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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My Childhood - The pain remains. |
| KimberKenobi |
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Posted: 20 Nov 2011, 11:10 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,339
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| As terrible as this is, I'm glad I'm not the only one. My mom was great, my step-mom can eat a d*ck. While telling them how you feel or about what went on may not actually help them realize what they did wrong (denial is a powerful force, many depend on it for their own sanity) it will hopefully mak... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Teacher Bullying ASD in the news |
| KimberKenobi |
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Posted: 20 Nov 2011, 10:58 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,379
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| The truly depressing thing about this story is that after you suffer through it in school and then at the hands of a step-parent, you then get to suffer through it at work. I have a boss who pulls this stuff and the assistant goes along with it, including the denial that anything ever happened (it's... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Interpreting movies |
| KimberKenobi |
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Posted: 20 Nov 2011, 10:40 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,854
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| wow... okay, I never would have thought male-C and female-C were the same person... maybe unless they spoke in the same voice... My hardest thing with movies is recognizing the characters... My husband LOVES movies (like, I thought I could be obsessive about things... this dude has like 9 large stor... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Email from WP to ARC request debate on WP with S.B Cohen. |
| KimberKenobi |
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Posted: 20 Nov 2011, 10:22 pm
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Replies: 102
Views: 184,591
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| It's funny that you say that. I found Attwood's book to be extremely helpful and he is a long time supporter of the Neurodiversity movement. While I can admit that my initial impression of his book may be clouded by my feelings and processes going through accepting that I was not "normal" I will st... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Being unable to focus on things when out in public |
| KimberKenobi |
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Posted: 16 Nov 2011, 7:20 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,478
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| I do so much better if I go out (grocery shopping, etc.) if I have my headphones in and can block out a lot of the auditory stimuli. Sometimes I also wear my sunglasses to block out some of the visual stimuli. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Email from WP to ARC request debate on WP with S.B Cohen. |
| KimberKenobi |
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Posted: 15 Nov 2011, 7:56 pm
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Replies: 102
Views: 184,591
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| I want to first state that I didn't bother to go through all 4 pages, so my thought that what you initially wrote is both appropriate and HI-larious may come too little too late... However, what I really wanted to state is that when I was first approached with the hypothesis that I has Asperger's, I... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I need some advice with a 'touch issue', please. |
| KimberKenobi |
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Posted: 15 Nov 2011, 7:41 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,012
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| I should have noted that Sensory Integration Disorder can lead to symptoms like feeling a touch on your skin as painful or feeling like the tag on your shirt is literally cutting your skin... You may want to explore the Integration Disorder. I just couldn't think of the distinction between the two t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I need some advice with a 'touch issue', please. |
| KimberKenobi |
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Posted: 13 Nov 2011, 11:54 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,012
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| Does this friend already know that you have issues or is this a "surprise"? If the friend already knows you have issues, then if you feel like telling her that her stating to "just get over it" hurt your feelings then you should. But sometimes others (NT's) will do/say things to deal with social sit... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are there real physical differences with Aspergers? |
| KimberKenobi |
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Posted: 13 Nov 2011, 8:43 pm
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Replies: 111
Views: 30,695
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| I was born with a cleft pallet of the hard and soft, I am hyper mobile (and have been used to demonstrate the characteristic at several physical therapy offices I've been to), I have never broken a bone, I have taken a significant hit to the head recently and suffered only mild confusion, I don't sc... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The autism social rule book. |
| KimberKenobi |
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Posted: 13 Nov 2011, 8:05 pm
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Replies: 883
Views: 325,557
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| Build a group of friends that you don't have to follow these rules around. We are different, and we need friends who understand that and are willing to meet us halfway. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Advantageous Traits of Aspies in Romantic Relationships? |
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Posted: 12 May 2008, 3:01 pm
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Replies: 44
Views: 9,273
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| The ultimate advantage to having AS in terms of romance is actually a blessing in disguise: the simple fact that you WILL turn off so many people. Reason being you're turning off ALL THE WRONG ONES :D The RIGHT ONE won't be turned off- he/she will be drawn to you regardless. In fact, after I came t... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: books about relationships |
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Posted: 12 May 2008, 2:54 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,758
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| So... Read "Asperger's in Long Term Relationships" and it is very much written by an NT for NTs... (As much as she loved and was committed to her partner, still was frustrating to read.) Read "Aspergers in Love" and liked it much more. I liked that the author made great effort to discuss AS females.... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: i donno whats goin on with me! can anyone help??? |
| KimberKenobi |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2008, 5:44 pm
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,987
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| It means that you are an intelligent human being, and as such you will find yourself confused by a lot of things in the world. My advice: Stop trying to put yourself in a box, you will drop into one in due time. go with how you feel for whoever you want to feel it... If you hit it off with a hot gu... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Why does he do this? |
| KimberKenobi |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2008, 5:40 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,394
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| ... you've been with him for 12 years and he still does this to you ... does he not know it actually makes you upset and feel crazy and want to cry? or is he just ret*d? That a little cruel in my book... then again, I'm still trying to iron things out with the guy who leaves me sh***y txt msgs... so... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Advantageous Traits of Aspies in Romantic Relationships? |
| KimberKenobi |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2008, 5:27 pm
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Replies: 44
Views: 9,273
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| I prefer total honesty, even about attractions to other people, how bad my clothes look and everything else - I spend so much energy figuring out what people mean (cos it usually isn't what they say) that it's hard to be close to someone who isn't extremely honest. If I'm constantly thinking about ... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: books about relationships |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2008, 5:24 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,758
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| Okay, so I ordered "Asperger's and long term relationships" I watched "Mozart and the Whale" (is there a book too?) I read part of "School Success for Kids with Asperger's Syndrome" (the beginning was magnificent) I bought "The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome" ... I didn't find the relationshi... |
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