Autism Spectrum Disorder Forum
A major national cause in 2012, autism remains a little-known disease. What treatments exist abroad? What are the different forms of autism? Learn more through our dedicated forum and find support and empathy from patients and their caregivers.
Ongoing discussions - Autism Spectrum Disorder
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- How does your autism affect you or your loved one?
Hello everyone, How are you today? As you know, autism varies from person to person, but most commonly causes social communication challenges, sensory issues or restricted and repetitive behaviors
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- What is your autism story? Let's share!
Hello everyone, Welcome to our autism community! I thought I would create this discussion so that everyone could introduce his or herself! So, what's your autism story? How and when were you diagn
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- What do you think about the portrayal of people with autism in the media? Is it harmful or does it raise awareness?
Hi everyone, The term autism, while a well-known condition, is not always well understood by society... even less understood is the term Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). However, ASD has been portr
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- What types of therapy have you or your loved one tried for autism?
Many types of therapies may be recommended for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) beacause of the wide range of symptoms, skills, and levels of disability in functioning and soc
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- Can Psychedelic Drugs Heal?
Many people think of psychedelics as relics from the hippie generation or something taken by ravers and music festival-goers, but they may one day be used to treat disorders ranging from social anxiet
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Ongoing discussions - Behavioural disorders / Mental illness
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- Morning anxiety - Any Recommendations?
waking up feeling anxious. Scared to take on the day!
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- Treatment Resistant Anxiety and ongoing Bipolar Depression
Hello out there, I've been experiencing some serious, constant and ongoing severe anxiety and bipolar depression that has progressively been getting worse, for the past number of years. I've been a
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- How are you doing? Let's share
Been awhile since I have been here. I’m sorry about that. How is everyone holding up.
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Ongoing discussions - Nervous system diseases
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- Do you have a Bucket List?
Hello everyone, You can call me movin_on. I am diagnosed with Parkinson's. For those of you who may not be familiar with this term, a Bucket List is a list of things that one has not done before bu
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- Applying for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Hello I have Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus.I have tried applying for SSI disability but have been denied because I have to work to support myself in the meantime.Has anyone experienced this and we're
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- Do you have a support animal?
Hello, I have depression, anxiety, and epilepsy. Does anyone have a support animal to calm you down or in this case a trained dog for epilepsy? I've had dogs practically all my life but now my b
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Ongoing discussions - Psoriatic arthritis
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- How to track the evolution of psoriatic arthritis?
Knowing that psoriatic arthritis can decide to hibernate and not cause visible and painful symptoms for some time, how can we monitor it other than at the time of a flare-up?How often should we do fol
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- Psoriatic arthritis and work: How to manage?
I exhausted because of my PsA, but I really want to continue working. How do you all manage? Have you been able to talk to your company or boss about it? I'm afraid to start the conversation...
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- How do you ease morning stiffness?
Hi all, my PsA affects all of my joints but it's the worst in my fingers. I've noticed in this last year that it's gotten especially bad in the morning. I can barely move my hands and get ready in the
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