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Adults On The Autism Spectrum
Maybe you were really shy as a child. Perhaps you took home a huge stack of books from the school library, read them, and returned them the next day. Or did your best friend find you crying in your closet, unable to answer the question "Why?" At any rate, your life could be traced to the Self-Help section of the local bookstore. Unfortunately, most of the books were not much help. ADHD seemed to fit, at times. Your shrink said you might be Bi-Polar, although she wasn't really certain. All you knew was that you rarely fit in, anywhere. One day at work, it hit you square in the face: I don't speak these people's language! Really, it was like you were all playing this game, and everyone knew the rules but you. You couldn't tell a joke, and you never "got" any joke your co-worker tried to tell you. People started getting annoyed with you, because you had a memory like a steel trap. They didn't appreciate it when you called them on the carpet. Who knew? This was my life, and worse. I finally aced several tests that pointed me to the answer to my questions. The Autism Spectrum. Guess what? Little kids with Autism grow up to be Adults with Autism. Diagnosed late in life? This is the place for you!
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thankyou dear Mamacita for those beautiful words . I am struggling because of being autistic and whom works in childrens oncology pathology and I know the techniques are more advanced and can lead to remission .although not cure .
I am also struggling because she had amastectomy and I was supposed to be Brca2 positive but looked for official pathology results done by Douglas Hanley Moir pathology and no record nor tests were ever done.so there is medical fraud and deception and leading me to deceive and mislead Gillian .
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3 ReactionsI am also struggling because there is a supposed treatment involving me and my blood and dna and bone marrow so I believe but I have never heard of it and none of the Oncologist I work with have never heard of it .therefore any plans have been thrown out because I don't know if I am brca1 or 2 .
she is angry with me because to this point I haven't had cancer although no certainty I will avoid it , she is angry because I am autistic and disabled and she cant hit me and abuse me .I also have survivors guilt I am the only immediate sibling not to have cancer , although being Autistic, asthmatic ,hepatitis C an Lymphedema and also blood clotting issues is no walk in the park .I came very close to dying in 2017 from blood clots in the lungs and my attempted suicide last September 2018 and major hemorrhage from left leg veins . I will need lots of hugs and no complex questions my brain has shut down ,executive functioning has broken down .I will listen and hugs peoples but will give my thought from all the dumb things I have done and my experience but I am thru adulating peoples
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3 ReactionsDearest @sirgalahad, When someone receives bad news, they often lash out in anger. The anger may be fear. Fear of the future unknown that is coming sooner than expected. Try to see your sister's fear and not the anger. I know this is hard.
I send as many virtual hugs as you need. The supply is limitless and I hope they provide some comfort.
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5 Reactionsshe and the family have been involved with her breast cancer for 20 years and this is her 4th op and she went down the path of natural therapies medicine and herbalism and TM MEDITATION .I WAS IMPLORING HER TO GO THE CONVENTIONAL ROUTE AND USING ALSO TARGETTED RADIO IUMMNIOTHERAPY AND RADIOISTOPES WHICH CAN TRACK AND TARGET CANCER CELLS .Sorriest didn't mean to yell my apologies and I wanted her to do the western regime to knock down the cancer cells and she could follow up with the natural therapies and herbalism . I knows she has lashed out quite a lot at me and its been that way for along time and saying its unfair I have never had cancer . but I accept my lot and will send her hugs from a distance and I am chasing genetic testing via my hematologist on Tuesday and also genetic screening tests as well on Tuesday and Dna AND BONE MARROW TESTING
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4 Reactions@sirgalahad
I'm so sorry to hear of your family struggles. Facing such serious illness creates communication difficulties but at the same time communication is so badly needed. I hope your sister can reach out and find comfort. I hope you can also find comfort.
We all care about you!
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2 ReactionsTHANKYOU DEAR Teresa I have to put my personal enmity aside at this juncture and just sit and hear and listen and hope she is amenable at this time . We have lost all our senior member of our immediate family to cancer grandparents uncles parents and now my sibling its started and caught up with us a .sucha cruel and despicable disease sadly
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4 ReactionsI am very sorry for lashing out at Colleen Young AND INDIRECTLY BEING VERY BLUNT TYPICAL AUTIS WE SAY WHAT WE THINK NO FILTERS AND I HAVE LASH OUT AT SOMEONE .I AM SORRIES ITS pretty shallow of me to hassle you Colleen and Theresa both and mamacita are sending me words of wisdom and kindness and cuddles and hugs .thankyou
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5 ReactionsI did not feel you lashing out at me, @sirgalahad. You are hurt, confused and frustrated by your family's situation, especially your sister. Bluntness appreciated here. No judgement. Just free hugs.
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6 Reactionshugs and thankyou
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We do understand what a difficult place you are in. We are here for you and you do not have to go through this alone. Keep writing and we will keep listening.
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