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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: were you a 'late bloomer?' |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2014, 6:35 pm
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Replies: 30
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| I think I started puberty (i.e., "developing") when I was about 9 or 10 and got my period when I was 12. I stopped growing when I was about 14-15 and stopped developing at around 16 or 17. So my growth/development trajectory was pretty typical, I s'pose. As for emotional maturity, well, I'm still tr... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Musicians who have (or may have?) Asperger's Syndrome. |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2014, 6:00 pm
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Replies: 489
Views: 342,420
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| Surprised that no one here has mentioned J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. To me he comes off as the ultimate Asperger's posterchild- VERY monotone voice, flattened affect, not a lot of eye contact, kind of lives off in his own little world, etc. There's a book I own on the 80s American underground called O... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I just figured out the reason I don't like eye contact |
| jly88 |
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Posted: 22 Feb 2014, 5:24 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,679
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| For me I think it was mostly shyness back when I had serious eye contact issues, but these days in the few circumstances that do cause me problems (esp. when walking past people on the street) it's mostly due to me being very guarded and not particularly trusting of strangers. I'll make eye contact ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Spatial ability test |
| jly88 |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2014, 11:58 pm
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,672
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| I got a 13. For someone who once scored in the 5th percentile on one of the visual-spatial components of the Wechsler's test (I was seven at the time but still, that's pretty sad), I'll consider that a major triumph. There's a reason I'm not an engineer... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Random question game! |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2014, 3:58 pm
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Replies: 7,014
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High Fidelity.
What is your biggest pet peeve? |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What were your favourite toys as a child? |
| jly88 |
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Posted: 01 Feb 2014, 8:59 pm
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Replies: 51
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| - Sega Genesis - N64 (which I still have and play on occasion) - Beanie Babies - Tamagotchi - American Girl Dolls - Playmobil - Polly Pockets - Marble Run, aka this: http://doctorgrasshopper.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/marble-run-for-biochem.jpg ^ Between the shiny marbles, spinning turnstile things... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Random question game! |
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Posted: 01 Feb 2014, 6:15 pm
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Replies: 7,014
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I love them.
Who is your favorite band or musical artist? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I don't like appliances |
| jly88 |
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Posted: 01 Feb 2014, 4:10 pm
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Replies: 24
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| My sensory issues go off the wall whenever I hear a blender or a mixer- something about cacophonous, high-pitched noises I think. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Something unbelievable just happened |
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Posted: 01 Feb 2014, 3:39 pm
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Replies: 15
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| That's awesome! Both of my parents were really supportive with my diagnosis, but sometimes I wish one of them was on the spectrum themselves so that they could truly "get it". You're really lucky to have a parent who both supports you AND knows what it's like, because as supportive as my parents are... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Why I hate my birthday |
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Posted: 01 Feb 2014, 3:02 pm
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Replies: 25
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I just hate being reminded each year that I'm getting older, period 
My "special day" is just around the corner in t minus 12 days. Might as well get it over with, I suppose... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: What did you guys/gals get on the SAT? |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2014, 9:19 pm
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Replies: 27
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| ^ Fellow Hoosier here! Small world... Anyway, my SAT score was around an 1830-ish and the composite on my ACT was a 28...scored a 34 on the English section or something crazy like that, which I definitely didn't see coming since English was always one of my weaker subjects, relatively speaking. Feel... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: If You could go anyway in time, what year would You go to? |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2014, 8:21 pm
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Replies: 11
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| I think reliving the 90s as an adult would be pretty interesting... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: This thread is about....... MEMES! |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2014, 7:49 pm
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Replies: 550
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ever wonder where your autism came from? |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2014, 6:55 pm
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Replies: 58
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| I've got a cousin on my mom's side with HFA, but other than that I think I'm the only person in the family on the spectrum. My maternal grandmother had epilepsy which I know often goes hand-in-hand with autism, but I'm fairly positive that she didn't have it- she did have undiagnosed mental health i... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Differences between USA and UK English. |
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Posted: 30 Jan 2014, 10:28 pm
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Replies: 115
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| Some of the ones I've learned from being an Anglophile and having an ex with a British family: - soda/pop/Coke etc. vs fizzy drink - meaning of "fanny" in American English vs. its meaning in British English (I can only imagine how much fun Brits must have with this one when oblivious Americans use i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How many people with AS had/have difficulty with handwriting |
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Posted: 30 Jan 2014, 8:46 pm
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Replies: 77
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| For someone with the triple whammy of being a left-handed college grad with Aspergers, my handwriting actually isn't all that bad. My cursive has gotten pretty bad due to lack of practice, but back when I used it in elementary school it was almost impeccable (could have been the perfectionist in me)... |
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