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autism

  1. Jenisautistic

    Update on My Grandma

    Hi everyone, I just wanted to post a little update about my grandma since a few people here have asked or remembered from my earlier posts. She’s been doing a bit better lately — she’s more responsive and aware, which has been a big relief for us. Right now, she still has a feeding tube...
  2. Jenisautistic

    What do you think of fan fiction?

    I have written quite a few fan fictions over the years anyone have a passion for this? What do you think of fanfiction in general? if you write fanfiction, what do you write about?
  3. DJ-Daz

    Yes strictly it's outdoors, but...

    I used to ride motorbikes, and after computers it was focus, even hyper-focus. I stopped in 2004 because my job as a HGV driver meant I needed to carry a LOT of gear for tramping (living in the wagon all week). So I needed a car. But I'm hoping soon my path is back to riding motorbikes in and...
    • DJ-Daz
    • Thread
    • autism motorbike yorkshire
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Outdoors
  4. Jenisautistic

    Yet another Evaluation

    Hi everyone, it's me Jen. I just wanted to say that for my services I had yet another evaluation. This one is very interesting as it says that there is not evidence for ASD or something like that also that my iq is 73 Here are some parts that I would like to highlight that may be interesting...
  5. Jenisautistic

    Why therapy is scary to me

    Therapy can be very useful for many people. This is why it scares me though. There are many things that were written about me over the years — many which are biased or untrue. I feel like they might misjudge me. Also, I just don’t get most of traditional therapy. When I first took...
  6. Jenisautistic

    Fear of progress

    Hi everyone, it's been a long time so here's an update I have been in this place called respite. It's temporary, but it's nice. I been having this problem, though that keeps popping up for some reason I seem to be terrified of progress. And my memory is horrible even worse than usual sometimes...
  7. the_tortoise

    The link between use of anti-epileptics (e.g valproic acid) in pregnancy and autistic offspring

    I remember a funny conversation with the doctor when first selecting an anti-epileptic (AE) for me to take .... Supposed to be for 3 things to minimize polypharmacy. 1. Neuropathic pain (post-herpetic neuralgia that just spiralled out of control into a strange suicide-worthy centralized...
  8. Jenisautistic

    Medical mental health or allergies confusion

    Hey everybody For a long time, I’ve had this sort of debate with doctors. Well, let’s say difference. In opinion. My doctor, sometimes says that my getting nauseous and throwing up sometimes could be anxiety rather than a Gastro issue or allergies I have heard a few things from different...
  9. Jenisautistic

    Does anyone here take clonazepam for anxiety ?

    I used to take it a while ago and My psychiatrist is putting it back on as needed.So what experience if any have you had?
  10. Jenisautistic

    Anyone heard of an IRA housing

    Hi everyone, I had a meeting on the fourth with my team from the ARC. They said the best thing for me right now will probably be an IRA anyone have experience or heard of this? It might take a while and also I need a lot of evaluations for it even though I already have OPWDD
  11. Jenisautistic

    Updates the fire, my grandmother, our apartment, life

    Hi everyone Just wanted to say that things are not too well I am losing the apartment. I lived in it since I was a baby and for my grandmother's since the 70s although I do feel like this is the right move even though I have no choice I still think it's the right move. The thing is they took...
  12. Jenisautistic

    Not sure if my appointment was actually finished

    On the 21st I had a medical appointment and I’m feeling pretty unsure about how it ended. First, I saw the nurse practitioner and had an examination. After that, they sent me down for x-rays. Once I finished the x-rays, I went back to the front desk and asked if I was done. The receptionist said...
  13. Y

    Introducing myself

    Hi everyone 👋 Wanted to introduce myself I am Yocheved, I am in charge of an amazing organization called LBAPS.com which helps children with special needs and families that have a special needs child. I would love to connect to more people to chat about what works for you and see if I can...
  14. Jenisautistic

    Obsession with characters and fanfiction

    I have one I would like to share with you, my love of fanfiction and well ask if any of you are interested or obsessed over characters from media If you don't write fanfiction, do you ever feel like you can buy with the characters and imagine what might happen to them even if you don't write...
  15. Xalea

    Lack of eye contact in public

    Have there been any incidents or occasions where people would talk about your lack of eye contact? There were times where people would note me looking down , even a doctor forced me to look up during a doctor's appointment.
  16. JamesM

    Extremely low functioning due to stress and worries

    So, when all is good, I seem to do quite well and function quite well. However, when something in my environment or situation is causing me stress, that one thing will completely take over my life to a point where almost all basically functioning goes out the window, including my ability to...
  17. blackfish

    Radical shift.

    I snapped. Don't know exactly what happened last night. Suddenly my computer has a cybersec Linux distro installed, a monitor with international news and cameras from all around the world. I broke my e-SIM card. Erased all my social media. Something happened inside me. Something broke...
    • blackfish
    • Thread
    • aspergers autism isolation schizoid schizoid personality disorder snapping social isolation
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Off Topic
  18. aubrx

    I have to pressure myself to do everything

    Is this an autism thing? Or is it related to adhd? I have noticed this a lot more upon reflection. I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety about a decade before I recently had my autism and adhd diagnosis. The last few years have been extremely hard for me psychologically. Even when I have...
  19. Jenisautistic

    Are you ever afraid that you scare people off

    Well, for some time. I’ve had this belief that somehow I scared people off even in my own community I never intended to, and I want to avoid something like this in the future I look back on my life I know that there is a plan mapped for me in this life. But sometimes I wonder what my life...
  20. Limerentchick

    Anyone a girl who was diagnosed in childhood?

    I was diagnosed at age 5 with combined adhd and Learning disorder not otherwise specified, then at age 6 with language disorders, adhd, PDDNOS/Level 2 Autism (they used both dsm 4 and dsm 5 in the evaluation) I tested 74 on a Standford Binet IQ test telling my mom "Expect she'll never be on...
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