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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Synesthesia |
| starygrrl |
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Posted: 30 May 2012, 10:28 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,982
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| I have sound to color as well OP. I also am a musician. The difference is the intensity has increased with age. I know how to control it better as I aged, but that does not help with certain sounds. For example, being around children is now very difficult. Loud rooms with several people talking trig... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Want to start a website, don't know where to start |
| starygrrl |
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Posted: 12 May 2011, 9:44 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,041
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| The question is what type of website. I will be honest, various types of websites require various levels of work, and sometimes multiple workers. Probably the easiest website to do on your own is a blogging website. Content websites are a good model, but you have to know how to target and build up a... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Best non-degree level Jobs for Aspies. |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2011, 11:08 am
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Replies: 24
Views: 6,391
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| My interests are Politics and current affairs and music (listening to). All i can think of there, is owning your own record store but i think unfortunately the Internet has killed record stores as a viable commercial enterprise. Vinyl music stores won't be killed by the internet, but success there ... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Best non-degree level Jobs for Aspies. |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2011, 11:05 am
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Replies: 24
Views: 6,391
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| My interests are Politics and current affairs and music (listening to). All i can think of there, is owning your own record store but i think unfortunately the Internet has killed record stores as a viable commercial enterprise. It has, but have you considered becoming a luthier? They repair and cr... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Jobs for aspies-who are not good at math |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2011, 10:59 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,475
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| Any job that involves a significant amount of writing or research. Some require statistical analysis, but most require an understanding of language and writing style. Basically an editor, a technical writer, etc. Believe it or not there is also a difference between general customer interaction and b... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Anybody else here who is good with computers, but... |
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Posted: 13 Apr 2011, 4:10 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,337
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| would probably be culturally incompatible with most IT jobs, and would be unlikely to be hired for an IT job due to multiple factors? I enjoy computer programming, as well as collecting operating systems and older computers, and would like to get a computer-related job of some kind (preferably prog... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Is it okay be asexual? |
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Posted: 12 Apr 2011, 12:50 pm
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Replies: 40
Views: 15,849
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| Okay, My parents are expecting me to be in a relationship so they can have grandkids. I happen to be asexual because I'm not comfortable with doing the you-know-what. Whenever I tell them that I'm asexual, they think it's a bunch of nonsense. I tried to get a guy to like me in high school, but he s... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Dating as you get older? |
| starygrrl |
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Posted: 10 Apr 2011, 9:22 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,919
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| Why is the dating world so scrutinizing and merceless? at least that is from what i have read on here and others places. the job world can accomodate to you a lot LOT more than the dating world. For a number of (very good) reasons. The top of which is safety. I can go through the list but compatibi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is the evolutionary 'value' of an aspergers population? |
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Posted: 04 Apr 2011, 9:34 am
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Replies: 48
Views: 7,195
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| Less time for social stuff means more time to create, discover, invent stuff? You need people that are not constrained by social conventions. But I guess, it's a continuum and too much can cause problems as in severe ASD. Bingo. The reality of human beings evolution on a societal level is actually ... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Being overqualified |
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Posted: 31 Mar 2011, 10:04 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 5,234
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| Have you tried editorial or media work? A bachelors in english is not going to get you very far. Most jobs that take in liberal arts types these days ask for masters or higher. You might want to look into getting a MLIS or a subject specific masters that is not english. A bachelors in english is no... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Group dynamics/dysfunction |
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Posted: 31 Mar 2011, 9:37 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,811
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| I am of the very strong opinion that group therapy should be avoided for anybody on the spectrum (asperger only groups being an exception, but those can be social groups for the most part). Group therapy was largely designed for people who have NT thought patterns and relate well through theory of m... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Advice for an aspie who can't connect to his wife |
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Posted: 31 Mar 2011, 9:15 am
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,973
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| Hello everyone, I'm new here, but I found your site while searching for help so I figured this would be a good place to start. I self-diagnosed myself with Asperger's a couple of years ago. I would definitely count as having the disorder if tested, I just never have. I've been managing alright for ... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Being overqualified |
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Posted: 30 Mar 2011, 3:00 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 5,234
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| Being overqualified is pretty much par for the course for some Aspergians. I have a BA in English and graduated in the Honors program with a 4.0 gpa... However, there aren't too many jobs that list taking exams and writing papers as the primary duties, so while I excel at academics, I suck royally ... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Why do people have sex outside of marrige? |
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Posted: 30 Mar 2011, 12:29 pm
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Replies: 140
Views: 15,443
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| There is a number of reasons, but the very fact you are even asking this question demonstrates how niave you are about modern adult relationships. People have sex outside of marriage because it allows them to understand compatibility with a future partner. The whole no sex before marriage thing is a... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: The Misandry Bubble |
| starygrrl |
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Posted: 25 Mar 2011, 3:23 pm
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Replies: 145
Views: 15,043
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Laz wrote: Arn't those canadian geese 
Duck, duck, duck.....goose (runs away) |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Intelligence and dating. |
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Posted: 25 Mar 2011, 3:16 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,312
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| For me intellectual compatibility is very important. I would want my partner to challenge me intellectually and help me to progress and vice versa. I was once in a relationship with a person who wasn't as intellectually endowed as me. It may sound harsh but after some time together I started feelin... |
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