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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: The classic "I don't bite" remark |
| GattinoDiCecchino |
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Posted: 01 Feb 2008, 9:49 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 10,347
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Ah, yes, I often utilize the "scooch-away" maneuver on crowded trains... Don't you just love living in big cities? 
It sounds like the woman you encountered has a bark worse than her bite. |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: What is/was the hardest part of college/university to YOU? |
| GattinoDiCecchino |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2008, 11:46 pm
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Replies: 46
Views: 9,688
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| I guess Speech is a universal GE requirement, eh? You'll get through it fine. I took it during my very first semester, and I won't lie, it wasn't a blast, but you'll soon realize that very few people in the class have speech skills on par with MLK. :lol: Well, I've just begun my second semester, and... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Do you dislike large classes in University/college? |
| GattinoDiCecchino |
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Posted: 25 Jan 2008, 9:01 pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 4,693
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| I go to San Francisco State University, and I major in Accounting, which is the worst situation if you're like me, and I HATE large classes with a flaming passion. My smallest class has around 80 classes, my largest probably has some 300. I don't mind at all if it's just a normal classroom, because ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: BOOZE - The CURE for Asperger's? |
| GattinoDiCecchino |
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Posted: 14 Jan 2008, 2:32 pm
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Replies: 32
Views: 4,928
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| All my life, I couldn't ever actually make (or especially keep) friends. Ever. I've been to psychologists all my life to find out my problem, but no one could seem to find an answer for me. I googled Asperger's, and I think I fit the description, so I consider myself an "Aspie", since I can't keep f... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Is it obvious to you that looks play a role in who's hired? |
| GattinoDiCecchino |
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Posted: 07 Nov 2007, 6:01 pm
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Replies: 37
Views: 4,582
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beautifulspam wrote: Quote: Julia Roberts' smile Here's a fetching shot of Julia having a stroll in the English countryside. 
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Tell tales of when people insulted your intelligence! |
| GattinoDiCecchino |
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Posted: 07 Nov 2007, 5:59 pm
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Replies: 55
Views: 5,083
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moo_cow wrote: Tony Atwood talks about people with Aspergers developing a bigger brain than usual. Could this be why AS people a lot of times have above average IQs?
LOL
I know I certainly have a big head to house the overdeveloped brain in! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Facial Expressions Take So Much Effort. What about you? |
| GattinoDiCecchino |
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Posted: 07 Nov 2007, 5:55 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,994
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| People are constantly telling me that I always look bored. The only thing is, I'm actually NOT bored. The facial expressions that NTs use on a day-to-day basis feel so awkward for me. My real smile doesn't even look like an actual smile unless I totally stretch my face and contort it. LOL Facial bod... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Tell tales of when people insulted your intelligence! |
| GattinoDiCecchino |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2007, 9:21 pm
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Replies: 55
Views: 5,083
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| On first glance, I must admit, I appear a bit ditzy and slow. I won't deny that. I have no clue why I subconsciously play dumb, but I do. I suppose I think it'll make people go easier on me when I make mistakes? That's because you'd rather believe that you purposely act dumb than admit to yourself ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: That girl from America's next top model. |
| GattinoDiCecchino |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2007, 9:10 pm
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Replies: 649
Views: 69,509
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Sometimes I doubt if she's really Aspie.
Her NT level seems to rise each week. Sadly, that doesn't happen with real Aspies even if they try.
Maybe she just made up the condition (or got some BS "diagnosis") to get on the show. |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Is it obvious to you that looks play a role in who's hired? |
| GattinoDiCecchino |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2007, 9:06 pm
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Replies: 37
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| Yes and no. It really does depend on the setting. If you're applying to be, say, an office manager of some dental office, it doesn't really matter whether you've got Julia Roberts' smile and Jessica Alba's body. All that matters is that you're productive and that you'll get along with people there. ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Tell tales of when people insulted your intelligence! |
| GattinoDiCecchino |
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Posted: 26 Oct 2007, 10:54 pm
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Replies: 55
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| Most people automatically pigeon-hole me as "the smart one". I'm white, and the Chinese students (who, according to stereotypes, are mathematically gifted) around me in my college calculus class are always asking me for help on their homework! That is, most people that know me well (or my classmates... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: TV Mimicry - Useful? |
| GattinoDiCecchino |
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Posted: 09 Oct 2007, 7:59 pm
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Replies: 4
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| :P I'm an only child, I have no friends, very little family, and while I love Mom muchly, she is not really the best role model for socialization (she has a VERY distinct personality that only she can pull off, and actually irritates many people. She's got friends, but I'm *nothing* like her. LOL Wo... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How to Sit Like an NT When You're Physically Uncomfortable? |
| GattinoDiCecchino |
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Posted: 29 Sep 2007, 2:24 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,469
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LOL
So I'm not the only perpetrator of icefinger-to-neck assault?
It gets a nice reaction, especially when my hands get cold enough to make popsicles if room temperature juice is poured in them. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How to Sit Like an NT When You're Physically Uncomfortable? |
| GattinoDiCecchino |
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Posted: 29 Sep 2007, 12:35 am
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Replies: 12
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| I don't know if I suffer from Reynaud's Phenomenon or if it's an ASD thing, but my hands are ALWAYS cold, and I hate rubbing them when they're cold (that's my weird little quirk), so I end up curling them in my elbows or wringing them in my hands, which makes me look... abnormal. When you're in a cl... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: I Really Wish I Was an NT... I Really Do. |
| GattinoDiCecchino |
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Posted: 28 Sep 2007, 11:14 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,673
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| Salutions! (Yay for Aspie formality!) I'm a self-diagnosed Aspie who's gone undercover as an NT for nearly 18 years. (I'll be 18 in two weeks!) I identify with many of the challenges that afflict Aspies, and ironically enough, I was almost happy to come up with a "diagnosis", because I know many of ... |
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