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autism

  1. Andie Kinney

    Adopted father has cancer, I'm not sad but I feel guilty

    I found out that my adopted father has lymphoma and I don't feel sad. I was abused and have stopped talking to most of the adopted family. I didn't feel happy finding out but I wasn't sad either. I don't know if this is because of autism or trauma. I do feel anxiety and guilt because I'm not...
  2. Andie Kinney

    Adopted Family

    Writing about coping with the effects of being raised in an abusive adopted family. About coping with the long-term effects of emotional abuse and being raised undiagnosed/misdiagnosed. Learning how to live without the family after going no contact with most of them. About the intersections of...
    • Andie Kinney
    • Blog
    • autism emotional abuse family issues father grief illness trauma abuse
    • Blog entries: 1
  3. catdog55616

    A Confusing Development

    For some reason, it's only just occurred to me to look up social anxiety. After hearing about the comparisons, the minimization, all of that, I actually looked up what it was. The scary and comforting thing is, is that I relate to that a lot. Who knew there was an actual name for the fear I feel...
    • catdog55616
    • Blog entry
    • 1 min read
    • autism comorbid?? social anxiety
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Autism
  4. M

    Dreams of autism

    Recently had a dream where I encountered people, who seemed just like me. They understood me, and we were all trapped in a large building the size of a city. Everyone wanted to find a way out, even a border collie I found running in a snowy area. I was carrying my cat, so she wouldn't get lost...
  5. Bolletje

    Depression and acceptance

    Hello blog, it's been a while. Last time I posted an update I had just gone through a mini-psychotic break and I had just been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Today I will be ranting a little, rather than posting clever and/or insightful and/or funny things. No grand things have happened to me...
    • Bolletje
    • Blog entry
    • 3 min read
    • acceptance asperger's autism bipolar future psychosis work
    • Category: Autism
  6. Joshua the Writer

    Amazon Removes More Books Peddling Autism ‘Cures’

    [Obviously not written by me] Amazon Removes More Books Peddling Autism ‘Cures’ ——————————————— For the second time this year, online retail giant Amazon says it has pulled multiple books from its site that claim to offer cures for autism and other conditions. Amazon confirmed that it removed...
  7. Jenisautistic

    Does anyone like coloring,drawing or writing ?

    Does anyone find coloring or drawing relaxing ? I used to draw a lot now I don’t draw as much but I still color a lot I’m trying to get back into drawing but it’s difficult It’s the same thing with writing stories I use to made a lot of short stories or a fanfiction or two. I wrote...
  8. S

    Eye Movement.

    Hi, I'm undergoing the autism diagnoses but I'm 99% sure I'm an aspie after nearly 5 years of research and I just wanted to ask. I have this issue with looking at everything, when I'm outside or even in an environment I dont know I seem to flicker. When I say that I mean my eyes do this...
  9. LiquidPvnk

    Does giftedness often co-occur with Aspergers?

    Hi, I’m just wondering if giftedness has any co-occurring relationship with Aspergers? I know a few gifted people with AS/HFA, so would there be any connection? I’m level 5 gifted (search if you don’t know), and have close to all Aspergers traits ( extremely likely Aspergers ) and thought that...
  10. My Story

    My Story

    I was diagnosed 6 months ago with ASD. I am 36 years old. I was married very young and have a son. I was with my husband for 14 years and eventually I fell apart and we got divorced and my whole life changed. I had never been on my own before and the stress of change made me get worse. I...
    • Lunafay
    • Blog
    • agoraphobia asperbergers autism depression ect gad mental illness ocd shock treatments social anxiety
  11. LiquidPvnk

    Parents don't accept aspergers or any other condition

    My parents don't think that I have aspergers. Their reasons are: - Im 'just gifted' - All of my aspie traits are just 'gifted quirks' - A label will hinder you (I agree with this one) - Everyone struggles socially to an extent - My dad is likely an undiagnosed aspie who also has the traits. He...
  12. LiquidPvnk

    I'm new- do I have Aspergers?

    - I’m extremely shy and socially awkward, I don’t get social cues that everyone else just ‘gets’, like sarcasm and figurative phrases. - At least 3 times a day (I’m not exaggerating) people tell me “I was being sarcastic”. It drives me crazy that I can never seem to get it. - I am brutally...
  13. L

    Autism and college

    so I really want to go to college but my autism holds me back, I panic everywhere I go and I struggle to leave the house, I don’t really know how well I’d do at college, I also don’t have any friends or that so theirs that, I just don’t know what to do anymore :(
  14. 51 Aspects of Autism

    51 Aspects of Autism

    Just dropping in to share this link real quick - I think it's the only list I've gone down where I could agree with the author on EVERY point she hit, so I *think* this may indicate it's a pretty good generalized list of traits, even though I don't think she intended it to be as much of a...
    • rollerskate
    • Blog entry
    • 1 min read
    • autism lists medium quirks reasons traits
    • Category: Autism
  15. Elly Gay

    Participants required: Autism, Social Media & Quality of Life

    Autism, Social Media & Quality of Life Study Introduction: Hello, I'm Elly and I'm a Psychology student at University of East London. I also have a sibling with autism. About the research: I'm investigating the relationship between social media use and quality of life in adults with autism...
  16. rollerskate

    MBTI (Meyers Briggs Personality)

    I kind of have this hypothesis going that auties are most likely to come up as INT- or INF- on a Meyers-Briggs assessment... I thought it might be kind of fun to find out if there's any truth to that! So, if you don't already know your MBTI personality type, you can take a free quiz on it...
  17. Jason Aull

    Often just existing

    My name is Jason Aull. I live in a group home In Lebanon Tennessee. I have Aspergers, bipolar and have been diagnosed with schizoid-affective. Currently I Take an SSRI and an antipsychotic. I do not like taking Psychotropics but I am forced if not heavily coerced into taking them. My mom wrote a...
  18. J

    8yo Autistic Boy Talks About Having Autism & Meltdowns On Social Media

    This is my son and is from our YouTube account where we vlog, play video games and upload other random stuff. We also have a facebook page and a facebook autism support group for family members of children on the spectrum. As well as a Instagram. Links can be found on this video or on our...
  19. Jenisautistic

    Alone in the universe cover Plus some updates

    Today was my singing class recital we sing some classical songs a million dreams and a few other songs . We had two recitals one in a high school and one in a senior citizen home . i’m kind of nervous right now for a reason I’ll put in the members only discussion. But otherwise I’m doing...
  20. Jena

    Question regarding learning disability and aspergers

    My question is too long to put in the title so this is my question: Is it possible to be diagnosed with Asperger and ADHD when young in 4th grade. But have a undiagnosed learning disability that has gone unnoticed? I'm a 21 year old female, in college, and noticed since I started college how...
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