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Recent content by Unspired

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    Social anxiety and too much serotonin.

    So what about people taking SSRI medications? Doesn't that mean their medication would be making their symptoms worse? If the belief until now has been that social anxiety is from too little serotonin, and based on that belief they gave medication to increase serotonin, that must mean that that...
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    Anxiety, Dissociation, Lack of motivation, Anyone Else?

    Thanks a lot for the advice. Is it short-term relief or has that helped you in the long term? Are you feeling better now in general? Have you restored your special interests or found new ones?
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    Anxiety, Dissociation, Lack of motivation, Anyone Else?

    Hello, I'm a 17-year-old student in my senior year of highschool. As of recently, I've started to have some unsettling problems, which I've determined are likely derived from the immense anxiety I experience on a daily basis. What makes me anxious is schoolwork; I often feel as if there is an...
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    Is it obvious that you are aspergic

    I think there are many aspies who appear neurotypical at first glance. I actually can act pretty normal socially and appear like a neurotypical 17-year-old, as I know the slang, the walk, the manner of speaking, etc., and can act pretty well. Before figuring things out socially, I was...
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    What's Your IQ? (Free-IQTest)

    IQ tests are ********, and mean nothing. Intelligence doesn't even mean anything either. We're all different, and I'm starting to feel that classifications like "Aspie" or "Neutotypical" are actually kinda damaging too. Nobody is truly neurotypical, and what we perceive as intelligence really...
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    Purpose-Driven and Asperger's

    Do you feel like every action must have a strong purpose behind it, or else it's meaningless? I feel that this is one of the defining features of who I am and how I act, and why I struggle having a conversation about the weather. Is this a common symptom in Aspies? It seems I've always had the...
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    Asperger's and Humour?

    Is it true that people with asperger's/autism have a humour deficit? I can make jokes sometimes which make everyone laugh, usually little satirical, unexpected comments. I also have an uncle (mild aspie traits) who is sociable and constantly making people laugh, and my dad always comes up with...
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    Do You Hide Your Intelligence When You Meet "Normal" People?

    The way I think of it is that there are different languages for speaking in different situations and in writing. When I write an essay for school, my language is precise and more formal while if I'm lazy/casual I'll use slang and contractions. I never like the use of the term intelligence, but...
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    Do You Feel Like An Alien?

    I suppose I may be egocentric, but as a kid I was not shy to let my siblings know that I knew they were aliens and I was the only real human.
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    Do you have a speech impediment ?

    There's definitely a spectrum of speech impediments here. I have always noticed that I can't always say things accurately on my first try; thought it was possibly a confidence issue. I frustratingly muddle words, frantically thinking of the next words to say while trying to pronounce correctly...
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    Hi everyone!

    Welcome from a sax/piano/guitar/flute/clarinet/chainsaw/trumpet/recorder player! o_O
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    What's Your IQ? (Free-IQTest)

    I think people with Asperger's may think from a perspective that enables them to score higher on IQ tests, which could be advantageous at times. Back when my dad was in school you would get in based on your IQ-test scores (11-plus, based on IQ tests). He scored almost perfectly and was able to...
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    Hey community whats up

    Guess I shouldn't like every post haha, but thanks for the kind words!
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    What's Your IQ? (Free-IQTest)

    I don't think it means anything to be "of high intelligence." Like Einstein said: “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Einstein (who likely had Asperger's) was able to understand many concepts...
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    What's Your IQ? (Free-IQTest)

    Same here. I really doubt the test is accurate when comparing results with other tests. And intelligence is not some thing in the brain for which people have different values/sizes anyway. IQ tests are simply tests of how well you can perform on an IQ test. EDIT: Showed the test to my family...
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