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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I hate being autistic. I want a cure now. |
| Elgee |
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Replies: 19
Views: 416
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To OP,
All those people who try to help you, what makes you 100% sure none are autistic? I've known of an autistic police officer, a combat veteran, and a medical doctor. Get your act together. Many NTs never achieve the "American Dream" either. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Prolific Songwriter Diane Warren is one of us |
| Elgee |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2024, 12:47 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 664
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| I first heard of her when the song, "Time of My Life" was popular. What really bugs me is that the singers of all her songs get all the credit. People act as though the singers created the song, and the performer gets over-rated (like Rihanna; did Rihanna compose ANY of her songs???? I dou... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anxiety about elevators |
| Elgee |
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Posted: 23 Mar 2024, 1:49 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,696
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| My 6 year old autistic nonverbal grandson has a real fear of elevators. He refuses to even walk past them. This poses problems in schol as he cannot go to any other classes because of this. Please anyone know of an ideas to perhaps disguise the elevator?? Any reason he can't take the stairs? With d... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: high functioning vs classic autism |
| Elgee |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2024, 11:24 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,827
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| "When you meet one person with Autism, you’ve met one person with Autism" The source of much of my confusion is that my son doesn't seem to match the description of this article or of any other ones I read or any lists of symptoms I look at. There's no obvious stimming behavior, no obviou... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Frivolous special interests |
| Elgee |
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Posted: 10 Mar 2024, 1:35 am
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,613
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| I go crazy when I see a man with "good stubble." I don't mean just ANY stubble. It has to be a certain kind. I will stare and stare when he's not looking at me. But if we're in conversation, I can't stare at his stubble because he'll wonder why I'm "looking down there" instead of... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Worlds Strongest Man |
| Elgee |
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Posted: 10 Mar 2024, 1:25 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 517
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| I found out about Tom when I was watching a strongman comp a few years ago. What I don't like in that article is the narrative about his academic struggles, which feeds the myth that autism means not very smart. In fact, why would his autism make academics difficult? Perhaps he had dyslexia or ADHD,... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: being responsible when you have a hyperfixation |
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Posted: 25 Feb 2024, 8:15 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 589
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| OP, what is your new hyperfixation? My last one was eye contact in autism. I'm so afraid I won't ever have another one ever again. I'm not exactly 29 anymore. As we all know, you can't force a SPIN to come on. A SPIN must find you. I can't even get back into my former SPINs. I do have several longte... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do You Hide Your Special Interest? |
| Elgee |
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Posted: 20 Feb 2024, 11:21 pm
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Replies: 46
Views: 4,356
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| Looney Tunes occasionally insert scenes that only an adult would get. I'm pretty sure it was a Looney Tune I saw, many years ago as an adult, in which a very large bird (not Tweetie, but a larger bird), was being chased. Maybe it wasn't a Looney Tune, but it was a cartoon "aimed at children&quo... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you feel about 'The Good Doctor'? |
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Posted: 21 Jan 2024, 5:50 pm
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Replies: 68
Views: 5,225
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| Anyone read anywhere WHY The Good Doctor is being cancelled? Has it been low in the ratings? I don't want theory. I want the actual information. Are all the writers quitting to do other projects? Does Freddie want out, or what??? I was SO hoping the show would continue for many more years -- I was ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you feel about 'The Good Doctor'? |
| Elgee |
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Posted: 19 Jan 2024, 10:30 pm
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Replies: 68
Views: 5,225
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| Anyone read anywhere WHY The Good Doctor is being cancelled? Has it been low in the ratings? I don't want theory. I want the actual information. Are all the writers quitting to do other projects? Does Freddie want out, or what??? I was SO hoping the show would continue for many more years -- I was h... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you feel about 'The Good Doctor'? |
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Posted: 19 Jan 2024, 10:21 pm
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Replies: 68
Views: 5,225
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| I have never seen The Good Doctor because I only get two channels on my tv and the channel it is on is not one of them. But I do like Chicago Med. I am wondering if anyone thinks that the African American chief surgeon character who wears the little skull cap is an Aspie. I think he might be. Yes, ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Famous People One Thinks Could Be On The Spectrum. |
| Elgee |
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Posted: 19 Jan 2024, 10:09 pm
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Replies: 148
Views: 13,352
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Dreams |
| Elgee |
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Posted: 15 Jan 2024, 11:00 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,782
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| Bathroom: I have overactive bladder. A lot of my dreams are interrupted by me needing to find a bathroom because I literally need to go in reality. 99% of the dreams I can never find a bathroom. Sometimes I'm out in public and can't find a bathroom, or can only find the men's restroom, not the wome... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Dreams |
| Elgee |
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Posted: 13 Jan 2024, 1:09 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,782
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| Flying: Nearly 100% of my flight dreams are lucid: I'm aware I'm dreaming. Most of my lucid dreams involve flight. Hmmm, wonder why that is. Could these flight experiences be actual out-of-body experiences? The bizarre thing is that often, while I'm in flight, the scenery is exceptionally vivid, and... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Living to 39 |
| Elgee |
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Posted: 01 Jan 2024, 12:04 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 7,283
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| I turn 35 next september, Because I have autism can I only expect to live to 39 years old? You have way more control over your life expectancy than you think. Yes, the average for Level 3 is 39, and for Level 1 is 58. But that's because autistic people take worse care of their bodies, overall, when... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Ways to torment an NT (funny) |
| Elgee |
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Posted: 20 Dec 2023, 4:28 pm
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Replies: 52
Views: 6,600
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| I would be interested in hearing an example of your experiences in this regard. When did you put an NT in his or her place with your swift problem solving capacity? My boss at the gym where I was a personal trainer, out of the blue, asked, "Why do you have a single long hair growing under your... |
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