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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: The new satire movies, yuck.... |
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Posted: 14 Feb 2009, 2:56 am
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Replies: 36
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Disaster Movie is (or was recently) voted the worst moie of all time on IMDB.
Brooks movies have been only OK recently. Good, breezy entertainment, but not the powerhouses like Young Frankenstein, or even the hidden gems like High Anxiety. |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Your Music Collections |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2009, 4:24 am
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Replies: 32
Views: 3,386
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| A lot of Jazz, but I mainly listen to U2. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: some real jerks commenting on the "Dan" Commercial |
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Posted: 01 Feb 2009, 12:58 am
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Replies: 12
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| Don't take it too hard; the guy you were arguing with is so far out there it's not worth getting upset over (it's not just that vaccines cause autism, but that the fact us part of a huge cover up, as the illuminati want to dumb down everyone to make a takeover easier). |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Social Anxiety Disorder |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2009, 4:11 pm
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Replies: 71
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| I do, stemming from the aspergers. It doesn't hurt me too bad socially, but that could be a mix of having a milder form and of keeping it under control through being aware of, and getting used to it. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How neurotypicals generally tribalistic? |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2009, 4:03 pm
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Replies: 4
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| Have you ever read Marshall Mcluhan? He talks about technology reverting man back into a tribal state (he coined the term Global Village, as well as the medium is the message). I'm hoping to get reading some of his stuff soon, it sounds very interesting. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: HELP! I have ADD and i have this huge test to study for..... |
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Posted: 24 Jan 2009, 10:07 pm
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Replies: 4
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| I've found that a study group/partner can be the way to go. Someone to explain it or use a visual aid (i.e., chalkboard). That helped me get the basics/general principles and ideas, and once I had those, I was able to hold my own on during the test. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Understanding spoken directions and lectures? |
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Posted: 20 Jan 2009, 6:35 pm
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Replies: 23
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| I've always had that problem. If I haven't internalized something, and understand it inside and out, I feel like I am not grasping something, and can be forgetful. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: HOW DO YOU ARGUE WITH THE IGNORANT?????????? |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2009, 6:59 pm
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Replies: 58
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| I like how they are calling you mean for not playing a game you have no interest in (and constantly badgering you), and you are the childish one. But seriously, it doesn't sound like you did anything wrong. As why she is upset, then, this is a shot in the dark, but maybe she feels not doing this one... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Anybody else here appreciate Bergman? |
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Posted: 17 Jan 2009, 5:00 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,386
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: I say I want |
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Posted: 17 Jan 2009, 4:40 am
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| Yeah... I'm wondering about that kind of thing myself. Never had a GF (something close in college, but it wasn't meant to be. Or something. My awareness was horrible, so I actually couldn't tell you how far it went, just that I've never gotten that close to a relationship again). I have trouble imag... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Getting lost or wandering with out realizing it... |
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Posted: 12 Jan 2009, 3:58 am
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Replies: 4
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| I can fall into this as well; though it is not so much getting lost spatially, but mentally, and I end up backtracking to go where I was originally going. Wandering through supermarkets is a favorite past-time of mine. On the plus side, I find the best deals on food and save some money. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Another bad night, another bad day... |
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Posted: 12 Jan 2009, 3:54 am
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| Is there a lot of stress going on in your life (or more than normal)? I've had the types of dreams you're talking about (I just had a couple recently), and I think it is stress related, though the dreams usually aren't about what is stressing me. As far as advice, if it is the same situation as me, ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What I hate about my AS |
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Posted: 11 Jan 2009, 10:41 pm
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Replies: 13
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| You've hit the nail on the head about the worst aspect of AS. It is neither here nor there; a balancing act between not being low-functioning, and not being normal. That must be especially hard that there are no support groups by your; jointly celebrating our seperateness seems to help a lot. Have y... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: had enough, cant sleep and decided to quit University.. |
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Posted: 11 Jan 2009, 10:35 pm
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Replies: 41
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| I can totally relate. I withdrew from college midway through my junior year, about four years before my diagnosis. I was always tired, was missing classes, and just didn't care anymore, and didn't want to waste everybody's time and money (mny own most definitely included). I never went back, and tho... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: embarassed about obsessions |
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Posted: 11 Jan 2009, 10:01 pm
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Replies: 23
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| I can be some of what you are saying. While I enjoy talking about shared interests with someone, I can be tentative about hobbies with certain people (or types of people). Our interests, I think, can speak volumnes about who we are given how much time, energy, and thought we can put into them (kind ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: any sales people with Aspergers, and have overcome it? |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2009, 5:23 pm
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Replies: 18
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| Yeah, selling your interest is definitely a huge help, not just for being willing to sell, but for making sales, as if it is an interest of an AS person, they tend to have more product knowledge than the usual salesman (or a willingness to keep on learning). |
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