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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Are you a picky eater? Questions about food and AS |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2011, 4:41 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,089
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| I used to and still am a very picky eater. There are a lot of fruits and vegetables that I cannot even bring within one meter of my nose and I want to vomit. I do however have no problem trying new things. My dad has always given me the opportunity to try new things, food wise. I know I like the nor... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Obsessed with "not offending anyone" - anyone else |
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Posted: 26 Jan 2011, 7:28 pm
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Replies: 54
Views: 11,895
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| I still do say things to people that gets them very upset with me. Best way i have come around that is to always try to be friendly, even if you are not. I read somewhere that people with AS are great actors. i believe that is true as I have to act everywhere I go so I act friendly. Also if i think ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: List one Aspie thing you don't understand |
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Posted: 23 Dec 2010, 4:11 pm
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Replies: 93
Views: 10,790
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| The ability to remember and forget, ex NT's can put something behind them but I can still remember what I said when and where I insulted them |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Walking with head down. |
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Posted: 23 Dec 2010, 4:09 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,088
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| I walk with my head down for two reasons, first is that I need to see where I am going and secondly on a really sunny day I struggle to look up because the sun is too bright |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Relative difficulties of areas of functioning for Aspies |
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Posted: 24 Aug 2010, 7:52 am
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Replies: 32
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| Converstaion: 3 Dating: 8 as I have a gf and she helps me but before her 1 Driving 10 Learned it very easily Education : 3 Still struggeling Employment: N/A haven't looked for a job yet Independent living: 6, when i go away and as long as I have enough finaces i am ok Making friends: 8, keeping them... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you visualize how your brain works? probably long. |
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Posted: 16 Jul 2010, 11:21 am
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,491
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| Tho only way I can decribe my brain is by saying that I need things to click into place or make sense, otherwise I have no idea of what is going on. Memory is more patterns and comes back to clicking. A friend of mine's phone number I broke down into 3 parts and had something clicked into place and ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Food Likes and Dislikes |
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Posted: 16 Jul 2010, 11:11 am
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Replies: 59
Views: 5,744
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| I simply can't eat corn that has just come out of a microwave or BBQ and I have no other way of explaining it. It has something to do with the smell, every time it gets close to my nose it is like someone has hit me over the head with a plank. I can howvere eat it when it is mixed with carrots and p... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Do you enjoy the characters in Twilight?Is Bella an Aspie? |
| Gainer |
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Posted: 14 May 2010, 10:47 am
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Replies: 36
Views: 9,733
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| To answer the first question. I have read all 4 books and I can see on both sides of the line why people like it and why people hate it. Personally I like it, same as Harry Potter. It transports me into another world where I know about cool stuff and as I can't fit into this world gives me a place t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do your friends not "get" you? |
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Posted: 14 May 2010, 4:04 am
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,215
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| Yes and no, I have been skydiving for the last 9 years and dancing the last 2.5 years. At both of these places they have learned to deal with my quirks better than I sometimes realise and at other times they get really angry. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What's your attitude towards formal clothing? |
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Posted: 25 Jan 2010, 5:24 pm
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Replies: 42
Views: 7,047
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| I dislike anything tat somebody tells me I have te wear, be it a suit, costume, a uniform, etc. Not always the bst thing as I do a lot of theatre work but I have gotten around it |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Who's the sexiest chick you've seen in you're entire life? |
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Posted: 17 Sep 2009, 4:56 pm
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Replies: 83
Views: 3,456
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| Lets see, its between Stacey and Bronwyn at my dance studio. Stacey is HOT and I get to do lifts and stuff to her. Bronwyn likes me doing a sokkie (Type of dance) with her all the time. My gf however at the studio is not the most attractive person in the world, but in her element, no-one comes close... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is house M.D. an aspie???????? |
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Posted: 07 Sep 2009, 4:35 am
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Replies: 81
Views: 34,355
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| Possibly, he cerainly has the right traids except for his observation skills, however my girlfriend says that I can say i can read her very well and i have been diagnosed with AS. My theory is he does have it, just because someone has AS does not mean he/she cannot read poeple, he/she just can;t rea... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: District 9 |
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Posted: 07 Sep 2009, 4:02 am
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Replies: 31
Views: 4,332
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| I'm a South African, and the one thing this film has tought me is how the other side of racist/apartheid is treated and how they are viewed. Ok not clear, I liked in this film that you could see the world both from the Prawns and the human's side. Also this did not just happen in apartheid, it happe... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: How would you prefer to die? |
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Posted: 18 Aug 2009, 11:44 am
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Replies: 276
Views: 4,713
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| One of two ways, one would be quick and over and done with, like crashing. As I have survived that my second option is in my gf arms. AS this wiill not happen soon and she will then hopefully be my wife I guess it will be in my wife's arms |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How old were you when you first started reading? |
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Posted: 05 May 2009, 7:54 am
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Replies: 93
Views: 8,162
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| I can't remember exactly, I would guess around 3-4 years. I didn't quite read but I was interested in what is happening with the letters. I don't know if this counts but my first language is Afrikaans. For my 8th birtday my dad bought me an english comic book, a week later I taught myself to read th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Exeptional memory |
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Posted: 23 Apr 2009, 2:08 pm
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Replies: 32
Views: 3,080
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| I'm not sure of my memory. When it comes to glancing things I can't recall where I put something or what has just happened. However when I actually pay attention and actually do the peoblems, I do a lot of math, I understand and I can remember a lot of things. This actually help when I do a problem ... |
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