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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: I'm taking a non-ASD-related survey for fun. Participate? |
| Aavikkorotta |
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Posted: 19 Sep 2018, 4:43 pm
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I sort of did, but only by adding an extra line space between. And it looks like it's too late to edit lines in-between.
One could skip question 12 if they want. That's the long one. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: I'm taking a non-ASD-related survey for fun. Participate? |
| Aavikkorotta |
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Posted: 19 Sep 2018, 12:16 pm
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Replies: 3
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: I'm taking a non-ASD-related survey for fun. Participate? |
| Aavikkorotta |
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Posted: 17 Sep 2018, 5:22 pm
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Replies: 3
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| Earlier this summer I took an ASD-related survey, analyzed it, and shared some of the more interesting resulting charts. Well, I really get a kick out of taking surveys and charting them, so I'm doing it again. And I hope several of you will indulge me in my hobby. This one is like a third the size ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you swing your arms back and forth while walking? |
| Aavikkorotta |
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Posted: 17 Sep 2018, 5:05 pm
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Replies: 69
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| When I was in elementary school, I was trained to walk with my arms folded. I tend to do that. Sometimes in front, more often behind since there's a sort of shelf for them. But I normally bike. If I'm walking, it's probably because I'm carrying something that I couldn't take on my bike, so arms aren... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Where you in special needs as a kid? |
| Aavikkorotta |
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Posted: 24 Jul 2018, 5:34 pm
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Replies: 41
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| So I continued in regular classes being bored but not understanding why. :/ I even got transferred to a mixed 4th/5th-grade glass halfway through 4th grade because I was in a class with a lot of low-level kids and one other smart kid and was very bored. But my dad was a teacher there, so he talked ... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: How do I stop unintentionally flirting with guys? |
| Aavikkorotta |
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Posted: 24 Jul 2018, 3:30 pm
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Replies: 11
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| I didn't consider that oversharing would make guys feel intimacy of that regard. I've come to see it as a way to build bonds of friendship, but only if the sharing is at least somewhat mutual. I have said that I have the opposite of a "resting b***h face," so I'm generally smiling. I also ... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Does anyone else not shave body hair? |
| Aavikkorotta |
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Posted: 24 Jul 2018, 2:24 pm
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Replies: 74
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| I'll occasionally shave my underarms when it starts to get too long, because long underarm hair is uncomfortable as well as ugly. I also like my knees to be hairless, and a couple other small areas. But I only shave once a month at most. And I would never shave my shins, because bald shins are creep... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Where you in special needs as a kid? |
| Aavikkorotta |
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Posted: 24 Jul 2018, 2:06 pm
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Replies: 41
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I was in GATE (gifted and talented education) as a kid. It would technically be classified as a special ed program, though it's probably not what you had in mind for this topic.
I was in honors classes through high school, too. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Strong Emotions and Asexuality as a Defense Mechanism |
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Posted: 24 Jul 2018, 12:47 pm
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| Thanks for replying. I could relate to your first paragraph. Oh, the thing about eating strawberries wasn't about me. It was a quote I came across on the internet. All the "exhibits" were. I kind of like roller coasters, so long as they're the wooden kind where one sits and don't involve g... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The reason the notion of autism spectrum should be offensive |
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Posted: 16 Jul 2018, 9:05 pm
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Replies: 120
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| About 50% of the world are introverts and about 50% are extroverts. Introversion is not a problem. Introverts have jobs, get married, raise families. Most Aspies are introverts. The obsession to covert introvert Aspies into extroverts in my opinion seem misdirected. The introvert-to-extrovert thing... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: wanting to be autistic |
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Posted: 16 Jul 2018, 3:32 pm
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Replies: 21
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| I sent you a pm. I dont want treatment. God doesn't make mistakes. I don't want to be told not to be who I am. True that God doesn't make mistakes. But some things are part of a fallen world and ought to be treated. Like gangrene (one-time fix) or diabetes (continual care). So some mental disorders ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autistic people threaten society |
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Posted: 16 Jul 2018, 3:14 pm
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Replies: 20
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Fnord wrote: Kiprobalhato wrote: ... Who exactly is being threatened? Unintelligent, immoral, and irrational people, I guess.
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Strong Emotions and Asexuality as a Defense Mechanism |
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Posted: 16 Jul 2018, 2:51 pm
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| Exhibit A : What a person feels during sex, physically speaking, is intense. For a lot of people on the spectrum, including myself, an intense feeling can be overwhelming. The closest thing I can personally relate this to is eating a strawberry. Every bite is so packed with flavour that I used to t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Geographically confused-is it autism too? |
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Posted: 16 Jul 2018, 12:31 pm
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Replies: 16
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| I am more aware of NSEW than most people in that I can point out which way is which pretty easily. I still don't give directions by NSEW. But that's only in my home town, which is in a valley surrounded by hills and mountains which can be seen from any point in town, so it's easy to keep track of wh... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspie Technophobe - Is this an Oxymoron? |
| Aavikkorotta |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2018, 3:29 pm
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Replies: 15
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| I hate phones. I avoid them as far as I can get away with and I don't have a cell phone. Also laptops are too portable and I'm just not interested in most technology. Computers I like, though. Those are solid and dependable and useful and I can set them up to my preferences in a couple of days. Like... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Mild Asperger's and shutdowns |
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Posted: 14 Jul 2018, 3:19 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 15,973
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Shutdowns as silent meltdowns make sense. Like it would be received badly as a meltdown, and that would only make things worse. So it's contained. And it's internal. And the outside world is pushed back.
I don't think irritation is related, though. |
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