... I think I posted here before that I was "non-verbal". That was a poor choice of words as I have always been able to make words come out of my mouth. It's...
... 13:56:09 -0000] ... the words out. I know exactly what I want to say in my head but when I try to say them, they will come out mixed up, not all of the ...
hi I just joined here a little while ago, but not sure how it works. I'm 29, and was recently diagnosed with AS, ADHD and compulsive disorder. I'm not sure...
I was 35 when I came out autistically and realized the fact, after I heard Temple Grandin's Interview on National Public Radio. That was the first time in my...
... Thank you Rich, for your thoughtful explanation. As I have written in the past my 20 year old has just been Dx with AS. While I suspected for the last...
... Welcome Penny. Just speak your mind. My questions are at 29 was the Dx expected? Had you read up on any of this? How does the Dx make you feel now?...
My DH "came out" to his father right after the Dx...he was 34. His mother
has Alzheimer's so there was no sense in telling her. In his case, I think
it was a...
My DH has the same issues about coming out at work. Even though we had
suspected he had AS for several years, he was very afraid to get an actual
Dx because...
I told my mother and she can't see it. For some reason the woman thinks I was some sort of social butterfly growing up. Sometimes I wonder what kind of...
... I was all "You remember when I was little and I read that description of autism in that Baby Sitter's Club Book and you laughed and told me I wasn't...
I suspected my own AS after reading many books following my son's dx. I told my parents and my mother helped in the assessment that affirmed my suspicions. ...
http://www.autismtoday.com/articles/Autism_and_Childhood_Bipolar.asp? name=Donna%20Williams You might have to cut and paste this. I thought that this was...
Hello. I'm 34 years old, and I think I have AS - in fact, I'm going in for an evaluation tomorrow at 10:45 am. Let me tell you some of the symptoms I have...
Hello all, I know some of you were very interested in how things went here on my farm with the new worker. Unfortunately he could not make it here for a number...
Hi Rich, Ignore that last email. I clicked the wrong button and sent the note before I got past the salutation. I sent a note to the group about Ben not making...
... ROFL!! I'm a lurker here, but had to respond to this one. Don't you just get totally aggravated talking to or corresponding with people who *aren't* so...
... Autistic people have a tendency to be overly-precise (or NTs are insufficiently precise, depending on perspective). You might describe some memorable...
... I believe a common NT statement would be: "I have an appointment, tomorrow". The extra (and not really important to the audience) detail is probably what...
Has anyone seen the skit "Average Asian" on MadTv? The joke is that he's an Asian guy who doesn't have any of the steotypical Asian skills like math or...
I'm the same. While I enjoy Maths, I'm actually terrible at doing it in my head, I need a calculator or at least a pen and paper. I'm also terrible at remember...
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