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Recent content by laurainthesky

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    My 2 year old daughter was diagnosed with asd and I am now questioning my own neurotypicalness

    There probably is nothing in the world to make one feel shittier than yelling at a baby. I do so badly postpartum with newborns that my husband has taken up that mantle of soothing and doing most of the care. I liked babywearing my son when he was a little older. If the baby is fussy I get...
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    My 2 year old daughter was diagnosed with asd and I am now questioning my own neurotypicalness

    Did you ever yell at your crying baby? You don't have to answer. I am trying to piece together where postpartum depression, ASD, and my personality intersect to create that awful behavior. Ear protection helps a little, but I may need foam plugs under the headphones. It is getting a lot...
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    My 2 year old daughter was diagnosed with asd and I am now questioning my own neurotypicalness

    I had an interesting conversation with my husband. He feels very comfortable with his ability to read people and have smooth interactions with them. My husband never thought about ASD for me, but now thinks it fits well. He reports feeling perplexed at socials cues I miss. He now understands...
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    My 2 year old daughter was diagnosed with asd and I am now questioning my own neurotypicalness

    It is absolutely postpartum depression, but I think the asd is adding an extra layer to it. I could be in a good mood and still lose it over crying. You are very sweet. Thank you!
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    My 2 year old daughter was diagnosed with asd and I am now questioning my own neurotypicalness

    If you have no interest in being a parent, then definitely pass. Having a child changes everything and they come first before preferred activities. I do really miss getting to do whatever I wanted when I wanted. However if you do want to be a parent, the partner who choose is extremely...
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    My 2 year old daughter was diagnosed with asd and I am now questioning my own neurotypicalness

    I am going to have to quiz my NT husband on this. Although he may not be the best specimen of NT with his love for Magic, Dungeons and Dragons, and video games. I have one NT college friend I can ask.
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    My 2 year old daughter was diagnosed with asd and I am now questioning my own neurotypicalness

    Need to find that balance! My parents told me I was perfect, but the real world didn't support that from an early age. Telling a child they are defective is worse though, so I see your point.
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    Parenting while Autistic

    This is an old thread, but I would like to add. I likely have ASD which I figured out after my daughter was diagnosed. I have a lot of difficulty with babies because of their crying. I have had meltdowns of hitting myself in the head, but I've been able to avoid doing so in front of my...
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    Autism without Alexithymia?

    I work in mental health, and I am great at my job. Thus I never considered ASD until my daughter was diagnosed. I have a lot of empathy, and I care a lot for other people. I can't read people, but I don't usually need to when patients tell me what I need to know. Perhaps being unable to read...
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    My 2 year old daughter was diagnosed with asd and I am now questioning my own neurotypicalness

    I just hope my daughter won't go through the hell I did as a child. I couldn't understand why I was so different. I didn't even understand what was different about me. I am annoyed that my mom ignored my grandmother who thought I had autism. At least I can do better for my child.
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    My 2 year old daughter was diagnosed with asd and I am now questioning my own neurotypicalness

    I did!!! I never saw myself as a mother of 3 before we got married. Without him being able to step into the mother like role, my son would have been my first and last. I have to be vigilant to give him the affection he needs. It is easy for me to just get stuck in daily business. We play...
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    My 2 year old daughter was diagnosed with asd and I am now questioning my own neurotypicalness

    disregard the pink icon. The emoji I used must not have been supported.
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    My 2 year old daughter was diagnosed with asd and I am now questioning my own neurotypicalness

    When I told my mom about the ASD diagnosis, she was a little defensive. She basically told me that I presented the same way at her age with less speech. I am a successful adult and have a family. I feel like I navigate life pretty well. However my social life in childhood was so stressful...
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