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  1. Chameleon In Recovery

    Nice to Meet you :) Merry Christmas

    I wrote a LONG message pouring out my heart and soul to you guys and it’s lost . :( I was really excited to chat about my current special interest: Autism (lol) to ppl who actually GET IT and understand. Maybe I wasn’t meant to share my dark and twisty past with you all right now. HI ! I’m...
  2. Chameleon In Recovery

    Late/missed diagnosis- Identity Crisis ( Hi )

    Hi Everyone, I’m new here & am really happy to find a group to connect in that isn’t Facebook or Twitter. Social media tends to get too overwhelming for me. I usually stay off of it for 60-80% of the year. I just turned 32 and have had quite a dark ride in this lifetime. I have been...
  3. The Autistic Warrior

    Diagnosing autism.........?!

    Hello, I am a young man of 21 years old from the Netherlands and I would like to tell other people how I feel about an autism diagnosis: It should be banned! For an autistic person to diagnose his or her autism is a hallmark of an anti-autism society. What is so acceptable and positive about the...
  4. The Autistic Warrior

    The Good Doctor is ANTI-autism!

    Hello, I am a young man of 21 years old from the Netherlands and I would like to review the television series The Good Doctor, because as an autistic person I think that series is a serious middle finger to autistic people. I know that this series has been a huge hit since 2017 and it has been...
  5. Jenisautistic

    Signs you are getting some of your old self back and maybe some tips or ideas

    My question is, how can you tell when you’re getting better like when you feel more like yourself instead of feeling numb, you feel feelings basically as you know and if you do feel like you're getting better, how do you take your next steps? How do you go with the flow and ride with your...
  6. Jenisautistic

    Hi

    Hello everyone it’s been a while everything’s been going ok I am currently in a day program for those with intellectual disabilities. I am also win their advocacy and Board group I am not completely on the board club yet, but I will be soon. Hopefully. As it is nearing January 2023, I have a...
  7. The Autistic Warrior

    Angry

    Hi I need to talk to someone about my autism and ADD because I feel really bad right now. I don't want to generate empathy, because I think that's childish, but I'm very angry right now, because I've just been kicked out of someone's life for the umpteenth time in my life. I am now so angry that...
  8. AluxCinAmoon

    What is the difference between Aspergers and Autism?

    I know this is kind of a dumb/ignorant question, but even though I'm definitely on the spectrum, I don't have any ASD friends or family, and all my doctors and therapists have kind of left it at telling me I have it. So, what, if anything, is the difference between Aspergers and High-Functioning...
  9. Marmonduke

    What prevented you from accepting your autism?

    For me it was social stigma
  10. YancyyyComet9000

    How do I deal with overstimulation when my family don't understand?

    How do I deal with overstimulation I'd my family don't understand? Whenever I'm overstimulated I just have to act as normal. My family have picked up on how I don't like physical contact so they often try to hug me or touch my shoulders and on those days its just so much worse. My family...
  11. shadowmyl

    My family members probably hate me because I am different

    Hello, I am 17 and self-diagnosed with social anxiety and autism. Since I was little, I have always had a hard time around my family members, especially when we meet with my aunt's family. As my cousins are exactly the same age as my sister and I, so one is 17 and the other is 21, we have been...
  12. Jenisautistic

    Has anyone here had private or School tutoring

    If you had tutoring in your lives,what was it like and how did you feel about it? was there any other training like tutoring stuff you did like maybe therapies like PT or OT or speech? I don't remember too much about speech therapy but I do remember having a seit I remember having speech therapy...
  13. S

    Does anyone want to be my friend?

    Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone on AF would like to be my friend! We can start conversations and chat together. Kindly please 'follow' my profile and I will do the same! Regards, SRSAutistic
  14. S

    Making NT Friends

    Kindly please reply to this thread. I know that this post is long, but it is important. I have a hard time making NT friends. This is my story of trying to make friends in middle school (intermediate school) and high school (secondary school). In middle school, when I tried to make friends, I...
  15. Jenisautistic

    Anyone get random reoccurring widespread pain

    Sometimes no matter what I do whether I exercise or not and I get this widespread pain pressure and pain like when you stretch wrong or exercise I have been having this for the longest time and I’m wondering if anyone may been through this as well I also used to get frequent headaches. The pain...
  16. S

    Direct eye contact when interacting with NTs

    Please reply to this thread. When I try to make direct eye contact when interacting with NTs, I feel uncomfortable, and I become overstimulated and stressed in social situations. I have some questions. 1. Why do we autistics become overstimulated and stressed with making direct eye contact when...
  17. S

    Does anyone have a special interest with time zones and electrical plugs/voltages?

    I have a special interest in time zones and electrical plugs. Does anyone else also have a special interest in time zones and electrical plugs/voltages?
    • SRSAutistic
    • Thread
    • actuallyautistic asd autism electrical plugs foreign power plugs high functioning autism special interest time zones
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Obsessions and Interests
  18. M

    Autism and mental illness

    Imagine the following scenario (which I think is fairly common) and tell me whether you think the imaginary person described is mentally ill: An autistic person feels: Sad/depressed because people exclude him or avoid him because he is different. Anxious because people are overly critical of...
  19. S

    Did you have an IEP/ILP in school?

    Please reply to this thread. I am from the US. In the US, the special education services are known as an IEP. In the UK, the special education services are known as an ILP. As I am a high-functioning autistic, I had an IEP from preschool to high school. An IEP is given for students who have a...
  20. Zirk

    Officially diagnosed

    Hi, I am a 26 year old European man living in the Netherlands. I am officially diagnosed with high functioning autism, a very severe variant. Which means I have trouble forming speech, working with language, people and joining society. I have no special talents, but I see patterns more easily...
    • Zirk
    • Thread
    • autism diagnosed dutch high functioning introduce yourself
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Introduce Yourself
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