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Does anybody have suggestions of books or material to read about dealing with anxiety and depression as an autistic person?
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nesamdoom posted:I'm kinda curious if it's normal to push poo poo to be worse, or if I'm just the kind of person to make stuff worse and see what happens. I do this all the time. I don't know if it's normal but it's because the mode I exist in is always kinda figuring out where boundaries to things are so I know what my limits are - I'm way more comfortable knowing what I can work with in various situations. It's always an 'oh no' moment when I realize that yes, I've found the limit for X, Y, or Z, but I've also totally hosed it. Which yes, is followed by a 'why am I like this???' moment, sigh.
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Mar 4, 2024 01:36
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StrangersInTheNight posted:I do this all the time. I don't know if it's normal but it's because the mode I exist in is always kinda figuring out where boundaries to things are so I know what my limits are - I'm way more comfortable knowing what I can work with in various situations. It's always an 'oh no' moment when I realize that yes, I've found the limit for X, Y, or Z, but I've also totally hosed it. Which yes, is followed by a 'why am I like this???' moment, sigh. Yea, that moment of 'oops' gets me often enough to question it.
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Mar 4, 2024 01:45
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Black Feather posted:Does anybody have suggestions of books or material to read about dealing with anxiety and depression as an autistic person? I'm not sure I know of any books that deal specifically with anxiety and depression but most of the books I have read address it as kind of a central theme of being autistic, if that makes sense. I always recommend Unmasking Autism by Devon Price.
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Mar 4, 2024 03:35
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The Doctor posted:I'm not sure I know of any books that deal specifically with anxiety and depression but most of the books I have read address it as kind of a central theme of being autistic, if that makes sense. I always recommend Unmasking Autism by Devon Price. The author put out a new book recently called Unlearning Shame which could be relevant since it talks about dealing with anxiety, depression, etc. though it isn't specifically for autistic people. I haven't read it yet though, so take it with a grain of salt.
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Mar 4, 2024 23:39
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Thank you for the recs, I'll try to get my hands on those. The clinic wants me to have an actual evaluation, because at this point they are pretty sure I'm on the spectrum and having documents on hand will enable them to provide more help for me and have it covered by my insurance, and my emotions about it all are still a complete mess.
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Mar 26, 2024 10:13
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I happen to be one of the people that gets stuck on a food. It can be pretty much anything and I have no problem eating the same thing daily for a long time. What I wonder is, are there good ways to work these meals/foods so that I could eat a spicy ramen and then also fry some green beans for the next meal in a day, then eat completely different stuff the next day... but I never go long without eating the stuff I really like? for example I was hooked on frying quesodillas with spicy cheese and then i'd slap a cold tortilla on top with spinach and I ate that for like 3 weeks. 90% only that. It was good and not the worst thing healthwise. I just don't know how to work other stuff into the mix, unless it's my fallback of just ramen with loads of stuff thrown in. Is there a trick to managing whatever it is that's just eating the same thing over and over? I don't mind cooking, but I'll just be hungry until I go get the stuff to cook what I had the last time I ate.
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Apr 26, 2024 13:11
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Try having a habit of cooking the same things on the same days maybe? Then you still get the nice feeling of knowing what you're doing on each day and having a good routine, but your diet is more varied. Honestly though if the thing you're stuck on is reasonably healthy then I don't see what's wrong with eating it for three weeks straight. Have a list of things you like that you pick from if you feel like making something new?
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Apr 26, 2024 13:31
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Seconding the list, my family has always kept a list of stuff we like and when we plan meals and can't think of anything, we go for the list.
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Apr 26, 2024 14:37
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Dear Autism Thread. I need help. My son is 6 years old, almost 7. He was diagnosed with level 2 Autism several years ago. We have our ups and downs but it's not been bad. His only real issue until last month was not being toilet trained. He'd use the potty at home but refuses to use the toilet anywhere and has been going to school in nappies. 3 or so weeks ago, it started. School refusal. He's always been hard to get out of bed in the morning but he's been going to daycare/kindergartner year 3/4 and prep. But now he's in grade 1 and we've hit School refusal. We've got an online meeting with all therapists and the school vice principle but I fear there is no solution. I feel very hopeless about it. Any advice from parents who went through it, or those of you who lived through it.
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May 20, 2024 08:27
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drat. i'm stuck on level 1
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May 20, 2024 11:03
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Comstar posted:Dear Autism Thread. I need help. I don't have any good advice, my mom somehow forced me through that phase until.. well i graduated. However The Autism Thread over in E/N might have some good resources as we have a fairly active community over there, including a few parents who pop in for advice 
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May 20, 2024 14:12
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Did anything happen at school? If he didn't have any issues before, that might be the cause?
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May 20, 2024 16:41
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Comstar posted:Any advice from parents who went through it, or those of you who lived through it. I remember having a ton of anxiety about each new school year and throwing up every morning for the first few weeks of school through elementary school. If it seems linked with anxiety, the Yale SPACE program as laid out in ‘Breaking free of child anxiety and OCD’ may be a good starting point. My ND teenager also periodically flirts with school refusal, but I’ve found that the right school (which allows them to take sensory breaks), and clear expectations for what staying home looks like (no TV, no video games, periodic check-ins, and working semi-independently on schoolwork) mean that they only take that option infrequently.
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May 20, 2024 16:59
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He’s 6. I get the issue if it’s a 13-year-old who’s fully able to cut class and smoke weed behind the school, but how is refusal even an option for a 6-year-old? I would never have gone if my parents just let me say I didn’t wanna. By all means figure out why he doesn’t like school and how to address it, but unless you find out he’s being horrifically bullied or something, he has to go to school
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May 20, 2024 18:16
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i like nice words
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Comstar posted:Dear Autism Thread. I need help. What are his special interests?
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