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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What's up with all the hate on" neurotypicals" |
| SteveBorg |
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Posted: 11 Jun 2016, 3:38 pm
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Replies: 109
Views: 6,343
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| It's not surprising our wide eurodiverse membership gets a bit down on NTs when NT members come here to post hateful stuff - though fortunately that's not too common. What is common is the constant assumption from the "normal majority" planet that NT ways are always and automatically the ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Meditation for busy minds - what works for you? |
| SteveBorg |
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Posted: 11 Jun 2016, 3:31 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,108
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AspieUtah wrote: Calm.com adds a layer of natural sounds and musical tones to any meditation. Check it out.
I love Calm.com - so far I've been using the free version, and I love the daily meditation, which is free as well. |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Transitioning to Adulthood: I need your advice |
| SteveBorg |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2016, 8:43 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,123
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Aspies with highly conservative traditional upbringing |
| SteveBorg |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2016, 8:40 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,808
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em_tsuj wrote: I moved to an urban area. I reached out to other misfits in my own area.
Good for you! |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Transitioning to Adulthood: I need your advice |
| SteveBorg |
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Posted: 23 Jan 2016, 6:13 pm
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Replies: 13
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em_tsuj wrote: I think the best thing you can do is to keep asking people on the spectrum for input.
Thanks! I will continue to do so. |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Aspies with highly conservative traditional upbringing |
| SteveBorg |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2016, 6:52 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,808
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| I grew up in a conservative family. It is very alienating. I feel like I can never be my true self when I'm around my family. I feel like I don't belong. I have talked to my parents about my mental health issues but got no support. I don't try to involve them in it anymore. I take care of my mental... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Transitioning to Adulthood: I need your advice |
| SteveBorg |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2016, 6:30 am
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Replies: 13
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| em_tsuj, Thanks so much for your detailed post! What's challenging for me is to write for the AS community and to present helpful solutions, versus "NT" solutions that may not work. Any thoughts on how I can come up with AS friendly solutions? (One of my main strategies is to get informati... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Amount of effort required for men to be appealing |
| SteveBorg |
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Posted: 20 Jan 2016, 12:51 pm
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Replies: 90
Views: 4,296
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| It seems to me that there's a contest between who has it harder, men or women. But in either case, I would say that minimum hygiene standards, like the checklist given earlier, is a very helpful thing to both autistics and non-autistics, Aspies and non-Aspies, alike. Having said that, I've read comm... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi! I'm new... |
| SteveBorg |
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Posted: 20 Jan 2016, 9:16 am
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Replies: 9
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| Thanks guys, :) What a friendly welcome. :heart: I don't really create a "world" but a scenario and characters that live in it. When I was younger, I used to have characters living in Brambley Hedge and The Faraway Tree (and additions to these places that I made up), but nowadays they're ... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Transitioning to Adulthood: I need your advice |
| SteveBorg |
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Posted: 19 Jan 2016, 11:02 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,123
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| You might find it helpful to listen to one of my podcast episodes in which I interviewed Barbara Bisonnette who is a certified career coach specializing in helping Aspergers adults. (http://bit.ly/employment-help) I found ... Am still finding it hard to govern my life in directions, for the directio... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Transitioning to Adulthood: I need your advice |
| SteveBorg |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2016, 5:44 pm
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Replies: 13
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| BeaArthur - great feedback. You said the shift in the locus of control was slowly achieved and hard: how did you assist her in that process? |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Transitioning to Adulthood: I need your advice |
| SteveBorg |
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Posted: 17 Jan 2016, 10:31 am
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Replies: 13
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| Hello, everyone. I appreciate you taking the time to respond for me. I write a blog for the autism/Aspergers community, called Thrive with Aspergers. My theme this year is "transitioning to adulthood". Most important to me in writing on this topic is to get input from you who are Aspergian... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What to Eat? |
| SteveBorg |
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Posted: 10 Apr 2015, 10:29 pm
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Replies: 9
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| Thanks so much, everyone, for all your suggestions! You're so kind and generous. I'm going to share these with him. Unfortunately, he was really into his computer activities when I just tried to share them with him now :) But he's grateful. Everyone can be assured I'm not forcing him at all - he act... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What to Eat? |
| SteveBorg |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2015, 5:51 pm
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Replies: 9
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| Roasted almonds, dried cranberries, Cheerios, mozzarella sticks, whole wheat crackers, bagels with peanut butter, Amy's Organic mac 'n cheese and frozen burritos, and instant oatmeal are all easy and healthy go-to foods for picky people who don't cook beyond the microwave. At a convenience store, I... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What to Eat? |
| SteveBorg |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2015, 3:39 pm
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Replies: 9
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| My son, who's on the spectrum, has classically been a McDonald's and Diet coke fanatic (chicken nuggets and fries only). However, he's changing his habits since being in Health class this semester. I'm happy that he wants to make healthier choices, but the problem is, there is not too much "hea... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: If you could give one parenting tip? |
| SteveBorg |
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Posted: 28 Mar 2015, 7:37 pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,273
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will@rd wrote:
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” – Albert Einstein
One of my favorite quotes! Thank you. |
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