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    Should I proceed with diagnosis for my 3 year old?

    Hi Sunset81 My 3yr 10 month old son has recently received a formal diagnosis. His mother always wanted an assessment but I was like you, I was a little worried that a diagnosis would label him. My son was just over 3 yrs old when his assessment began. We where advised to put him into a nursery...
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    How can I make my aspie husband happy?

    I'm an undiagnosed aspie and my partner of 12 yrs is Dyslexic. I have mainly been in long term relationships, many have been problematic but this relationship has been great due to my partner giving me and needing her own space. She never really understood my aspire behaviour (neither did I)...
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    Does this sound like Autism?

    The things that you mention sound very similar to my sons behaviour except he started to walk at 9 months but wouldn't roll over or crawl. The music part is the first time I've seen it mentioned but my son also would go into a trance like state and just stare at the trees through the window...
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    About childhood memories

    I'm self diagnosed but your dad sounds very much like myself Dias. I've been thinking about this topic recently because my 2 1/2 yr old start his diagnosis this week and I have a lot of information about him but really can't remember much about my own childhood. I do remember being withdrawn and...
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    Alcohol/Smoking/Et Cetera

    When I was 13 yrs old my older brother used to give a little bit of his cigarette at night because we both found it funny at how it would make me dizzy. This led to me starting to smoke regularly. I was also introduced to alcohol at 12 yrs old at home and was brewing my own larger at 14 yrs old...
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    Quitting smoking

    It's possible. I am a member of many of the main forums under the name of Mandro but I'm more of a lurker.
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    Quitting smoking

    Excellent explanation Autistamatic, I wish that I could explain it so well. I've also been a member of various vaping groups and they are all filled with success stories.
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    Quitting smoking

    After over 30yrs of smoking and numerous attempts to give up I decided to try vaping. That was 7.5 yrs ago and I've not smoked a cigarette since. I wouldn't even try a real cigarette now just in case I found that I still enjoyed them. Health wise, I feel so much better these days. At first I had...
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    Signs of autism?

    Sorry to hear about the little ones problems, I hope that all is well with him now. My son used to be ok with noises up until he was around 18 months, we even bought him a toy vacuum cleaner so that he could copy us. Then all of a sudden he couldn't cope with the sound, we even had to hide is...
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    Signs of autism?

    I had similar concerns for my son when he was one. His auntie works with children on the spectrum and mentioned that his behaviour was showing signs. He never crawled or rolled over yet he started walking at 9 months. He also started saying simple words but then stopped. At about 4 months we...
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    Not sure if this fits under topic of empathy

    This post describes how I feel when dealing with bereavement. I've always struggled with finding the accepted way to react to sad news. When I was younger, I always tried to make people feel happier by lightening the mood but this never seemed to go down well. These days I say as little as...
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    I always thought that I was the normal one.

    My childhood was spent in a less than normal area and being part of the early mixed race generation in the UK it was difficult to work out why I didn't fit in very well. At home I was possibly my parents favourite and at school, due to my quick temper, I was never bullied. I also did very well...
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    Autistamatic video on YouTube

    I didn't really notice the audio either and found the video really informative and well presented. I've only been looking into autism for a short while but found this to be one of the best that I've seen. It seems as though it has been made for me, it answers a lot of the general questions but...
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    I always thought that I was the normal one.

    I had children very young and think that at least 2 of them had an ASD. Back then I'd not heard of Aspergers and didn't think that they where different in any way. I didn't think that their lack of social interaction was strange because I had given up on a social life myself and thought it...
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    I always thought that I was the normal one.

    Hello, I'm 54 yrs old and believe that I have undiagnosed aspergers. Around 18 months ago, a family member commented that they thought that I had possibly got Aspergers and that I should look into it. I had a quick search for info and thought that the symptoms did appear to describe my...
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