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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Popular people can get away with breaking social rules |
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Posted: 22 May 2012, 11:51 pm
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| If you are already interested in social interaction, you should look into this: http://www.lifetrainingonline.com/blog/the-emotional-bank-account.htm Also it matters how people know you. For example: If you are very serious person, people are going to expect you to be serious. When you try make a j... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Prom Night? |
| jackbus01 |
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Posted: 22 May 2012, 11:47 pm
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Replies: 13
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| I saw no purpose to a senior prom. I never went and never considered it. I actually spent my senior year in high school in severe depression that later became full-blown bipolar disorder when I was 19. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Do platonic friendships really exist? |
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Posted: 22 May 2012, 11:39 pm
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Replies: 15
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| Sorry. A straight male and straight female at the age of sexual exploration and ability could NEVER be platonic friends. It's a societal impossibility. I strongly disagree. It is possible to have relationships that are non-sexual, regardless of gender. Also "age of sexual exploration"--what the hec... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Personality Disorders? UMMMMM I appear to have them ALL? |
| jackbus01 |
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Posted: 22 May 2012, 11:34 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,989
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| "for entertainment purposes only"-- I am sure the disclaimer is there somewhere. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Talking to people... |
| jackbus01 |
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Posted: 22 May 2012, 11:28 pm
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Replies: 17
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| I got a lot of practice at this when I worked at The Home Depot. They sometimes stuck me at the door as a greeter. Interestingly, this was in a city that has a high Hispanic population, so I got a little practice in both English and Spanish. I eventually realized that being a greeter is really impe... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Talking to people... |
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Posted: 22 May 2012, 11:22 pm
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Replies: 17
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| I've learned to navigate a conversation fair. I've paid close attention to others who were engaged in small talk and have picked up a few phrases here and there. They are all questions though. Once the person answers all of the questions with no outside interruptions or anything, all I have is sile... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What are friendships like for other people? |
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Posted: 22 May 2012, 11:16 pm
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Replies: 18
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| Does anyone else have problems with reciprocation? I understand that friendship is supposed to be the way you describe, CuriousKitten, but I've never been able to manage that long term. I accept people for who they are, for the most part, but as for helping them be who they want to be, that just so... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: told to be less annoying... |
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Posted: 22 May 2012, 9:26 pm
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Replies: 9
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| ... If you obsessively talk about the same topic with the same person more than once, then that person will feel turned off and annoyed. ... One social rule is that people talk about a different topic with one another each day. ... Oh, really! That is not what I've seen. People often talk about the... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Somes traitor amongs us |
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Posted: 22 May 2012, 9:15 pm
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Replies: 40
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| This is an old thread. Please be aware that some of the contributors are no longer here. I have to wonder how people can always tell its an old thread, when it shows up on the first page as what looks like a recent thread being on the first page near the top. And why its assumed this should be comm... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Question for psychiatrist |
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Posted: 22 May 2012, 9:03 pm
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Replies: 1
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| Have you diagnosed with something? |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: following directions...and why they cannot |
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Posted: 22 May 2012, 8:59 pm
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Replies: 30
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| I need to always know the reasons behind everything. For some reason that drives everyone nuts. The older I've gotten the more I tone it down, but I ask as many questions as I can get away with. Sometimes there are rules in life that you have to just tolerate. Maybe you can examples in your adult li... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Research Input: What do YOU want to know most about? |
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Posted: 21 May 2012, 10:31 pm
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Replies: 23
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| I actually took the title of this thread to mean what would I like to do research about at the moment. I was going to tell you vegetation in the deep south. But that's not what you meant, is it? ;-) I suppose I'd like to know why my urge to explain things in great detail and give the backstory or h... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Complete Absence of Dream Memory |
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Posted: 21 May 2012, 10:15 pm
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Replies: 14
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| Yes, I rarely remember my dreams. When I do sort-of remember something after waking usually it is something boring and realistic: like doing the laundry, going to work, or shopping, cleaning etc. Apparently, a lot of people have fantasy type dreams--I can't relate. I actually woke up two days thinki... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you be Autistic and Bi-Polar at the same time? |
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Posted: 21 May 2012, 10:10 pm
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Replies: 45
Views: 4,980
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| I actually hope I'm mistaken, but yeah, I think it is about this way. And I think the skill is how to move laterally away from a crappy professional. And also how to work with a doctor in that sloppy middle, a doctor you can halfway talk with. but most importantly is to find a professional you can ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you be Autistic and Bi-Polar at the same time? |
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Posted: 21 May 2012, 10:00 pm
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Replies: 45
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AardvarkGoodSwimmer wrote: My best guess: 30% of psychiatrists, psychologists, etc, are lousy, 45% are in the sloppy middle who are sometimes helpful and sometimes not, 25% are good who are usually helpful.
sounds about right for the mental health profession. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you be Autistic and Bi-Polar at the same time? |
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Posted: 21 May 2012, 9:50 pm
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Replies: 45
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| I know Autism is a 'spectrum disorder'. So you might be a 'little' or a 'lot'. But can you have Bi-Polar disorder as well at the same time? Do any of you with a diagnosis have both? I wouldn't imagine Bi-Polar is a spectrum disorder, but I might be wrong. I could research it, but what the hell, I j... |
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