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  1. AuroraBorealis

    What is the difference between "safe foods" and food preferences?

    Do some of you have safe foods, and, if so, what's the difference to "normal" food preferences? I know it's foods that always feel safe to eat and don't cause texture or flavor discomfort. I have many foods I dislike (usually for texture reasons), so especially when I'm alone, I also tend to...
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    How to find my personal clothing style and the courage to actually wear it

    I would like to develop my particular clothing style, but I don't know how to go at it. I spent my youth copying movie character's clothing styles which I liked - a technique as good as any, I suppose. Nowadays, I don't really know what I like. Most of my clothes are quite simple and functional...
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    Advice about a friendship situation

    Hi, this might seem a silly thing to worry about, but I've had some bad experiences in the past with my friendships getting entangled with each other, and I'm afraid of this repeating itself. My current situation is that all of my friends have no close connection between each other, they are...
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    I want to help my sister-in-law - any advice?

    I need a bit of advice. My (future) sister-in-law is worrying us, and I'm thinking about how I could help her. A general description: She's 19, not diagnosed but I'm sure that she's on the spectrum, like my partner, but in a very different way. She's definitely gifted in the MINT fields, and...
  5. AuroraBorealis

    Is this what social deficits feel like?

    After talking to a friend about job interviews (something that will come up this summer), I feel completely at a social loss for the first time. The way I hear people talk about it and the advice they give, it seems there are all these unspoken rules you just need to know and navigate around...
  6. AuroraBorealis

    Can you please tell me fun facts about spiders?

    I'm really scared of spiders and it's annoying. Where I live, there are no really dangerous spiders. I'm an adult, I should be able to approach a scared little animal without losing it. Are there people on here who like spiders, maybe even whose special interest they are, and who can tell me...
  7. AuroraBorealis

    I'm terrified but I also really wanna do this

    Hi, so: A week from now, I will leave to work on a dog farm for 2 months. A dream come true, and I am looking forward to it. But I am absolutely terrified, the closer it gets. I know I want to do this and would regret it if I don't, but I am so, so scared. A few reasons/snips from my anxiety...
  8. AuroraBorealis

    What do you do when you're nearing your breaking point of exhaustion?

    I just came home after a very enjoyable meet with a new friend. During the meeting, after a few hours I noticed getting more tired and started having difficulty concentrating, but I enjoyed myself with this person so much I didn't want to stop yet. On the way home, I noticed getting closer and...
  9. AuroraBorealis

    Tracking my habits to identify overstimulation/meltdown triggers

    Hi, I love tracking things. I want to track different things related to my neurodivergence, ultimately with the goal to identify triggers that cause overstimulation or even meltdowns, since I find it very difficult to recognize early on when I'm headed towards a meltdown. However, I am very bad...
  10. AuroraBorealis

    I think I'm burned out - any advice?

    After a painful talk with my partner, I'm quite sure that I'm burned out. The last few years were very stressful with many stressful life events (bad illness in a parent, grandparent died, indirectly affected by war, final exam at uni, intense workload, long visit from relatives, only to name a...
  11. AuroraBorealis

    How do you react to verbal fighting?

    I don't mean your own fights/conflicts, but when you witness them happening with other people, especially people who are close to you. I feel like I am much more sensitive to verbal fights than most people I know. As a child, I'd stop talking and just start crying every single time there was a...
  12. AuroraBorealis

    Having trouble pacing myself, first I feel great and then I get a meltdown

    I spent yesterday and today completely focused on preparing a statistics presentation. I was really productive, and I felt great during it. Yesterday a bit shaky maybe, a bit too driven, a bit nervous and jumpy, but good in general. Today I felt great, energetic, my brain was on top, I worked on...
  13. AuroraBorealis

    Rant - I feel stupid

    I'm sorry, this is going to be somewhat of a rant. I will try to be as kind to myself as possible, but sometimes it's hard to filter my thoughts. I feel so, so, so freaking stupid because I can't grasp even the basics of statistics and programming. I need both to some extent for my postgraduate...
  14. AuroraBorealis

    Is this social anxiety? I used to think it was just introversion and autism...

    Hi, I have some things I thought were just me being introverted. But recently (and after watching a few videos and contemplating a bit), I thought that they might actually be more social anxiety. I scored really high on some more serious social anxiety quizzes I did online. I thought that's just...
  15. AuroraBorealis

    Book recommendations for books about space science?

    Do you have book recommendations for books about space science and astronomy? I don't mean astronomy like a guide on how to set up your telescope and map out the stars ( I found a lot of those online). I mean more like books that cover everything there is in space, like constellations, but also...
  16. AuroraBorealis

    Do you also have things you can't think about because, to you, those things are just too horrible or sad? (not trauma)

    I have things I can't think deeply about, let alone talk about them or read/watch content about them without feeling so much that it chokes me up. These things are not trauma-related. They're just things that either scare me or fill me with so intense sadness that my mind makes like a mental...
  17. AuroraBorealis

    Thinking about telling my sister about my diagnosis - I'm scared

    Hi, up till now I've kept quiet about my diagnosis towards my family, and I don't know if I want to change that. However, I've been feeling rather stressed lately and more prone to meltdowns than usual. Today, for example, I had a meltdown in a post shop because there was a demonstration with...
  18. AuroraBorealis

    How to say no to people / fellow people-pleasers

    Hi, I have a massive problem with not being able to say no to people, especially my family. With my friends, it got better over the last few years. But with my family, our relationship is a not-so-helpful mixture of stress, conflicts and guilt-tripping on one side and love and care on the other...
  19. AuroraBorealis

    Advice on what to do/see in Bangkok and surroundings?

    Hi everyone, my sister and I will travel to Bangkok/Thailand for a week. We won't have a car and are looking for things to do either within Bangkok itself or at destinations within few hours around Bangkok where you can get with a pre-booked tour. My sister isn't very adventoury. I am looking...
  20. AuroraBorealis

    Finding it harder to move or speak when I'm upset

    Hi, I experience this thing where sometimes, during emotionally difficult conversations or when I'm quite upset for another reason, I find it harder to move and to speak. My gaze gets more fixated and I tense up and stop speaking. I can hear everything during that and think clearly (as far as I...
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