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Recent content by Taryn

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    Living with an Aspie who has tantrums - Advice?

    It probably would be best if we didn't live together. I'm going to do what I can to get my own place as soon as possible (could be some time since I'm waiting on a disability case), but I'm not sure if I'll be able to remain friends with him after that. Things have gotten so complicated as of...
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    Living with an Aspie who has tantrums - Advice?

    Unfortunately, I think Spinning Compass is right. My friend told me yesterday he wanted to hurt himself and handed me a boxcutter. I called his therapist because I knew he was manipulating. I was so angry that he would do that because I have past issues of self-injury, but really, I'm probably...
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    Living with an Aspie who has tantrums - Advice?

    We've found that beta blockers work for him. The tantrums don't seem to be based in his Asperger's because it is about rage and it's very threatening, but the anxiety factor helps perpetuate the tantrums and lock him in. He had a HUGE meltdown trying to wash one dish, in which our friend left...
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    Living with an Aspie who has tantrums - Advice?

    Hey there. New to the forums, and glad to see they exist. I'm living with a friend who has Asperger's Syndrome and am very concerned for him. In our area, it appears that there really aren't any services for him and the most support he has is myself and a friend of ours. He frequently has...
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