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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Beginning to paint a VERY different picture.... |
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Posted: 05 Jul 2014, 12:44 am
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| Earlier tonight, I posted a status on Facebook about an occurrence that happened back 28 years ago during the Fourth of July fireworks event. As I posted it on Facebook: "28 years ago today, my parents took me to experience the fireworks display for the very first time. The night...did not go well. ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: No future prospects or self confidence....at age FIVE |
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Posted: 18 Jun 2014, 3:36 am
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| I came to a very chilling realization, earlier tonight: to sum it up, I broke up with my now ex-girlfriend in late '12; I thought I'd finally gotten closure a few months back, but I officially got it with in the last few weeks. Both my Dad and my room-mate were surprised to hear it, thinking I was j... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is it possible not to care what other people think? |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2014, 3:24 am
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Replies: 52
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| In a way I'm actually kind of glad I care about other people and what they think, because if I didn't then I would be a horrible shell of a human being. It's a painful thing to live with and put up with, and I often wish I could shed it, but I know it would be wrong to. I don' know about that; I ai... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What do people really think about us? |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2014, 1:51 am
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Replies: 42
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| Some which immediately occurred to me: Gay: friend of mine came out to their mother and she immediately assumed friend was in relationship with me Drug addicted: Same friend's mother (and father, and brother) think I take drugs Dangerous: walking through college hub, stopped by an army recruiter wh... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What do people really think about us? |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2014, 1:49 am
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| My classmates probably think that I'm just insane (not in a good way) and ultra shy with weird obsessions and routines (stimming etc). I rarely speak in school but when I'm asked to speak about Nazi Germany or dinosaurs I don't shut up and can go on for eternity, and drive my classmates up the wall... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What do people really think about us? |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2014, 12:51 am
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| Bla I just don't care anymore....I am on SSI currently tryinng to come up with a plan to get off it some day, what I'd really like to do is start a brewery and make awesome beer. I've recently decided to just be myself and see how people react, I need social connection so maybe a wee bit desperate ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is it possible not to care what other people think? |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2014, 12:38 am
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| I find it very hard to not care at all what others think. I care at least a little. Every now and then I don't but that is not very often. Same here. I would love to quit caring and just do my own thing, but in my case that's simply not possible. I'd have to become a full-blown sociopath in order t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What do people really think about us? |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2014, 12:37 am
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Replies: 42
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| Bla I just don't care anymore....I am on SSI currently tryinng to come up with a plan to get off it some day, what I'd really like to do is start a brewery and make awesome beer. I've recently decided to just be myself and see how people react, I need social connection so maybe a wee bit desperate ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is it possible not to care what other people think? |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2014, 12:35 am
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Replies: 52
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| I find it very hard to not care at all what others think. I care at least a little. Every now and then I don't but that is not very often. Same here. I would love to quit caring and just do my own thing, but in my case that's simply not possible. I'd have to become a full-blown sociopath in order t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What do people really think about us? |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2014, 12:34 am
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mila_oblong wrote: I've often wondered that in the past, but I really don't give a sh** about what they really think of us.
good, I wouldn't waste your time worrying over it  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is it possible not to care what other people think? |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2014, 12:33 am
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| I find it very hard to not care at all what others think. I care at least a little. Every now and then I don't but that is not very often. Same here. I would love to quit caring and just do my own thing, but in my case that's simply not possible. I'd have to become a full-blown sociopath in order t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What do people really think about us? |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2014, 12:31 am
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| Yes, of course they understood; they understood where you flawed which, in their minds, gave them a brief sense of security. That's what you're trying for, seriously? Just by how you're describing your attempts at body language, I really think you're trying too hard to succeed at it; it's like you'... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What do people really think about us? |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2014, 12:07 am
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| major fallacy, my dear: you're explaining yourself to them with the belief they'll actually understand it. No, non-Autistic folks do not currently understand how our minds work. You can explain to kingdom come, and they're not gonna care. When you say Autism, they think "Rain Man". However, I can o... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What do people really think about us? |
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Posted: 19 Apr 2014, 11:54 pm
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| Let's say you did have the knowledge of exactly how you might be perceived; what would you do with it? Also, that picture in the profile: is that you? Typically, if I know that behaviour X evokes a reaction Y from others, next time I do behaviour X, I say "you might have felt Y about my behaviour X... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What do people really think about us? |
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Posted: 19 Apr 2014, 11:45 pm
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| that's also part of the reason why I mentioned I own my own business; I do want to rise up in the world, but on my terms, not theirs. Of course you'll repel people; it's part of why they hold us at arm's length. And don't forget: it's not just you that repels them, it's also their own insecurities.... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What do people really think about us? |
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Posted: 19 Apr 2014, 11:38 pm
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| My dear, I'm not an extrovert, and btw....I'm also a cashier! The trick is to just have fun . I just go to work, and do my job, and at times even play up my quirkiness; I do it to have fun on my job, and to keep myself from going insane. I also own my own business, which I'm trying to get off the g... |
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