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Recent content by Gingerlass27

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    Aspies and Eating Disorders

    I can really relate to your post Progster
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    Not wanting to use/spoil items

    Ah yes, I was definitely like that with Easter eggs, rock (British sweet/candy you get at the seaside), etc, and also with novelty soaps etc as you also say. It's so nice & really interesting to ask these types of questions here & find others who think & do the same. I'm recently diagnosed &...
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    Not wanting to use/spoil items

    Oh yes, I'm most definitely a pen person!
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    Not wanting to use/spoil items

    Couldn't think of a great way to title this thread, so I'll try to better explain. I'm not a hoarder at all. At least I don't believe so. I live fairly minimally by modern Western standards. However I'll often find that if I buy something, for example some nice pens for art projects, I'll...
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    Personality Type (Myers-Briggs)

    Hello, I'm a fellow ISTJ.
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    People using your name/using other people's names

    It's interesting to read others experience the same types of thing. I'm just diagnosed & haven't read much on ASD yet.
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    People using your name/using other people's names

    The above was mentioned in another discussion post about secrecy but I thought I'd start a separate thread for this issue. Does anyone else find it panics them when people use their name when addressing them? It really does make my heart pound, even if it's written down. Someone speaking it is...
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    Self-destructive/ harming behaviors?

    I'm glad I read your post. I was in hospital & staff suggested this but I'd forgotten. I'm going to buy some of the picnic ice blocks tomorrow.
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    Extremely Secretive

    I do tend to do a lot of the things others have mentioned here. I'm not keen on people looking at/using my belongings etc. I also tend not to share information with others. Not sure if this is solely related to being secretive or partly that I either don't think to tell others things or that I...
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    Musings of an Aspie

    I read her book 'I think I might be Autistic' last week after a recommendation from a forum member. It was the first book on ASD I'd read and wow! I'm to work my way through her blog posts & read her other book.
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    Do your masks have names?

    Yes I thought when he first broached it he was intimating something like DID but he wasn't. And like you, I never felt they were split identities, more a coping mechanism I suppose.
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    Initial assessment has caused lot of sadness/anxiety

    Thank you for such a lovely message Warmheart. It seems your username suits you well.
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    Do your masks have names?

    My different masks/personas was one of the things that led onto my ASD assessment. I was on an inpatient programme after some nasty things happened to me & caused what I guess people call a breakdown. It was picked up there how I would dress & act very differently depending on mood/emotion...
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    First Appointment on the Road to Diagnosis

    That's a pity you had such a negative experience. Is there anywhere or anyone else you could contact? I will be undertaking the ADOS2. I have been told it is only a couple of hours though. Though I think my mum would also be interviewed separately. We are fortunate in the UK that assessment...
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    Initial assessment has caused lot of sadness/anxiety

    I have now received my report. It's very strange to read about yourself, your presentation etc from someone else's viewpoint. I'm not sure at all what I feel, but it hasn't brought about the horrible feelings that came after the appointment. The scores for the AAA were all above the cut off...
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