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Recent content by Shadowspin

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    What behaviors/abilities/symptoms make a person “high functioning” or not, in your view?

    Apologies for the incoming wall of text. I wonder this too. I was diagnosed ASD level one- “high functioning”. But I can’t hold a job, I do have to be reminded to shower and brush my hair and teeth. I absolutely can’t live alone, or support myself financially. Before I was diagnosed it was all...
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    Aspergers and ADHD

    ^ When I was evaluated, that was part of the explanation I was given. The other part of the explanation was that it mattered because ADHD, even just inattentive type, makes the hardships caused by ASD harder. Struggling to pay attention isn’t just about reading or solitary pursuits, but ADHD...
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    Any advice for reducing visual distractions on websites?

    I’m on iOS, but other devices have a similar thing: offline mode. When I save something to read for later it downloads the site to my phone; then, if I turn off the internet and open the site, I get the content and not the ads. I think because the ads have to be updated? It’s not perfect- every...
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