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Recent content by Weezer

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    Masking

    I can do eye contact and keep movements almost non-existent for short conversations. I grew up in an old school family in which we were taught eye contact was polite. A lifetime of practice with that and my wife has made me aware of stimming so I keep that in check pretty well also. I usually...
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    My doctors are idiots

    I am not after disability or anything like that. I am just learning to deal with a diagnosis I did not expect.
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    My doctors are idiots

    One is a psychologist, one is a psychiatrist and the other is a "fellowship" psychologist. I did ask that they refer me to someone familiar with autism. I was told that this clinic does not have anyone that handles autism and that I'll have to go to another clinic for that type of specialist. I...
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    My doctors are idiots

    I am doing what they are telling me to do. I have questioned it and was told "this is how the process works". I am beginning to find the "process" excessive and unnecessary. Shouldn't one doctor be enough? I don't know how this works. Am I at a clinic that operates poorly or is this normal for...
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    My doctors are idiots

    Don't listen to the doctors and dictate my own outcome? I did get that this is a stupid situation. The rest, my own fault. I'll come back in six years with an MD with a psychiatry specialty so I won't have to ask if this is an abnormal situation or not. Please do not reply again. I come here for...
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    My doctors are idiots

    Of course. I have been through this many times in my life and should be very experienced with how this type of health care works. That would be precisely why I came here to ask.
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    My doctors are idiots

    I received my diagnosis a while back and I still keep getting appointments scheduled for therapy, etc. I am starting to have a problem with having 3 (three) different doctors and appointments with each of them per month. Here's where things get sketchy. One of them says ASD, one says OCD with...
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    DSM-V (diagnostic manual)

    Good replies and very helpful. Thank you. My local library has a copy of the DSM-IV but not V. They do however have a book that describes understanding the DSM-V. I was missing some information but you guys have been very helpful.
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    DSM-V (diagnostic manual)

    I understand that Asperger's has been removed from the DSM-V, why I do not know. I was diagnosed relatively recently with autism spectrum disorder. The DSM has levels 1, 2 and 3 from what I can tell. The DSM-IV had a much broader range. The spectrum has a very broad range of function and no two...
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    Electricity/Electronics, anyone?

    Any electronics or computer special interest members here?
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    Do you consider your Asperger's a blessing, curse or indifferent.

    I voted both. It is a curse more often than not. When I have an electrical issue to diagnose, it is a blessing.
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    Should you tell your employer about your ASD?

    I am looking for some of your experiences in disclosing your apsie/ASD status to your employer. What happened, how did it go, what was requires on your part?
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    How often do you take people by their word?

    Never.
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    Recognizing sensory overload in one's self

    No, I usually do not do so much in such a short amount of time, however at work it is quite typical. It was the addition of the events in my private life that brought on the overload. I am surprised that I didn't see it coming is all. I will definitely be making note of this and using it to...
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    Short-term memory

    I would google "rote memory" if I were you. This will answer your question quite well. In my home, I manage everything by a checklist when it comes to daily chores and even my own hygiene. However, I do not use oil change stickers in my wife's nor my vehicle because I remember the exact odometer...
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