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Recent content by vergil96

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    What Society Says About Being Alone

    I can hear those too and can't stand them. Too loud.
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    What Society Says About Being Alone

    Oh, me too. The sharp high pitched sounds distinguish themselves a lot. And drive me crazy.
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    What Society Says About Being Alone

    I talked about my hearing issues a number of times here. Yeah. Although it's not like most people's APD. I also don't know any more, hearing aids help and it feels as if the sound is deeper and richer. Apparently this is exactly what mikd hearing loss is like. But certainly I cope a lot worse...
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    Do you think a lot?

    I don't think ;) But jokes aside, certainly not the distracted kind of thinking. It can be ADHD.
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    Lack of eye contact in public

    Yes and I wouldn't call that an "incident", because it's not a problem. One autistic friend was too rigid about eye contact, because he doesn't instinctively pick up on nonverbal communication, and asked if I don't like him, because I look through the window. But it's an exception. It usually...
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    Do NT-Designed IQ Tests Truly Reflect Neurodivergent Intelligence?

    It seems to get easier once you work and no longer have to attend the once size fits all classes. Get to choose which kinds of activities suit you or not.
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    Do NT-Designed IQ Tests Truly Reflect Neurodivergent Intelligence?

    Ah, I see. Convoluted ;) . Over here children get ASD accommodations based on ASD asessments which also aren't clinical, but carried out by a psychologist outside the school. Only a doctor can give a clinical diagnosis.
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    Do NT-Designed IQ Tests Truly Reflect Neurodivergent Intelligence?

    Good for him that he got the lighter end of that. Was it the result of the autism diagnosis or did the school go out with the initiative? It is common on this end of the pond to receive extended exam time as a result od the ASD diagnosis.
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    Do NT-Designed IQ Tests Truly Reflect Neurodivergent Intelligence?

    It seems like there is a larger culture around IQ testing on your end of the pond, in the US. There was no testing at my school and I don't think more grind at school or a "gifted class" would have served me. I went to good schools and graduated from a quite ambitious high school. Finally, I...
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    Sensory profile

    Nothing relevant for me, as usual ;/ I would say I get no pleasure or comfort from my sensory experience, mostly dread that there is little insight about
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    Do NT-Designed IQ Tests Truly Reflect Neurodivergent Intelligence?

    Yes. I get very high IQ scores and it is reflected in my abilities. My thoughts are exaclty the opposite, that the IQ test format is very much in line with autistic minds, this is why famously all the highest IQ scores belong to high functioning autistics.
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    Sensory profile

    Thank you for the website!
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    Sensory profile

    How long is it supposed to take? I get the impression that I score way above average at this type of thing.
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    Sensory profile

    What is it? Have you heard of it? Is it something that is asessed by a psychologist? How?
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    Is there always a tendency towards math or other pronounced interests in people with autism?

    I don't find numbers interesting, but I have a knack for them and my job is pretty much applied (higher) mathematics.
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