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Recent content by Rachel

  1. Rachel

    Questionable behavior?

    You completely described my son (with Asperger's) in your list. Granny17 gave some great advise. I would definitely have your son evaluated. It was heartbreaking for me getting my son "labeled", but it also gave me a more centered idea of what I was dealing with when he acted out. I, too, have...
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    NT needing advice

    I can tell you that it can be very frustrating being an NT in a relationship with an Aspie, because I see how difficult it is for my husband to deal with me. I didn't ask for what I needed - I would just get furious when he didn't offer me what I wanted - a hug, a shoulder to cry on, or solitude...
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    NT needing advice

    I can tell you that it can be very frustrating being an NT in a relationship with an Aspie, because I see how difficult it is for my husband to deal with me. I didn't ask for what I needed - I would just get furious when he didn't offer me what I wanted - a hug, a shoulder to cry on, or solitude...
  4. Rachel

    Did I lose her forever this time? Is she worth getting back?

    I will just ditto Jim. We women are confusing and confused. Go through the process of mourning and get on with your life. There is a "forever" woman for you out there - you're young (I'm 50 - I can say that). Live your life and enjoy the good things and accept the loss. It is painful but this...
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    Favorite Aspie-expressive song?

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    So many questions

    My son was DXd at 4 and is now 12. we had a rough time with him all through his younger years but now that he is a preteen he is a wonderful, compassionate, intelligent, sweet young man. Raising an Aspie is a challenge - there is no doubt about that. My son was very aggressive in school and was...
  7. Rachel

    Questions about IQ testing (for those of you who have had IQ tests)

    IQ tests seem to not be very good at measuring our abilities, for the reasons you described. There are distractions. There are timers. There are people looking for you to answer things the "right" way when sometimes no answer option seems "right". I wouldn't worry too much over it. We have very...
  8. Rachel

    Sensitive Topic What do you think about those who want to "cure" us?

    I hate this so much. This whole "autism is a problem and we must find a cure!" crap. In my opinion, autism is a condition and what NT people need to do is learn about us and work toward understanding us. I can understand parents with severely autistic children wanting them to 'get better', but...
  9. Rachel

    Do You Feel Like An Alien?

    I know the feeling of not belonging anywhere, and since I just recently got my DX, I never understood when I was a kid why I never found a place where I fit. There was a long period of my life that I wished I had some sort of strong cultural background (ie American Indian) because then I...
  10. Rachel

    Work?

    Well, I really have always only wanted to be a writer. My ADD gets in the way of my being able to just sit and write, though. I guess I need to work on the self-discipline part and I am signed up for a weekly newsletter on how to make money writing articles and stuff, but it's just I need some...
  11. Rachel

    Work?

    I recently got let go from my job due to the fact that I could not concentrate well and I also have a medical condition that flares up when I am stressed - it flared up twice in the 9 months I was at this job. I have worked in customer service for over 25 years but lately my ability to focus and...
  12. Rachel

    Movies About Aspergers Syndrome or Autism

    I made it an obsession of mine to find movies that were about ASD after my son was DXd. There is an Australian film called "The Black Balloon" that does a really good job of showing the life of a family with a teenaged LFASD character in it and how it affects the family dynamics. Adam was good...
  13. Rachel

    How Do You Explain To Others What Aspergers Is?

    It's odd, because I just had a discussion with my parents tonight - they said I was "perfectly normal" as a kid (I just got a DX), and I had the "highest IQ of all of our kids", which led me to have to explain that IQ and Asperger's do not go hand in hand (although, having an Aspie son and being...
  14. Rachel

    Forgiveness

    Thanks, both Turk and Jordan. Turk - you bring up a good point. Part of me wants to punish her; part of me wants her acceptance and understanding. And Jordan, you bring up a good point too and I'm sorry your family has not been more supportive of you, even after your DX. My parents though have...
  15. Rachel

    Forgiveness

    Thank you all for the advise. My mother understands quite a bit about Asperger's because my son was DX with it when he was 4 (he is now 12). So she knows what it is and some of how it makes people behave. But girls seem to present their Asperger's much differently than boys, from my experience...
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