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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Tomboy or Girly Girl? |
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Posted: 11 Jun 2019, 7:02 am
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Replies: 39
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| I fluctuate between "more of a tomboy" and "extreme tomboy". I love wearing men's clothes and recently became obsessed with men's haircuts. I find most women's style-related stuff impractical and redundant. I used to be more girly but really can't see the value in things like mak... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Should I quit social media again? |
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Posted: 19 Apr 2019, 6:43 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,209
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| I fully quit social media cold turkey for several reasons. I am still on Meetup to organize and attend in-person stuff. I still post here occasionally, but not often - see reasons below for why. 1) Yes, it is designed to be as addictive as slot machines, as a poster above said. You don't expect thin... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: I'm a full grown adult, why can't I do this? |
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Posted: 19 Apr 2019, 6:25 am
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Replies: 8
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| Re: the Cambridge Face Perception Test - Interesting. I scored higher than average and I thought I was horrible at faces, but come to think about it, have not noticed it being a problem lately. I used to not recognize people if they cut their hair or were in a different location all the time. I have... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: HFA Normal To Only Talk About Special Interests? |
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Posted: 19 Apr 2019, 6:06 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,194
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| I had a friend when I was a teenager who did not let me talk about my obsession at all, not even one word about it. If I did mention them, she gave me the silent treatment for a few minutes, which was very awkward when I was alone with her, like at her house. I do think that's overreacting a bit. O... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: I'm a full grown adult, why can't I do this? |
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Posted: 19 Apr 2019, 5:11 am
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| There are different degrees of prosopagnosia/face blindness, too. So you might be able to remember someone's face if you see them very regularly for years, but be unable to recognize a bunch of new people you just met. I agree with the hyperfocus point. Generally, talking to oneself is a common trai... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Sephora: Enabling a Workforce with Disabilities |
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Posted: 14 Mar 2019, 6:38 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,327
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| And my love affair with Sephora continues to grow. This video is beautiful. Thank you for posting it! |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: I can empathize a bit if i remind myself |
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Posted: 23 Feb 2019, 10:16 pm
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Replies: 3
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| All I can say is I can relate. I think it just takes practice, rehearsing and then communicating in social situations daily... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Spiritual Practice and Social Connectedness |
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Posted: 23 Feb 2019, 3:55 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 847
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| Committed mystics tend so be strongly self-absorbed. If suggest from this that it may harm your sense of connection to others. New Age types are generally just in it as a feel-good, fast-food kind of spirituality for the weekend, and not really indicative of the real temperamental features of the m... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Spiritual Practice and Social Connectedness |
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Posted: 23 Feb 2019, 2:38 pm
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Replies: 25
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| As someone who has always struggled to create an emotional connection with people, I have become intrigued with the idea of using spiritual practices to enhance this ability. I am wondering if anyone else has explored this for themselves and what type(s) of practice you have found to be the most he... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Spiritual Practice and Social Connectedness |
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Posted: 23 Feb 2019, 11:25 am
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Replies: 25
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| As someone who has always struggled to create an emotional connection with people, I have become intrigued with the idea of using spiritual practices to enhance this ability. I am wondering if anyone else has explored this for themselves and what type(s) of practice you have found to be the most hel... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What was your IQ profile? |
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Posted: 23 Feb 2019, 7:25 am
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Replies: 59
Views: 3,331
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| Do you have diagnosis of NVLD, pervasive developmental disorder (such as Asperger's) or both? You have higher VIQ than I and minimally lower PIQ. I consider NVLD as a pervasive developmental disorder separate from classic autism described by Leo Kanner. Both NVLD and ASD are serious and complex dev... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What was your IQ profile? |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2019, 8:55 pm
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Replies: 59
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| 134 VIQ, 103 PIQ here according to an abbreviated IQ measure (WASI). |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do i stop |
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Posted: 02 Nov 2018, 6:54 pm
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Replies: 53
Views: 1,328
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Social Skills Decaying at an Alarming Rate |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2018, 8:08 pm
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Replies: 11
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| I do have the odd period where I see no-one for a week or two at a time and, more rarely, much longer periods where my only interactions would be with shopkeepers, bus drivers, etc. But it can only take a few days on my own for my conversation skills to just go dormant; or just a few hours around p... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Does anyone else's social skills drop during hyperfocus? |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2018, 7:49 pm
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Replies: 9
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| I recently posted a thread about unlearning social skills quickly and am realizing hyperfocus has a lot to do with it. When I am working on a project that is taking days/weeks, I cannot stop thinking about it as it is unfinished. As a result, I lose my ability to tune back into "social mode&quo... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Social Skills Decaying at an Alarming Rate |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2018, 8:08 pm
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Replies: 11
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| I quite often go to leave the house and stop just as I'm opening the front door to wonder how long it's been since I spoke to someone and whether I'll be able to remember how to do it. Wow, that's fascinating. I rarely go for that long without interacting. I think my own social standard for myself ... |
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