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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Men: How important is ______ to you? |
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Posted: 04 Oct 2010, 11:31 am
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Replies: 23
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| Why would anyone care if she has a car or not 8O Being employed: 10 Quality of job: 5 Prospects for future advancement: 5 Having a car: 1 Quality of car: 1 Hair style: 5 Size of living accommodations: 4 Good neighborhood: 1 Nice furniture: 1 Organized, clean home: 5 Muscle tone: 1 Skin: 5 Smile: 2 F... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: aspergers and the israeli defense force |
| EngishForAliens |
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Posted: 08 Sep 2010, 8:32 am
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"Fighting could be really really really bad and very scary "
How scary can it be if you've got machine guns and they have sticks and rocks. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Is there anyone here from Northern Ireland? |
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Posted: 23 Aug 2010, 10:21 am
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Replies: 13
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| I'm from Belfast too. I was only diagnosed a year ago (although I knew for a long time before that). |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Signs That Its Not Asperger's |
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Posted: 06 May 2010, 6:15 am
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Replies: 27
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| A big sign is if there was nothing present before your teenage years. Most emotional disorders start then wheras Autism was always there. If your first year at school was fun it's probably not autism. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is this Asperger's? |
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Posted: 24 Mar 2010, 4:25 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,417
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| You can be on the spectrum without meeting the requirements for Aspergers. This sounds more likely from what what you say. |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Are you employed? |
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Posted: 23 Mar 2010, 4:51 am
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Replies: 41
Views: 5,973
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| The results of this will be skewed as more people who are in employment will visit this section of the site. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Did you find "The Invention of Lying" funny? |
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Posted: 23 Mar 2010, 4:46 am
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Replies: 19
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He has to be too main stream in his movies. Thats why they aren't as funny as The Office or his documentaries.
If you want to see him at his Athiest best look out for a DVD called animals. It's a stand up show where he basically spends the whole time taking the piss out of "God's creations". |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: If this forum is indicative of AS sufferers... |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2010, 11:47 am
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Replies: 63
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| My employer doesn't know. In the last two jobs I had I was openly abused a couple of times and almost fired from both before I quit. They were small companies that were being hit quite hard by the recession. I don't think they wanted someone coming in telling them about Autism. I was seeing a counci... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: If this forum is indicative of AS sufferers... |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2010, 10:53 am
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Replies: 63
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| I have some very specific legal/employment/medical questions which only such people will be able to answer. I'm a late diagnosis in the UK born in 1979 (just at your cut off point). What specific questions do you have? I've been through the nhs for suspected depression, social anxiety and ocd befor... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Colorblindness |
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Posted: 09 Mar 2010, 6:18 pm
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Replies: 5
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| I'm color blind and I work as a programmer. It won't affect you there at all. When I was kid and the school declared me as color blind the nurse told me that certain careers where out of bounds. I could never be a pilot for example in case I mixed up signals flashing. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Medication for social anxiety. |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2010, 9:05 pm
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Replies: 14
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What you're looking for is Xanax not diazepam. Shorter life span but higher immediate effect than diazepam.
Hugely dangerous though if taken with alcohol. You won't get it prescribed unless you suffer from severe panic attacks. It feels different to being drunk. Somewhere between drunk and stoned. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: If a cure was forced upon you |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2010, 8:58 pm
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Replies: 43
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| If I had an autistic kid I'd make sure they got the cure. Then I'd fight the power, they would have to hunt me down like a dog. |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Dispute with mother |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2010, 8:47 pm
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Replies: 21
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| It's interesting depending on my mood when my mother does these things it really winds me up. Other times when I'm feeling vunerable it's comforting. A 38 year old and his mom are not going to live in harmony. I suggest you sit her down, have a conversation and be prepared to give ground and take gr... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: About renting - how much can I afford? |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2010, 8:33 pm
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Replies: 13
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I was once paying nearly 50% of my salary on a mortgage. It was tight but doable.
If I was you I'd go higher, the quality of where you live is very important to your mood. |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: How does an aspie cope with the expectations at work? |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2010, 1:34 pm
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Replies: 17
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| Is it not $4.17 dollars an hour. |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Poker is boring |
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Posted: 17 Jan 2010, 3:26 pm
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Replies: 17
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| When I played online I would play 4-6 tables at once. So it's not as boring then, you have to react very quickly. Playing in person can be boring and the other players are often very rude. I also found it difficult to remember some of the simple rules and would fold/act out of turn. Obviously you ca... |
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