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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: AS and Sexuality again... |
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Posted: 23 Dec 2010, 5:52 am
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Replies: 99
Views: 14,841
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| i essentially feel gender neutral... as for sexuality, i'm not interested in engaging with other people sexually, but as a third party i'd get aroused. i'm perfectly satisfied with autoeroticism and i don't need a partner to be sexually satiated. i'm "physically attracted" to men--particularly somew... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autistics need intellectual stimulation not love and nuture |
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Posted: 23 Dec 2010, 5:43 am
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Replies: 38
Views: 3,266
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disagree.
it may be that connections are important to us but the need gets suppressed from failed attempts. i mean, physical affection may not be a virtue, but love definitely is. for every person. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspies and music? |
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Posted: 23 Dec 2010, 5:33 am
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Replies: 27
Views: 6,195
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| i interact emotionally and bond with "intense" music. "intensity" is subjective and exists in an array of emotions, and the most important factor is probably melody. no genre in particular, but emotional intensity inside of a complex, visual sound structure tends to grab me. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Not feeling like a real "participant" |
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Posted: 18 Dec 2010, 12:47 am
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,931
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| like i can't connect to the world. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspies "Experience the world differently" from NTs |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2010, 4:12 am
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,155
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| >because it's not intrinsically sensible to us that's the thing. why is this? because we are literalists and a lot of proper culturalization requires elaborate meldings of truth and emotional manipulation of the people we are dealing with (by manipulation in this case i just mean considering the em... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism: Intense World Syndrome |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2010, 3:49 am
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Replies: 67
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| amazing article, thank you. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone else find NT's predictable? |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2010, 3:20 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,826
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yes.
sometimes it makes me absolutely angry. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Potential dangers of "labeling" |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2010, 3:16 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,872
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| essentially, it confines many features of my identity to a neurological condition. boring. it's useful as a sort of a box that contains a collection of symptoms present in a person, so if i want another person to get a general idea of how i function i may just be like "well, it's aspergers" (very, v... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspies "Experience the world differently" from NTs |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2010, 3:06 am
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Replies: 28
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| i think we experience it with less social/cultural influence, if that makes sense. basically, i think that we tend to be unaffected (to an extent) by cultural expectations and practices that take root in most people from childhood forward, so our out-look on the world might be more down-to-earth--w... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Running |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2010, 1:57 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,940
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| i have NO IDEA if i look silly when i run, but it's one of my several paranoia. either way, i run every night. going to go now... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: NT an insult? |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2010, 1:54 am
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Replies: 69
Views: 7,794
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| i don't use it because i feel like i'm uttering a slur. i don't know if it's offensive, but i feel like it might be. or, at least, a pointless term coined to get the feeling of belonging to a group. that may not even be true at all (probably used for convenience, in all reality), but... i get that b... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspies "Experience the world differently" from NTs |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2010, 1:25 am
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Replies: 28
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| i think we experience it with less social/cultural influence, if that makes sense. basically, i think that we tend to be unaffected (to an extent) by cultural expectations and practices that take root in most people from childhood forward, so our out-look on the world might be more down-to-earth--we... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why is it "inappropriate" to.......thread |
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Posted: 27 Nov 2010, 9:58 pm
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Replies: 140
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| why is it inappropriate to look for a deep meaning in every single thing? |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Sum up the meaning of life in one sentence. |
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Posted: 25 Nov 2010, 3:28 pm
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Replies: 389
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| amor fati and embracing all things. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: How is your username meant to be pronounced? |
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Posted: 25 Nov 2010, 3:27 pm
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Replies: 61
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Pokemon personality quiz |
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Posted: 25 Nov 2010, 3:24 pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 7,377
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bahahaha
on the surface is right! everyone's just trying to get along, can't hate them deep down.
jealous of OP though, i love porygon. |
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