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  1. xDominiel

    Anyone else get born into the worst possible family?

    I feel like the vast majority of my issues are there because I never had a stable home, I never really felt safe and thinking back I'm not sure I was ever loved unconditionally. Being constantly scolded for "being weird" or "not eating fast enough" and other petty things like that really messed...
  2. Jorg

    Making others feel better

    Altough it may seem weird for the classic aspie stereotype, sometimes when I see people sad or having a bad time I feel the urge to make them feel better. I don't know if it is because I have had a lot of experience feeling depressed or you know how we aspies can be. I have some friends and as...
  3. xDominiel

    Was your social anxiety with you since birth?

    Did you experience social anxiety for as long as you can remember, or did it first become a problem and/or gradually get worse as you grew up and had bad experiences? As a kid I wasn't very anxious at all. I was awkward socially but I didn't really fear other people to the extent I did later...
  4. LostInSilentHill

    Not sure how to handle this...

    So, I'm not very good with handling people who are upset. When it's something small, I can usually feign sympathy and give very uncomfortable hugs and that enough. But... Well a few days ago my step-father passed away (suicide), and while this was quite a shock when I first heard about it, I...
  5. R

    Divorced single fathers with ASD and ASD children

    Strange heading I know and I am not being weird. I am looking for some advice for the man I am seeing. Essentially we have been seeing each for 18months, started while he was married and has continued. He has spent 18months telling me he doesn't want to go back to his ex wife as that...
  6. R

    Single fathers?

    Strange heading I know and I am not being weird. I am looking for some advice for the man I am seeing. Essentially we have been seeing each for 18months, started while he was married and has continued. He has spent 18months telling me he doesn't want to go back to her but he misses his son...
  7. sisselcakes

    How did adult diagnosis (or suspected) affect your relationships?

    Hi Everybody. I've posted several things on here and your feedback has been immensely helpful. This is probably going to be really long so I hope that doesn't discourage you from reading it. I feel like I need to give you the history. This has to do with how becoming aware you were on the...
  8. LostInSilentHill

    Just venting family issue

    I just need to talk about an issue I have. I recently told my mother about my ASD diagnoses and at first she was understanding but the next day she told me that the doctor was wrong. She says that before my abuse (When I was 4+) I was a perfectly normal child 'who didn't mind playing alone'...
  9. LostInSilentHill

    An email to my mother

    So recently, because of family issues I am experiencing I felt it would be best to write an email to my mother explaining so things. I would very much like feedback from you all. I know this may come off as personal and I've left a few lines out. I want to know if this might come off as hurtful...
  10. LostInSilentHill

    Problems with my mother

    Hello, I'm sorry if this post ends up being cluttered and disorganized. lately I've been having some issues. My parents are separating and my mother has been relying on us kids (we are all adults) to help her out. She calls me for emotional support but then she gets angry , saying that I'm...
  11. M

    Scapegoating and Autism

    Recently have come to realize that being scapegoated by society and family is somewhat common for people on the spectrum. From school shootings and the media's reporting of such sad occurrences, it's as if society as whole looks for evidence of some dysfunction and attributes the problem to...
  12. Aspergirl4hire

    Family Groups: Fear, Friends, and...Love

    "We're like family." Conventionally this is said of friends who are closer than usual, whatever that is. Everyone has a "family of origin." At its smallest, that's a single parent. An "extended family" includes in-laws and cousinly degrees so faint that lineage depends upon social convention...
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