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Recent content by Gordy

  1. Gordy

    Training NT's

    I don't know. I have only taught people 1 to 1 for the old A licence. Get asked to help at classes but not sure about that. My son is about to sit his foundation test.
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    What are your current obsessions?

    - Playing the trumpet (a life long obsession) - Fountain Pens (using and collecting) - Ham Radio
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    Does anyone with ASD find driving stressful?

    I could have written that. I enjoy he freedom of driving along, but I hate the dangers of city driving. Even a simple thing like going to the shops. I will often stay on the bus a bit longer coming back from work and go shopping that way even though the carrying of the bags is really...
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    Denying yourself?

    Hello Arcan. I am 48 and feel similarly. I tend to rotate my obsessions so I only do them for a few months then I deliberately stop - have withdrawal / loss symptoms - and start another one. I have three or four that I rotate. My reason for doing this is that concentrating on one thing upsets...
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    Autistic Rights... can only be led by the autistic

    I think the reason autistic people are not at the forefront is that parents are. Autistic adults need to make themselves more known, but don't presumably due to the stigma.
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    Feel drained after family functions(slight rant)

    I have a diary written up for the holidays which involves so many days of social functions I will need another holiday to recover from it. We do a lot of fairly formal dinners or going out and it just wears me down. It's the having to be sociable bit, and knowing that no matter how sociable I...
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    How well do you handle flying?

    In the past few years I have flown in places where there are no security checks and the pilots are bare foot. In the UK I try not to wear a belt, wear shoes that come on and off easily (although different airports seem to have different rules on this). I also don't wear any tops with zips or...
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    How to comfort someone who's just had bad news?

    Hello Ryan, I am similar. I guess I just go round and say hello, offer to help if they need it. I stick to practical things, not emotional ones. I have learned to do this rather than doing it naturally. My own dad died last week and we have the funeral on Monday. I just know I am going to...
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    How well do you handle flying?

    For me it is the security checks and having limited time to get through them. ALthough in one country a couple of years ago I paid airport staff a "gratuity" and din't go through any checks!
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    Aspergers and Transactional Analysis

    Sounds like TA might be useful for dealing with anxiety and understanding how people think and what they expect. Just to clarify: my Doctor had expected me to be referred to a psychologist who might have done CBT, but in a way that was modified to suit people with ASD, or might have done some...
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    How well do you handle flying?

    I handle flying very badly. I can't cope with the security checks. I was in Turkey earlier in the year and they scan your bag before you get into the airport terminal building. Then they do the usual security check. I checked the list of things to take out and put in trays but left my camera in...
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    Aspergers and Transactional Analysis

    Does anyone have any experience of using transactional analysis to treat or prevent meltdowns? My Aspergers results in quite high anxiety levels and I am very sensitive to medication. All I have been offered is CBT, unmodified, as provided for people with depression. My doctor is sceptical about...
  13. Gordy

    I can help some of you

    I am a radio amateur. Got my licence when I was 14. These days I do a lot of digital voice on UHF, but still do quite a bit of morse.
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    I feel I am too easily worried

    I once woke up in the night believing I had pancreatic cancer. I spent an hour on my laptop trying to work out where my pancreas was.
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    High functioning but mild or more severe ASD

    I score very highly for various aspects f autism but my communication is above average. This masks the effect it has on my life.
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