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Recent content by CurlyGirl

  1. CurlyGirl

    Is Your Partner Autistic?

    I long ago came to the conclusion that sometimes two people are simply not meant to be together.
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    Is Your Partner Autistic?

    I am sorry for your loss.
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    Is Your Partner Autistic?

    Tell me more about this. I am the oldest in my family, while Hubby is the youngest. Did I mention that Hubby is 8 years younger than I am?
  4. CurlyGirl

    I need an advice...about living life

    It was a hard learned lesson, but my biggest piece of advice is to not try to change who you are in order to be in a relationship because if you do, that relationship is doomed to fail. Failure may not seem apparent in the beginning - but it's inevitable because you are not being authentic. I...
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    Is Your Partner Autistic?

    Autism was nowhere on the radar when Hubby and I became a couple 17 years ago. In fact, autism didn't become a topic in our home until other family members (on my side) started to be diagnosed, and then began in earnest when I began my personal journey to explore whether I might be. I am almost...
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    Title: The Quiet Depth of Neurodivergent Feeling

    Your writing is absolutely beautiful! Ugh. Emotions. One of my earliest memories of my mother were of her crying and hugging me. I was around 4 or 5; I do not remember why she was crying. My thoughts in that moment have stayed with me for over 60 years: "She feels like a vacuum cleaner." Even...
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    Newbie as ASD

    Welcome fellow Canadian!!!
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    Music as stimming

    I am very particular about the music I listen to. I always have been. Jazz drives me crazy. The chaos of it hurts my brain, and I feel a need to escape the sound of it. Some easy listening (e.g. Sirius 'The Bridge') is nice, but Prime Country and the Blues are my passions. And I want my music...
  9. CurlyGirl

    Directional Challenges

    You may want to take the online tests at gettinglost.com :)
  10. CurlyGirl

    Test Frustration

    I gave up on one of them as well. Every potential response was inaccurate so I felt like I wasn't whatever they were testing for.
  11. CurlyGirl

    Test Frustration

    Yes - they are online tests and I would never attempt to diagnose myself using them, but am trying to get a glimpses into the possibility. What I would give for an actual assessment, but at my age and where I live, that's highly unlikely.
  12. CurlyGirl

    Test Frustration

    Ooops - sorry. I was saying that. I must have been typing in the wrong spot... I'm still trying to get the hang of how this site works.
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    Test Frustration

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    Test Frustration

    I have always struggled with tests, and hit a wall today while attempting to do some autism tests. I get so hung up on the question that it's often almost impossible to answer. Take multiple choice questions like * Always * Almost always * Almost never * Never There really is no option for...
  15. CurlyGirl

    Am I An Aspie?

    Thank you for the testing link. I took the test; it's the first one I've ever done. I'm only marginally surprised.
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