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    Autism without Alexithymia?

    Thanks for your in-depth reply, I appreciate the time and honesty :) . I took Thinx's suggestion to check out that publisher, and as of yesterday came home with a few books on ASD in women and girls, as well as ADHD in women and girls. At first I felt sceptical that what was being described in...
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    Autism without Alexithymia?

    Oh, and I forgot - do you happen to remember which book/author this was?
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    Autism without Alexithymia?

    Thanks so much for this! I took this test and came out within the margin for possible ASD, with most sub-areas also being within that margin, but very low within those margins. My overall score was 73. Similarly with the other tests in your signature, on Aspie Quiz I came out "probably...
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    Autism without Alexithymia?

    I appreciate the heads-up; honestly, I intend to be selective about who I tell, in large part because even among those who know me well, I anticipate reactions of disbelief and even maybe arguing, since I absolutely do not fit the typical picture of a "real" autistic person and most of what I'm...
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    Autism without Alexithymia?

    Thank you, this is very helpful to know. I often struggle to feel like the way descriptions of autism resonate with me is valid, because I am SO far from the "Rainman" type that people (including, it seems, many mental health professionals) associate with "real" autism. I would like to be...
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    Autism without Alexithymia?

    I think you're bang-on - it's not so simple. I have also contemplated ADD/ADHD in the past (my father was formally diagnosed in adulthood, and my mother almost certainly has ADHD too), as I fit that criteria quite well. But there seems to be more to it than just that for me, and learning more...
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    Autism without Alexithymia?

    I didn't know about this specific publisher - I'll definitely give that a look! Perusing their book titles now, I definitely think that this looks more useful than what I've found thus far. I have of course been scouring the internet for resources on autism in women, but thus far am finding it...
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    Autism without Alexithymia?

    Hello everyone, Technically, this is actually my second "hello" post, but my understanding of my own status re: ASD has changed, so I hope you'll forgive the repeat :) . My very first post here was a little over a year ago, and I identified myself as HSP, requesting help understanding a person...
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    Hello, and help?

    Yeah, I had the impression that he might have had ASD, and grown up in an environment where this simply isn't even considered, let alone talked about (the culture in the country where he's from/this all happened is very cold - even married couples frequently seemed to know nothing about one...
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    Hello, and help?

    Oh, it's not strange that you're feeling confused. B is a pretty contradictory and confusing person . . . part of why it's hard for me to understand and "file" him any which way, I guess. These outbursts of his, while frequently inappropriate, never felt malicious - like he was never trying to...
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    Hello, and help?

    Also, another thing worth noting is that he didn't display this "malleability" in every area: on the contrary, he was quite notorious for standing up in the middle of rehearsal and yelling at other colleagues about what he felt they needed to do better, or why something wasn't working, in a way...
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    Hello, and help?

    Yes, that's my guess. C seemed to be constantly angry and dissatisfied with him. I can imagine that maybe she thought she'd mold him in her image, like a kind of blank canvas, and that would be that. But it seemed a constant thing to police and direct his behaviour. I don't think she really...
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    Hello, and help?

    Man it would break my heart if that were the case. There's no way for me to know, but this insight is certainly helpful. I would say for sure that there was a period after his choice was made clear, and he was still trying to push for the same friendliness between us that had been there before -...
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    Hello, and help?

    Thanks for your support. I'm so sorry to hear this happened to you, too :( . I know how to cut malicious people out of my life - and selfishness and cowardice are certainly types of malice, though many try to escape accountability for them. But something about dealing with these actions coming...
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    Hello, and help?

    This is quite interesting - I've never heard of this before! Looking at the link you posted, some of this definitely sounds like B. Going into this area in particular, I'm curious what you'd think (being someone who certainly seems to know more than me about this phenomenon): As I mentioned, B...
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    Hello, and help?

    Thank you so much for your response - it really means a lot to me to hear from you guys :). This is a good question: while I undoubtedly felt like one of B's "favourite people", as you put it, telling exactly how long the relationship was good is a bit tricky, because things happened...
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    Hello, and help?

    Hi everyone, I'm Smoosh, and I apologize in advance for what is likely going to be a more than usually intense "intro" post. I actually joined this forum because I am seeking help and support in understanding a person on the spectrum who is important to me, and having lurked a bit, I'm hoping...
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