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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Anyone else find life weirdly a lot easier with face masks? |
| darkwaver |
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Posted: 26 Jul 2020, 5:15 pm
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Replies: 61
Views: 16,556
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| I have felt like life is easier. Interactions in stores seem to go more smoothly, and people are more polite to me. The only problem is I have a harder time hearing what people say and vice versa. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Going on leave for a while |
| darkwaver |
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Posted: 12 Jun 2020, 8:48 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 917
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Hope all goes well and you have a speedy recovery.  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The most Aspie thing you ever did? |
| darkwaver |
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Posted: 16 May 2020, 6:08 pm
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,507
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| Don't know what the most Aspie thing I ever did would be, but one of the earliest was when my family had a birthday party for me as a child and invited some kids. When they started singing "Happy Birthday" I was so startled and confused that I ended up hiding under the table covering my ea... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: what are you listening to THIS VERY SECOND? |
| darkwaver |
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Posted: 16 Apr 2020, 7:42 pm
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Replies: 63,531
Views: 2,277,292
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Masks. |
| darkwaver |
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Posted: 16 Apr 2020, 7:37 pm
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,513
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| Yesterday in the grocery store everyone was wearing a mask. I've got a home-made cloth one, which may not do much good, but since I have asthma and seasonal allergies I get a chronic cough all spring and if I coughed in the store without a mask on they might tell me to leave. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Odd things that you believed as a child |
| darkwaver |
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Posted: 16 Apr 2020, 7:31 pm
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Replies: 59
Views: 1,537
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| Once when I was a child, I asked my mom what would happen if anyone had an itch that they weren't able to scratch, and she said that they would probably go crazy. I spent a long time believing that was actually how people went insane. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Songs of sickness and death |
| darkwaver |
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Posted: 16 Apr 2020, 7:21 pm
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Replies: 113
Views: 3,186
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Poll of bullying |
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Posted: 10 Apr 2020, 3:59 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,863
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| All my life. From grade school through high school it was pretty much daily. Decreased the most in college, but still happened sometimes. Increased again to varying levels when I started working, everywhere I've worked. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do people act weirdly around you? |
| darkwaver |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2020, 8:04 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 948
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| Yes, people have acted weirdly like that around me all my life. It's extremely frustrating because I would love to be accepted or even make a couple of friends, but it seems impossible. I get the staring, the awkwardness, and the silence you described, or sometimes outright derision or hostility. Ev... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: How's your quarantine going? |
| darkwaver |
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Posted: 30 Mar 2020, 8:05 pm
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Replies: 91
Views: 4,217
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| I'm working from home instead of going in to the office. Not having the commute is nice. I tried instant messaging the few co-workers that used to say hi to me, but no one reciprocates, so my hope that I was becoming a little bit accepted is gone. Anxiety, depression, and insomnia are increasing - I... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's is the least of my worries for now |
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Posted: 22 Mar 2020, 5:37 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 688
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| There is much to worry about right now, but all we can do is get through it and remember that this situation won't last forever. Maybe once it's over, the old ordinary anxieties will continue to seem less important than they used to. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Assuming I'm On The Spectrum, What Is It Like To Be An NT? |
| darkwaver |
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Posted: 22 Mar 2020, 4:46 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,245
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| Yesterday I was watching the news, and afterwards my wife asked me if I'd noticed the look that the President gave one of his aides when a reporter asked a pointed question, and then she laughed and said that reporter won't be allowed back. I never saw the look at all. Probably wouldn't have known w... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Lost Opportunity - NOT living alone during COVID-19 |
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Posted: 20 Mar 2020, 1:03 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 783
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| Same here, both me and my extroverted wife are working at home right now, and I feel more responsible for taking care of her interaction needs. I don't want her to get depressed. We both work at processing health insurance claims, so there is likely to be lots of overtime. I'm lucky to still have a ... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Social media stresses me out |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2020, 7:17 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,056
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| Mainly I feel disappointed in it. When I first got a Facebook account, I thought it was wonderful because I could connect with the music scene I like and found out about loads of new bands that way. I also sent friend requests to some of the nicer people at work and for a while believed that I would... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Femininity |
| darkwaver |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2020, 7:05 pm
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Replies: 39
Views: 4,712
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| About equally feminine and masculine. Although, it would be more accurate to state it the way I've always felt - equally neither feminine nor masculine. As a child I was not interested in stereotypically girl or boy toys, just in reading, drawing, and daydreaming. As a teen I never learned fashion, ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is it weird to see complaints about having to stay inside? |
| darkwaver |
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Posted: 15 Mar 2020, 5:35 pm
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Replies: 60
Views: 3,254
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| My company ordered us all to work from home for the next three weeks, so I'll have to get used to it. I won't miss the commute, but I do like seeing some of my co-workers. I like getting out of the house to go walking, or work out at the gym, or eat at my favorite cafe. I would get restless being in... |
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