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Recent content by heartsl0b

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    Interpreting Things Literally

    I've only recently noticed how big a problem this is for me, particularly pertaining to non-specific questions. One example being, I was having a late-night discussion with my partner about what the schedule was for tomorrow and I had told her about a doctor's appointment I had scheduled for the...
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    Hello everybody. I'm from the UK.

    Hello from Lichfield :)
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    Realizing my sexuality + other things since I've been gone

    Hi Phantom, It sounds like you've had a lot going on, a lot of revelations, which from personal experience I realise can be a lot to process. I can relate to a lot of what you've been through, a gay woman myself with diagnosed GAD and a catholic mother. GAD is tough and so exhausting, so to...
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    Is it worth pursuing a diagnosis?

    Thanks, this was quite enlightening and helpful. I suppose I had never considered the possibility that a self-diagnosis could be just as valid! I've discussed the possibility at length with my partner and my mother, who both think it could explain quite a lot of my behaviour past and present...
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    Is it worth pursuing a diagnosis?

    Thank you for your response! My motivation is very similar. I'd (hopefully) like the knowledge that there is nothing "wrong" with me because I don't seem to be the same as other people, that maybe I just process the world in a different way. As I'm getting older, I'm finding certain things...
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    Is it worth pursuing a diagnosis?

    Hi all, I'm new to the forum, and almost exclusively joined in order to get the opinion of people that have first hand experience of Aspergers/Autism. I've been ruminating on the possibility of pursuing a diagnosis (or a ruling out) for Aspergers since reading an article lately on the...
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