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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autistic people seeing through nonsense |
| __Elijahahahaho |
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Posted: 20 Jun 2025, 6:31 pm
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Replies: 43
Views: 3,438
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| I've seen plenty of autistic people who don't see through nonsense any better than NTs. Yeah, me too. It would be interesting to see research on this topic. In general, I would expect autistics to be worse at seeing through nonsense than NTs, especially taking into account different levels, social ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Masking = not masking!? |
| __Elijahahahaho |
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Posted: 13 Jun 2025, 12:55 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,620
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| Yeah I read a book by Tony Attwood that said that framing "learning NT thinking" as learning a new language is a more palatable framing than "masking". I am not sure. I think I kind of want to flip your argument. Rather than seeing "translating" as neutral, I think it s... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Are McJobs Asperger's Friendly??? |
| __Elijahahahaho |
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Posted: 09 Jun 2025, 6:14 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,600
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| It depends on you. I worked in a bakery once and it was horrible because the culture required a lot of socializing with the other bakers who were kind of weird, and did not understand my particular mindset. Some were reformed criminals. However, now much later in life I could handle that environment... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: what do you think about limits of psychology and masking? |
| __Elijahahahaho |
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Posted: 03 Jun 2025, 10:53 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,159
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| I heard an interesting youtube video that mentioned eckhart toll and some other philosophers noted a phenomenon whereby "there is always more going on in the moment" than can be written down. But a lot of pain can happen when you try to pretend and make a mask - limiting your identity to a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is the entire internet a toxic cesspool of abuse? |
| __Elijahahahaho |
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Posted: 23 May 2025, 2:27 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,215
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^
Yeah, have seen that happen |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is the entire internet a toxic cesspool of abuse? |
| __Elijahahahaho |
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Posted: 21 May 2025, 2:07 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,215
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| I just see more and more of this stuff and it filter over into real life, like these crypto heist folks . So abusive. I have also noticed that people who work for corporations kind of bring their s**t into everyday life eventually. Like using HR communication strategies when people are angry with th... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Therapist told me autistics struggle to "let go" |
| __Elijahahahaho |
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Posted: 04 May 2025, 12:29 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 511
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| Exactly. Very dehumanizing. The brain is the most complicated object in the universe, and these people claim to understand it with surveys. History is replete with examples of how a lot of illnesses change with whatever politics is in fashion at the time. Being gay was an illness, I think there was ... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Therapist told me autistics struggle to "let go" |
| __Elijahahahaho |
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Posted: 04 May 2025, 11:31 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 511
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| > but I think many are quite blind to how they affect their perception of and relationship with their clients. My impression of all the 4 therapists I met and know as friends is they would have definitely diagnosed and gossiped about a brilliant author or artist. It takes brainpower to be open minde... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Majority in UK now ‘self-identify’ as neurodivergent |
| __Elijahahahaho |
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Posted: 04 May 2025, 10:06 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,586
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| This is also probably right wing propaganda. It has the effect that autists are no different. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Therapist told me autistics struggle to "let go" |
| __Elijahahahaho |
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Posted: 04 May 2025, 9:32 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 511
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| This is bad therapy. The therapist is trying to get the autist to conform to NT standards of morality, which are pretty f*****g low if you look at the state of the world. NTs can just walk past social slights or moral problems with ease, but Autists *care*. It's part of who we are. We care deeply ab... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Majority in UK now ‘self-identify’ as neurodivergent |
| __Elijahahahaho |
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Posted: 04 May 2025, 9:14 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,586
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That's pretty bad. Real autists have real struggles.
But I think broadly there are common struggles that might trigger this.
Neoliberalism commodifies relationships causing loneliness. People are overworked and under socialised
causing loneliness and loss of connection. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: The Accountant 2 |
| __Elijahahahaho |
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Posted: 03 May 2025, 8:33 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,408
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| It was an enjoyable film, although the characters were kind of jolty. I felt they had a bunch of messages to get across and they made the script around that rather than an actual plot. Lots of cringy pet-related stuff which I detest. I enjoyed the first film better. I am a bit squeamish when people ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I feel like an emotional sponge |
| __Elijahahahaho |
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Posted: 02 May 2025, 7:05 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 7,488
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I can relate.
I sometimes feel I absorb their ways of thinking and speaking also. I am very good at imitation. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Why Do People Refuse To Practice Social Skills? |
| __Elijahahahaho |
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Posted: 22 Apr 2025, 10:57 am
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Replies: 135
Views: 26,128
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| In my case, back when I thought it was just "social anxiety" I had, I spent 8 solid years manically grinding away at becoming more social. Result: burnt-out wreck with social skills no better than when I started. I too have spent way too long learning / "buliding a mask". Though... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: I cannot believe Palantir CEO alex karp is so ignorant. |
| __Elijahahahaho |
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Posted: 19 Apr 2025, 11:46 am
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Replies: 0
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| Just watched: alex karp ranting I can only hope that he is putting it on for the conference. He has a shockingly deluded view of these "nice loveable americans", Never mind the Racism against blacks, ICE.. torture, bombing everyone for the last 70 years, multiple completely failed foreign ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi there! Autistic guy from Barcelona here |
| __Elijahahahaho |
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Posted: 16 Apr 2025, 9:28 am
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Replies: 11
Views: 15,886
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Bienvenido muchucho otro pedo!
Que guay.
How is Barcelona? Are there some cool squats and communes? |
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