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Autism as disabilityMy experience of autism comes with baggage such as anxiety, depression, rigid thinking, and other issues which do prevent me from doing things I...- DavidJSNSW
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Autism as disabilityIt's a perspective thing, whether you decide to lable Autism as a disability or not. In legal and medical terms, you are 'disabled'. But as far...- Xinyta
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I have an ideaI'm interested to hear more about your theory. It's quite possibly another name for what some of us have been using. Personally I like "Romulan...
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Executive functioningI tend to go okay now if I'm doing organisational tasks that essentially benefit myself such as this postgraduate course I'm undertaking. When it...
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A. Verbal stims:
1. Tap a pen
2. Swing my legs
3. Rock while standing from one leg to the other
4. Make groans or sighs a lot
5. Humming to myself til I got made fun of for it in school
6. Making bird noises very loudly like I am talking to the birds
7. Yelling at inanimate objects
8. Fake...
2-11-24
What’s your score on the test below? Mine is 204 out of 240.
Free Neurodivergent Test
The DSM V defines autism. I'll summarize:
-Deficits in social interaction and communication
-Deficits in making or reading nonverbal cues and behavior
-Difficulty maintaining relationships...
I have to get used to being alone. My parents who are in their 70s still act like they will live forever. When i ask them how to do certain things they do it in my stead. For exanple i have no idea how to pay taxes. I asked mom how to do it and she said we will do it together.
I guess they...
How do you see the world as an autistic person? There are 5 options and they are each governed by one of the five senses. Explain your perspective.
1. Stereovision
2. Vibration vision
3. Picture vision
4. Smell pictures
5. Taste visualizations
I'll go first:
Temple Grandin described picture...
2-9-24
One of my therapists (that’s actually not the autism specialist) has a lot to say about my autism. But not all of it is helpful. He links taking a shower or not taking a shower being due to no sense of external control. This translates to me as will. It’s not a matter of the will though...
Ballerina,
Oh ballerina, why do you insist on continuing to dance a choreography that doesn't belong to you?
Why do you persist in constantly tiptoeing on a stage that doesn't belong to you, oh ballerina?
Why do you wear a dress of transparent veil hoping the lights will pierce through and...
There’s so many smells. So many of them are bad. The rain in the city by the harbor smells like fish and car exhaust. It’s not like the rain in the country that smells fresh and clean. The hallways in my apartment complex smell like the perfume and disinfectant of cleaning products. The worst is...
My special interest is personality tests and I have another account on Personality Cafe with all the tests I created.
https://www.personalitycafe.com/members/lilacleia16.573046/
That’s my profile if you want to add me, and here are the tests...
Just to preface this for those who are unaware or are thrown off by my profile pic. I am male. A very confused male trying to find his way.
I am starting to believe from my behaviors, and actions, that I might be gay. The only thing putting a monkey wrench in that certainty is a lack of sexual...
I’m learning to plan my days with a better internal locus of control by giving myself options then asking Ziggy (aka Alexa) to pick a number to decide which option I pick. Here are the options:
Sunny Day Plans:
1. Rollerskate
2. Basketball
3. Long walk
Rainy Day Plans:
1. Draw
2. Write a poem...
No one ever helps no one can see how much difficulty i am having. I cannot do this anymore. I can't live with the fear of not being able to find another job. I thought i could make it without working but i developed ocd and life was hell with it. I need something to distract me but this job is...
Does anyone else have an unusual fear of water like me? I also fear sponges because they stink and it’s like I can feel the little bacteria critters and mold and mildew seeping into my pores when I touch it. I use yellow rubber gloves to touch sponges but the gloves also have a bad smell that I...
I had a meltdown when I was in an airport overnight waiting for the next days flight. I remember feeling fine one minute then completely lost and afraid the next and in the moment I didn’t even realize I was banging my head on the glass because my meltdown had escalated past logic. The cops took...
2-5-24
I remember being in this big assembly room and I was sitting with my classmates when this girl that was really pretty came to sit next to me. I remember telling her that no one would like her if she liked me and that it was ok because she didn’t have to be my friend. I understood back...
2-4-24
I have the hardest time sitting through a movie especially before dark. I end up pausing it to pace my room or call someone. I didn’t go to church today because I still don’t feel emotionally adjusted after my break in routine. Interesting how one break in routine leads to a domino...
2-2-24
I can’t seem to plan my day the day of…only in advance and since I didn’t plan today I can’t motivate myself to get out of bed.
2-1-24
Since I changed my routine by cancelling all my plans today I shutdown completely and slept all day and didn’t feel like listening to music or watching a movie. It’s 5:49pm now so I’m going to force myself to watch a movie and invite over a friend to make my dinner because I really can’t...
2-1-24
I woke up wanting to go back to sleep. Why do I always get up at 7am? I stayed up til midnight watching a movie called Let There Be Light on Prime Freevee. Also the sun wasn’t coming in the windows and the room wasn’t the right temperature. So I turned off the fan. Then my feet felt too...
1-31-24
My test revealed that I have a hard time with sequencing and following steps. I can relate to this because I can’t cook for this reason. I have to watch someone cook and memorize what they do but it’s only good for short term memory so I lose it over and over again. Then I just always...