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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How often to you talk to people? |
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Posted: 24 Feb 2018, 3:07 pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,950
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| I can go days without talking to anyone. If not for meeting up with classmates for group projects like once or twice a week, I would probably never say a single word. Sure as hell never participate in class either. If anything, I'll mutter a "sorry" if I ever bump into people, but that's a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Obsessing over people and not objects |
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Posted: 15 Apr 2017, 6:41 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 926
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| I do this too, though mine isn't specifically for same gender. It'd moreorless be anyone I'm interested in and find admirable in some way. I also don't want their attention, that's actually the last thing I want lol. So in my case, it is like "stalking", but I don't mean any harm with it, ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you like the sound of your voice? |
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Posted: 12 Apr 2017, 10:39 am
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,394
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| For a long time, when I was a kid, I used to be really shy because I noted how my voice compared to other girls and sometimes heard extended family members talk about how I sound like a boy. I've encountered other deep-voiced girls later in life, so I'm not as uncomfortable with my voice anymore ...... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone here hate themeselves? |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2017, 2:40 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,440
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| I hate myself too and I've just become a completely bitter miserable person as a result. You're saying you would rather help your friend in a wheelchair than help yourself, but that's not a bad thing at all. It shows you're not selfish (though I understand you say you feel bad about yourself). It's ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Naturally Quiet |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2017, 2:33 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,677
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| I get the "you've been quiet" a lot in groups. Truth be told, I used to be shy and had anxiety/fear of judgement by others of my voice (my actual voice, the tone, etc.) as well as my ideas. But now I think I'm just brain dead. I get too distracted thinking of how much I want to leave the s... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspergers and shame issues with the past |
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Posted: 18 Mar 2017, 1:57 am
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Replies: 7
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| Same here OP. I'm still in school though and I do see the people I've wronged/associates of those people who know what I did. I can feel the criticism when I'm around them and it burns my face, but I try my best to pretend they don't exist lol. Not exactly a healthy method - dissociating, which furt... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you feel sorry for autistic kids? |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2017, 11:27 am
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Replies: 37
Views: 2,442
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| Today at the shop I work at, I saw this absent-minded 5 year old guy walking around with a cowlick, and I knew he was on the spectrum; his mother was petting his head, and he honestly seemed unfazed by it all. I just thought to myself "that guy will probably grow up to get scapegoated and bull... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Extreme eye contact phobia |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2017, 11:18 am
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Replies: 8
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| Whenever I actually do go to a professor's office hours for extra help and it's just us one-on-one, I struggle immensely to maintain eye contact whenever they're explaining concepts to me. It's so bad that I end up not really listening to what they're saying (and just saying "yeah", "... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Bad Memories! |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2017, 10:56 am
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Replies: 9
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| I haven't been actively doing anything with my life though, so I can't really say I've been "trying to make good memories". I've been on autopilot for a good portion of the last few years; more bad memories have resulted from it so all I can say is, don't be like me lol. Maybe aiming to ma... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: how do you/did you make friends? |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2017, 10:49 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 587
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| I think I'm too depressed to have activities I'm actually interested in. I'd go to club meetings for stuff I'm slightly interested (so I don't actually have much to talk about anyway), but then I get turned off from the whole experience of seeing how effortlessly others communicate with each other. ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: how can i use my brain i don't think anything? |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2017, 10:17 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 706
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| I find my mind is pretty blank too. Especially in group settings; I just freeze up and consequently dissociate, if that makes sense. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Did you think everyone had a conspiracy against you? |
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Posted: 22 Feb 2017, 9:02 am
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Replies: 52
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| I was 11 when I first heard about ASD, and I immediately suspected (very strongly) that I have it. I was sure that there was a conspiracy amongst people I knew (who all knew I had ASD - it seemed impossible to me that nobody else could realise it) to keep my ASD a secret from me. I felt like I was ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The eye roll |
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Posted: 19 Feb 2017, 4:07 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,205
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| I get the eye roll often. Not so much in one-on-one conversations, but even in a group with just me and 2 other people (who could be strangers at the time), I've caught the 2 other people making gestures toward each other while I'd be talking. It's like they bond over their shared acknowledgement of... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can a Special Interest be a person? |
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Posted: 19 Feb 2017, 3:52 pm
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Replies: 33
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| It's normal if the person is some sort of famous figure; a lot of NTs also have their own favorite celebrities anyway. I don't think fascination with pop culture is "bad" (in that it'd attract some reactions) if its someone from the mainstream as opposed to someone more obscure. Mainstream... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Constant feeling of being invalid ... |
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Posted: 19 Feb 2017, 3:04 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 727
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| Not even necessarily just by other people's treatment towards me; but also because I recognize how delusional I can get with comforting lies I tell myself. I acknowledge I have a warped way of thinking and it just makes me sick of myself. I feel like an invalid person because I don't trust myself; f... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Walking past a big group of people |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2017, 5:07 pm
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,861
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| I feel the same way. I usually just have my headphones on and sort of gaze at another direction while walking past them. |
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