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Recent content by Hazel87

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    Short lived obsessive special interests??

    For as long as I can remember, probably as long as I've existed, my special interest has been animals, especially rats. Once I got older, I also became absolutely obsessed with neuropsychology. I'm not very interested in other aspects of psychology, unless pertaining in specific ways to the...
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    Who else has pet rats?

    I know! They are so sweet and gentle, and so intelligent. You can even train them to come to their name and to fetch things (youtube videos!). They're the smartest little angels!
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    Verbal IQ

    Agreed... it's like telling a non-verbal autistic or someone with dyslexia that if they just tried a little harder they could talk or write well. I definitely have a learning disability in math, a severe one. I tried very hard as a child and even in adulthood to learn math and I studied hard...
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    Your definition of NT

    This is a really good question. I do think that there are a lot more neuro-atypical people out there than we even know, but a.) a lot of people live in shame about it and do everything they can to hide it, such as my life before now. b.) we live in a society that doesn't make space for those...
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    Extroversion in autism

    For me, I've always been social, wanted friends or been happy to spend time with friends and can have fun, share sense of humor, etc with people and can be really social. I always assumed that would mean I couldn't be on the spectrum but I've met or heard of quite a few people like me. Where I...
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    Higher empathy for animals?

    Am I the only one? I almost feel uncomfortable admitting it haha. I DO have empathy and care a lot for humans too, especially innocent ones like children. My empathy for animals though can be nearly unbearable. I would be full of crap if I tried to say that my empathy for animals is much, much...
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    Verbal IQ

    Why is it that most people on the spectrum seem to struggle with verbal IQ and communication, delays in speaking, etc etc but then there is the 'subsection' for lack of a better term, of people on the spectrum (aspergers) who tend to have high verbal IQs, use sophisticated language early, etc...
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    ASD and animals?

    Is it true that there is often a link and that people on the spectrum tend to really like animals? Or is this more of a stereotype? I'm curious because animals are definitely one of my front and center special interests. I've loved animals since I could ever remember, my dad tells me all about...
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    Who else has pet rats?

    Anyone else here have pet rats? :) I currently have 4 girls. I can't imagine not having rats around tbh. I love all animals but rats have a special place in my heart. Post pictures if you have rats! I'll try adding a couple of pictures. All 4 of them are stuffed in that hamster ball together...
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    Drugs? Odd question, I know.

    Omg, that's SO interesting!! I've wondered the same thing, which is why I felt odd about posting this haha. When I think of the ASD people I've met, and the stereotypical traits associated with ASD, I can't picture drug use and I wondered if I was alone. I'm not sure I identify as an addict but...
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    Do you ever feel like you have to prove your obsession to other people?

    This is how I am too. I don't feel like my special interests are being stolen from me personally, just the frustration I guess that the NT person doesn't *get it* but thinks that they do. I feel really irritated sometimes when NTs claim to know a lot about it and they don't understand that when...
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    What Does Your Username Mean?/Avatars & Identity

    Hazel is the name of one of my rats and 87 is my birth year
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    Obsession with a specific band.

    I totally understand. When I was younger, my first and earliest obsessions other than animals, was with bands. Although this was the 90s and I was 10 so it was bands like Spice Girls, NSYNC etc lmao. My world was consumed by those bands, esp the spice girls.
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    What are your interests or obsessions?

    My obsessions are generally linked in some way but not always, some last for years and others shorter periods of time. I have been obsessive about animals since early childhood, I can't even explain how much I love animals. Everything about them, I love them all so much. Everything about all of...
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    Drugs? Odd question, I know.

    Has anyone else experimented with substances before? I don't these days but I definitely used to. 1. I was definitely self medicating trying to tweak my brain to function properly being undiagnosed and unaware of what my problem was. 2. one obsession I definitely have had is substances. Their...
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