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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What do people mean by an "Aspergian style of writing"? |
| AspieCookerMan |
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Posted: 20 Mar 2018, 2:18 am
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Replies: 60
Views: 1,472
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| When i was a senior in HS, i had an english teacher who always asigned a 'weekend writing' on fridays. In this paper, we had to write about what we did in the weekend. For me, it was a dull assignment because i did the same thing every weekend to a T. After about 3 or 4 weeks of this, i started typi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Getting your head around an Adult ASD Diagnosis |
| AspieCookerMan |
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Posted: 20 Mar 2018, 1:56 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 575
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| Im 32 and diagnosed at 31. As a child I remember being given various diagnosis' that explained a few things but not the whole picture. In elementary school, it was ADD. In high school it was klinfelters syndrome. Shortly after my AS diagnosis, my mom explained that my klinfelters diagnosis was given... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Does anyone actually feel immature even though they are not? |
| AspieCookerMan |
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Posted: 26 Jan 2018, 1:33 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 210
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| (I have auto correct turned off. It was annoying me to no end, thus my punctuation and grammar suffers for allowing a machine{{ipad}} to do it for me for so long) also im kinda long winded, my 12th grade english teacher drilled it into all of us to use descriptive detail. I took it to heart. A end d... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Obsessed with landing my first job...how many to apply for? |
| AspieCookerMan |
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Posted: 26 Jan 2018, 12:29 am
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Replies: 11
Views: 579
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| Like the aspies above stated, as many as you can, at least 30. It sounds excessive, but theres a trick ive learned over time. Increasing your odds of a call back is number one. I call back the next day if the submitted application isnt too late in the day (before 2pm). From then on, ive usually take... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: What is the most hurtful thing anyone has ever said to you.. |
| AspieCookerMan |
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Posted: 02 May 2017, 11:05 am
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Replies: 95
Views: 8,841
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| most recently about having aspergers, "that's not an excuse for your behavior" the person was my boss. she said, "i have a niece with aspergers, so thats not an excuse for your behavior" i think she was the most closed minded manager i've ever met in the workplace. another commen... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: To tell or not to tell.... |
| AspieCookerMan |
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Posted: 19 Apr 2017, 9:41 am
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Replies: 18
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| I think the tell or don't tell is something that has to be decided pre-employment. Every job has been a risk from the start. Adding a diagnosis into the mix makes things better or worse depending who your immediate supervisor(s) will be. I know thats vague, so let me share a little bit of what I exp... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Map for all Earthbound members of WrongPlanet |
| AspieCookerMan |
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Posted: 18 Apr 2017, 12:54 pm
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Replies: 464
Views: 184,160
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| i did it. middle of no where (Littleburg), SD |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Last person to post wins. |
| AspieCookerMan |
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Posted: 18 Apr 2017, 10:18 am
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Replies: 79,466
Views: 3,112,278
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| i have a sneaking suspicion... has the win/lose toss up ever tied with a coin landing on its edge? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone like listening to the same song over and over? |
| AspieCookerMan |
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Posted: 18 Apr 2017, 9:01 am
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Replies: 114
Views: 34,281
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| I listen to the same music, watch some of the same movies, and even eat the same food- all the time. for music, i listen to the same album over and over, sometimes 6months to a year at a time. my friends don't much care for it when they are riding with me, but thats how i learn the songs too. there ... |
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