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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: List your aspie "super powers." |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2009, 3:13 pm
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Replies: 43
Views: 22,606
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| I have note for note recall of songs I enjoy (I like to think of this as my built-in ipod). Notice details no one else does. Remember completely useless bits of trivia while forgetting important things, like people's names or birthdays. Good at fixing things, esp. plumbing. Really good at pissing pe... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Things one must say |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2009, 3:00 pm
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Replies: 43
Views: 3,208
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| Sometimes its hard to tell if there is a double meaning implied or not. There have been plenty of times when I will feel compelled to ask "What do you mean by that?" Not because I'm dense but because I don't want to give an inappropiate response. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does it feel intrusive to have to talk? |
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Posted: 31 Mar 2009, 3:47 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,960
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| Oh YEAH. Some days I just can't deal with conversing much at all, esp. with overly outgoing types. When I was younger I would sometimes "clam up", much to my parent's and guidance councilor's and shrink's annoyance. Not so much about losing myself as just not feeling like there was anything worth ta... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Thraot Clearing. |
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Posted: 31 Mar 2009, 3:41 pm
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Replies: 22
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| Sometimes, esp. if I feel nervous. Or feel dried out, allergies bothering me, etc. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you see yourself as evil? |
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Posted: 31 Mar 2009, 3:38 pm
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Replies: 102
Views: 7,377
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| Evil no, different yes. But I suppose all it takes is being different to some to qualify as "evil" (or at the very least, undesirable). I took a lot of crap over the years for simply not seeing things the way others did, for not getting caught up in fads or gossip or whatever the latest trivial inan... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: People say I should try hard to change my personality |
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Posted: 30 Mar 2009, 1:11 pm
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Replies: 15
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| Yes, definetly. Esp. when I was younger, I had a step-parent who tried to "change" me. Needless to say it didn't work. I took a lot of crap over the years for not having an outgoing personality, but that's just how I am. If someone is persistent about me being myself I just tell them that I look at ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I can't stand my past. It sucks. |
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Posted: 30 Mar 2009, 12:40 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,096
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| You sound a lot like I did about ten years ago. Something about the workplace that just recapitulates highschool/middleschool...I can't say that I've accepted things as they are, I haven't. But I have found some people, here and there, who are accepting of me, and who are genuinely nice. Of course t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How Are Your Relationships With Your Peers? |
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Posted: 29 Mar 2009, 1:28 pm
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Replies: 44
Views: 3,455
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| When I was a kid I had a handful of friends, not many. That's been true my whole life. I did go thru a horrible time in my 20s where I was very depressed, self medicating (whole other thread topic) and being about as anti-social as one can be (not speaking to anyone for days at a time, avoiding all ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why do we look younger? |
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Posted: 29 Mar 2009, 1:08 pm
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Replies: 319
Views: 66,943
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| I've had this one my whole life, people never believe me when I tell them my age. When I was a freshman in college I was getting carded for going to rated R movies! In my late 30s but could pass for mid 20s. My mum's side of the family always looked young for their age though, so I guess its genetic. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone else accused of being gay for simply being different? |
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Posted: 29 Mar 2009, 1:03 pm
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Replies: 52
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| Bleah. Used to get this a lot back in middle school and high school, seems to be something the alpha male jock types enjoy doing to those who are different in any way, going after a guy's masculinity. But even some relatives on occassion would wonder, esp. since I wasn't dating. I guess that doesn't... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "Autistic eyes" |
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Posted: 29 Mar 2009, 12:57 pm
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Replies: 60
Views: 6,673
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| I've gotten both comments about having the intense look and the stoned/vacant look, seems to be largely unconscious on my part, guess it depends what I'm thinking about. Also have inadvertently stared at people without meaning to, and then can't look people in the eye while talking (although I'm tra... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you feel more isolated when in a crowd? |
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Posted: 28 Mar 2009, 1:20 pm
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Replies: 24
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| Exactly, I've felt like that more times than I can remember. But at least at my current job people there are a lot nicer than at some past jobs I've had. And yet, I'm still odd man out. With strangers though, its way worse for me. Sometimes if I feel really self-conscious I just can't go to parties,... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you feel more isolated when in a crowd? |
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Posted: 28 Mar 2009, 1:09 pm
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Replies: 24
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| Yes. Absolutley, esp. at work. People tend to be "cliquish" at my job and while I pretty much get along with my co-workers, when its not one on one its so damn hard for me. The awkward silences/pauses, not knowing what to say next and keep the ball rolling, feeling distracted or dissociating. That k... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: NT math is like trying to see in the dark |
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Posted: 27 Mar 2009, 11:45 am
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Replies: 46
Views: 3,999
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| I had a really hard time with math all thru school until 10th grade. That's when we studied geometry and I just had some sort of natural affinity for it, I found it very easy and it made total sense to me. The weird thing was that here I was, someone who had previously had struggled with algebra (ge... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Obsessive interests..... this is interesting!! ! |
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Posted: 27 Mar 2009, 11:36 am
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Replies: 100
Views: 35,412
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Childhood: dinosaurs, cars, ancient Egypt, mythology, history, drawing, Star Wars, baseball cards, the X-Men.
Now: geopolitics, history, the enviroment, paranormal stuff, comics. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How Can We Prepare for Social Unrest & Civil Disorder? |
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Posted: 27 Mar 2009, 11:30 am
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Replies: 186
Views: 20,071
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| Haven't done anything to prepare per se. I dunno, I could go either way on this one. I think like the economy, it largely depends on where you live, some places will do better than others. But I also like to think that when the s**t hits the fan, it often brings out the best in people instead of the... |
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