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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Do you have a song in your head? |
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Posted: 05 Jun 2010, 6:23 pm
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Crisis from the soundtrack of the film The Legend of 1900.
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Christian Aspies |
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Posted: 05 Jun 2010, 8:47 am
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Replies: 131
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| I grew up in a fundamentalist evangelical Christian environment. The problem of being "on the spectrum" as well as being "born again" is that evangelical protestantism relies heavily on emotions, feelings, and a conversion experience. I rarely felt what others seemed to feel, or expected me to feel,... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Awesome/Creative Insults |
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Posted: 14 May 2010, 4:50 pm
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Replies: 83
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MONKEY wrote: Zonder wrote: "I don't know what's wrong with you, but whatever it is, I'm sure it's really difficult to pronounce."
Z Now that is good. 
Thanks Monkey!  I've been saving that one for a long time.
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Awesome/Creative Insults |
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Posted: 14 May 2010, 1:21 pm
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"I don't know what's wrong with you, but whatever it is, I'm sure it's really difficult to pronounce."
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: How many of us have perfect pitch? |
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Posted: 14 May 2010, 9:31 am
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Replies: 39
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| More tests from Scientist - sweet! I can't remember the names of musical notes (that after being a trained musician since I was a young child), but give me one point of reference and I can figure it out. Scored 10/10 on both tests. But since I can't say, "that is a C above middle C," I guess I don't... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Differences in Diagnosis - what is the difference exactly? |
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Posted: 14 May 2010, 8:56 am
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| Hello CanadianRose, PDD-NOS is a "catch all" diagnosis when an individual has developmental differences that are noticeable enough to receive a diagnosis, but the symptoms/presentation does not fit a more-standard category. Therefore, those diagnosed with PDD-NOS are all over the map in ability leve... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: battle of the labels: gifted and AS/HFA/ADHD/NVLD/etc. |
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Posted: 10 May 2010, 8:40 am
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Replies: 114
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| A quote that particularly stuck out to me was: "Compensation breaks down when you’re stressed, tired, ill, injured, anxious, or encountering new situations. When compensation works, you feel like an imposter, and when it fails, you feel incompetent. Am I smart or am I stupid? Not a great basis for ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: battle of the labels: gifted and AS/HFA/ADHD/NVLD/etc. |
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Posted: 10 May 2010, 7:55 am
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Replies: 114
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| Just read your article, and...wow. So much insight there, not sure where to even start commenting. Thanks Mosaicofminds . . . when I started researching the subject six years ago I wasn't sure that anyone would find it interesting. So happy that you relate! "In practical terms, a deficit is still a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: battle of the labels: gifted and AS/HFA/ADHD/NVLD/etc. |
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Posted: 09 May 2010, 9:39 pm
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Replies: 114
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: battle of the labels: gifted and AS/HFA/ADHD/NVLD/etc. |
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Posted: 09 May 2010, 9:38 pm
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| And thanks for all the thoughtful replies! You're welcome! "For instance, are social difficulties the result of having an inability to make connections with those one's age, or that there is too much intellectual disparity and the gifted student just can't relate to others her/his age." Or even bot... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: battle of the labels: gifted and AS/HFA/ADHD/NVLD/etc. |
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Posted: 09 May 2010, 8:19 pm
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Replies: 114
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| Thanks for the questions, Mosaicofminds! I'll try to answer them. I haven't heard of someone being diagnosed gifted as an adult...how did it work, for you? About five years ago I took an on-line IQ test that said I had the IQ level of Bill Gates. I didn't believe it because my grades were often real... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: battle of the labels: gifted and AS/HFA/ADHD/NVLD/etc. |
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Posted: 09 May 2010, 5:08 pm
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| My perspective is a little different as I didn't know I was "gifted" until I was in my 40s. * Did you receive a gifted label as well as an AS/HFA/ADHD/etc. label? No labels at all except for "lazy," "not applying yourself," and "you could do anything if you wanted to." * If so, which did you receive... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Random pic thread |
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Posted: 07 May 2010, 10:19 am
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Replies: 9,614
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Can't find that book you're trying to locate? Then you're probably in the
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: battle of the labels: gifted and AS/HFA/ADHD/NVLD/etc. |
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Posted: 06 May 2010, 5:25 pm
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| @Zonder "I've read a couple of studies that indicate that sometimes a certain amount of neurological inefficiency can cause the individual to develop unusual abilities because they essentially learn from an early age to work harder than those with more typical neurological development. I've even he... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: battle of the labels: gifted and AS/HFA/ADHD/NVLD/etc. |
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Posted: 05 May 2010, 1:17 pm
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Replies: 114
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| I don't think all forms of autism get less obvious because of the cognitive advantages that sometimes get called giftedness and sometimes don't. People often assume that since the main problems they can overcome through calculation are social, then those who can't pass are just more obviously soci... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Musical training from a young age |
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Posted: 04 May 2010, 5:41 pm
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Replies: 5
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| Thanks for the responses everyone! I have also wondered about those corpus callosum studies and how my early musical training may have "headed off" some of the severity of ASD traits, especially considering that the autistic corpus callosum is supposed to be smaller than average and the musician's c... |
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