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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Have/do you obsess over a person? |
| lukemc1980 |
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Posted: 20 Jul 2010, 1:44 pm
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Replies: 42
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| Yes I do think I can get obsessed with people sometimes e.g. I go though a phase where I think about them for all or most of the time I think it is because of the tendancy of my mind to "lock on" to a single subject and once that happens I find it difficult to fight those thoughts out of my mind. Th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sometimes get concerned about time/want to be "young&qu |
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Posted: 20 Jul 2010, 12:53 pm
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| Hi, Hello again. Of course, me being an Aspie means that I can sometimes get obsessed with things with my mind intensley focused on one thing and this can sometimes lead to worry over simple or irrational things. I have just turned 30 but I am still "young". Recently I was thinking about my (Aspie) ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Laughing at weird things |
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Posted: 27 Jun 2010, 5:28 pm
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,288
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| I did find in the past that I could laugh and giggle at some quite inappropriate things or even at things that I could find to be distasteful or even what most people would find upsetting and I have found it to be quite involuntary at times too for example I did get into trouble in school a few time... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you ever use public transportation? |
| lukemc1980 |
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Posted: 27 Jun 2010, 5:18 pm
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Replies: 97
Views: 10,505
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| Yes I am very capable travelling around on public transport either by myself or with my Aspie best friend I have got a disabled persons travel pass which entitles me to free travel on the buses and trains in my city and surronding area (Merseyside) and I regularly get the bus to and from work. I als... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: My experiences with friendships/best friend of mine |
| lukemc1980 |
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Posted: 27 Jun 2010, 4:57 pm
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| Hi, It's Luke here again. I consider myself to have good social skills for an Aspie which I have developed over time at one time I would have considered myself to be rather shy as I did have some negative experiences with people of my peer group in the past (for example bullying in school etc. which... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is bordem more common in those with Aspergers/ASD than NTs? |
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Posted: 22 Jun 2010, 1:12 pm
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Replies: 33
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| Hi, It was just passing my mind that I tend to have a very low threshold of bordem and unless I am doing something productive (like being on the computer, being in work, travelling around or going out walking etc.) I can sometimes get very bored very quickly it has not been as bad as it used to be a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Dominant thought patterns and Aspergers |
| lukemc1980 |
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Posted: 13 Jun 2010, 7:12 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,124
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| Hello again, I notice that my mind seems to keep thinking on the same topic over and over again and sometimes it can be difficult to concentrate on other things I want or need to do because my mind can get so cluttered and is constantly thinking about a particular thing all the time, for example I m... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello, I am new to this forum! My name is Luke |
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Posted: 12 Jun 2010, 4:38 pm
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Replies: 12
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| Hello again - for that guy who was asking what a 2:2 degree is well in the UK we have a system of degree classification based on classes, with a First Class as the highest class of degree , then an Upper Second Class (2:1), Lower Second Class (2:2), then a Third Class and an Ordinary Degree. I belie... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are unusual phobias an early sign of AS or an ASD? |
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Posted: 12 Jun 2010, 4:18 pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 8,263
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| Hello it's Luke again - interesting to hear many of your experiences! I have also just found out that my Aspie best friend also had the same fear of me of car winscreen wipers - at around the same time in his childhood - and guess what - he used to draw them I have seen his dooling from when he was ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does Autism/AS or an equivalent exist in non-human primates? |
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Posted: 11 Jun 2010, 6:03 pm
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Replies: 22
Views: 8,406
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| Hi, My name is Luke and I am new to this forum. I come from Liverpool, England and I was diagnosed with AS when I was 11 years old. Further information on me is found in my newbie post on the "Getting to know each other" forum. I am just thinking about wether other species of animals can exhibit Aut... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are unusual phobias an early sign of AS or an ASD? |
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Posted: 11 Jun 2010, 5:34 pm
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Replies: 38
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| Hi, My name is Luke and I come from Liverpool, England and I was diagnosed with Asperger's when I was 11 years old - further information on me can be found on my newbie post on the "Getting to know each other forum" as I am new to this forum but I find its subject matter facinating of course! Anyway... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello, I am new to this forum! My name is Luke |
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Posted: 11 Jun 2010, 5:00 pm
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Replies: 12
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| Hi, As I am new too this forum I thought I will tell you a bit about myself. I am now 29 years old (I will be 30 in July this year) and I have been diagnosed with AS since I was 11 which is quite early in comparison to other aspies I know personally. I come from Liverpool, England and I have lived h... |
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