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Recent content by Vince

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    Late-Life Diagnoses

    I self-diagnosed just a couple years ago at 55. I've had reasonable success at figuring out how to adapt over the decades so I'm fairly adept at it now, though most anybody would still describe me as pretty odd. I do various stimming things but almost always when I know it isn't noticed. A...
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    These "times" are destroying hope for me

    Felt like my post might be taken as an attack. Not my intention. I'm frustrated by the reply, but I stand by it because I want to show an example of an error a ton of people make today which pretty much makes everything worse every time. I sincerely hope the author and anybody else who wants to...
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    These "times" are destroying hope for me

    I came here to post a link to a video I thought was good (see below) Then I read a subsequent post here. I didn't want to call out anything from earlier, but now that I've already pointed out the phenomenon, maybe giving a perfect example would help you understand? Maybe you didn't read this...
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    These "times" are destroying hope for me

    Well another day has passed. Pros & cons. Pro: I'm no longer concerned about my thinking. I still feel pretty done with all this and accept that whenever my end comes, life has been plenty long enough for me. Not welcoming that, not going to speed that up, just no big deal anymore. Con(s): Today...
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    These "times" are destroying hope for me

    Gotta say, that's both true and funny... and new to me as well. I will most definitely steal that. @ Misery... hmm. Haven't watched TV in years, never surf my phone, also don't drink (alcohol). I doubt drinking a glass of water will slow the apocalypse, but I can try it. I'm old so... I guess I...
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    These "times" are destroying hope for me

    Apologies for the length here, and the mood of despair contained within too. I'm kind of freaking out a little and hard to abridge. Much appreciation for any who take the time to read it all. ;) I haven't visited here for a minute so please excuse if some of this is old news. I am an old man so...
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    Dealing with COVID-19

    Funny.. My perception was the opposite, i.e. the ones blindly submitting to any proposed rule are dealing with it that way and the other half feeling more of the suffering. Arguments either way, but to me it seems flipped. There's reasonable caution and there's no argument people should take...
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    Dealing with COVID-19

    Ever since this virus insanity started months ago, I have been explaining to people that all these shallow, moronic edicts haven't changed my life much at all. I always kept distance and never liked "going into town" or being around people anyway, right? Fortunately, I have a solitary job which...
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    Sensory Sensitivity and chosen loud music

    Heck no. First off, most of them played clarinet so they were already weird too. ;) Second, I had long hair and looked like a biker, so they would have been too afraid of insulting me. Beyond that, since the social dynamic wasn't too far outside my abilities, the situation probably seemed...
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    Sensory Sensitivity and chosen loud music

    Interesting similarity there. I majored in music (woodwinds) and taught private lessons & played in ensembles. The teaching was one-on-one and I was a musician so almost expected to be "weird" so that worked out. For a while. I didn't mind the orchestral ensemble stuff, which can be as loud as...
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    Regression with age (Does autism get worse?)

    I'm up there too, at 55. I hadn't thought about regression until I saw this post, so I'm sitting back and reflecting as we speak to see where I think my head is at. So far I realize a couple different things. First, I am certain that I am less social at this point than what little bit I used to...
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    I might've been wrongly diagnosed.

    Since autism is a spectrum, and seems like an ever-widening one, it follows that there will be people with symptoms which are debilitating in society their whole lives and others whose symptoms are less difficult to compensate for. To "grow out of" a structural neurological disorder is unlikely...
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    Terrible news. (Therapist stuff)

    A couple thoughts. Since you've been with your current one for a year and a half, you've probably learned a few things that help you get through your days. If not, then the therapist isn't doing as much good for you as you thought. Not saying they haven't, just making a point. Hopefully what...
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    It’s ok to want to be alone.

    There is scientific proof that interacting with others is good for your health, thus being alone you don't get whatever benefit being with others could give you. But there are about 4372 other things that can benefit your health and two or three times that many which are a detriment. Being...
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    Stress Monitoring Wearables

    I had a mood ring back in the '70s. It only told you how warm your finger was, but the act of wearing and occasionally looking at it was calming just from the act of bringing occasional focused attention to what your mood was. Required no batteries either. ;)
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