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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Intense Special Interest |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2018, 10:38 pm
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| Aviation and space have always been one of my "special interests"; I was lucky enough to get a job in the industry. I've also always been very interested in geography, maps, etc. A lot of that grew out of stamp collecting when I was a kid. Working in GIS might've been a great fit for me. A... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is brain damage the problem? |
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Posted: 02 May 2017, 9:52 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,281
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| I was cyanotic at birth and I always wondered if it could be related to my issues (this was back before I even heard of Asperger's Syndrome). There was some speculation by researchers about the link between anoxia and autism for awhile. More recently research seems to be pointed in the direction of ... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Your favorite TV sketch show |
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Posted: 28 Mar 2017, 9:56 pm
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What's the last weirdest dream you had? |
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Posted: 28 Mar 2017, 9:27 pm
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Replies: 7,963
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| I had a weird one a couple weeks ago where I trained elephants to be software testers. It was a NASA project with some kind of touchscreen interface, and elephants were involved in it somehow. I got the idea after realizing they were smart enough to learn the touchscreen. They caught on fast, but ev... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone else never been clubbing before? |
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Posted: 25 Jul 2016, 8:11 pm
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Replies: 68
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| Never been. The crowds, the loud music, the strobe lights, the drunk people- sounds awful. When I was in my late teens/early 20s, I used to be ashamed that I didn't go to Prom, didn't have a date every (or any) weekend, and didn't go to bars or parties very often. I was judging myself largely by wha... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What do you do to cope with executive functioning issues? |
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Posted: 11 Apr 2016, 10:03 pm
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Replies: 19
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| Executive functioning is by far the most difficult thing for me. I'm constantly stressed out because there are always tons of things in the back of my head I know I need to get done, from cleaning to budgeting my money to just random tasks that take me way too long to complete. Story of my life. He... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Looking for Tips from Long Distance Hikers |
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Posted: 01 Feb 2016, 7:30 pm
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Replies: 7
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| Anyone here ever done hiking for more than a week? Like attempted real long distance trails? Specifically would like information about the Pacific Crest Trail, but any tips from people who hike in general would be nice. I'm planning on spending my summer out on the PCT this year. I've already done ... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: If there were a legit cure for autism, would you take it? |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2016, 7:58 pm
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| Well, i ended up casting a "no" vote because since autism is a developmental "disorder", curing it would involve restructuring the brain at the synaptic level. There probably wouldn't be much of me left after that treatment, and whatever is left over might resemble an infant at f... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "Easy" questions |
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Posted: 27 Jan 2016, 7:41 pm
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Replies: 39
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| This scenario used to bug me- Them: "How was your weekend?" Me: "Okay." Them: "Only 'okay'?" What's wrong with 'okay'? I would say by definition 'okay' is average. Every weekend can't be "AWESOME!! !!". But that wasn't as bad as them asking "What did you ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Best US locations for Asperger's |
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Posted: 23 Jan 2016, 9:05 pm
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Replies: 3
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| I'm an Aspie. What US locations can I move to where I won't be bored, people are tolerable of me, I'm tolerable of them, and making new friends and finding new things to do with other people is actually easy and not just talk? I've lived in a lot of places in my life, and I don't think there is suc... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Got Anything Random To Say |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2016, 2:17 pm
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| Check out Nashville guys, I am completely snowed in, I have watched several people screw the pooch on that street next to my apartment, Downtown is out my other window. While I am very close to Downtown (Most am downtown) I couldn't even see any buildings off in that direction this morning, it was ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Becoming Less autistic? |
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Posted: 21 Jan 2016, 2:30 pm
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Replies: 18
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| I think you learn to handle a lot of situations better with experience. Facing a new experience was terrifying for me. Filling my car with gas or making a telephone call to a stranger used to be nerve-wracking for me, and dealing with a bad tire/battery/alternator/water pump used to be major ordeals... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone have gut problems? |
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Posted: 20 Jan 2016, 8:09 pm
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| I used to get so constipated that every six months or so I'd be in incredible pain. Sometimes I was in danger of passing out if I tried to walk too far at once. Then I'd have a huge bowel movement after a few hours of this and that would reset my system. Eating better seemed to help with that. Anoth... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is extreme social isolation normal for Aspergers? |
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Posted: 12 Jan 2016, 10:25 pm
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Replies: 48
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| I'm the most socially isolated person I know. I have casual contact with quite a few people but I'm not really close to anyone. Even my brother and sister I only see about once a year. I had closer friends in the past, but it seems I gradually lost them one by one over the years, I probably didn't d... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Questions about you |
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Posted: 08 Jan 2016, 7:47 pm
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| What is your first name? Patrick Age: 53 Location: Southwest US Hobbies and Interests: Hiking, Travel, geography, history, pers. finance, science, reading, aviation, space Why are you here? To connect with others who are like me (most of my life, I didn't think there were any). When were you diagnos... |
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