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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Asperger's And Ph.D |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2010, 10:53 pm
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| "hmmm, so you can get paid by just doing research?" Depends on how good the research is, and what the research is (basically, how it is funded). But usually not as a PhD, unless the research is not at a university or it is during a post doc. PhDs are usually overqualified for research assistantships... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: how do you get around the NOISE you hate? |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2010, 10:40 pm
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Replies: 20
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| tuning out and planning ahead when I can. I always have my ipod and in-ear earbuds on me and they come on handy for everyday spontaneous noises when I walk to school/downtown. I never get on public transportation without them. Even if my ipod is dead, the earbuds muffle the noise. In planning ahead.... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Overly Empathietic People |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2010, 10:31 pm
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Replies: 23
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| I think empathy is weird. I can be very sympathetic, but I sometimes have a hard time responding to when people are expressing empathy (sometimes even sympathy) to me. I can also be very empathetic, but I usually have to be very cerebral about why a certain emotion is felt to understand it. Except i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: were any of you a colicly baby? |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2010, 10:20 pm
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Replies: 7
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| I know I was a difficult one. Apparently, I started screaming around the time I was born and didn't stop for about 4 months. And I wheezed and got ear infections. |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Asperger's And Ph.D |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2010, 10:18 pm
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| I'm getting my PhD right now. One of the great about graduate school (besides research, of course) is the fact that most of the people in higher academia are socially awkward in some way and assumes that everyone else is, too. Not everyone is spectrum, but, in my experience, people are very acceptin... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Trichotillomania |
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Posted: 15 Jun 2010, 9:34 pm
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Replies: 19
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| I developed trichotillomania in middle school and mostly stopped pulling around the end of high school. That is, I don't have bald patched on my head anymore and I have my eyelashes/brows back, but, truthfully, I never stopped pulling from other places on my body. Some of the impulse to pull is caus... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Name the Best Bike-able Cities in the World |
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Posted: 15 Jun 2010, 7:59 pm
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Replies: 6
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Davis, CA
anywhere in the Netherlands is extremely bike-able. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I know that I monologue, so why do I monologue? |
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Posted: 14 Jun 2010, 11:00 pm
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Replies: 3
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| When I monologue, I'm usually either processing something or there is something about the topic that has an emotional context to me (either positive or negative) but I have a hard time expressing/talking about the emotion, so I keep talking about the facts around it. Does that match your experience ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Group Therapy Experiences... |
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Posted: 14 Jun 2010, 9:27 pm
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Replies: 14
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| Dots, that's very similar to how I feel. I know I monologue and it just feels weird and awkward when I say I relate to someone out loud. Have you met many others on the spectrum with an eating disorder? I have a hard time believing it is uncommon. Thank you for your advice to remember why I am there... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Group Therapy Experiences... |
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Posted: 14 Jun 2010, 11:30 am
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Replies: 14
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| It is strange to me. If I wasn't clear, when I think I am expressing emotions or feelings, others in the group don't seem to think so or want more. I'm not a stranger to groups or therapy in general and I know it sucks and hurts sometimes, that's usually the only way I improve in my life. (and one o... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Group Therapy Experiences... |
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Posted: 14 Jun 2010, 12:08 am
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| I'm sure this has been asked several times, but I am new and didn't want to sift... (forgive me) So, I was wondering if others have been in group therapy and how the experience has been. I am typically socially awkward (aren't we all), but I thought I did well with group therapy for depression, anxi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I HATE THE NOISE OF ______________________BECAUSE |
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Posted: 13 Jun 2010, 10:26 pm
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Replies: 205
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#1 The sound of bathroom fans
Also...The sound of all exhaust fans, really, Loud radio/television, vacuum cleaners, especially on tile, that screeching noise children make, the sound of someone scratching an itch on dry skin. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Questions about you |
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Posted: 13 Jun 2010, 10:18 pm
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Replies: 5,774
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| What is your first name? Bethany Age: 24 Location: Indiana, USA Hobbies and Interests: Psychology, Neuroscience, Writing, reading, walking, research Why are you here? Support, I guess. A community feeling When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I don't officially have aspergers,... |
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