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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How to dress as an aspie. |
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Posted: 24 Jun 2014, 5:06 pm
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| 99% of the time I'm either in my birthday suit or in scrub bottoms and bathrobe. I take it this is your work attire? ;) I'm a professional space occupier, I work from home :alien: Too cold for casual nudity here in London. However, in a week's time I move into a new home with underfloor heating. Ca... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How to dress as an aspie. |
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Posted: 24 Jun 2014, 4:30 pm
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auntblabby wrote: 99% of the time I'm either in my birthday suit or in scrub bottoms and bathrobe.
I take it this is your work attire?  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How to dress as an aspie. |
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Posted: 24 Jun 2014, 3:58 pm
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| I like to by cheapest comfy black cotton basics and then buy 2nd hand to try out new looks. I like bright colours and different textures. I have quite eclectic tastes but comfort is the real litmus test. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Jenny McCarthy's son doesn't have autism after all! |
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Posted: 06 Jan 2014, 5:31 pm
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Replies: 30
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vermontsavant wrote: yet another creative and imaginative lets burn Jenny McCarthy at the stake post
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: anyone else here with ehlers-danlos syndrome? |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2014, 5:58 pm
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Replies: 12
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: anyone else here with ehlers-danlos syndrome? |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2014, 1:43 pm
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| I am glad to hear that as a paleontologist you still get to work in the field. It must be quite a physical job? Quite a cool one though :) Liking your idea to treat everything as it comes and not assigning it to a disorder... i think i will try this with work accommodations too. I eat small and ofte... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: anyone else here with ehlers-danlos syndrome? |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2014, 8:31 am
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| ah, yes you are very marfanoid. i am not thought to have marfans but i do present the body shape and some of the mechanical problems, i had a lot of problems and lengthy surgery on my jaw and face which never really worked properly. but i understand there are a lot of further problems present with m... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: anyone else here with ehlers-danlos syndrome? |
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Posted: 03 Jan 2014, 7:01 pm
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| heya, sorry to hear you are in pain a lot of the time. i am in discomfort more than pain, but i used to have days where i felt normal. this is now a distant years ago memory. but since i am newly diagnosed, maybe things will get better as i find new coping mechanisms. ok - questions time :D How tall... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: New Resident Rabbit |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2014, 4:52 pm
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a rabbit who doesn't feel the desire to reproduce - unique indeed!
(sorry if that is kinda personal, i am joking and i feel that way too).
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Coming to terms with being ugly |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2014, 4:36 pm
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| Beauty is a social construct which has developed over time through various iterations. It is drivin in modern times by consumerism & advertising & targets women in much higher proportion than males. However the buff & fully shaved male is becoming the social norm for males to aspire tow... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: anyone else here with ehlers-danlos syndrome? |
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Posted: 01 Jan 2014, 3:20 pm
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| hi all, i have recently been diagnosed with ehlers danlos syndrome (hypermobility type). basically it is a connective tissue disorder where i am not able to produce elastain properly, with unfortunate consequences. luckily my version is considered 'mild'. but for me it is behind all sorts of bodily ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Greetings from London |
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Posted: 01 Jan 2014, 2:41 pm
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| BMK, the group(s) i have been involved with were via National Autistic Soc (NAS) and my boroughs psychotherapy dept. some of the one to one psychotherapy was good also. When you got diagnosed, did they give you an idea of what is currently on offer? If not, you could certainly ask them. The NAS HFA ... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Cassandra Syndrome |
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Posted: 31 Dec 2013, 9:12 pm
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| for sure, differences in needs are a very real cause of problems in the long run of relationships. one or both partners can suffer depression off the back of this and i don't fully understand why cassandra needs her own syndrome, except to fit in (or compete, i'd hazard a guess?). i mean seriously, ... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Thoughts on a comic book soundtrack |
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Posted: 31 Dec 2013, 8:41 pm
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| well do keep us posted on your progress. |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Thoughts on a comic book soundtrack |
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Posted: 31 Dec 2013, 8:11 pm
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some good musical choices here. i spend a lot of time thinking about music because i love it but also because i like to make circus/cabaret shows.
do you make both the story board and the artwork all yourself?
i only ask because it sounds like a mammoth task for one person. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: The Fadeaway, Or When People Reject You W/O Rejecting You |
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Posted: 31 Dec 2013, 11:26 am
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| There's a few ideas here: 1.) Reschedule no more than 2 times. sh** can happen, but lighting doesn't strike twice. 2.) If she's not firm on the plans, and/or using a lot of "maybes" then move on. blimey twr, by your 2 rules i might never get a date again! as well as high functioning autism, i have ... |
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