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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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Try to contact someone nearby. It sounds like you need some extra help. It might be good to visit your nearest ER.
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3 Reactions@smille, Good afternoon. I am so hoping that when you wake up, some clouds will be lifted. I am concerned that you need immediate support to tackle your depression, Would you please post me after you wake up. I will be waiting and watching for your reply. We at Connect are right here for you. May you be free of suffering today and know that you are important and cherished just the way you are. Like the closing song in Toy Story....”You have a friend in me”. Chris
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4 ReactionsHello @smilie -- I am sorry that you are not feeling well. I hope you know that you are not alone and that we've all been there at one time or another. You mentioned in an earlier post that you have been battling depression and anxiety since you were 12. Are you able to ask your doctor about the medications you are taking to see if they might not be helping with your symptoms? When I get a little down I try to focust my brain on happy thoughts or memories I have had. If you have time, it might help to watch a few of the 2 minute videos on Dr. Amit Sood's website here: https://www.resilientoption.com/.
Hoping you feel better soon.
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4 Reactions@smile Yes please call someone a minister ,your Dr, ,suicide line I think you are In need of talking to someone. Like so many have said we are here to listen so cry out to us is you feel comfortable in doing . Watch the video John recommended We care about you
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5 ReactionsPlease go to the ER anytime you might be afraid for your life. We are here for you. But sometimes emergency medical help is necessary. In this heat, many become dehydrated without even knowing it. Dearest @smilie, please let me know how you are feeling today. I had a long post to you that just disappeared. So, just getting this out there, plain and simple. We are here for you. And we are better together.
Can we talk?
Mamacita Jane
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4 Reactionsplease seek help or goto emergency for some TLC
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5 ReactionsHi Sirgalahad, nice name. Thank you for your concern. I do reach out for help by calling the crisis line. I haven’t been in the hospital for a long time. I hope that I don’t have to go back. I have taken so many classes on ways to stay safe and how to relax my mind.
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5 Reactionsok paw and bear hugs
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3 ReactionsHi all! How is everyone? Today has been a very, very long day. But a good day. Tomorrow is the first day of the 2019-2020 school year. Three Grands: First grade, Ninth Grade, and Infant Class! (Day Care !)
I am so excited for this new school year. I get a nervous giggle just thinking about new books, notebooks, maps, brand new crayons, and new clothes.
With so much sadness in the news these days, I thought we might think about the little things we might be grateful for. Like new school shoes. Homework. Children and school buses.
Life is a gift. The little boy in El Paso who was on the news recently, gets this. He wanted to help himself feel better, and to do something for the other people to give back, as well. He has issued a challenge. Each one of us has been asked to do a random act of kindness. For every person who was killed in El Paso on that fateful day.
Autistics care. We have feelings,often quite deep, just like Neurotypicals. We don't always "get" all of the finer details when it concerns social skills. Or what is considered the "norm." But this is something we can all do to fight the hatred in this country.
If you care to do so, let us know one thing you have done, after making this commitment. As a random act of kindness. Then love will win, instead of hatred.
Peace, out.
Mamacita Jane
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5 Reactions@mamacita We moved me up to this quaint little rural town last week, and now I have internet! We have been met with well-intentioned people, who give me a measure of comfort.
The idea this young boy has, to show acts of kindness, is sadly lacking as a matter of course everyday. Yesterday I went out to our ambulance station, and signed up for both ambulance service and Mercy flight. Being rural, they will take you to closest hospital, which costs almost $3K by ambulance, up to $20K by flight. Unless you have their subscription, which is $84/year including the Mercy flight. As I spoke to the head paramedic, I asked him about donations. He said they are happy to receive them as an offset to the costs. So, that will be a pet project of mine. Wondering if raffling off a quilt will raise some monies for them.....
Ginger
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