Interesting article of NT girlfriend about (very likely AS) geek at Dragon'con gamers convention: http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=5688 And about a...
... An autistic friend of mine has either Sjogrens or something similar to it. (It's clearly an autoimmune disorder but they don't know quite what.) Amanda...
... The test for cold urticaria is that you put an ice cube (possibly inside a plastic bag so it's clear you're not reacting to the moisture) on your arm for...
Mine seems to change every 10 or so years. It doesn't go away just how it's presenting alters a little. The eczema started when I was a preteen. Before that...
How did you realize this about yourself? Because my DH likes to claim he is
emotionless. But that is not true! Or he wouldn't feel love toward me and
our...
I don't mean this in an accusatory manner or to be controversial...just to
bring up something that keeps entering my mind. How can we know what is and
isn't...
But isn't this a catch 22? Without the Dx, then there is no "problem." If
there is no problem, then Aspies are back to just being weird and need to
get over...
Hey you. ... I think that could be so. I remember reading something in another community... an NT woman was living with an AS man. They lived in Silicon...
... body. ... asks ... OTHER ... The ... eating, ... list, ... your ... OFF, ... the ... out ... location. ... parking ... side ... and the ... car, ... ...
I've seen this list floating around over the past couple of days. One of these items (the crying baby) is an urban legend. The rest of the advice is...
No Sjogren's, fibromyalgia, or ADHD. I do have some symptoms of hyperlexia and dysnomia, however. I think in both cases the symptoms are mild, though I've...
Not everyone's hands turn white. Sometimes they'll just turn pale or purple. --Aaron Shannon Terra <shannon_terra@...> wrote: I had never heard of this,...
That's actually how I view the situation: It's my strong suspicion that if Aspies were the majority, NTs would be the ones having a hard time fitting in. It's...
I realize it all over again every time I reach my threshold and it all comes bubbling out at once. I think there's a lack of self-awareness when it comes to...
Consider this idea: We have an "alter-ability", not a "disability". Then our difference can be identified to help determine what alter-abilities we have,...
Well, Benjamin received several diagnoses today. IN fact, its a virtual alphabet soup. PDD, either AS or HFA. SID. probably DVD. probably CAPD. I'm a...
... I'm in no position to advise _re_ your choices. But as a parent, and a grandparent looking at a *likely* misdiagnosed grandson,... ...I'd be looking for a...
... OTC or MD prescribed/given out by the MD in tiny sample tubes? I've got eczema behind my ears, and have found the OTC does not work, but the doctor...
... Both, unfortunately. The cream seemed to tame it so that the area was just rough/scaly, but considering my tendency to rip uneven parts of my skin off, it...
Have you tried/heard of the worm egg therapy? One friend with spastic Chrones was thinking of trying it as she kept getting peices of her intestine removed....
Aaron, you got a second book hidden in there somewhere! Has anyone wrote a fiction on the possible hypothetical social, economic, and political organization of...
On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 18:41:46 -0500 (EST) ... What is SID and DVD? I haven't heard of those acro's before. If he has CAPD you might want to try headphones and...
On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 22:44:27 -0800 (PST) ... For my son part of it was a sensation thing. He had meckles diverticulosis(4-5 in long and open) tied to his...
First, I'm glad you have found a field in which you can be yourself! That
is awesome. I wish I could say the same for my DH...but maybe eventually! I think...
It does give me some relief to hear an Aspie say that, being that I am NT!
LOL Because the world outside is harsh, I try to make our home as "Aspie
Friendly"...