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Recent content by CurlyGirl

  1. CurlyGirl

    Directional Challenges

    You may want to take the online tests at gettinglost.com :)
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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...
  7. 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.
  8. CurlyGirl

    Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity

    No matter where I land, I won't be writing any books or claiming to be an expert on anything. However, as a woman I have been misdiagnosed by doctors based on my gender, and it was not that long ago that the medical profession believed that only boys had autism. Today we know better. 70 years...
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    Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity

    I just realize I misgendered the author of this book. I made the mistake of linking the female narrator and the first name Devon and assumed 'she'. According to Wikipedia, Devon is transgender and prefers the pronoun of they/them. Sincere apologies to the author!
  10. CurlyGirl

    Forgetting to eat or drink

    The reason I posted this is because I got a new smartwatch and set the hydration alarms. It reminds me every 30 minutes to drink - and I love it!
  11. CurlyGirl

    Forgetting to eat or drink

    Does anyone else frequently forget to eat or drink? I'm not even sure 'forget' is the right now. I often don't have anything to drink until my throat is so parched that I begin to cough. It would not be even remotely unusual for me to go through an entire day and only have 2 partial cups of...
  12. CurlyGirl

    I find my life has no point currently.

    If it's possible on this site, you could follow some of the newer members who are questioning whether they are autistic (like me!) and share your perspectives and experiences. I would find that to be very helpful :)
  13. CurlyGirl

    Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity

    It's unfortunate you did not finish the book. I'm not sure how far you got, but what she was saying (in the parts you quoted above) is that prior to discovering she was autistic, she had a narrow paradigm about what autism was and it was not a well informed or positive paradigm. She then dove...
  14. CurlyGirl

    New posts not shown unless its a new thread?

    I discovered that a couple of days ago. New posts on old threads don't get a whole lot of response.
  15. CurlyGirl

    New Person's Questions

    I am also a newbie and have discovered that if you have a question and post it in an existing (albeit related) thread, it will likely receive very little attention. I'm struggling with how to get my questions answered if the forum is attempting to minimize the number of threads that address the...
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