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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Effects of Aspergers Syndrome on Phone Calls |
| PseudointellectualHorse |
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Posted: 19 May 2022, 3:00 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,475
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| If possible, I'll communicate with text rather than verbally, which allows me time to gather my thoughts and keep the focus where I think it needs to be. My theory is that if I can maximize brevity and clarity in a few written words, then harmony and efficiency will prevail. I seem to cling to this ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone absolutely HATE stickers? |
| PseudointellectualHorse |
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Posted: 17 May 2022, 9:51 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,998
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Twitter exec trashes Elon Musk for being Aspie... |
| PseudointellectualHorse |
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Posted: 17 May 2022, 9:16 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,530
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| No point in opening up a pro- or con- debate about Elon Musk, but FWIW, this just-released Project Veritas video captures an anti-Musk Twitter exec trashing Elon for being a weirdo with Asperger's. So, whatever your opinion, this qualifies as a bit of "Aspies in the news and popular culture&quo... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do all autistics have special abilities? |
| PseudointellectualHorse |
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Posted: 12 Apr 2022, 10:04 pm
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Replies: 67
Views: 5,929
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Texasmoneyman300 wrote: Okay one of special abilities is preaching I am also better than most when it comes to shooting sniper rifles "Praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition!" |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Have people said "you don't try hard enough"? |
| PseudointellectualHorse |
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Posted: 12 Apr 2022, 9:58 pm
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Replies: 41
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| yes, all my life from early childhood on I was told I was not trying, told I was not paying attention, told I was lazy, Told I was being difficult and not following directions on purpose, told I was stupid, inept, mean, thoughtless, inconsiderate, etc....I learned when I got diagnosed that everythi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do all autistics have special abilities? |
| PseudointellectualHorse |
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Posted: 06 Apr 2022, 8:06 pm
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Replies: 67
Views: 5,929
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| Oh, FWIW, I've heard the term "weaponized autism" tossed around in respect for the special ability of people presumed (rightly or wrongly) to be "on the spectrum", and thus particularly useful in correlating disparate data and discovering relevant patterns. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Dexter |
| PseudointellectualHorse |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2022, 8:50 pm
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Replies: 24
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Mage wrote: Does anyone else get freaked out by people bumping really old threads? I do. I appreciate the practice. It (so I interpret it) reassures me that the passing moments of our lives are (for better or worse) never irretrievably lost. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is your IQ? |
| PseudointellectualHorse |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2022, 8:37 pm
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Replies: 55
Views: 3,713
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| My IQ is near-perfect. It's 98. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do all autistics have special abilities? |
| PseudointellectualHorse |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2022, 8:27 pm
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Replies: 67
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| For what it's worth (not citing this as being a slam-dunk revelation, just food for thought), that Temple Grandin biopic ( link ) made the point that her brain was somehow optimized to "think in pictures", and this gave her a particular ability to analyze and resolve a certain class of pro... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: If you had to design your dream house what would it be? |
| PseudointellectualHorse |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2021, 9:22 pm
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Replies: 211
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| The architect Herman Webster Mudgett had some intriguing design ideas. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do others respond to your lack of eye contact? |
| PseudointellectualHorse |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2021, 3:28 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,747
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| I'm thinking of getting a tattoo artist to draw eyes on my eyelids. Then I can close my eyes and look directly at people, and it will crate the psychological impression of eye contact without actually making eye contact. Good idea, huh? Perhaps more seriously, sunglasses are an option. Sometimes I w... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Undiagnosed Females or males - anyone relate? very rambly. |
| PseudointellectualHorse |
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Posted: 01 May 2021, 2:59 pm
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Replies: 20
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| I'm skeptical of any "diagnosis". Seems to me we've got to figure out our personal "owner's manual" as we go along, and it's a terribly painful process, but there's no other way. I found it useful to discover that autism was "a thing", in that it allowed for a possible ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is eating alone in a restaurant now a big taboo? |
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Posted: 04 Dec 2019, 10:33 pm
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Replies: 89
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| I'm thinking of opening a new franchise of restaurants for single people who eat alone. So instead of tables, the dining hall will just have a bunch of sinks for people to hold their food over while they eat. Anyone wanna invest? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Self Diagnosed People: How Did You Learn About Autism? |
| PseudointellectualHorse |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2019, 4:32 pm
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Replies: 47
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| I heard Alex Plank being interviewed on the radio. I was in mid-life and had always been pretty much a social outlier, which was very frustrating but it didn't seem there was anything I could do about it. I wondered what was wrong with me. Then there was some incident where some nut had shot a coupl... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Des anyone else have trouble recognizing faces? |
| PseudointellectualHorse |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2019, 4:19 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,032
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| I've wondered how common this is. I tend not to recognize faces, yes, perhaps because I tend not to look at faces. I recognize people more readily in in contexts, when they're in an identifiable place or situation. But if I encounter someone on the street and they say hello, I may wrack my brain to ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism symptoms almost halved 2 years after fecal transplant |
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Posted: 13 Apr 2019, 2:58 am
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Replies: 47
Views: 1,875
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| So now they're telling us the cure for aspergers turned out to be ass burgers? Good grief! |
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