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Recent content by Kristiina

  1. Kristiina

    Good with people but not connecting

    Thank you for the comment. I really thought about this. Why do I even want to know, what difference does it make. My life will stay the same but sometimes perception is more important than reality. I am very demanding of myself. Sometimes I am exactly what I expect of myself but then I get these...
  2. Kristiina

    Good with people but not connecting

    Thank you, this is very interesting. I will think about this further. Stimming yes very often. Delayed emotions, never considered or noticed that it's a thing. Sensory issues questionable. Leaning towards not noticing most things. I enjoy being in loud flashy places. My favorite place at a metal...
  3. Kristiina

    Good with people but not connecting

    Thank you. This is interesting. And indeed: there seems to be a lot of gray area.
  4. Kristiina

    Good with people but not connecting

    Yes, I agree, and yes exactly: I am trying to quantify my autistic and neurotypical traits. I have heard that it is black and white question. Either autistic or neurotypical. It is not that simple. I am not clearly either. Or maybe I'm an example why women often dont get diagnosed. Maybe that's...
  5. Kristiina

    Good with people but not connecting

    Disclaimer: I have not been diagnosed and can't tell if I am aspie or NT. Ever since I was quite young, I noticed body language and I could read it reasonably well. I remember being 7 and I was given a simple test with body language and facial expression pictures. It was easy to guess the right...
  6. Kristiina

    Extroverted and female

    I am so confused with myself - I can not be positive and bubbly without feeling it at all, but I can often anchor my emotions to another person. When I see them, I suddenly get a surge of energy and all the emotion of being with that person. When they exit the room, often I sag and I lose all...
  7. Kristiina

    Extroverted and female

    I have found it helpful to adopt an honesty based persona. Less masking this way. Whenever I am not certain if people understand me, I start to tell them what I mean. I'm pretty much an open book - my emotions (good and bad) just show without my control. I have no poker face and (as my husband...
  8. Kristiina

    Extroverted and female

    Thank you for all the welcoming posts. I am rather new to autism information - I've read all I can get my hands on but there is still a lot to learn. When I posted a question about it on a facebook autism group I had a backlash because of misuse of terminology so I'm glad to have found a...
  9. Kristiina

    Extroverted and female

    Hi. You have a very nice and active forum here. :) I don't have a diagnosis and I've been wondering whether I could possibly be on the spectrum. I know its supposed to be a yes/no diagnosis, but I'm definitely in the grey area. I'm a 36 y.o mother of two, with a successful career in science...
  10. Kristiina

    Advice please on how to stop ruminating daily about social defects

    Thank you for sharing, Solphire. It is the most accurate description of what I struggle with. It is accurate enough that I made a username here just to comment. I have tried talk therapy, EMDR and cognitive-behavior therapy. Talking about it just made me feel a bit better but didn't help at...
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