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Recent content by Egyptian

  1. Egyptian

    OCD and the nature of autism

    Royinpink, what you wrote to me was fabulous. What you didn’t know is that what you were answering wasn’t my perspective. My statements were all things I’ve seen said by Asperger’s and autism self-advocates online. I strung them together and made them into one obviously faulty perspective to...
  2. Egyptian

    OCD and the nature of autism

    My PsyD and I finally went to be assessed for what I am positive is Asperger’s. I say my doctorate attended because as a clinical psychologist, it’s hard to leave it at home when I’m talking to a colleague. I’m glad I brought it. It made it much easier for me to understand why, when I exhibit so...
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    I have so long wanted to ask other Aspies some questions...

    I’m first going to speak from my professional perspective as a relationship therapist (PsyD). My next comments make no assumptions from what you’ve offered in your original post. The intention is only to clarify what should and shouldn’t be happening. The ethics of psychiatric practice are...
  4. Egyptian

    Hello

    Thanks for the welcome, fellas. That's the thing - I'm not sure I have blank spaces. I don't want to do this community an injustice by misrepresenting my situation. I've always been different, but I've always been socially well-adjusted and I've never felt concern or confusion about my...
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    Forced to undergo group therapy

    You have a legal right to a copy of whatever you signed. If you had one and misplaced it, request one from your file. Suzanne is incorrect about choice. When you're consigned to an AOT program, rights are limited and responsibilities are extensive. Mandatory participants are infamous for...
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    Hello

    A friend was recently diagnosed with Asperger's. We have a lot of quirks in common that I don't share with anyone else, so naturally I started wondering. This looks like a good place to wonder in. Not much to say about me. Parents emigrated to the US from Egypt, born in Connecticut, raised in...
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    Another wandering newbie

    Another wandering newbie
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