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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: 48 going on 15 |
| stevens2010 |
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Posted: 03 Nov 2019, 6:22 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,607
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| No, no! You're not the only one. The older I get, the more I feel I'm regressing back to when I was very young. I really don't feel any different. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: new old guy |
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Posted: 03 Nov 2019, 6:19 pm
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Replies: 11
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| Well hi, you're not the only "geezer" here, although I guess at your age it's an honorary title so far. I think you're doctor's response is representative of what happens to Aspies when they turn into adults. Lately, I have been searching around for adult support groups and things like tha... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: does anyone else with a.s. feel that life has been a waste? |
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Posted: 28 Sep 2019, 4:04 pm
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Replies: 85
Views: 8,755
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| Thank you for posting this. I have felt the same way. Diagnosed at age 56 after a lifetime of wondering what the hell is wrong with everyone else. Hang on. Thank you. I really like the way you phrased that. I think I must have been 60 before I really "got" that the problem wasn't with eve... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: LGBT Community Is Hostile |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2019, 3:24 pm
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Replies: 96
Views: 12,011
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| I don't think I relate to the LGBT community because they called me uptight for not wanting to f**k guys who ask me for sex within seconds of meeting me for the first time. :? Yeah, that and the fact that when we went to school 400 years ago we were terrorized for being different, but they write yo... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: When someone tells you "you can't" |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2019, 3:19 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 660
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| The Mandated Reporter law is, by far, the greatest reason why I am reluctant to go to counseling That is very perceptive indeed. I see many times that the wrong statement can bring a phalanx of government lawyers to bear on some poor patient, who has no money and whose life will be made way, way wo... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Noam Chomsky: 'In a couple of generations, organized human.. |
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Posted: 22 Feb 2019, 6:11 pm
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Replies: 20
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| Well, I always enjoy listening to Chomsky's lectures as they usually are thought provoking. On the other hand, his rhetoric in the link, like that of many so-called "climate activists," has more than a small resemblance to the way religious fundamentalists present ideas. If you don't belie... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Ruminating thoughts |
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Posted: 22 Feb 2019, 5:59 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 500
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| Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is very good for this. I also highly recommend a book by the British philosopher Bertrand Russell called Conquest of Happiness which you can get as a free pdf at https://archive.org/details/TheConquestOfHappinessByBertrandRussell1930VTS It's a very short book, and Russ... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Damn I might actually be in favor of global warming |
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Posted: 03 Jan 2019, 11:02 am
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Replies: 9
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| Right now Im laying in my bed as Im typing this and despite having 2 blankets on me and a warm laptop my feet are still cold because its freezing outside I understand that global warming is bad, but in my experience the only people complaining about it are Cali and Florida residents who just dont w... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: People that give you the "you're a werido look" |
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Posted: 03 Jan 2019, 10:58 am
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Replies: 12
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| Does anyone else know what I mean? Women at work give me this look all the time. Like there's something not quite right about her look I'll admit it still hurts after all these years that people still think I'm weird and not in the good way I try so freaking hard to imitate "normal" peopl... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: How do you deal with being precieved as dumb? |
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Posted: 03 Jan 2019, 10:46 am
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Replies: 13
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| How Do You Deal With Being Precieved As Dumb? I simply take every opportunity to prove them wrong. That has proved to be very tiring as I have gotten older. In my work life, I always thought outstanding performance would get the gaslighters off my back. I'd strive for accomplishments that were reco... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Public Notice: Incel Trolls |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2019, 8:06 pm
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Replies: 297
Views: 9,302
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Magna wrote: Do you guys ever get the feeling you're your own worst enemies?
Yes, for sure. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Public Notice: Incel Trolls |
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Posted: 01 Jan 2019, 7:48 pm
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Replies: 297
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| This all reminds me of the point where money came to engineering. Lots of money. Money for start-ups, and money for employees. Before that, 40 years ago, it was a refuge for misfits and Aspies like me, who had no self esteem outside of our abilities to understand very complex scientific principles a... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Kinda disturbing group? |
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Posted: 26 Dec 2018, 9:52 pm
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| It's obvious a lot of the writers loathe the traits we tend to represent, and then some additional ones many of us do not. Seems familiar enough to me. Reminds me of middle school. A lot of people here on WP can tell tales of isolation, rejection, ostracism. It marked them for life. No wonder we're ... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: I'm realizing ~ |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2018, 12:18 am
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Replies: 45
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| I'm gonna go smoke in the metaphysical corner again if anyone wants to join me me, you're welcome. Well hi cb! Holidays can be hard on people, especially if we're lonely. Actually this is one of the better years for me as, due to a bout of introversion I'm alone today doing housework and listening ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Merry Christmas in Eastern time zone |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2018, 12:14 am
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Replies: 9
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RichardJ wrote: Merry Christmas to all!
Merry Christmas Richard. I hope this evening is pleasant for you. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Not interested/"friend zone"/Give me a chance |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2018, 12:09 am
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Replies: 63
Views: 1,195
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| Portland is more hipster than it is left wing by a long shot. I don't think most people there would take issue with your views as long as you express things calmly & directly. It's actually refreshing to drop the partisan nonsense for everyone. Oh yes, this is true for sure. Portland is such an... |
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