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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is pacing a "stim?" |
| PaulAspie |
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Posted: 09 Jul 2018, 8:27 am
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Replies: 37
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| Definitely. I pace while reading almost every day. NTs think that this is weird. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Continuous biometric anxiety tracking: spire v reveal v lief |
| PaulAspie |
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Posted: 20 May 2017, 5:20 pm
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| I've found doing HRV daily via a cell phone app and a Bluetooth heart monitor has helped me manage ASD-related (or Asperger's-related if you prefer) anxiety but started seeing a few that would check continuously... 3 seem promising. Spire which seems to be a leader of available products but just see... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Clothes shopping as an aspie |
| PaulAspie |
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Posted: 15 Jan 2017, 5:32 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,156
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| Do you have friends or family who are good with fashion? It would probably be a lot easier for somebody to give you advice if they know you in person. Ether this or politely go to the NT coworker who suggested it (assuming she's also a woman) and ask her to help you shopping at a local mall as you ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is(Was) Your Mother On The Autism Spectrum? |
| PaulAspie |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2017, 8:11 pm
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Replies: 59
Views: 3,038
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| It's interesting how life choices can determine if someone is diagnosed. I'm the only person in my family diagnosed but once I started reading up after my diagnosis, I realized half my mom's side (including her) was aspie/HF-autistic. However, they all stuck to fields where Aperger's/HF-Autism is OK... |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Countdown to -100 from 100! No multiple posts! |
| PaulAspie |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2017, 1:37 pm
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Replies: 8,857
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Red flags in dating? Early stages |
| PaulAspie |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2017, 10:42 am
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Replies: 239
Views: 8,567
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| - putting you on an unrealistic pedestal very early on - including saying "I love you" within a week This might depend on the situation, at least the "I love you" part. I knew couples who were already friends and really fell in love as friends before officially dating so they sa... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Red flags in dating? Early stages |
| PaulAspie |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2017, 10:25 am
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Replies: 239
Views: 8,567
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| - putting you on an unrealistic pedestal very early on - including saying "I love you" within a week This might depend on the situation, at least the "I love you" part. I knew couples who were already friends and really fell in love as friends before officially dating so they sa... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Do you think it is selfish to have kids? |
| PaulAspie |
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Posted: 09 Jan 2017, 10:01 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,129
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| It comes down to "Do you have reasonable hope that they'll have a good life?" If you think yes, you'll generally want kids so they can have that good life and you can see them; if you think not, you'll generally be against having kids. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Humor in Autism... |
| PaulAspie |
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Posted: 09 Jan 2017, 9:46 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,236
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| I really like puns... even those jokes that most people drop when they reach high school (example: Why did the monkey fall out of the tree? He'd gone bananas). I don't know if this is a universal ASD thing but word means tend to be interesting for us. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ADHD&scientology |
| PaulAspie |
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Posted: 09 Jan 2017, 6:30 pm
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Replies: 11
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| Whatever you do, avoid scientology like the plague. It's just plain wacky. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The alt-right is a product of systemic anti-autistic abuse. |
| PaulAspie |
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Posted: 09 Jan 2017, 2:54 pm
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Replies: 49
Views: 6,564
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| The Autism connection to the alt right seems to have come from the "claim" by Milo Yiannopoulos that he is an Aspie because he can not get offended . A person who revels in the "post fact" world does not seem autistic to me. It seems like in the actual article he talks about aut... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Your Favourite Autism Product |
| PaulAspie |
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Posted: 09 Jan 2017, 12:58 pm
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Replies: 63
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| This is all still fairly new to me so I don't have much meant for Autistics. I did recently buy a Tangle and I really like it, EXCEPT for the feel of the "rubberized" coating. That one little feature is ruining it for me. I wonder if they make one that's just solid plastic? Yes. I have a ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Your Thoughts on the Squease Vest |
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Posted: 09 Jan 2017, 12:51 pm
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Replies: 15
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| I have one and I love it. A few comments. I. I'm adult-diagnosed ASD (clinical in my 30s - I always knew I was a little different but reject labels like this for years) and I take care of myself and a job pretty well for an adult let alone a clinically diagnosed autistic. I was diagnosed because I f... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Is being a capitalist autism advocate a contradiction? |
| PaulAspie |
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Posted: 31 Dec 2016, 12:33 am
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Replies: 3
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| Obviously, we'd want some regulations to protect the disabled... but the USA (the paradigmatic capitalist country) many such regulations exist, and many could be added without overthrowing the system. For those of us who live here, I think we're better off with stability and can't see the revolution... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism and Spirituality |
| PaulAspie |
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Posted: 20 Dec 2016, 7:45 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,990
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I've found Catholicism very helpful with its regularity and peaceful worship. I tried charismatic on pentecostal churches a few times but they just didn't fit me. Much of it is so hard to describe in words.
I'm not quite as monastic as downeaster59 but I definitely tend a little that way. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: why is expressing our emotions hard for us then a NT? |
| PaulAspie |
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Posted: 23 Mar 2016, 10:45 am
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,614
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| As far as I understand, our brain is less inter-connected so the emotion part doesn't connect to the facial expression or language part as well. This separateness is also what helps us excel in specific things. |
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