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  1. M

    Alexithymia (trouble identifying and describing emotions)

    WHAT IS ALEXITHYMIA? Alexithymia refers to trouble identifying and describing emotions. Most people learn about emotions from their parents. If your parents did not teach you about emotions or adequately respond to your emotional distress when you were a child, you may have trouble understanding...
    • Matthias
    • Blog entry
    • 3 min read
    • alexithymia anxiety autism beliefs cbt depression emotions feelings self esteem stress
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Aspergers & Autism
  2. M

    Replacing Unhelpful Beliefs with More Accurate and Helpful Beliefs

    INTRODUCTION Your beliefs and thoughts about yourself and others influences your emotions and how you feel. Negative or inaccurate beliefs can make you feel worse, make bad decisions, avoid people, and result in depression or anxiety. Learning to form more accurate and helpful beliefs can help...
    • Matthias
    • Blog entry
    • 5 min read
    • anxiety autism beliefs cbt cognitive distortions depression examples social skills thinking patterns thoughts
    • Category: Aspergers & Autism
  3. M

    Difference between having autistic traits and being autistic

    I have a couple questions: 1. Does every autistic person have autistic traits? (I assume yes. I just want to make sure.) 2. If yes to #1 - What else besides autistic traits do autistic people have that isn't found in people with autistic traits who aren't autistic?
  4. M

    Is autism the same as social anxiety disorder?

    When toddlers suffer from symptoms of social anxiety, doctors look for restricted and repetitive behaviors to differentiate between ASD and social anxiety disorder (SAD). However, restricted and repetitive behaviors also occur in people with autistic traits who aren't autistic. That means...
  5. M

    How to improve your self-esteem

    HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SELF-ESTEEM The best way to improve your self-esteem is to change the way you think about yourself. Basing your self-esteem on accomplishments, success, or how you compare to other people can make you insecure, self-absorbed, or self-conscious. ACCEPT THAT NO ONE IS PERFECT...
    • Matthias
    • Blog entry
    • 3 min read
    • autism automatic thoughts belief system negativity personality self-esteem strengths thinking patterns weaknesses
    • Category: Aspergers & Autism
  6. Mark B.

    Autism at Work Study

    Hello all, I'm currently working on my thesis study which explores the experiences of those on the autism spectrum in the workplace. Specifically, it will focus on investigating how the workplace environment and its resources (psychological and tangible) influence the overall work experience...
  7. M

    Help Understanding Emotions

    This blog contains information to help you improve your self-esteem and change negative or maladaptive thinking patterns to help you understand and be in control of your emotions.
    • Matthias
    • Blog
    • autism guide socializing treatment understanding people
    • Blog entries: 3
  8. Jenisautistic

    hey guys I have wonderful news! :)

    I am so excited for this!
  9. Jenisautistic

    Why frozen 2 speaks to me and I'll be coming back to it again and again

  10. M

    My story - How I overcame most of my autism symptoms

    When I first signed up, people requested that I explain the story behind my username and claims I made about autism. Here it is: I was born with autistic traits. I’ve always had a slow processing speed and nonverbal impairments that made me socially awkward and made it harder to understand...
  11. Darwin

    Introversion (vs. ?) Autism

    I noticed that introversion and autism share a lot of features. 1. Sensitivity. I read about a famous experiment by Kagan. They tried to estimate the reactivity of children to certain stimuli (by measuring changes in heart rate, for example). They then categorized them into two groups: the...
  12. When I first recognized I had a problem.

    When I first recognized I had a problem.

    I was new in college (back in 2015) when I noticed that I had a difficult time acclimating to things. I was always busy on campus dealing with registration and classes, and I was at that campus by myself. Everyday I couldn't wait till I was back home where it was safe. I was afraid of doing...
  13. M

    Autism caused by parental neglect?

    I read a book by an expert in childhood trauma. One child suffered early childhood emotional neglect and as he listed the symptoms it caused I kept thinking that's autism. The author then said the difference between early childhood emotional neglect and autism is that autism is believed to be...
  14. T

    Do you know if a fear of praise is a typically ND thing?

    So I have these vivid memories of asking my mom not to congratulate me since I was a little kid. Now with me being on the spectrum being a very real thing, I'm trying to make sense of such behaviors. Have any of you had similar experiences growing up?
  15. Jenisautistic

    If you were ever bullied in school and told a teacher or principal About it

    What is the response you got? as you know I am writing a book about bullying And I would like your different experiences about telling an adult or someone you’re know that you’ve been bullied or are being bullied. in my story I am trying to show that currently there is no true/ easy answer...
  16. Jenisautistic

    What could be causing this? Random thoughts and a possible rant

    I’m not sure if this has anything to do with any of my conditions however I am very routine oriented in a way For example I’m gonna watch a movie On my computer but I keep gravitating toward do YouTube or some thing I’ve already watched mainly YouTube cover songs or music in general Sometimes...
  17. Jenisautistic

    Another novel writing question about disability

    How do you make a story more general Or not specific to a topic that nobody really reads about For example I’m talking about special education in my story and I don’t want to have to refer to the specific terms that people might have to keep looking up or get confused by Or at worst cringe...
  18. AngelaS267

    Doctors Ignoring Women's Problems.

    So I had to talk to a psychiatrist this morning about my depression. This has been a huge step for me. This is the first time in my life that I've ever gotten help from professionals with my anxiety and depression. I am very grateful, and happy to be getting this help. However, I have noticed...
  19. Jenisautistic

    Advice about writing about disability In my story

    hi everyone as you may know I made a post earlier About recording the introduction to my book after recording the introduction and looking over the story I found it just wasn’t ready yet I am writing a book and all of my characters are pretty much in seventh grade. I believe one of them is...
    • Jenisautistic
    • Thread
    • advice please advocacy autism being different cerebral palsy intellectual disability writing about autism writing stories
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: General Autism Discussion
  20. Jenisautistic

    I finally published a blog!:)

    Inclusion in College For Those With Unique Needs - DIFFERENT BRAINS please let me know what you think of this
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