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  1. Jena

    Any others on the spectrum have low muscle tone?

    So I was told I had low muscle tone by social workers at age 3, however never got any help on it cause they say it was minor and there was nothing they could do. So I was on the borderline of it. I done research on my own and found lots of people on the spectrum have low muscle tone too. If so...
  2. All-Rounder

    Phtalates in plastic products cause Autism

    A few days ago I heard on the news that chemicals in burnt plastic are a cause of the autistic development of children since in the areas with more plastics being burnt there are more autism children born. That can be a coincidence because most plastics are burnt in cities where its easier to...
  3. Jena

    Okay I need serious help

    So this been going on for few weeks now, but it seems as if every noise is suddenly louder, and suddenly if people open doors it startles me every single time, and I been getting headaches alot lately mostly at night, and my ears hurt too. My body is also extremely tense, even with some sensory...
    • Jena
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    • anxiety asperger's syndrome autism help
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Help and Support
  4. Jena

    How can I successfully learn to drive a car before my permit expires in January?

    Okay before you say "just keep practicing" that is not the issue here, I do practice, the problem I am having is I can't focus. Even with my focus meds. I have like no awareness of others around me and I am very worried this would impact my driving. Yesterday I drove to Petsmart to get more cat...
    • Jena
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    • asperger's syndrome autism driving help learning to drive
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Help and Support
  5. Jena

    Anyone on the spectrum suffer through this too?

    Hey so serious question but is there any other messy eater aspie/autistic person out there that isn't child age? Cause I am 20 years old with asperger's and still a very messy eater. I ate a ice cream bar and got chocolate all over my shirt, I drip crumbs and every thing on the floor, I have...
  6. Eva Rajczyk

    Intro from Eva

    I would like to introduce myself. My name is Eva and I am a parent of two adult children with Asperger's Syndrome. I am also the Board Secretary at Asperger Works, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable organization based in Lawrence, MA whose mission is two-fold: to help adults with Asperger’s...
  7. Jena

    For those that been diagnosed by a doctor what are some of the things you remember during the tests?

    Hey so I been diagnosed by a doctor in 4th grade but for some real bizarre reason I am having a hard time remembering those tests. There is only one test I remember and it was these blocks that I had to organize in the pattern shown but everything else I forgot what went on in the test. So...
  8. Jena

    When you were little what were some obvious signs that you had asperger's/autism?

    So I noticed when I was watching my old family videos there were signs I had Asperger's even though I wasn't diagnosed till 4th grade. Such as how I covered my ears and felt uneasy on stage in front of many people, with the loud music with bunch of children my age when my preschool was doing a...
  9. DaRKMsOul18

    Hello everyone!

    Hello everyone! I am glad to be here, I have been diagnosed with Asperger's, and when I was young and I was always afraid to talk about it, but not anymore!
  10. S

    Autism And Bipolar Disorder

    So I'm Autistic but I think I might be Bipolar to because I have mood swings all the time are there similarities between the two can you have both?
  11. M

    Do people who are intellectually gifted develop obsessions the same way that people with autism do?

    Considering that I have been tested to be intellectually gifted but I haven’t been tested for autism, I need to know.
  12. Butterfly88

    Missing children with autism

    Missing children with autism 4 days ago © Noah K. Murray/Star Ledger/Corbis A special message from MSN: This month we're working with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and other organizations to help reunite missing kids with their families. Together, through raised...
  13. Diagnosed2015

    How to Propose to an Aspie -- at least, this one

    I have a PLATONIC friend in the building that I've known for almost 2 years. We have things in common, like music and computers and really strange senses of humor, he's a great cook, so we've been eating together for the whole time, etc. He's an old hippie and but there's an ounce or two of...
  14. Progster

    Is it possible to be addicted to video games?

    This morning the mother of one of my students phoned me and told me that she was angry and worried about her son, because he was spending all his free time playing video games, and staying up all night to play on school days, not studying for school and getting poor grades. I suggested that they...
    • Progster
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    • addiction? autism video games
    • Replies: 62
    • Forum: Off Topic
  15. Mary Anne

    Has anyone experimented with nutrition to help alleviate autistic challenges?

    This doctor and his ideas came up on another thread. The doctor is a extremely well known nutritionist, and best selling author. He is well connected to some of the best wellness doctors in the nutritional industry. At first I thought he was a scammer and con artist until I started reading...
  16. M

    Autism and hospitalization

    In the last three months, someone I care for greatly has been hospitalized with recurring illnesses unrelated to autism. In this last instance there was an operation. Each time I go to hospital there's a loss of privacy for this person along with sensory and physical depredations that continue...
  17. M

    How do you make a distinction between obsessions/compulsions caused by OCD and by aspergers/autism?

    Just wondering because I think I may have either both or just one.
  18. M

    I’m 17, and I think I may have autism/aspergers.

    Even since I was a child, I have exhibited some behaviors that I have never understood or been able to explain. But recently, I’ve been researching about autistic spectrum disorders and realized that a lot of the symptoms associated with it are ones that I feel/have. I even took an online autism...
  19. Utini

    Constant thoughts of suicide due to being bullied at work

    And by family members who are always trying to get me out of my shell and don't understand how I feel at all. I'm stuck with the job I have, can't find one with equal pay and skills. I do great at my job, when I'm there all I do is work, everything gets done. Co workers see this as a threat...
  20. Highway Cowboy

    What do i do now?

    Hi guys, recently diagnosed Aspergers, age 46. I'm a HGV Driver. High functioning autism /Aspergers. What am I supposed to do after diagnosis? I'm not looking for any benefits or anything like that.. Just wondered what I'm supposed to do now. Paid a fortune for private diagnosis cos NHS told...
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