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Recent content by LateBloomer

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    aromas, odors, smells (favorites?)

    The smell of fresh cut grass or hay , fresh sawdust , fresh ground coffee , bacon , caramelized onions , a leather saddle , a new car . The list goes on . Smells play a huge part in our perception of the world around us . Just like we store our memories as pictures , smells often serve the same...
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    aromas, odors, smells (favorites?)

    It's normal , I liked the smell of it too . I don't know if that would be something important to making a diagnosis or not but you never know . I am sensitive to smell , scents etc but certain smells are pleasant and bring back memories . Some smells can take me back to my earliest memories of...
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    Change one letter to make a new word

    Stem
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    Am I jinxed?

    I don't think that you are ' jinxed ' but I'm certain that you feel that way , I often do too . Being autistic is very frustrating in and of itself so when lifes' normal frustrations come up , it feels like the world has turned against you . The tire shop is probably feeling frustrated too , try...
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    After all these years, finally demystifying my life!

    The biggest problem I have with Autism is that it didn't come with an owners manual .
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    Figurative Language (you can bet your bootie)

    Thanks , that makes sense .
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    Figurative Language (you can bet your bootie)

    " Can't see the forest for the trees " WTH does that mean ?
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    After all these years, finally demystifying my life!

    Your story is almost exactly like mine . Late diagnosis ( 66 ) , always felt different , never could figure out why . After getting the DX at first I was pissed , really pissed but now I have come to accept it as being the first thing in my life that actually made sense .
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    Being yourself vs trying to fit societies’ expectations

    Back in the 80's , I listened to a DJ from a local university who's catchphrase was ' Be yourself , so you don't have to be by yourself ' . It always stuck with me for reasons that I am just now becoming aware of . The concept that by being your true , authentic self , then you will be loved and...
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    Being yourself vs trying to fit societies’ expectations

    I know exactly how you feel , being chronically misunderstood is isolating . For me , I think that between my lack of social skills , poor understanding of banter and small talk and auditory issues , my ability to appropriately join in on a conversation in a social situation is almost...
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    Hello. My recent diagnosis.

    Welcome Ghostie , I was diagnosed later in life and it was the first thing that made sense to me in a long time . Welcome to the journey , things will get better . Being autistic and not knowing it is like being at the controls of a 747 ( with no training ) and everyone in back trying to tell...
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    Shock Therapy to Treat Autism

    I think movies and TV have done a real disservice for ECT because they overdramatize the ECT part and instill fear in the public. Jaws is good example of overdramatization and that movie caused fear in people all over the world. Enough that some people stopped swimming. I think that TV and...
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    How long did your Aspergers diagnosis take?

    I was diagnosed by a therapist who specialized in ASD . It took about 5 weeks of seeing her once a week and cost about $1,500 . If I had gone through the local university ( UNC ,Chapel Hill ) , which has one of the best autism resources in the US thanks to Dr Eric Schoppler , it would have taken...
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    Parents did or didn't praise you???

    My parents never praised or acknowledged anything I ever did , in fact , all they did was criticize everything I ever said or did . Total invalidation . The thing that I could never understand though is that my older brother , who's behavior resembled an angry 3 year old at best , could do no...
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    The holidays are upon us, how do you handle the autistic burnout?

    Our holidays have become nothing more than marketing opportunities for retailers . The Halloween junk , cheesy Chinese plastic which will all be in the landfill after using it , has been available at Walmart for weeks now . Then comes the Christmas charade , trying to find the perfect gift for...
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