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Recent content by Aelita

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    Where Did You Get Diagnosed?

    My diagnosis started with therapy for depression. I guess my therapist noticed some of my stims or something else about how I acted, because she asked me during my first session if I'd ever considered I might be autistic, which I had. She then asked if I wanted to be tested, and I agreed. I was...
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    Let's Talk about Stimming

    I wave my hands, shake things that are in my hands, rock back and forth, usually when I'm either anxious or really into the music I'm listening to. My fiance loves the rocking. She thinks it's adorable. I also have vocal stims, such as making sound effects or saying unusual phrases.
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    Aspies & bereavement

    I've never had much of a response to death. I might miss people some after the fact, but besides that, I've never felt much of anything in response to death. It made working in a retirement home easy. You lose residents all the time, and I've never felt anything upon seeing the death notices...
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    Hello Aspie world

    Hi! My name's Aelita (not my real name), and I was diagnosed with autism a year and a half ago, maybe? I don't really remember exactly. I'm 24, so pretty late diagnosis. I knew I had autism for years before I was tested though. My brother's autistic, and I've spent all my life around him and...
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