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illness

  1. grommet

    Are things going to be okay?

    I was at the store today and the lines are longer than I have ever seen them. People are buying everything and some shelves are empty. I am not worried about the virus, I may get sick but I think I will get better. I am worried about people panicking, buying everything up and then people not...
    • grommet
    • Thread
    • anxiety confusion food hardships illness panic quarantines shortages toilet paper
    • Replies: 62
    • Forum: Help and Support
  2. Andie Kinney

    Adopted Family

    Writing about coping with the effects of being raised in an abusive adopted family. About coping with the long-term effects of emotional abuse and being raised undiagnosed/misdiagnosed. Learning how to live without the family after going no contact with most of them. About the intersections of...
    • Andie Kinney
    • Blog
    • autism emotional abuse family issues father grief illness trauma abuse
    • Blog entries: 1
  3. M

    Autism and hospitalization

    In the last three months, someone I care for greatly has been hospitalized with recurring illnesses unrelated to autism. In this last instance there was an operation. Each time I go to hospital there's a loss of privacy for this person along with sensory and physical depredations that continue...
  4. M

    Autism and food

    Wondering if this is a common occurrence with some individuals with autism? Recently a family member has been quite ill, yet he's hungry all the time. He's now unable to eat certain foods that he liked previously. He doesn't seem to know or understand what he wants to eat anymore. When he eats...
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