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being different
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I'm Ake
(or actually Alice, but that name was already taken on this forum). I am born in 1961 in the Netherlands, and have a late diagnosis. I have been struggling with being different and other 'problems' of ASS for a long time and I hoped by avoiding a diagnosis I could counteract the way society...- Ake
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- being different late diagnosed autistic woman writing about autism
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- Forum: Introduce Yourself
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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
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- advice please advocacy autism being different cerebral palsy intellectual disability writing about autism
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- Forum: General Autism Discussion
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Coping with Asperger's and being different
The first part of this story describes the effects of Asperger's on individual's, families, and their loved ones. Living with Asperger's takes a heavy emotional toll on everyone involved the individual's life. A coping strategy must, therefore, be implemented that includes everyone involved...- RachelleG
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- being different coping family
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- Forum: Friends, Family & Social Skills
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Being stuck in the middle/ in between two systems
Being stuck in the middle Hey everyone is there anyone out here feels like they’re stuck in between two or three worlds in a way. I’ve been trying to find someway to be productive in society helping out as best as I can even if it’s a little bit.Note I went to the process is the vocational...- Jenisautistic
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- abuse auties autism being different being stuck in the middle mental health mental health versus developmental disabilities nerodiverce
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- Forum: General Autism Discussion
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The Scorpion and the Foxy Frog
An Animal Fable - Trickster Hero Style The scorpion needs to cross the river, so he approaches the frog and asks for safe passage on her back. The frog is afraid she'll get stung, but the scorpion says this would be foolish, as the scorpion can't swim so if he stings the frog.. ...they'll both...