addicts that is great. But their reachis limited since they do not meet. 12 Step recovery isnt for everyone, but it helps millions of alcoholics and addicts with its approach. That cannot be denied. Even in AA there is...
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    SELF-MEDICATION

    Desperation makes for strange bedfellows. When confronted with the spectre of imminent death human beings are willing to endure any discomfort in order to live. The AA founders lived in a different time. AA in1935-1945 was quite different from AA 2018. Mental health was limited in its scope and...
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    SELF-MEDICATION

    Thank you! Your story is very educational. We Aspies are misunderstood and often ostracized for our social dyslexia. I openly share that I have Aspergers and am usually very well received, but I still have haters who insist social interaction is sufficient to overcome addiction. It's not! I have...
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    SELF-MEDICATION

    We'll call this Kismet! I am very intuitive and rarely visit here. It's even more rare that I post anything on this site. But yesterday I had a strong feeling it was important for me to do so. Your story is my story apart from divine intervention. I totally relate to solitary confinement. By...
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    SELF-MEDICATION

    I was a destructive alchoholic and addict for 18 years. It nearly killed me. I went to treatment in 1991 and have been sober since. My therapist thought it odd that my obsession with 12 Step recovery is actually the very thing that saved my life I did not think I was self-medicating. I just...
  7. J

    When did everyone receive their diagnosis??? (If you are diagnosed)

    Age 60 in 2014. I was misdiagnosed as a sociopath in 1991 when I went to treatment for alcoholism and drug addiction. I had struggled all of my, but the diagnosis was the last piece of the puzzle to fall into place and everything made sense. It changed my self-care routine and approach to life.
  8. J

    Any college graduate aspies here?

    If you are not sure of what to pursue as a major, go undeclared for a while until you figure it out. I did. In my first year I was identified as a gifted writer so I majored in journalism. I was already a voracious reader, so I also majored in literature. Neither played a role in my chosen...
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    Aspergers and Marijuana

    I believe there are medical benefits if marijuana to be explored that would benefit mankind. I also believe Hemp has great economical benefits. However, studies do indicate long term use causes major neurological and physiological problems. The Colorado legalization experiment has failed. The...
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    Aspergers and Marijuana

    Marij Marijuana is different for each person. I became addicted and moved on to harder drugs. I am not saying that is your experience, but it was mine and my fellow pot smokers. It did have some very positive effects for me, and I do believe it has great potential for ASD. Smoking it was a bad...
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    Aspergers and Marijuana

    I tried marijuana when I had asthma. It triggered an asthma attack that nearly killed me. When I got my breath back I liked the sensation so much that I asked for another hit. No one thought this was a good idea except me. I was hooked and smoked pot for the next 18 years. I am on recovery today...
  12. J

    How did you know which job you would go on to do?

    I have been either blessed or lucky in the employment field. I went to vocational high school and after graduation landed a job in my chosen field, graphic arts. I wasn't looking for a job. My friend kidnapped me and took on a job hunt. I thought we were going for donuts. I got the job. He...
  13. J

    Can you tell your left from your right?

    For a long time I had to look for a scar on my right had to determine left from right. I was ambidextrous when I played basketball. But that was because I broke my right arm when I was a kid. It still cane easy to me and made me a great basketball player.
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    Should Those on the Autism Spectrum Receive Special Treatment in Education or Employment?

    Mega school with 3000 hostile Black kids from competing neighborhoods. It was a terrifying experience and it was sink or swim. Scholastically I did great in school. Socially, I was a dork before the word was invented. I was never treated special after the 5th grade. In high school the counselors...
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    Should Those on the Autism Spectrum Receive Special Treatment in Education or Employment?

    I was nonverbal when I started school. In the 60's there wasn't any Special Ed classes and no one knew much about ASD, but we had very caring teachers. My teachers were shocked that I could read at a very high level. My first year of school I spent with the Principal going through the...
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