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Recent content by brenmw

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    Do Aspie Exes Come Back/ Reconnect After Breakup Or Divorce?

    Did he come back?
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    Seeking perspective.

    That is a fair point. I'm really not trying to gain vindication or validation. I am a good person at times and a bad person at others. I wanted to try and understand his thinking and after reading through articles, I still felt confused. I do want to answer your questions though, I think they...
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    Seeking perspective.

    I completely agree, I absolutely hate the position it has put him in with his child. I will say that our conversation about STDs was not limited to one, but the first talk- I informed him of HSV1 over the phone we were both sober. I was later tested for STDs, as I do whenever I am with a new...
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    Seeking perspective.

    Thank you, I appreciate your wisdom. I had a lot of hesitancy in posting my question because I feared that it would seem I was reducing a person to their diagnosis and that was not my goal. I really don't believe he is a cruel person or meant to be. I believe in his mind, his actions were...
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    Seeking perspective.

    Thank you for that! I would agree similarities but marked differences. Both my ex-partner and best friend's son are have co-diagnoses of ASD and ADHD. I think they can look alike because both affect executive function. (Preface: of course these are just my experience. I know that we are all...
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    Seeking perspective.

    It's long setup, I'm sorry. I am not on the autism spectrum (I don't believe) but I do have moderate-severe ADHD so there is some overlap in symptoms. Having a ND brain, I found a lot of similarities in the way my brain worked compared with my former romantic interest. However, I am having...
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