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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you make your brain "stop"? |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2012, 7:39 pm
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Replies: 112
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| I didn't read through all the replies so I'm not sure if anyone has brought this up yet, but I find anything I can do to occupy my mind will quiet all the other things. The only way I can fall asleep without taking hours is to day dream. Usually it'll make everything else in my mind go away and pret... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why do people on the spectrum look young for their age? |
| vetwithAS |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2012, 7:31 pm
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Replies: 173
Views: 40,297
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| I find I experience quite the opposite. People tend to guess I'm older than I am. These days guesses are a few years over, but when I had a goatee it was way worse. I had one time back in my early 20s someone said I looked to be in my late 30s. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you try to avoid confrontation? |
| vetwithAS |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2012, 7:22 pm
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Replies: 48
Views: 7,198
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| Oh yeah. I'm actually avoiding a big one right now. I just discovered a discrepancy in the financing paperwork for the new truck I just bought, to the tune of a couple thousand dollars. Despite the pressing financial need to resolve this I've put off calling the dealership for 2 weeks so far. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "Flashbacks" |
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Posted: 12 Jan 2012, 6:23 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,368
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| I have them. The memory flashes with more force and overrides what is front you, so to speak. I get this too but for me it's not limited to memories flashing back. It can happen any time I zone out while thinking about something. That's why I'm careful not to think too hard about stuff while drivin... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Take the MMPI-2 online for free. |
| vetwithAS |
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Posted: 11 Jan 2012, 7:35 pm
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Replies: 32
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| Yeah, I see that now that I'm done. I scored below a 75 in every category. My highest was a 70 in Superlative Self-Presentation and in only 6 did I get a 60 or higher. On the schizophrenia scale my T score was only 53. In 18 of the categories my score was in the 30s with Obsessiveness and Family Pro... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Take the MMPI-2 online for free. |
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Posted: 11 Jan 2012, 6:43 pm
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Replies: 32
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| How do you answer the questions that don't really apply? I'm in the middle of it now and came across this one: 268. I wish I were not bothered by thoughts about sex. I'm not bothered by such thoughts so I can't really say True, I wish I weren't bothered by them and to me False would say that you are... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "Flashbacks" |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2012, 6:43 pm
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Replies: 21
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| This happens to me every so often and it always makes me wonder what caused that specific memory to come rushing in. Sometimes I can find how my mind associated something that just happened with something from the past and that's why the memory came up. More often than not, though, the memory is com... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspergers Obsolete? What does this mean? |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2012, 6:36 pm
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Replies: 33
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btbnnyr wrote: Cannot refrain from making comment including "The Autism Spectrum Disorder Formerly Known As Asperger's".
That brought a tear to my eye I laughed so hard. We need a "Like" button on the forum kind of like FB. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why am I bad at answering open-ended questions? |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2012, 6:30 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,834
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Jory wrote: Definitely.
The worst: "So, tell me about yourself."
Oh God, I hate that question! Just ask me a pointed question and I can answer it just fine. |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Have you ever said the wrong WORD? |
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Posted: 07 Dec 2011, 7:48 pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 7,905
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| This is more often mental than verbal for me. For instance, my shoulder will be hurting, but in my head I think "Dang, why is my wrist hurting like this?" |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: If you could talk to yourself when you were a kid... |
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Posted: 07 Dec 2011, 7:41 pm
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Replies: 54
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| I'm not sure how many people here subscribe to the theory of multiple universes or if anyone else mentioned it as I haven't read all of the responses, but I'd be interested in advising my younger self if I could somehow compare this universe with the one that would branch off after such an encounter... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Sleeping patterns |
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Posted: 07 Dec 2011, 7:32 pm
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Replies: 31
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| When I have multiple days off in a row (rare) I do notice that my bedtime will creep later and later each night, resulting in hitting snooze more and more each morning. But I have no issue adjusting really for work. My only issue comes if I have to get up unusually early for something. It's hard for... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: What did you want to be as a kid |
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Posted: 07 Dec 2011, 7:25 pm
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Replies: 434
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| I went through a couple phases as a kid: paleontologist, pyrotechnics special effects artist, and fighter pilot. |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Would you rather initiate or be the one seduced? |
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Posted: 05 Dec 2011, 8:36 pm
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Replies: 89
Views: 1,623
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| I like my women more forward and slightly aggressive in that sense, but I can't tell if it's my natural preference or comes from a subconscious realization that I absolutely suck at approaching women. |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Sex, it's been awhile, should I feel like a failure? |
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Posted: 05 Dec 2011, 8:30 pm
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Replies: 9
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| Hi everyone, new here, this is actually my first thread rather than just reply. I have a question, that has been bothering me for a long time and up until now, I've had no where to turn to ask about it, after reading many posts I feel this is a safe place to ask my questions. Here it is. I'm 25 yea... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is It Hard to Get People Not To Touch You? |
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Posted: 27 Nov 2011, 1:05 pm
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Replies: 43
Views: 4,141
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Todesking wrote: Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to my nightmare!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HV-OSCFArI[/youtube]
I don't know that I wouldn't have beat the crap out of that guy! |
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