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Recent content by Barry

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    Hi.

    There is just so many thing that I want to do but don't for fear of looking weird or not looking like an aduly, like I want to spin but someone will think it's weird, I want to just lay on the floor when I feel overwhelmed but that's not very adult like.
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    Hi.

    True true. I definitely get that. I was on retaking when I was younger because they thought I had ADHD but it turned me into a zombie.
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    I can't even begin to tell you the amount of things that i do on a daily basis that my wife is like "A lot of autistic people struggle with this or that." And she has done a ton of research about it because our child is autistic.
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    Hi.

    Everyone has helped tremendously and I do appreciate it. I just don't know how to talk to my therapist about getting someone else without feeling like I'm saying that he isn't good enough.
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    Hi.

    Okay thank you very much. I really do appreciate all of your replies.
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    Hi.

    Also, thank you very much Pats for your reply. I totally agree with everything your reply says.
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    Hi.

    I want to get a second opinion but it terrifies me to tell him I need to see a different therapist.
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    Hi.

    If I'm posting too much and being annoying, please let me know.
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    Hi.

    I even had my aunt who has not seen me in over 20 years ask my wife if I was autistic when I was laying in a hospital bed getting ready for surgery, not sure if that's considered rude or not. It didn't seem rude to me but my dad said that he thinks it could have run in his family and my mom...
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    Hi Nitro, I'm sorry I didnt see your comment until just now.
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    Some noises like someone drumming their fingers on something or scratching on something drives me insane at times and then other times I'm doing it myself. Yes he is of older age, late 40s I believe. My wife's therapist is like "I've never met your husband but from what you told me, he is most...
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    Hi.

    Yeah it's like my therapist will be like "Well, everyone sees things differently or thinks about things differently, etc, it doesn't mean you're autistic." And I'll find things on Pinterest that are exactly how I feel or think and he will be like "You can't trust them, that's only one person's...
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    Hi.

    Thank you
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    Hi.

    I definitely appreciate it. I just identify with some many of the autistic traits and it feels like it explains so much of me, yet I keep getting told that I'm wrong. It is definitely frustrating.
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    Hi.

    One thing I also forgot to mention is that I did get a psych evaul and it didn't say I was autistic but that further testing maybe required to confirm or deny it. Thank you for you reply Sarah S. I do appreciate it.
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