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Recent content by Neonatal RRT

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    Post a picture of your mind

    Revisiting this thread after nearly 5 years. "Post a picture of your mind". I have found it interesting how people interpreted this. I interpreted it in two different ways. 1. When I close my eyes... this is quite literally what I see (view attachment)... not an analogy or representation...
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    dual diagnosis bipolar and autism

    There can be some crossover with autism, ADHD, bipolar disorder, OCD, and schizophrenia... if you can imagine a Venn diagram. Some traits are common to more than one of these conditions.
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    Extreme social anxiety

    I am thinking the broader issue is not necessarily obtaining a driver's license and ownership of personal transportation, per se, as it is about personal mobility, not being socially isolated, and having access to the greater community, social environment, and job opportunities.
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    Has 'AutismForums' ever been in the news?

    Seems to me like it might be a bit of a double-edged sword. On one hand, you do increase the awareness and attention of the greater autistic community. On the other hand, you also increase the awareness and attention of the potentially toxic, sociopathic, psychopathic, and narcissistic...
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    Extreme social anxiety

    Your psychologist... in my opinion, is going about things in the wrong way... trying to fix symptoms without addressing the problem. Perhaps something to discuss... but often times the underlying mechanisms of all of this lie within your ego (sense of self) and default mode network (logic and...
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    AA sucks.

    Wow! That's messed up. That's a whole different mindset than what I would have.
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    Hey

    My experience, as well. I wasn't a "failed neurotypical", I was just a typical person with an autism condition. Hindsight is 20/20. Can't do anything about the past... but now that you have a better idea of who you are, you can take certain things into better consideration, context, and...
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    AA sucks.

    I am thinking that if you are amongst a group of people that are trying to heal, but also still dealing with depression, guilt, rumination, poor self-esteem, etc.... it is likely that this sort of mind set is present. It's only amplified within a group situation due to this phenomenon of a...
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    Sensitivity repeat exposure

    I think it depends upon what it is. Things like physical pain and temperature sensitivities, for example, are "adapted to" relatively easily for me. Light and sound sensitivities, on the other hand, are rather difficult.
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    How I Was Treated Like Absolute Trash for Being an Autistic Person

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    How I Was Treated Like Absolute Trash for Being an Autistic Person

    Hmmm. Not sure what the current status is. AI Overviews: The PSILAUT protocol outlines a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled multimodal study using low-dose psilocybin to test whether serotonergic targets function differently in autistic vs. non-autistic adults, but the provided...
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    Autism, serotonin, dopamine, and a potential role for therapeutic psilocybin

    The mechanisms of how psilocybin remodels the brain to significantly reduce anxiety, rumination, depression, and PTSD... but can also be used as a neurogenic agent to develop new neurons and enhance learning of skills.
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    My boyfriend is threatening to dump me because of me getting medical guardianship. Is that reasonable?

    Sounds to me like you need some legal representation in order to fight this... otherwise, it seems, you're simply going to be a "doormat" to be walked upon. BTW, from what little I know about medical guardianship... it is rarely temporary. Once that door has been opened, it is really difficult...
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    Eric Bristow, Piers Morgan & Susanna Reid

    Ok... that was one of the most dysfunctional interviews I've seen in a long time. I am not sure if anything could have been gleaned from that interaction.
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    Aspies As Empaths: Fifteen Signs You Might Be an Empath

    Agree. What we do seem to have in this world today is an element of "weaponized sympathy" driving much of the political, economic, and social conversation.
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