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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Thought on Autism rainbow logo |
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Replies: 9
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| No, bullies want to divide marginalized groups into smaller groups so they can pick them off one by one. First get laws passed targeting the smallest groups. Then expand the coverage of the laws. People on the spectrum are the most likely targets because of our poor social skills. Marketing won't he... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Trump set to sign executive order closing Ed Department |
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Replies: 8
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| In Connecticut, a deep blue state, that will only hurt students in poor towns. In rich Connecticut towns, residents already invest a lot in education and don't depend as much in Federal Grants. If federal taxes are less the rich can afford to pay more local taxes for education. Private schools may d... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Getting in trouble for menstruation accident |
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Replies: 2
Views: 338
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The local food bank accepts donations of sanitary products.
Woman should know that they are often available through food banks. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The death and destruction oh the USA under DJT |
| BTDT |
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Posted: Yesterday, 6:28 pm
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Replies: 66
Views: 4,026
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| As a reasonably wealthy transgender person in a deep blue state I can't say that things have gotten bad for me. My investments are holding up reasonably well despite the gloom and doom on the News. There are certainly states I won't visit due to onerous bathroom laws, but that was the case before th... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: My bad memory never fades |
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Posted: Yesterday, 6:20 pm
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Replies: 3
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I find it helps to play repetitive music. I can find a catchy tune on YouTube and continuously loop it.
Playing games like Scrabble and solving puzzles.
But my favorite activity to ease the stress is to play golf by walking 9 holes in an hour or two. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: It is weird that I don't like it when people call me "young" |
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Posted: Yesterday, 6:01 pm
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Replies: 8
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| I feel better about being called young after getting gray hair in my 50s. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Americans divided on DEI, Political Correctness |
| BTDT |
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Posted: 18 Mar 2025, 3:10 pm
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Replies: 8
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I saw a lot of sexism at work because I answered the phone with a high pitched voice.
I often ended up transferring the call to the guy in the next office to repeat what I just said.  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I just realized that I have alexithymia! |
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Posted: 17 Mar 2025, 9:09 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 901
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| I have that sometimes as well. There are situations where I should have a strong emotional response but no, nothing. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Changing own personality traits |
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Posted: 17 Mar 2025, 4:31 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 558
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| People are affected by how you dress, which is a problem for many Aspies because they have sensory issues. It is something you may be able to work on. What the don't tell you in the what to wear clothing shows in television is that they spend a lot of money on alterations. There may be a cheap tailo... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: People don't understand my support needs |
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Posted: 17 Mar 2025, 2:27 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 259
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Yes, that is so true.
Folks don't see you as disabled unless you are in a wheelchair or obviously need some sort of assistive device to get around. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Escape from America |
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Posted: 17 Mar 2025, 2:17 pm
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Replies: 61
Views: 8,709
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| It is likely to get worse where you live in Oklahoma before it gets better. The reason for cutting the Department of Education is to shift money from public schools to private ones. Where you live the private ones are primarily religious Catholic schools of high quality, while the public schools in ... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Changing own personality traits |
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Posted: 17 Mar 2025, 2:36 am
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Replies: 4
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| Yes, I've become confident in solving problems by doing exactly that. Solving problems. I can do this on the phone or in person because I've done it over and over again. There is the expression "practice makes perfect." Carly Rae Jepsen spent well over a decade becoming a singer/writer. A ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The death and destruction oh the USA under DJT |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2025, 7:18 pm
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Replies: 66
Views: 4,026
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| I've been trimming the ends of my hair, which also reaches halfway my back. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Escape from America |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2025, 7:26 am
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Replies: 61
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Learn a new skill that would make it worthwhile for someone to send you to another country.
Companies don't want to train people for skilled jobs. They would much rather hire someone with experience. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: West Texas measles outbreak |
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Posted: 15 Mar 2025, 8:42 pm
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Replies: 33
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| The Connecticut Audubon society recommended not feeding the birds for two months in 2021, due to mysterious bird kills in Maryland and Virginia, so I stopped filling my bird feeders at that time. |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: What exercise have you done today? |
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Posted: 15 Mar 2025, 7:29 pm
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Replies: 84
Views: 7,842
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I got out the hedge trimmer and cut the front half of the hedge.
It won't start growing for at least a few more weeks. |
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