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Recent content by rache86

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    Do You Stutter?

    Yes when my AS is worse than normal in particular I find my speech can be heavily impacted. Either by not being able to get my words out quickly enough (stuttering), or not being able to speak at all.
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    Exercise

    Definitely something I obsess over, I find exercise massively therapeutic, not only because of endorphins etc., but also because it gives me the space I need away from others when I am on my bike or running. I become very upset when I can't do it though, it is very stressful.
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    Selective Mutism

    Lots of experience with this!! Massively frustrating and embarrassing!
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    What are your current obsessions?

    Bikes. Have had a real obsession on bikes and all professional road cycling events for the past 4-5 years.
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    Taking things literally; any funny stories to share

    Thinking that 'catch a crab', in rowing, actually meant someone had caught a crab...
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    What Do You Think Of The Autism Severity Scale?

    I'm definitely a level 1
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    Parenting on the spectrum

    Hi all, Am putting some feelers out for people to speak to about being a parent and having Asperger's Syndrome. My partner and I are considering having children, and I have a lot of anxieties about my ability to support and bring up kids as an adult with AS. It's very important to my partner...
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    ASD - Empathy

    Professor Simon Baron - Cohen has produced a great amount of research on this, some really interesting stuff. I'd recommend watching his talk on empathy on YouTube (or reading his book, 'zero degrees of empathy' if you're a reader). He defines two different types of empathy, which may go someway...
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    Word Association Game

    Me
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    Whats Your Sexuality?

    Gay
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    Managing unhealthy obsessions

    I certainly know what this feels like. Mine are inappropriate when they are about people... Massively unhealthy. And they can be difficult to avoid at times! Do you think forcing a new obsession works?
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    New job stress

    Thank you all for the kind words and support. I am starting to settle in more now, although am still feeling extremely stressed. I think it is knowing my job is not 100% permanent and that I will need to be looking elsewhere soon... as I'm sure you all know, that's not ideal!
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    New job stress

    Hi all, Sorry for having been away for so long, it's been a manic few weeks. I've recently started a new job, and as I'm sure you can all imagine have been finding it all enormously stressful. Meeting new colleagues, new pupils etc. getting used to new routines and expectations on me as a...
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    Word Association Game

    Banana
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    What is everyone currently doing right now (apart from this forum).

    Watching Home and Away and wondering who on earth all these people are.
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