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Recent content by Nepenthe

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    Autistic husband???

    Hi Loopy lou, I'm not a man, but I am 46 years old, female, and just got diagnosed last year. Around the time of my diagnosis, I divorced an extremely extroverted, NT man who knew absolutely nothing about autism (he still doesn't know much about it, actually). I feel for you. A lot of people...
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    Autistic woman at ASDA told to put her shopping back after struggle with self-service checkout...

    This is so sad. Another unaddressed issue is the fact that a lot of people on the spectrum aren't versed in how to handle conflicts like this, regardless of how high functioning they may be. Things become overwhelming and confusing, and a person really has no idea what to do. My heart goes out...
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    Not just a lurker anymore

    Hi, have been checking out the forum for a while. Never been officially diagnosed and didn't even consider myself on the spectrum until my best friend brought the possibility to my attention and mentioned something about never seeing me unless she made a formal complaint via email once a month...
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