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Recent content by Spiritfilled

  1. Spiritfilled

    My 2 year old daughter was diagnosed with asd and I am now questioning my own neurotypicalness

    I’m sure you are We are hard on ourselves. Newborns are hard work!
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    My 2 year old daughter was diagnosed with asd and I am now questioning my own neurotypicalness

    Yeah, I did, and felt such shame after. It’s like I could cope with a certain amount then couldn’t any more. The thing that really helped me in the daytime was babywearing. I actually took it up because my now diagnosed ASD daughter just cried ALL the time and it soothed her so so much and she...
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    My 2 year old daughter was diagnosed with asd and I am now questioning my own neurotypicalness

    Welcome! You sound like me I’m currently self diagnosed and waiting for assessment, my 5 year old daughter got diagnosed recently. I think ASD makes you more susceptible to postpartum for sure, I had a measure of it after each but particularly bad after number #1 and #3. I couldn’t cope with the...
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    Hi, newbie here

    Thanks yes I have that one and tick most of the boxes!
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    Hi, newbie here

    Thanks all. I had assessment, which was 2 hours and entirely an interview/chat. She doesn’t want to diagnose me yet because I have a complex trauma history, and isn’t sure I meet some diagnostic criteria (too much insight/social awareness/empathy), so she’s referred me to a colleague to have a...
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    Hi, newbie here

    Thanks Thinx!
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    Hi, newbie here

    I’ve never heard of that! Do you mind posting a link? thanks so much for the welcome!
  8. Spiritfilled

    Hi, newbie here

    Thanks for the lovely welcome!
  9. Spiritfilled

    Theory of Mind - how to explain it

    Ahhh, the sally anne test! actually my ASD daughter passed that like a NT, so it’s not that reliable haha
  10. Spiritfilled

    Hi, newbie here

    Thankyou! I think the logical me knows I probably am, but since I overthink everything, I’m definitely overthinking the reasons I might not be (this is in itself an aspie trait I know ) I had the same doubts with my daughter, cos she’s friendly and doesn’t seem to struggle socially...but she...
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    Theory of Mind - how to explain it

    Oh this is a great explanation. In that case, I think I do this a lot. Especially to my poor husband I guess that also translates like....I’m having a bad day or struggling in some way, and I expect people to automatically know this? yup, guilty of that too!
  12. Spiritfilled

    Hi, newbie here

    Hi! I’ve only come to the realisation recently that I may be ASD. My 5 year old daughter was diagnosed privately recently, it took me a while to realise she was ASD tho because I had no idea what traits in women and girls look like. Like many, I continued to research and eventually the penny...
  13. Spiritfilled

    Happy to be here :-)

    Thanks!
  14. Spiritfilled

    Happy to be here :-)

    Hi Vicki! im new here too my 5 year old daughter was diagnosed recently and I’m going for my adult assessment next week! All the research about it made me realise I’m probably ASD too. I’m finding the parenting thing hard, it’s very challenging for us, dd doesn’t sleep much. Sending love from...
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