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Diagnosing learning difficulties
Hi I am 25 year old man who was moderate learning difficulties how would I go about getting diagnosed.
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I keep getting fired
I am a web developer. I have mostly worked with startups with little or no HR in place. Every time I disclose I am on the autistic spectrum, I get fired. It usually starts with my disclosure, then they start talking slowly to me, then they won't believe I've understood things and there is just no getting through to them…
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Hello I'm looking for PDA adults to talk to.
Hi I'm Alan I'm looking for PDA adults to talk to. Not many about Thanks ?
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I need aswers
I feel like my fiance isn't allowed to feel emotion and that he has to be always here for me no matter what is happening, like he isn't allowed to have meltdowns or be tired and every fight that we have end up like me crying and him reassuring me, can anyone with ASD relate?
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Autistic diagnosis
I am sure I have aspergers or autism and have been tested years ago by the NHS service who thought I didn't have it but my husband and mum who have both worked with mental illness and autistic individuals think I do have it. Where else do you turn to for assessment or help?
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Sid the artist
I’m Susmitha Gadiyar,
mother of Siddharth who is a young man of 20 who has Autism, severe learning
difficulty, speech and language impairment, Epilepsy, ADHD, PDD and challenging
behaviours. Siddharth (Sid)
has always had a creative streak and knack for music and sports. Sid has always
liked to draw and colour on paper,…
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Newly Diagnosed with Autism
Hello, I haven’t been on here in a while but yesterday I got formally diagnosed with autism. I have co-morbid ADHD/ASD/GAD. Did anyone else sort of just know that they were autistic beforehand? Because I could sort of tell if that makes sense. Just posting to try and meet others with autism/adhd and hear stories of how you…
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Hate crime
Hi. I was wanting some advice or help please. I am the mother of two autistic young boys. I have one who's 5 and one who's 4. My 5 year old is in a mainstream school and my 4 year old is just starting at a specialist school. My 5 year old has now been at his school for over a year and absolutely loves the school, staff…
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Autism
My nephew has Autism, would like to know what I can do to help him.
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How to get diagnosed
I have a trouble with understanding but need a full test how will I get one
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Autosm diagnosis
Hi everyone, Brand new to all this sort of thing but felt if was the right time to speak to people that will be far more experienced than us. We have a beautiful daughter Darcey who is 6, she is kind, gentle and sees the best in anyone she meets. She was born by c section at 37.5 weeks however docs bebelived my placenta…
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Tearing and destroying items
I am looking for ideas for a young gentleman who has a severe need to tear items such as his shoes (and he tears them down to the soles), his clothing (he will be naked before he is done ripping them), etc. He has a "non-destructible" string in which he is given daily and goes through quickly and then goes back to tearing…
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Advice needed: 16 year old with diagnosed ADHD. His behaviour is causing the family so much
Has anyone advice for a 16 year old with diagnosed ADHD. His behaviour is causing the family so much concern? Today, because his 14 year old brother was asked by their fully paralysed and semi blind mum to ask him to get up at around 1pm. the boy stormed in an absolute rage and pushed the 14 year olds bedroom door off its…
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An adults winter coat with velcro?
Hi everyone sorry if I'm posting in wrong place but am new to this. I am a carer for my adult brother in law who has learning difficulties. The problem I have is he cant do the zips or buttons on coats so I have tried to search online for a mens winter coat (jacket) with velcro fastening (hook and eye) unfortunately…
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Broken up with partner
I broke up with my girlfriend a few months ago that moved to Nottingham for University, we are both autistic, but she is undiagnosed, and she suffered severely with depression, alcohol and drug problems and learning difficulties. She was and will again be my best friend one day, but I finally had to cut her out for the…
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Who also has one of the underlying cognitive causes of dyslexia
I have the temporal type of Auditory Processing Disorder which is the underlying cognitive cause of my dyslexia symptom. The Random Gap Detection Test, measures the size of gap between sounds an individual can process, when i did the test back in 2003, it did not include a gap large enough for me to process. This explains…
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Does anyone feel their marriage / relationship has suffered due to child’s high needs?
When I met my husband we were really close and had such a loving relationship. He treated me like I was the best thing on this planet. Fast forward to my son arriving and everything is so different. We don’t even sit together in the evening, hold hands or have genuine hugs. There are no compliments or signs that I am…
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My autistic/ADHD son is out of control & we don't know what to do.
Our son is 11 years old but will not do the most basic of things. You can ask him to wash/brush teeth/do hair/get dressed etc but every one of these requests usually ends in everyone losing their temper and I can't cope anymore. We have given him TOO much support over the years so now its bordering on the ridiculous. In…
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Asperger’s Hangout Centre in Worcester
In case anyone doesn’t know there’s an Asperger’s hangout centre in Worcester and from it I’ve made lots of new friends so I hope this helps other Aspies in similar positions Saturdays are a lot quieter so it’s better for a first time visit compared to Wednesday’s which are usually busier https://www.aspie.org.uk They also…
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What Autism is like for me
I could never have understood it like this ,until i got diagnosed this year... And why i would become so agitated(cbt) does not change Autism..not in my case anyway... This is the way i can explain it....and it doesnt mean i dont consistently try... NOW! i put you infront of a piano...Now try to play like Beethoven... Keep…
