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Recent content by nbtxdude

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    Social Status in high school?

    My brain doesn't let me remember much of what school was like until like 7th or 8th grade because I was bullied so much. I learned to fight back in 6th grade and then the crap stopped. In High School, I was on good terms with most, but I was isolated and never did any outside of school social...
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    Empathy

    This is a different spectrum for us. I don't feel classic empathy (or sympathy) unless it is very close to me (immediate family). If there is something big that happens, I can feel sympathy for it, but it doesn't impact me at all on the emotional level. This is a big reason why I have...
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    Very basic Python coding, what beginner book to get on Amazon?

    Try learnpython.org The best way to learn python is to just start cracking on it. Also, there may be some python user groups out there that can help. Also, Udemy has a few python masterclasses that start from scratch. Wait till they are on sale, though.
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    How long did your Aspergers diagnosis take?

    I got diagnosed at 39 when I went back to college after burning out in my first field. I went to campus center because I was depressed at the time and they diagnosed me in the course of 3 hours of taking assessments and an interview with me. Since I have no mate nor parents still alive, they...
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    I wasn't diagnosed with Autism

    Adult diagnosis is hard. We have learned over the years to adapt in order to function in society and that masks what we are sometimes. I think what got me my diagnosis was my history of speech therapy until sixth grade... I didn't have my parents alive to get them more childhood feedback...
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    Adult Diagnosed HFA comorbid with GAD, ADHD, and Depression.

    Adult Diagnosed HFA comorbid with GAD, ADHD, and Depression.
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    Girlfriend Relationship Issues

    I guess I should expand on something... My coworkers and my (newer) social group are all much younger than me.. Averaging between 20-30. I seem to have no problem being my weird self to them, but not to people who are in my own age group - perhaps it is because the younger people are more...
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    Girlfriend Relationship Issues

    First a little background. I'm HFA and was diagnosed when I was 39, but I knew was different all of my life and knew what my limitations were and coped with it as best as I could do. I'm also what I think is an aromantic asexual - I do not get any sexual attraction vibes and generally have no...
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    Online Tests

    Mine was a lot like the RDOS one, and then a lot of questions about my childhood and then physical observations.
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    How do you compare your sensory issues now to how they were when you were younger?

    I notice them more now and it's harder to overcome them as I got older...
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    How long did it take for you to accept you were autistic?

    I'm older than average and was officially diagnosed as HFA when I was 39. It gave me a sense of relief because I was so different in most ways than other people and I just thought I was weird (or worse).
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    What was your childhood like? 2015

    My mind mentally blocks me from any memories between grades k-6. I know that I was bullied a lot and people took advantage of my naïveté. Back then, you weren't diagnosed with autism or Aspergers unless you were low functioning. I had a speech impairment that kept me in special Ed classes (in...
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    Do You Ever Think Out Loud/Talk to Yourself Without Realizing It?

    I talk to myself all the time. Sometimes in my own private language. Yeah, that makes me stand out more, but I deal with it and typically am very soft spoken...
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    Age of Diagnosis

    I was 39 and entering college for the second time and was looking into CBT for social anxiety and depression and ended up getting diagnosed. I had no idea what HFA was, but now I know that it fits me to a T....
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    Why Was My Evaluation So Short?

    Mine was about 2 hours long when I had it done in college two years ago. It was a very easy diagnosis for the clinician...
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