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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do people make fun of you for "knowing"? |
| SuperSteve |
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Posted: 08 Dec 2008, 10:29 am
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Replies: 82
Views: 6,775
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| my mates not so much make fun of as just remark upon it.. after I've unloaded some very random knowledge (usually relevant to the situation) he just remarks "and that's the kind of thing only you would know..." |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Highly accurate IQ test. Warning: results might depress you |
| SuperSteve |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2008, 7:16 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 85,151
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| While I made my evaluation to get my Aspergers-diagnosis, my psychologist noted that my intelligence was "a good bit above average" (based on about 6 hours of varied testing). This test gave me 70. it also randomly skipped instructions.And occasionally give me exactly 5 seconds to think. it also ask... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How Do Adult Aspie Meltdowns Feel? How to Manage Them? |
| SuperSteve |
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Posted: 27 Nov 2008, 10:25 am
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Replies: 25
Views: 18,967
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| Last time I had a meltdown, I was half an inch from striking an 55+ man who walks with a cane. This after he insulted and offended me quite thoroughly. Knowing that I have martial arts training, and that this man has had 2 strokes in the past, I did the only reasonable thing I could do: I exercised ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Atheism |
| SuperSteve |
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Posted: 27 Nov 2008, 10:04 am
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Replies: 122
Views: 10,330
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| I call myself an Agnostic Atheist: I don't presume to know that there are no higher powers, but I do not believe that there are. And if there is, then I firmly believe that the Abrahamic religions are pretty far off, given that their idea of God exhibit far too many human characteristics (and an unc... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Fed up with stupid doctors. |
| SuperSteve |
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Posted: 27 Nov 2008, 9:49 am
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Replies: 162
Views: 10,300
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| And if you think you know enough about medicine because the professionals disappoint you, think again! Remember, they're the ones who went to medical school. I think its more more a case of knowing oneself better than they do. I know that was the case when I got my diagnosis changed. Besides, medic... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you notice spelling mistakes? |
| SuperSteve |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2008, 1:43 am
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Replies: 61
Views: 8,141
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Quote: I constantly notice. It get to the point where I cannot concentrate properly on what is actually written.
Same here. And I usually can't stop myself in time, so I just blurt out the correction, which makes makes people hate me...pardon me for being able to spell...  |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Weird, strange and unusual pets? |
| SuperSteve |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2008, 4:09 pm
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| Anyone have any and wanna share? I'm currently keeping a full colony of Lasius Flavus, the common yellow meadow ant, in a fair-sized glass jar. I have a queen and everything :D Speaking of queens, I also have three captured, newly inseminated queens of Lasius Niger, the black garden ant, each in the... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Rename a random WP member |
| SuperSteve |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2008, 3:55 pm
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Replies: 479
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| "Exterminate!" shall henceforth be thy name! |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Is the show Dexter bad news for aspies? |
| SuperSteve |
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Posted: 24 Jul 2008, 5:06 pm
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Replies: 7
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computerlove wrote: RustyShackleford wrote: I'm so disorganised that nobody would make that connection! imagine "the absent-minded cereal killer"!
"Now where did I put that syringe...." |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Obama thinks your kids should learn Spanish |
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Posted: 24 Jul 2008, 5:04 am
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Replies: 118
Views: 15,429
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| Sweden you're bordered by what, half a dozen countries? at least? you HAVE to learn the other languages. America we're only bordered by Mexico and Canada Just like everyone and their dog, you're confusing Sweden with Switzerland (which borders to five, by the way). Sweden is bordered by Norway, Fin... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What does your real name mean? |
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Posted: 23 Jul 2008, 4:30 pm
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Replies: 58
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| Germanic origin. Means "Wolf". |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Obama thinks your kids should learn Spanish |
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Posted: 23 Jul 2008, 4:22 pm
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Replies: 118
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| Someone hints that learning a second language in school might be a good idea, and this kicks in? come on! Here in Sweden, we have two mandatory languages starting from the second grade, and in seventh a third one of our choice (Spanish, German or French) is introduced. And while I'll admit that I've... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: How do I get a cat stay out of my room? |
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Posted: 22 May 2008, 3:21 pm
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Replies: 32
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| well, sometimes a flashlight that makes/can be made to make a sort fof concentrated spot can work as well. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: How do I get a cat stay out of my room? |
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Posted: 22 May 2008, 2:19 pm
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| Buy a laser-pointer. It wont keep the cat out of your room, but I have yet to meet a cat that can resist chasing that dot wherever it goes, in this case out of your room, followed by a closed door. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Ethics Question #829 |
| SuperSteve |
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Posted: 22 May 2008, 2:16 pm
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Replies: 39
Views: 3,902
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"Are YOU dumb enough to date Averick?"  |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Americans have no right to vote for a President |
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Posted: 22 May 2008, 9:20 am
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Replies: 81
Views: 6,901
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| In Sweden, families visit other families, take off all their clothes, and get in the jacuzzi. Most of us wouldn't do that here. It's not because we're "prude", it's because we have a sense of modesty, and that is grounded in our morals. I'd love to know where exactly in Sweden this is common practi... |
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