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Recent content by meow123

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    Does anyone find they read facial expressions in TV/ shows documentaries/movies better than in real life?

    I've noticed that I have trouble focusing on/listening to what people are saying if I observe their facial expressions/body language at the same time. But for whatever reason, I'm much better at reading people's expressions in documentaries, TV shows and movies while simultaneously listening to...
  2. M

    Does anyone else crave deep pressure?

    No problem, I should've clarified! It's not any kind of "official" therapy... I just wear a compression vest for 20-30 minutes at the end of the day, or when I'm overwhelmed, and that helps me relax.
  3. M

    Does anyone else crave deep pressure?

    I've been using deep pressure therapy to relieve stress and it really helps, curious if deep pressure helps others on the spectrum.
  4. M

    What social things do you have difficulties with?

    1) I don't seem to be able to tell when someone is progressing to being irritated, annoyed or upset. With family members, it means that they often end up getting very upset with me, and with friends, I overcompensate by asking them repeatedly if they're annoyed with me, which is annoying in...
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    People talk too much about tests and I unfortunately care

    Devon Price's book Unmasking Autism might be of some help to you. Here are his thoughts on self diagnosis: "Medical documentation does not make your experience any more real. Self-realized Autistics are not lesser members of the community. In most Autistic self-advocacy spaces I frequent, I...
  6. M

    Is there any scientific explanation for why sensitivities to sound can go away/become milder (at least, in my case) with time?

    Very interesting! Many thanks!
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    Is there any scientific explanation for why sensitivities to sound can go away/become milder (at least, in my case) with time?

    Hi, newbie here! Diagnosed with Aspergers' in my teens, had a lot of doubts and questions surrounding my diagnosis and so went through periods on and off over the years where I would push the diagnosis away and tell myself I didn't "have" it, went down the autism rabbit hole last year, and was...
  8. M

    Sensory hyposensitivity instead of hypersensitivity?

    When I was being assessed for dyspraxia, I did a sensory processing questionnaire which was scored ( I'm not sure why my autism/Aspergers assessment didn't include this) . I scored as "much more than others" on Low Registration ( sensory hyposensitivity). I know autistic people are known to...
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    Obsessing over my diagnosis

    I was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome when I was 17 ( I'm 37 now), exactly 20 years ago. Back then, in my report, the doctor said that "there is no doubt" that I'm autistic. But I rejected that diagnosis for a long time because I thought I might have been malingering or exaggerating my...
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