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Recent content by NShoreEndo

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    Do you have/suspect you have alexithymia?

    I went to school with Alex I. Thymia. She sat behind me in Physics.
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    For those that been diagnosed by a doctor what are some of the things you remember during the tests?

    I, too, was diagnosed as an adult; it was a two day testing event for me, a total of about ten hours. Started with a general interview about my life history, schooling, memories of youth, family history, etc. Did the full intelligence test (vocabulary, math in my head, pattern recognition...
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    Comment by 'NShoreEndo' in media 'Gus Grissom and his crew praying to the command module that would take their lives'

    Wow.
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    The 1%

    No one is normal. Normal is an illusion perpetuated by people who like to pretend that they’re better than the rest of us. Everyone has something with which they struggle, try to hide, wish it away... My grandfather would say, “They might look like a big shot, but when they take a dump, it...
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    Can You Repeat That?

    Not hearing someone, or taking a while to register their existence when you’re hyperfocused is a classic ADD trait. It’s why an annoying ringtone plays whenever my spouse calls or texts me; a normal tone wouldn’t get my attention. :grimacing:
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    Any trick when feeling down?

    Dips in mood are an unfortunate side effect of our Aspie superpower. They often come without warning, rhyme, or reason. It’s taken me a long time to wrap my head around that concept, but, now I embrace it as just part of who I am. That alone often pulls me back above the surface. A nice piece...
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    Aspie tee shirt slogans

    The comedy group Aspergers Are Us sells t-shirts at their shows that read: Ask me about my fear of strangers.
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    Can you read maps?

    I actually love maps. In college, I worked in the nap room of one of the libraries, and got to preserve and file thousands of antiquated maps. Most people would've hated being in the basement, and a large room we are very few people actually answered, but I loved it. Nowadays, I can't look at a...
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    Societies Done it Again

    Umm, to use autism as a descriptor in this manner shows that this researcher was more interested in generating buzz rather than actually describing the research and findings. Just more tabloid research.
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    Annoyed with talking about special interest with NT's

    Bella - as far as cranial nerves go, I give the vagus nerve a 10. :grimacing:
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    The truth about Aspergers?

    I'd love to share this example of our lack of empathy with her: My teenage son, who has had the AS diagnosis since age 8, last year was invited to be part of a wonderful mentoring program through Boston Medical Center - basically older Aspie kids hanging out with younger ones, many of whom had...
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    What do you collect?

    According to my wife, I collect collections...but, I have a few that get more attention: Baseball cards - I have around 75,000, including some Football, Hockey, and Star Wars cards. Autographed books - some I've gotten in person (including 10 John Grisham books when I lived in Charlottesville...
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    Vacation You Are Looking Forward To For 2017?

    Are you sure about that? My past experience with Disney World was lines, lines, lines and crowds, crowds, crowds. It was a trip, but not a vacation.
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    Aspergers and Itching Attacks?

    People with ASD are more likely to have autoimmune issues. Two of the most common are autoimmune thyroid disease and celiac disease. Both of these could cause itching. I would recommend testing thyroid levels and thyroid antibody levels and blood work for celiac disease. If neither of those...
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