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Recent content by Shamar

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    Oppinions needed: Faulty asessment meeting?

    You are new here. I was diagnosed at age 60, and that evaluation happened only by accident at a job search site. Prior to that I had no idea that I had autism, although I knew from an early age that I was different and could not fit in with other people. My diagnosis was a revelation. I had...
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    Oppinions needed: Faulty asessment meeting?

    It seems to me that doctors in Scandinavia have the same attitude as doctors in the U.S. They would rather not deal with adult autism because they know nothing about it. The diagnostic criteria are merely guidelines, to be ignored if it looks like it will actually result in a diagnosis.
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    Emotion, heartlessness, and all that

    Practically twins. How do I deal with it? Mostly I hurt. That is the one emotion I feel that I know well. I don't block emotions, I feel them. I have no idea how to describe them or what they mean, but they are there. Nobody gets hurt with their expectations of me because nobody has...
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    Self Defence

    Thank you for that. You just proved you have a sense of humor. Your posts have always been so serious in the past.
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    Do you agree that Technology is going too far?

    Fiction seems to have become indistinguishable from reality, at least for far too many people. In another forum, I see many, many questions asking about fictional things as if they actually existed (Why don't we just make things using replicators like in Star Trek and solve world hunger and...
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    Nonstop Analyzing After Conversations Makes Me Hesitant to Actually Have Conversations

    I do a little of this, but I almost always think of the perfect thing to say after the conversation is over.
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    Relatable Or No?

    I have both, and it comes out in exploration geology. I HAVE to explore. Not because I like to, but it is part of the essence of my being.On the other hand, I need routine.What it boils down to, I need routine exploration. When things went smooth and predictable, I loved it. When things...
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    At the Crossroads of Diagnoses

    I remember one bug, sort of like a large fly that bites. You slap it, it falls to the ground upside down, then after a minute, it spins around three times, flips back up, and flies up to bite you again. Then you slap it, stomp it with your boot heel, then after a minute, it spins around three...
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    Professional Autism Descriptions Vs Practical Examples ?

    Bear in mind that the people who write these descriptions, in general (I'm sure there are exceptions, but I have yet to encounter any): 1. Are not autistic 2. Have no idea what it is like to be autistic 3. Have no idea what they are talking about 4 Could not recognize an adult with autism...
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    Do you agree that Technology is going too far?

    If they invent a psychotic AI, they will probably put it in charge of nuclear defense. Yes, I am a cynic.
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    At the Crossroads of Diagnoses

    After you have read enough posts here, you may get the impression that doctors are wrong more often then right. Unless the doctor gives specific, valid reasons for rejecting one diagnosis over another, you can simply say The Doctor Is Wrong, not not follow the treatment. You DO have that right.
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    Medical mental health or allergies confusion

    The problem is, what if it is a zebra and the doctor insists it is a horse? Sometimes they get stuck on the initial diagnosis and ignore all evidence to the contrary. All you can do is look for another doctor who can recognize a zebra.
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    Medical mental health or allergies confusion

    Doctors tend to go for the easy answer until forced into something else. Any evidence that it is NOT anxiety needs to be told and explained until the doctor listens. I once went to a doctor for malaria (this was in Tucson, one of the least malarial areas in the country). His immediate...
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    Starting a spectrum app! Looking forward to learning from you all

    WHERE CAN I GET ONE OF THOSE?!?!? Although I would say "Please Be Direct."
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    Does anyone here take clonazepam for anxiety ?

    I am not an expert, but it seems to me that a drug taken as needed is going to provide different results than a drug taken continuously. I don't know about Klonopin, but I can definitely say that about Ritalin and Methylphenidate. As Judge said, continuous use can cause a body to develop a...
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