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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Agitation Related to Physical States |
| thiscoldfloor |
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Posted: 23 Nov 2009, 9:18 pm
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Views: 464
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| I've been trying to notice this more, but I'm still having a lot of trouble with it. I get really agitated when I'm either cold, hot, or in various states of discomfort (like having to use the restroom). I don't notice this until I'm already upset, and was wondering if anyone has found a successful ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ADHD drugs a lie |
| thiscoldfloor |
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Posted: 31 Oct 2009, 3:47 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,003
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| Ritalin was ineffective, but Adderal seems to help with the lack of executive functioning due to a self inflicted frontal lobe injury I obtained as a child, as well as having an electrically hyperactive brain. I banged my head incredibly hard and very often when I was distressed as a child. I would ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is autism brain damage? |
| thiscoldfloor |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2009, 5:06 pm
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Replies: 99
Views: 18,285
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| ::side steps drama:: No. I see it more as an operating system problem. You have the correct hardware, but maybe the software works a little differently. Autistic people are more left brain, not more brain damaged. The only brain damage I have was from after I was autistic - from banging my head with... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What do you wear? |
| thiscoldfloor |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2009, 11:00 am
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Replies: 70
Views: 7,242
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| For about 20 years (before that I couldn't dress myself) I had very particular tastes in clothing. It cannot be itchy, like wool, or some fake materials. If it's going to be worn during the winter, the material has to be incredible soft so I can sweat in it, and not get itchy. I remove all the tags ... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Honesty is the Best Policy - Updated! I got a job! |
| thiscoldfloor |
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Posted: 18 Oct 2009, 8:40 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,407
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| For my specific situation, disclosing this initially worked to my advantage. The reason is because I received a reply from an employer that was very understanding regarding these types of issues. Since I started work at the company, effective communication regarding my issues has been very beneficia... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Got anything random to say? Adult Version |
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Posted: 29 Sep 2009, 9:40 pm
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Replies: 20,316
Views: 189,933
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Boobs.
Boobs to you.
Lots of them.
Big ones too!
Also, screw hard wood flooring. I'd rather a faux-hawk any day. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Difficult Conversation with Soon to be Ex-Roommate |
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Posted: 28 Sep 2009, 1:06 am
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| My boyfriend and I moved into our apartment in June. The apartment is beautiful, and now that I'm employed, we have wonderful plans to redecorate with beautiful earth tones and nature elements, but we have one problem. That problem is our other roommate. She is loud and dirty mouthed, to the point w... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Social anxiety and the job search |
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Posted: 24 Sep 2009, 9:17 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,952
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| Well, if social anxiety is getting in the way of you working, you may want to consider different types of jobs. The warehouse position sounds good, and you may want to look into general admin work, too. I recently put out a post on a local job board stating, "Autistic Individual Seeking [xxxxx] Posi... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: What's The Worst Job You Ever Had? |
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Posted: 24 Sep 2009, 5:41 pm
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Replies: 78
Views: 13,803
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| My worst job was at call center inside a health insurance company. I had two anxiety induced seizures at work even before I got on the phone. Then once I got on the phone, I was hospitalized in a psych unit twice from the emotional stress. I still can't answer phones without that panic reaction firs... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Honesty is the Best Policy - Updated! I got a job! |
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Posted: 24 Sep 2009, 4:56 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,407
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| Last night was for celebrating. I am "trying out" a position for data entry and verification instead of an interview tomorrow starting at 10:00 a.m. This was from the only legitimate response I got from this ad. I know I'll do well with this position, so I'm really hopeful it will end up being gainf... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Honesty is the Best Policy - Updated! I got a job! |
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Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 5:02 pm
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| I've been applying to jobs day in and day out for the past month. I've had two interviews that have gone horribly awkward. No matter how I score on the tests, it doesn't make up for the complete lack of social prowess, and the notable tic I have in my neck. So I decided to be honest in a resume post... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: anyone else hate the way people spell on the internet? |
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Posted: 22 Sep 2009, 9:42 pm
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Replies: 46
Views: 3,298
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I find them endlessly annoying. I will stop communicating with people who type like this.
As far as using "wat" instead of "what", I am curious to find out what their right hand is really doing, since they couldn't be bothered to make the effort to type out the letter "h". |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Muscle developmentm in aspies. |
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Posted: 22 Sep 2009, 9:37 pm
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Replies: 47
Views: 3,966
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| I am incredibly flexible because I spent a lot of time as a child laying on the floor and stretching myself into different positions. I found it more entertaining and less over stimulating than social interaction. I have relatively well developed muscles in my upper abdomen and arms because those ar... |
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