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Forum: School and College Life Topic: I made myself look like an idiot today... :( |
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Posted: 24 Aug 2010, 2:38 am
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Replies: 19
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| Has anybody else done something at school to make themselves look like complete idiots? I don't even know where to begin. Last year, my first year of university, I was in a Literary Science 101 (I study Dutch literature) and I was to analyze a short part of a sentence as a literary analysis techniq... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Aspergers and (dislike of) black culture? |
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Posted: 24 Aug 2010, 2:21 am
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Replies: 220
Views: 44,008
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| Thank you all for your responses. Many interesting points were made so I will try and address them. I think the thing for me is that I would be dreadfully embarassed if people thought I actually had any sort of affinity for black culture, or that I would do things like publically interracially date... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: What would God do if he was a human being? |
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Posted: 24 Aug 2010, 2:06 am
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Replies: 46
Views: 4,149
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| Hi there guys! I am working on a super top secret mission, doing research in theology, the concept of God and historical Jesus (okay, it's a manuscript for a book an agency contacted me to write). As people in the world, everyone has a concept of the Christian God, whether you believe or not. What I... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Should I tell anyone I have Aspergers or not? |
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Posted: 24 Aug 2010, 2:00 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,916
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| I didn't get to finish a full diagnosis, but my documents say that I am severe Aspergers. I didn't get an IQ test or a finished over all diagnosis, so I don't know If I have a mixture of AS and Savant. I never got my full diagnosis, but sometimes I run into Asperger's related issues in university. ... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Ok folks... |
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Posted: 24 Aug 2010, 1:52 am
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Replies: 8
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| How the heck are they able to see a twinge in the cheek and know what it means? They aren't, they just don't talk about it, because I can imagine that, to them, it's perfectly normal. I for one find it very weird that people can read faces, or seem confident doing so. Well, what if they don't? Mayb... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: What is society? Why should we give a damn? |
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Posted: 24 Aug 2010, 1:48 am
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Replies: 13
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| What exactly is society? It never did anything for me or others who really need help. All it did is demand, expect and condemn. Why should I care about it? Why should I want to be part of something like that? I feel you SO hard on this one. Yesterday I had this conversation about society, my family... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Taking notes |
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Posted: 24 Aug 2010, 1:35 am
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Replies: 8
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| Hi there! In three weeks I'll start my second bachelor year at Utrecht University and just finished the first year with a nice 4.0 gpa. Naturally, there's always room for improvement somewhere. Lately I've been very interested in the concept of note-taking, and I've been researching it for little bi... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Learning Styles |
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Posted: 01 May 2010, 3:59 pm
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Replies: 6
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| I'm also finding that quick spurts (5 or 10 minutes) and then a break (going on the internet!) for just as long seem to be just the way I learn. I'm not happy about this and I would like to improve my achievements in terms of what I'm actually getting DONE in my study sessions. I have some strategi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are people with Aspergers generally happy people? |
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Posted: 01 May 2010, 3:39 pm
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Replies: 70
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| I am not a happy person. I do not know for sure if I have aspergers, but if I do, its combined with ADHD. So how about it - how many of you would describe yourself as happy? I'm not sure if there's any evidence for any type of disorder or syndrome being combined with general happiness or sadness, a... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: On self harming |
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Posted: 01 May 2010, 3:25 pm
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Replies: 1
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| The other day I saw a documentary on youths who were involved in self-harming in any way (cutting, trichotillomania, burning, etc.)*. I was surprised to see how apparent a lack of dealing with strong emotions was in these cases. I self-harmed for six years, and while I have been clean for the past t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: sarcasm |
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Posted: 17 Feb 2010, 8:12 am
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Replies: 33
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| I'm very deadpan sarcastic. There are a few people who have told me they're never totally sure if I'm being sarcastic or sincere. It's great to see that everybody's responding the way I was hoping when I figured I should start a topic like this! Sometimes I find it weird that I qualify for Asperger... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Stupidity of Shrinks |
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Posted: 16 Feb 2010, 4:10 pm
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Replies: 20
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| Oh...this thread's about stupid Shrinks... :? I thought we were going to start a movement... :( I totally thought the same thing! I love how you say "I thought we were going to start a movement" 'cause it makes me imagine you with a really sad puppy face. But yeah, I am ALL for! I say start by igno... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: How do you tell if teasing is for fun or to be mean? |
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Posted: 16 Feb 2010, 3:43 pm
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Replies: 12
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| Okay, so at lunch today, I felt remotely popular. I had like, 7 people around me, and 3 were guys, even! Some of them were popular. We were all joking and stuff and then this one guy noticed the pattern on my hoodie was skulls. Then everyone started talking about how I could totally be a goth, and ... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Terms for people who wish to cure or abort us |
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Posted: 16 Feb 2010, 3:39 pm
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Replies: 74
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| I once heard someone use the word "curebie" for them but that sounds rather childish. I think neurotypical supremacist is a good word for them because it is accurate. They think they are better than us and that they should rule over us. They want to take away our rights. That's what supremacists do... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I'm glad I've found people like me. :-) |
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Posted: 16 Feb 2010, 3:27 pm
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Replies: 11
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| Yes, you guys. This needs to be said! I am so glad that not only do we actually understand each other (I hate this expression, but:) for real on here (Lord knows I can explain in seven different languages what it feels like to be this way, with nobody understanding, of course), but also that there's... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Questions about you |
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Posted: 16 Feb 2010, 3:15 pm
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Replies: 5,816
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| (Okay, I've been here for a mini little while now, but still. These things are fun to fill out!) What is your first name? Rather not say Age: 22 Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands Hobbies and Interests: language, literary and political history, movies, illustrating hand-made cards, reading, sightsee... |
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