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Recent content by AspieChris

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    Which approaches help you more when memorizing new material?

    Visual and textural in conjunction with the information. 2+2 goes best with the teaching AND a bag of oranges to count by hand.
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    Hi, I autism parent here

    I’m 50, on the spectrum with a 17 year old also with ASD. It’s not easy…. and very lonely.
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    Are you an older adult that feels somewhat marginalized and at times gaslit by medical personnel?

    My usual experience with high-functioning ASD and healthcare providers is general disbelief. I’m 50, 6’2”, and have a normal life/family/career. Since I appear normal, I must be lying or wrong. It’s not until they witness a full blown meltdown, crying so hard that I cannot breathe, that there’s...
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    Help understanding my son better

    My son and I are both level 1. If we get a chance to absorb math or science stuff, we will spend the whole day keeping ourselves occupied. This worked/works: A book series called “Life of Fred”. You can fully educate a child from pre-K to high school calculus with only these books. Very...
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    Are you an older adult that feels somewhat marginalized and at times gaslit by medical personnel?

    Everyone I have known who has had this procedure done (2 people) have absolutely LOVED it. It was, however, more than one procedure per tooth. Remove the damaged tooth, heal, place the screw, heal, place the tooth, follow-up. The ‘one day’ advertisements seem to be done in questionable places...
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    ND Game

    Brandish
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    Are you an older adult that feels somewhat marginalized and at times gaslit by medical personnel?

    I have 20 screws, 3 cages, and 2 titanium rods in my back. And now I need the same in my neck. I can’t even count the MRI’s I have had in the last 10 years. At this point, I am more knowledgeable about my situation than any Dr. But I’m stuck with what they say I need. So I say what I need to...
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    Are you an older adult that feels somewhat marginalized and at times gaslit by medical personnel?

    Gaslighting is CONSTANT in medicine. You NEED an advocate - someone to speak on your behalf when you’re not getting the medical treatment you need. I’ve learned to be my own doctor and tell them what they need to hear in order to get what I need. Example: If my back-pain level is a “3”, I say...
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    When are empathy and social sensitivities taken too far?

    I’ve often wished that I were able to be like those people, and thus be more ‘successful’ in life. But as I’m getting older I see the long term effects of not caring about other people enough. Those people rarely go jail or engage in fist-fighting but most eventually get divorced or have a...
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    Directional Challenges

    You’re right. I took a test and passed! (Or failed). It definitely describes my situation perfectly.
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    Directional Challenges

    I get lost in my own neighborhood sometimes. Ive lived in tge same house for 25 years. My wife knows every street name, and most every house for miles (it feels that way). She gets frustrated when I don’t know what street she’s talking about.
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    introduction

    There was a time when nobody could understand that the world wasn’t flat, as evidenced by the flat road beneath their feet. People who care will learn what autism means for you. But it will help you to learn to understand that they will have trouble. You probably just had a lot of questions...
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    does autism make one sensetive?

    I am very ‘sensitive’. Seeing another living being suffer is devastating, even if it’s a hangnail on my worst enemy. I wouldn’t say that I’m a ‘sensitive’ person though. It’s more a case of being hyper-empathetic.
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    Unsure Of Proper Social Responses

    Absolutely agreed. Bullies exist throughout our entire society, not just through school. Even our own parents could be awful people. I actually learned a few ways to deal with rude, selfish, or otherwise ’bad’ people. It took decades though, and many of my methods aren’t exactly ladylike.
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    Advantages and Disadvantages of having Autism

    Hyperfocus- Both an asset an a hinderance. If only there were a way to control these things and turn them off when they suck!
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