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Recent content by IxchelAspie

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    Any trick when feeling down?

    What a great thread! I thought I was alone in this. It is weirdly comforting to know that I am not. Here are some of the things I tried, some successfully, others not so much, when I can't get out of my head and the mood deteriorates rather rapidly: - Listen to comforting music (comforting for...
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    Hello Awesome Warriors! I'm new and newly diagnosed- Just saying HI

    Thank you! You are so kind. I suspect there are more academics with ASD than we otherwise believe. Look forward to chatting. :):hibiscus:
  3. IxchelAspie

    Hi from JB2018

    Thank you so kindly!:cherryblossom:
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    Hi from JB2018

    Welcome, JB2018! I'm new, too. Would you share some of those "over-50" sites you mention? I'm newly diagnosed and looking for information and support across platforms. Thank you! And welcome.:):blossom:
  5. IxchelAspie

    I just got diagnosed

    Hi, Kazoo! Though I, too, am new, I welcome you!
  6. IxchelAspie

    Indeed it is! If I'm announcing it to the world, I'm coming out, coming out! :>)

    Indeed it is! If I'm announcing it to the world, I'm coming out, coming out! :>)
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    Hello Awesome Warriors! I'm new and newly diagnosed- Just saying HI

    It only took me three weeks to decide to say, HI, publicly. :) But here I am. Newly-diagnosed, 56-year-old retired law professor. As I look back and begin to understand the past 50 years, I am stunned as to how I ever made it this far! The learning curve is steep, but so worth it. I very...
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    Consciously Aware, disarmingly compassionate, stunningly honest, passionate about anything...

    Consciously Aware, disarmingly compassionate, stunningly honest, passionate about anything interesting, wickedly witty, figuring it out.
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