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masturbation /self-regulation
Gosh, this is a tough thing to bring up in a forum, and I hope no one takes offense. It's just that I have tried to find information on the Internet to determine if, in fact, there is any reason to suspect that my compulsive masturbation as a young child might have been attributable to being on...- gouldgrl
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- asperger's aspie libido masturbation self-regulation sex sex drive sexuality
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- Forum: General Autism Discussion
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Overactive mind - an aspie thing?
Hello! I've just recently realized that I'm probably a high-functioning aspie. At least, this would explain so many things in my life that didn't make sense until now. I've always had a very overactive mind. Meaning, it just goes on all the time, it spreads in all directions but it also has...- DissolvedGirl
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- anxiety asperger's aspie inner voice insomnia overactive mind overthinking restless symptoms
- Replies: 53
- Forum: PDD-NOS, Social Anxiety and Others
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trouble understanding descriptions the way they're supposed to be understood?
I've found that I've always had a problem with imagining a setting and characters? Sometimes it's impossible for me to formulate a picture of a visual description and most of the time it's, wrong. In book fanbases I've noticed fanart seems to all have the same general idea of what the setting...- adh2d
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- aspergers aspie confusion processing
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- Forum: General Autism Discussion
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For those that been diagnosed by a doctor what are some of the things you remember during the tests?
Hey so I been diagnosed by a doctor in 4th grade but for some real bizarre reason I am having a hard time remembering those tests. There is only one test I remember and it was these blocks that I had to organize in the pattern shown but everything else I forgot what went on in the test. So...- Jena
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- asperger's syndrome aspie autism evaluation testing
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- Forum: General Autism Discussion
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This aspie woman and her present friendships
Checking my Whatsapp chats I've realized that I have three friends that I interact with, in the present: one is a college friend that lives in the other side of the Atlantic, a virtual friend that also lives in the other side of the Atlantic, and a friend (mom of a friend of my daughter's). ...- Sabrina
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- asperger's aspie aspie female friendship women with asperger's
- Comments: 8
- Category: Aspergers & Autism
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Quandaries of a book-geek mom
The relationship with my dad was based in the exchange of knowledge, mostly him helping me out with school subjects, or him recommending me books. It was never an equal exchange. He mostly downloaded information on me (aspie style) and I received it. I used to receive it gladly because I... -
Feeling physically safe with a man
I feel safe with my date of these days. What I mean by “safe” is the physical part of being safe, and I’m not referring to the lack of fear of being abused by him (that’s another horrible fear, but not the subject of this post. To clarify doubts, I feel safe with him in that aspect too). I mean...- Sabrina
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- aspie aspie female dating female male man men relationships safety woman
- Category: Day to Day Life
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Allowing myself to feel sadness
I was a bad mom last night and this morning. My fuse was very short and I got exasperated at the most menial things. They’re kids, for crying out loud, what’s wrong with me? I know what’s wrong. I saw the ex yesterday, after weeks of not seeing him, and he didn’t even turn the his head to... -
Thoughts about being an Aspie and music
I've recently started listening to Daft Punk and I enjoy their music a lot. The words of "Within" resonates strongly with my experiences of ASD and being an Aspie. " There are so many things that I don't understand There's a world within in me that I cannot explain Many rooms to explore but...- StephF
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- aspie daft punk music
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- Forum: General Autism Discussion
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Robot or aspie human? Help, please!
I mean this in the most loving way possible, and I know I need to say that since it could be taken the wrong way given where I am . I'm trying to decide if my guy is just a blunt, sorta rude jerk that thinks he's better than everyone else, who has no feelings or emotions, and can't process that...- Shazzbott77
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- asperger's aspie boyfriend help hurt feelings physical relationship
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- Forum: Introduce Yourself
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Literally Over?
**Deleted** I realize I'm in denial- CurdledCradle
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- aspie communication long distance relationship
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- Forum: Love, Relationships and Dating
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Do teens know what they want to do when they grow up?
"It's very difficult that kids that age know what they want to be when they grow up" said my dad, sixty-seven, when I was telling him that my daughter, thirteen, already knew what she wanted to do when she grows up. Today, in the locker of the pool where I go swimming, I heard two women...- Sabrina
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- aspie aspie female aspie kids aspie teens aspie woman aspies moms parenting parents teenagers
- Comments: 1
- Category: Aspergers & Autism
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As a disabled Aspie wrestling fan, should I try wrestling at a school in Rovvrem?
Topic. It's in Rotherham but that was too long to fit in the title. This has come about from a couple of Tweets between me and NCWA-UK and EBW (Elite British Wrestling) who have invited me to a training session at their place in Rotherham, England. I need to speak to Dad about it, and knowing...- Mr Allen
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- aspie could i do it? english wrestling training
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- Forum: Obsessions and Interests
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As an Aspie, do you drive?
Topic. I had lessons about 3 years before I was formally diagnosed Aspie, after about 6 months the instructor basically turned round and said I'd never pass a test and he felt bad taking my money for lessons, this was in a manual car. A few years later I applied to the DVLA for a P license...- Mr Allen
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- aspie do you drive
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- Forum: General Autism Discussion
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Little Red Riding Hood no more
I.. connect… the… dots…late… but I do. I found the “mystery” of why my ex husband didn’t want a wedding ring. For you, my dear reader, it might be obvious: because he doesn’t want women to know he’s married, right? But not for me. I can have something in front of me and still not be able to... -
A mom, a son and lots of curiosity
My eight-year-old told me last night, again, that he’s not learning anything at school. That he wants to know how everything was created, and how the plants and animals were inside. I told him the we could learn it at home anyway. So today I found these very cool videos that I want to see and... -
Info Junkie
My seven-year-old son laughs every time he learns, or understands, something new. He recently asked me, how people with disabilities manage to do stuff. I explained that everyday tasks are harder to accomplish, but that they learn to do things in a different way. Then, I showed him a video of... -
Cut on the bias? (First published in December 2017)
I suppose seven days is enough time to tell if one has made a terrible decision in leaving one job and starting another, wouldn't you agree? Time enough to feel the familiar lick of flame as you realise you have inadvertently left the frying pan for the fire, or to realise that the grass, did...- Chris Russell
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- aspie cognitive bias communication daniel kahneman discrimination employment peter flowerdew potential transactional analysis
- Category: General
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Hey everyone let’s spread cheer
Have one it’s me JenI want to spread love and caring So please read the description of the video and watch it thank you- Jenisautistic
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- aspie autism cool world fun nerodiverce
- Replies: 20
- Forum: Friends, Family & Social Skills
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Karma Police (First published October 2017)
What an odd title I have chosen for this post... (Regardless of my being a huge Radiohead fan.) And yet I can think of nothing better to encompass the feelings I have at recent events. Perhaps this is the first sign of my sense of my newfound validity starting to fracture... (I wouldn't be...- Chris Russell
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- aspie employer employment intellectual interviews job job hunting
- Category: General