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Recent content by Sashi

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    Do people generally see self-diagnosis as an adult sufficient?

    Self-diagnosis is sufficient for me. That's all that really matters. How did I learn I was on the Spectrum? A 12 year old girl who hasn’t yet been able to utter a single word. I first suspected I was on the spectrum by observing the behavior of this student who did specific things that...
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    What pathetic things get you raging with anger?

    Where do I begin with what makes me explode! I have so many honorable mentions but I'll just list a few. Hearing someone gulp their coffee The smell of someone's scrambled eggs Standing in a long line at the check-out (my definition of long line is more than two customers) Shopping for...
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    Anyone else have comfort items?

    My pillow which I have had for longer than I can remember. I have clutched on to it many a time when my anxiety level was on the high end. Of late, I have acquired a fidget cube and spinner. I am so attached to my new toys that I panic if either one isn't where I thought I last put them.
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    Ideas To Keep Me From Scratching Myself

    I have longer fingernails thanks to my fidget cube. I ordered it from Amazon for about $4.00. I can click on it as if it was a pen. I can glide on it as if it was a joystick. I can flip on it as if it were a light switch. I can roll on it as if it were a combination lock. I can rub on it...
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    How fast do you read?

    My reading pace is slowing down. I wasn't a big reader anyway. I used to catalog books in a library and was a natural because I am detail-oriented. But the last ting I wanted to do at home after a work day of cataloging was to pick up a book. The book I read most is the Bible. I used to...
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    Aspergers and Driving

    If I could get someone to chauffeur me around, the local hi-ways and bi-ways would be much safer. I don’t think fast enough to make judgments on the spot. That puts me at a disadvantage behind the wheel. I don’t have the luxury of time to process whether I should slow it down, speed it up, or...
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    Are there distinct stages people go through after diagnosis?

    I hear ya loud and clear! I am self-diagnosed and am 58. It was seven months ago when I learned what "it" was. I don't have thoughts any more of being an alien from another planet that got left behind. That's a good thing. I have been going through stages. I think I just entered the "not...
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    Are there distinct stages people go through after diagnosis?

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    Being Hugged

    I am not inclined to give or receive hugs. I know this is partly due to my Dad whose idea of giving affection was holding me down. It did a heap of emotional damage. I don't want to be hugged by those closest to me. But there are people I will gladly take hugs from. It's a short list but...
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    Autism and inanimate objects?

    I'm attached to one of my pillows I've had more years than I can remember. Pillow covers and cases have come and gone, but it's still the same pillow I hug like a child would a stuffed bear.
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    What are your views of self diagnosis?

    I first suspected I was on the spectrum on my job as a substitute teacher's assistant which often put me in a classroom for autistic students. I'll never forget that moment when I was observing the behavior of a school student whose behavior was so much like my own that a light bulb went off in...
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    Small Talk (How much does it bother you?)

    Small talk is on my list of UNlikeables. I don't mind a conversation with someone if the topic is something I have knowledge and interest about. If the chatting revolves around something I can't relate to or could care less about, I retreat if I can do so without making a social error worthy...
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    Autism Survey for Channel 4

    I got 15-Sensory, 0-Social, 8-Organisation, AQ-8
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    How stubborn are you?

    I am flexible about a lot of things. BUT when it pertains to something important to me, I am totally STUBBORN! Such as my daily eating routine. Don't anyone dare try to get me to eat something different! I can be more stubborn than a bull!
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    Communal Seating

    Communal sitting is sure not for me. If I went into such an establishment, I'd order take-out or take a hike and take my business elsewhere. I am a substitute teacher's aide working in elementary schools. I don't eat in the breakroom with the staff. I don't usually know most of them and...
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