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Recent content by rx7chick

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    Should I take a "social skills" class?

    Ender, absolutely take the class! I took the EST training back in the earlyt 80s and along with it their communication workshop. It was the best thing I ever did because I was able to learn in a no pressure situation, as in no family members or friends present, all the skills I was missing. I...
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    What's your Aspie/Autie super power?

    I have a very high IQ and laser focus, so I would say my power is my intellect. I can learn anything and I study daily, always learning. I am at the 99th percentile verbally and I love to speak in and write complex sentences and use elevated vocabulary. It makes me a killer Scrabble player! But...
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    MBTI

    I am INFJ, consistently, no matter how often I take these tests.
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    Born in the wrong decade

    I grew up in the 50's and 60's, graduated high school 1965. The Viet Nam war was in full swing and those of us who were against it were investigated for being "communist sympathizers." The hippie movement was born as a reaction against the crushing regimentation. And minorities were really...
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    Age of Diagnosis

    You are very VERY blessed to have had parents who understood and helped you. It must make a huge difference.
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    What are your obsessions?

    I have 2. Marilyn Manson...very intense and long term. I drove and flew all over the US and the world to see him. I was always the oldest person at his concerts and other concert goers were either curious or freaked out by me. I didn't care...just there to see him in all his mad glory. I have a...
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    Expressing Levels of Anxiety, Distress & Panic to NT's

    They really can't relate very well unless you can get them to remember the feelings they had during the most terrifying experience of their lives, and try to get them to remember that thye could not control those terrible feelings, ignore them, or make them go away...it just took time. To those...
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    Age of Diagnosis

    Age 55, 12 years ago. It was a most welcome revelation, and one of the most positive things I have experienced. When I was a child in the early 50's there was zero understanding of anything. The extreme and relentless levels of anxiety I experienced at school prevented me not only from using...
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    Sensitive Topic Ballarat Autism blogger recieves death threat by American Anti-Autism blogger

    Judge awards Philip Gluyas $50,000 in defamation lawsuit against US anti-autism blogger Oliver Canby
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    Day one .

    Your husband is a very lucky man! Welcome.
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    What are your feelings about Valentine's Day?

    Valentine's Day makes me feel sad because it brings my attention to the people I have loved and lost, because they couldn't deal with my Asperger's traits. I am happy for people who have love in their lives, and I do in some measure, but it still makes me feel sad. I will not ever attempt a...
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    Difficulties getting anyone to believe me

    The most MOST important thing is to believe in yourself. As Aspies, our trust in ourselves was eroded by bullying and constant messages from those who wanted us to just be different..."Can't you just...whatever?" I don't know why American medicine has become so condescending and dismissive, but...
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    Curious if anyone else experiences this?

    One thing that has helped me was understanding I didn't have to answer people's questions. We ARE entitled to privacy. When I am asked questions I am not sure how to answer, I politely say, "I would really rather not talk about that." If they offer to help, I thank them and tell them I will let...
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    A Hurting Heart

    When I get hurt, it happens so fast I have no time to think about ways to head it off. It's like getting hit by a train. I get chest pains, and in my arms and my hands. I lost someone to the war in Iraq, and for about 3 years I felt like I was falling off a tall building. I came close to suicide...
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    How do you grieve?

    Interesting synchronicity this came up now. I had 2 chihuahuas, who both died. I was out of the country when it happened. They were both 14. One died in 2009, the other in 2010. They loved me and I loved them in a way that I have never connected with a human. With them, I had the loving bond I...
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