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Thank you all. Yes her mother was very special to her and her death was the onset of us noticing her raging episodes. And immediately after her death she wanted a child but was not able to concieve for 8 yrs. That also was a huge blow and she was dep
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You hit the nail on the head big time Linda! If this woman does have Asperger's, then what you stated about the loss of her Mother being quite a blow is so true. Back in 1989, there was this woman in my church who passed away. I just cried and cried.
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You might also try just writing out the words you are practising saying. If you choke up, whip out the small note (make a whole bunch of them business card size), and present it to the person. I would recommend also having a small sheet labelled at t
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Step #2 completed (Step #1 being to send that initial email)
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Since I do not read emotions nor tone well (I also have auditory processing disorder which makes the communication process very difficult some days), I especially appreciate it when people tell me what they are thinking and/or saying. More than anyo
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I'm learning how to manage my time. It's not always easy - I work in a place where things do, and often are, dropped at any second in order to work on something more important. It's frustrating. I brought home work this weekend (even though I have to
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Serenity, perhaps the reason your supervisor advised you to not threaten him with sexual harrassment was to cover her ass, not yours (so to speak!!). Once the words are spoken she can't pretend that he was not warned. By the way, you don't have to
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The other thing to keep in mind is many times people with AS have co-morbid conditions so she could have AS and say Borderline Personality Disorder and the symptoms can get confusing. However, a lot of times the frustration and depression that can b
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Quick update: I got a read receipt for the email I sent after about 24 hours, but no reply yet.
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Well, there's an "Adults with AS" section here, but in truth I don't think that most of us are sticklers on where you post. Your comments seem very well-intentioned, so I don't imagine you need to worry about tone. And it's perfectly reas
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"One in particular comes in and just demands that I drop everything to work on his research. Yesterday, I was under the gun to make a deadline so, luckily, my other co-worker intervened, and I continued to work on the literature search. He made
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Originally Posted By: SerenityHe mostly barks in the morning or afternoon when his owners are gone. When they're home, he doesn't bark. I think the dog also thinks that I'm trying to break into his apartment because whenever I go to unlock my door, h
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Thanx for the advice BK_G, I guess we are all trying to learn how to deal with this new situation. As far as the lying, I think she does it because she builds herself up to everyone that she is superior & more intelligent than the rest of us. She
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Interesting post, as it mentions several things that might well indicate AS, but there is one that is almost never an AS characteristic, lying. Flaps her hands, reading preferred over play, sharp tongue, outbursts, feeling she doesn't need a doctor;
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Thank you all so much for your input. @BK_G I understand the importance of not being too harsh on those who self diagnose, there is times we can't even rely on the doctors to diagnose us properly. So I am worried that especially without those credent
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He mostly barks in the morning or afternoon when his owners are gone. When they're home, he doesn't bark. I think the dog also thinks that I'm trying to break into his apartment because whenever I go to unlock my door, he starts up with the barking.
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I am not aware as to the legality of it, but I dont know if you are required to address the harasser before filing a complaint against them. I would say common sense yes tell him that you dont appreciate the advances or comments and if he doesnt st
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so when she was a child, were you familiar autism and how it presented in children? do you know any other diagnosed autistic people for comparison? so you know how it presents. from what little you have revealed about your friend, if a psychologist
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Technically I didn't tell him before hand that he was offending me so, unless he's told verbally that I'm offending him, then I can't really do much about it. At any rate, he's left me alone for two weeks and I'm trying to avoid him as much as possib
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Originally Posted By: SerenityOk, so I told my supervisor. She said to tell him in a firm tone that I find it offensive and not to mention sexual harassment and, he continues, to make a record of it. She needs to consult others about how to go about
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You don't describe what you mean when you say she was different but not unusual. Different in what way? Different usually does mean unusual. Also, keep in mind that this is a spectrum disorder. She might have a mild case. The rage after child bi
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Hypochondriac? Personality disorder? Overly concerned/cautious? I, nor any of us on here, can make a diagnosis. However, I do concur with Bart. To toss in my two cents: some Aspie characteristics can and often are "masked" by coping techn
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"Actually, it was a Freudian slip, I meant to type "Normally people" rather than "Normal people"." No judgment rendered here; I think you see my point. But if someone asked me 10 minutes after my post who had typed th
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I'm wondering if the person could possibly be bi-polar?
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I would think that the chance of being diagnosed in your mid 40's without any history, such as what family members can provide, and without having overwhelmingly clear symptoms is pretty remote. I should caution you against being too hard on people w
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