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Recent content by rainfall

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    Therapies for kids - worth it?

    Hello. My son has autism, diagnosed right before 3 years old and a second opinion right before 4 years old. We started out in speech therapy. He was nonverbal but is not now. The speech therapist could not handle his autistic energy and other things and started to get angry with him so we left...
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    I can't let go of wanting a girlfriend

    Admittedly, that's the hard part. For me personally, depending on the change in the story, it could be fairly quick to a really long time. It wasn't right away you believed all the negative things, so it won't be right away you believe anything positive. And if you're like me in this, in the...
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    Favorite animated movies.

    I LOVE the Land Before Time movies. Me and my siblings still mess around sometimes and sing part of The Big, Big Water song we can remember. :sweatsmile: I won't laugh. I'm not a guy but I like it too. It's got a really good story, which is what matters the most to me. :)
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    Favorite animated movies.

    I think you've got some awesome ones on there and quite a few I've never seen. I know I'm going to forget some really good ones. haha But, I'll add a few of my favorites I can think of now. =) Howl's Moving Castle A Silent Voice Ponyo Princess Mononoke Only Yesterday Ferngully The...
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    I can't let go of wanting a girlfriend

    Reading this thread, it feels like you getting a girlfriend is what will prove your worth. I don't think it's as much about you actually having a girlfriend more than it is not wanting to feel like you're a total failure to your parents, those you feel don't want you to be happy, etc. Because...
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    Subtitles survey!

    I've always missed certain things people say, including in songs, partly just because certain tones sound like mumbling to me. So, I always watch movies in my own language and other languages with subtitles. There are some mistakes, but mostly, I can understand what they meant or heard that...
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    Coronavirus Pandemic: Practical Hints...

    I did the same thing Crossbreed. Although I go once a week and couldn't find any toilet paper (after going to four stores I gave up) and some stores had closed early. It was an abrupt change from just a few hours before that where the shelves were stocked. Right after an announcement closing all...
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    Autism and haircuts

    I read it and left a comment for you.
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    10 Year Old Aspie Son is Freaked out by Makeup

    Personally, I can't color my hair or wear makeup because if I looked in the mirror, it wouldn't look like me and cause me a great deal of anxiety. Besides my sensitive skin. It could be that what your son sees isn't what everyone else does. Does he like to draw? Whether on the computer or on...
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    I can feel a Burn Out coming.

    I may not be talking about the same thing but I call them breakdowns. Then there's the rebuilding. A compilation of all the things in life I didn't or couldn't or didn't even know I needed to deal with, etc., that one last thing sends me into it. I went through that again just recently and...
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    Ask me anything

    I was going to take you literally and just say, Anything? ;):D
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    Constant repeating/badgering, could use advice

    I agree. I think with time and effort he'll continue to mature. Of course, right after I post this he stops doing it as much or to the heightened degree of emotions he was using. I believe in him. He's an amazing person. :D
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    Constant repeating/badgering, could use advice

    I do very much believe in God, he's my everything. Thank you! I'm definitely not the best but I'm doing what I can to help him be his best. :)
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    The biggest factors keeping me from having a girlfriend

    I've never been diagnosed but I've dealt with major depression for many years of my life. You know what you need to change, but breaking each down into small bites to get started feels very overwhelming. Impossible even, but it isn't. Choose one to work on, just one. By making short goals and...
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    Student Project

    I think that every question has multiple answers. Every child with autism is different with their own unique challenges. I'm no expert. I home school my son but we did try traditional school for pre school and I've been around other children with autism. These are just my thoughts on your...
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