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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do any of you excel at certain social interactions? |
| Atomsk |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2014, 6:47 am
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Replies: 4
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| My question is this - do any of you excel at certain types of social interaction? If so, what sorts of situations? I work at a smoke shop as one of my jobs - I work about 86 hours a week in total - I pick jobs I like a lot though. I actually don't smoke tobacco, just other herbal plant matter, and I... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: I don't get it |
| Atomsk |
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Posted: 04 Mar 2014, 7:42 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,427
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If you don't like them posting here, why not just ignore them? Skip over their posts.
I skip over a lot of posts for a lot of reasons, although gender is not one of them for me. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: asperger's and drug use |
| Atomsk |
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Posted: 03 Mar 2014, 2:02 am
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Replies: 21
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| On the other hand, we're also rule-followers, which makes it far less likely that we'll try illegal drugs, just because that's the rule. Not all of us. +1 I've had definite periods where I was doing things with drugs I definitely should not have been doing. There was one 3 month period where I used... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Coming Out: Is It a Good Idea or Bad Idea? |
| Atomsk |
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Posted: 02 Mar 2014, 5:55 pm
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Replies: 12
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| I say it depends on the situation. Overall though, I must say it is nobodies business but your romantic partner. I also really don't care about other people's sexual orientations. I didn't care long before I came out to myself. I just don't see the big deal coming out as LGB. Honestly for me, I feel... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you choose your special interest? |
| Atomsk |
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Posted: 02 Mar 2014, 5:13 pm
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,324
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| My special interests are like a tree. Branches often grow, expand, branch off or die. My original special interest is music. Then my special interest became playing music. That turned into playing piano. Playing piano turned into being obsessed with Yamaha keyboards. I got a bit interested in elect... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: What do you Think about Facebook's New Gender Stance? |
| Atomsk |
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Posted: 22 Feb 2014, 1:09 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,634
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| I'm glad they added them but personally I'd only ever use female, lol. |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: DEBATE TIME: "Gay" vs. "ret*d" |
| Atomsk |
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Posted: 17 Feb 2014, 1:11 am
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Replies: 15
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auntblabby wrote: haters gonna hate. news at 11.
I second this notion. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Just How Unusual am I? |
| Atomsk |
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Posted: 16 Feb 2014, 9:53 pm
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Replies: 9
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| I also find I like to "forget" about the world of asd and autism and just focus on other topcis that genuinely interest me. I -really- identify with this part. I've literally used the same wording - to 'forget' my autism. Forget I even have it. Not literally forget, but just not think about it at a... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Confused about my gender identity/sexuality |
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Posted: 16 Feb 2014, 6:52 pm
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Replies: 9
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| -I don't identify with either gender but if I had to choose between being a female or male with no other option I'd choose to be a male. At times I even wish I had a penis but it's not to feel more masculine; it's for another reason I'll explain later. If you imagine yourself being seen by everyone... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Those with tics, why do you want a cure? |
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Posted: 25 Jul 2013, 1:03 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,261
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| For me, curing tics had almost nothing to do with what other people thought of them. I had a lot of tics, and I, of my own will and with no help from others, made the most annoying ones go away. (also had some pretty strong OCD going on, causing the tics among other things) But why did I make them g... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are We Prejudiced Against NTs? |
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Posted: 10 Jul 2013, 11:43 am
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Replies: 37
Views: 3,277
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| The blind man and the thief were both part of the 'experiment'. The blind man was blind, the thief was an actor. The object was to observe the reactions of others. Do you have a prejudice against me? I can't have a prejudice against you without knowing of anything I'd be able to judge you on, haha.... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: what do you work with? |
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Posted: 10 Jul 2013, 11:10 am
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Replies: 30
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| Right now I clean and vacuum pack fish. I actually enjoy the job a lot - for some reason slicing up fish feels fun to me (I think the feel of my knife going through their tough skin just feels good), as does the repetitive task of vac packing them. Plus the pay is pretty good, and the hours, while s... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone go a while without checking WP with this result? |
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Posted: 10 Jul 2013, 11:03 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,182
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| spent hours and even days wondering why I am different and why socializing other than 1:1 with someone who shares my interests and is fine with in depth conversation that's really info exchange rather than superficial small talk and why that seems so easy and innate. Also why simple things like cle... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone go a while without checking WP with this result? |
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Posted: 10 Jul 2013, 10:37 am
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Replies: 8
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| The interesting thing I guess is that since I generally avoided social situations, there was no one to make me aware of just how weird I was. I never had a lot of friends or a social life. So this "fairly normal" self image was sustainable. Just a different perspective for you :) I had the same thi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: what's your favourite mode of transport? |
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Posted: 10 Jul 2013, 10:12 am
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Replies: 85
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| Car for sure - more specifically, larger and newer trucks. I prefer trucks due to winter driving up here being more difficult and more dangerous in smaller vehicles. When I lived in a city, it was a totally different story. I hated traffic, hated cars, hated bikes, hated busses, hated rollerskates, ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are We Prejudiced Against NTs? |
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Posted: 10 Jul 2013, 10:00 am
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Replies: 37
Views: 3,277
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| There are many prejudiced people around it seems, both NT and ND. In a recent TV program hidden cameras were set up in a bar. A blind man was in center of the room, at a table with his guide dog. A woman actor is set up to fill up her glass from his bottle of wine and steal food from his plate. The... |
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