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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: How well do you draw? |
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Posted: 17 Jan 2017, 4:24 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 942
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspergers and Sports. |
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Posted: 17 Jan 2017, 4:08 pm
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,220
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| I love watching hockey baseball basketball and football. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Anyone have an interest in fire extinguishers, fire alarms, |
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Posted: 16 Jan 2017, 2:16 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,021
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| Not me, especially alarms. They are too loud for me. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: scale of -10 to +10, how do you feel right now? |
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Posted: 16 Jan 2017, 11:41 am
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Replies: 35,371
Views: 1,869,450
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| 3 I have today off and I feel like crap. I just hope I'm not coming down with the same thing the kids at work have. |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Four years in a Freshman dormitory |
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Posted: 12 Jan 2017, 10:54 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 935
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| I staid in a freshman dorm all four years. Luckily for me I had a corner room and quiet neighbors. |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Adults- how much hand flapping do you do? |
| searsdp04 |
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Posted: 11 Jan 2017, 9:10 pm
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Replies: 132
Views: 36,325
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| When I'm really happy and or really tired. Especially when I'm really happy it feels like I'm releasing a pressure valve. It feels good! |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Jedi or Sith? |
| searsdp04 |
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Posted: 11 Jan 2017, 9:06 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,030
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's and Autism...Mental Disability? |
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Posted: 11 Jan 2017, 9:00 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,146
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| I refuse to call my autism a disability. I have a masters degree for goodness sakes. I have trouble with social situations, but IQ wise I'm normal. I refuse to call it a disability it is who I am! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Fear of sudden loud noises? |
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Posted: 11 Jan 2017, 8:58 pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 12,714
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| Loud noises have actually physically made me sick before. I remember as a kid hearing that we were going to have a fire drill and I got so nervous that I threw up! I really Hate loud noises! |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: I'm sure I have more than ASD |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2017, 10:53 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 607
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ASD and OCD. And I have learned to be proud of it too!  |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post something that made you happy today. |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2017, 10:47 pm
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Replies: 32,985
Views: 1,332,172
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| A breakthrough with a student. He is lower functioning on the spectrum, but I was able to use some of my own experiences frim my autism to calm him down and get him ready for lunch. |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: What would help you get on better in life? |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2017, 10:05 pm
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Replies: 170
Views: 7,087
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| Better communication skills. When I was a kid they just thought I was shy. They should have known better, they might have got me to say one or two things per day. Oh well, a BA an MA and then diagnosis later on. Still have trouble communicating though. Especially non verbals. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post something that made you UNHAPPY today. |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2017, 8:09 pm
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Replies: 32,000
Views: 1,118,878
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| Had a student throw up 4 times today. There is a serious bug going around the place. We had to send him home. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspies who LIKE loud noises |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2017, 8:07 pm
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,723
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| I hate them! But I do know that the sensory sensitivity can go Both ways. I had a student a few years ago on the spectrum and she LOVED loud noises. She would get as close as she could to the speakers in gym class when the teacher was playing loud music. She loved it! |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Stimming as an Adult; Disassociation and Mindfulness |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2017, 4:37 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,485
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| And in all honesty I guess I have always known this. I am quite a nail biter. |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Adult Relationship Problems |
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Posted: 09 Jan 2017, 10:37 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 549
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| I agree. I was engaged to someone for a while but she left me about a month before the wedding. This was almost 3 years before my diagnosis, but knowing what I know now, I know that it would not have worked out. She was just too social for me. I am also not sure she would have understood my autism d... |
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