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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: i need advice, help, new to this, please |
| robbrucejr |
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Posted: 12 Apr 2018, 8:33 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 634
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| I can definitely relate to a lot of what you said... how most things come easy to you, but don't really matter to you... how you can present yourself well, but feel like it's just an act... how it's exhausting to be around people, and people in nature kill your sense of calm... and much more. I seco... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do Aspies fail to be happy? |
| robbrucejr |
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Posted: 10 Apr 2018, 8:30 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 758
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| Happiness is over-rated. Usefulness, progress, satisfaction with accomplishments... those are much more important to me. Important caveat, I have alexithymia, so I could be totally wrong and happiness could be EVERYTHING! I doubt it, though. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What is your favorite type of ship. |
| robbrucejr |
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Posted: 10 Apr 2018, 7:50 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,115
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| I'd have to go with the "viking" longships... just because of how crazy they were to essentially sail a glorified canoe across the North Sea and all the way to North America. They were pretty amazing designs, for their time... light, flexible, shallow draft. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "Person with autism", or "autistic"? |
| robbrucejr |
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Posted: 10 Apr 2018, 7:44 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 981
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| I think "autistic person" makes more sense, from a purely conversational standpoint. We don't say "a person with left-handedness," we say "a left-handed person." We don't say "a person with extroversion," we say "an extroverted person." We don't say ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: What is your career? |
| robbrucejr |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2018, 10:46 am
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Replies: 69
Views: 1,909
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| My degree is in Business Administration and I have multiple credentials from my military career in management and operations. I've been in management and executive positions (which almost put me over the edge, and ultimately led me to my diagnosis), but my real core skill set is in Systems and Infor... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Have your sensory issues gotten worse with age? Advice? |
| robbrucejr |
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Posted: 04 Apr 2018, 11:10 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 668
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Mindfulness practice (helps me create some "separation" between the wave of agitation and my urge to have an outburst), noise cancelling headphones or earbuds, and sunglasses  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone terrified of opening emails or talking on the phone? |
| robbrucejr |
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Posted: 04 Apr 2018, 9:35 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 641
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| I wouldn't say terrified, but I definitely hate talking on the phone and I generally dread emails. I have a visceral reaction every time my phone rings, buzzes, or beeps at me. Don't get me wrong, I love my phone for all of the access to information and ability to organize my life on one little devi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Have your sensory issues gotten worse with age? Advice? |
| robbrucejr |
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Posted: 04 Apr 2018, 9:14 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 668
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| I "feel" like mine are getting worse with age, but I think a more logical explanation is that my general stress level has steadily increased over time, with more responsibilities, so that I have less "in the tank" to cope with, and behaviors that would have helped me deal with it... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Getting your head around an Adult ASD Diagnosis |
| robbrucejr |
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Posted: 21 Mar 2018, 8:57 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 780
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| ... Other things I'm finding hard: - creating realistic expectations for myself now I know why I fail at being NT - knowing it'll never go away - grief over childhood experiences (mostly not understanding why such poor mental health when primary school aged) - people don't understand autism... I wa... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: What’s your Myer-Briggs personality type? |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2018, 8:44 pm
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Replies: 183
Views: 11,915
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: fidget toys |
| robbrucejr |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2018, 7:45 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 473
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| I just got a "fidgi pen" a few days ago, and I'm already hooked. So far, it seems to be helping reduce my compulsive hand wringing. Looks pretty cool and writes well, too. |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: enlisting as marine or army IEDD |
| robbrucejr |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2018, 7:59 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 815
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| I spent over 10 years in the Army, as a forward observer (13F E-6) and later became a Warrant Officer (153A rotary wing aviator), then spent another 3 years as a DoD contractor at the Army SERE School. I was not diagnosed until after I was out. However, it was the perfect environment for me. Tons of... |
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