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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: My boring story |
Willard |
Posted: 23 Apr 2014, 4:59 pm
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You play the harmonica? Kewl.
Welcome to WP! |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: is learning a struggle for you |
Willard |
Posted: 23 Apr 2014, 4:55 pm
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I find I struggle with short term memory, paying attention, and interpreting information. ADHD is a common comorbid with High Functioning Autism, so much so, that I'd go so far as to say it's one of the symptoms. We can hyperfocus on things that captivate us and absorb tremendous amounts of informa... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: social skills just as good as NT's when younger... |
Willard |
Posted: 23 Apr 2014, 4:42 pm
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Nope. I never had any social skills, nor any particular interest in socializing. My mother tells stories of how hard she tried to put me in social situations and get me to interact with other kids and I would still go off into the corner and play by myself. In the first grade, I became quite the cla... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: did u think u were normal when younger |
Willard |
Posted: 23 Apr 2014, 4:26 pm
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Replies: 51 Views: 2,976
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I can't recall a time when I thought I was normal . There just wasn't a name for what I was when I was younger. Well, other than "weird." :roll: I was painfully aware that I did not fit in anywhere I went and had no idea how to go about doing so. My parents also recognized that I was not a normal ki... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Got My Diagnosis Report. Some Questions. |
Willard |
Posted: 23 Apr 2014, 12:20 pm
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Replies: 26 Views: 1,387
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linatet wrote: jayjayuk wrote: she said as if I was nice when younger but developed into an uncaring person
People don't "develop into" not caring, they are made that way by the treatment they receive at the hands of others. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What are your Interests? |
Willard |
Posted: 23 Apr 2014, 12:14 pm
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Replies: 13 Views: 847
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The history of Pop Music, Radio and Recorded Music in general
Art, specifically comic book art, cartooning and tattooing
Philosophy, Metaphysics, Comparative Religion, the Paranormal
Fiction Writing
Movies
Comedy
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Hand flapping and toe walking |
Willard |
Posted: 23 Apr 2014, 12:07 pm
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Replies: 19 Views: 2,096
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if I tried walking in my tiptoes while flapping my hands, I'd probably fall flat on my face. :lol: I can't say I've ever heard anyone claim they did both at the same time. I've never specifically "walked" on my toes, but I do rock back and forth on my toes when I'm forced to stand in a que. I've ne... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: littering the moon |
Willard |
Posted: 23 Apr 2014, 11:56 am
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Replies: 13 Views: 780
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Raptor wrote: 3. What would we do with it after retrieving it?
Fire it into the Sun. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Cartooning for bad days |
Willard |
Posted: 22 Apr 2014, 8:58 pm
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Replies: 15 Views: 1,852
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She can talk a blue streak about...cats, dragons, nyan cat, legos... she just can't talk about her thoughts and feelings Experience has shown me repeatedly throughout life that those who do not share the same neurology cannot effectively communicate deep feelings and abstract thoughts to each other... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Lack of ability to focus causing trouble at work |
Willard |
Posted: 22 Apr 2014, 3:06 pm
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Sorry your dad doesn't care enough to put forth the effort to understand your disability. I know what that feels like, because when I was younger, nobody knew I had a disability, so everything they couldn't understand about me was all my fault. You need to look for a job doing something that interes... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: OCD and Asperger's/ASD |
Willard |
Posted: 22 Apr 2014, 2:56 pm
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I lived with an SO with OCD for eight years. I didn't care for it.
However, your mileage may vary. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Would getting my driver's permit be a bad idea? |
Willard |
Posted: 22 Apr 2014, 1:32 pm
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Replies: 13 Views: 1,102
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Yes, it's a good idea to learn to drive and to have a driver's license. It gives you a degree of independence you will never get any other way.
When you get to the actual driving test however, I do not recommend that you attempt to parallel park in a station wagon. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: this is America |
Willard |
Posted: 22 Apr 2014, 1:22 pm
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Replies: 9 Views: 1,414
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This has nothing to do with any bullying or his autism, it's about his recording and how it violates state law on infringing the rights of other citizens by illegally recording conversations. The law is in place to protect people from entrapment and blackmail. The authorities are not singling the bo... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Is it cheating? |
Willard |
Posted: 22 Apr 2014, 1:13 pm
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Replies: 62 Views: 2,718
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I'm involved sexually with a taken woman, is it considered cheating if I am single? If you are single, then semantically, she is the one doing the cheating, but you are both adulterers . Being a co-adulterer makes you equally responsible for the deception and betrayal that is taking place. Concepts... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Define stim? |
Willard |
Posted: 22 Apr 2014, 1:05 pm
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Replies: 4 Views: 710
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The original, clinical definition of a stim is "A full body movement that relieves autistic anxieties." FULL BODY would include rocking, swaying, hand flapping, toe walking, etc. Some have expanded their definition to include small, fidgety repetitive habits, like nail biting, finger drumming, hair ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why You Can’t Debate Creationists |
Willard |
Posted: 22 Apr 2014, 12:53 pm
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Replies: 95 Views: 4,076
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And people who have to believe in a made up God to get through their day are mentally weak, and lazy mentally. People who gather a handful of facts and arrogantly assume they know everything are small-minded, intolerant, intellectual bigots. Every generation's scientific cosmology has eventually lo... |
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