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Recent content by Alison_K

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    Hello, I'm new here...

    Thanks so much for the video clips, I'm watching them all. I certainly identify with a lot of it, except a lot of the women say they watched other people and mimicked them. I know i used lines from movies in conversation a lot and i will take on and use someones accent I'm talking to, but i...
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    Hello, I'm new here...

    Yes this is helpful. I agree. Mental health issues can usually at least be improved with therapy/meds...whereas AS won't change. But I could have AS and anxiety, i suppose if the anxiety is caused by the AS then I can't expect much improvement to occur with meds/therapy?? Am I on the right track?
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    Hey I'm new around these parts...

    Hello, I'm new here too, welcome.
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    Hello, I'm new here...

    Thanks I feel like I need a psych degree to figure it all out. The fact that it is a HUGE spectrum and not one issue that is the same in everyone makes it so confusing. Plus the traits/symptoms are so overlapping with other mental health issues and personality traits like introversion that it...
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    What are your controversial opinions regarding the autism spectrum?

    I agree. I'm new here and reading this thread is very interesting. I'm a bit scared to write in case I offend someone because there seems to be lots of people getting offended by the language others use. I have been identified Aspergers but i don't see how on earth that could mean i am...
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    Hello, I'm new here too, my daughter was diagnosed Aspie when she was four, she's 7 now. I was...

    Hello, I'm new here too, my daughter was diagnosed Aspie when she was four, she's 7 now. I was then diagnosed a couple of years later after I learnt about aspergers and was like 'oh my god, that me' But I'm new here because there is still so much to understand and learn. i question both our...
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    Hello, I'm new here...

    Hello, I found out a couple of years ago that I have Aspergers. My seven year old daughter does too. I'm 38 years old now and for the last few years I have been trying to understand Aspergers. Firstly in my daughter and now in myself. I need to learn more about female Aspergers in order to...
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