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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "Hollow Mask Illusion" and Autism |
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Posted: 04 Dec 2010, 8:47 pm
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Replies: 78
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| When I first saw this, I was like, "so you're turning a mask around 360 degrees, what's so special about that". I saw the face and then I saw the face from the back like it was inside out or something. Big whoop. After I read what I was supposed to see and watched again, the illusion worked. I don'... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "Hollow Mask Illusion" and Autism |
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Posted: 04 Dec 2010, 7:59 pm
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Replies: 78
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| There is research that suggests some Autistic people do not see the "Hollow Mask Illusion" in the linked Video below: http://scienceblogs.com/cognitivedaily/2009/07/some_insight_into_how_the_holl.php Most people see the illusion of a normal face when the hollow mask is rotated. I was wondering how m... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism: Intense World Syndrome |
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Posted: 04 Dec 2010, 3:52 am
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Replies: 67
Views: 6,390
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| Here is a link, that I found on another forum, to an article that I wish I could of read before I started feeling the results of a life lived too intensely. I found it on another forum. http://www.autistics.org/library/more-autistic.html The article points out there is a common perception that the s... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: any aspie's over 50 |
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Posted: 04 Dec 2010, 1:53 am
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Replies: 39
Views: 3,969
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| I turned 50 in June. I feel fortunate that I was born in a small town in a time that did not overwhelm my senses. Although all my senses seemed heightened, touch was the only one that gave me problems. I went to small local schools and colleges and was around people that accepted my eccentricities, ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Speech Delay |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2010, 12:59 am
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Replies: 32
Views: 3,782
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I couldn't put words together until age 4.
I didn't feel fully comfortable with my conversational ability until I was in my forties. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism: Intense World Syndrome |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2010, 12:07 am
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Replies: 67
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| It makes sense to me. It fits what I know about myself. All though, I always wonder with these kind of things, could the idea be true for just some people with autism, not all? Quote from "Intense World Syndrome" research referenced above: "Such excessive neuronal processing in circumscribed circui... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Were you breastfed? (Poll) |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2010, 1:35 pm
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Replies: 21
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| Here is some research that indicates that breastfeeding may be especially beneficial to the condition of Autism. [u]http://www.llli.org/llleaderweb/LV/LVFebMar02p10.html[/url] Also, lots of information is available about the relationship between low oxytocin levels and Autism. This may be part of th... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Cut all the benefits/welfare, fix the economy |
| aghogday |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2010, 11:43 pm
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Replies: 271
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| I think this is a good discussion. From what I have read here and from what I know and have experienced in the US, I have some thoughts on this. In the US there are two basic trains of thought: Keep taxes low and provide incentives to create more jobs. Since this will create new jobs, entitlement pr... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Any Christian Aspies here? |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2010, 9:00 pm
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Replies: 82
Views: 7,171
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| I think the thing that most people have in common in this discussion is the belief and the hope that there is a benevolent force that binds us together. A great feeling, especially if you have Aspergers or any other condition that makes life more difficult. I was raised a Christian and the teachings... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do Germans have Asperger's Syndrome? |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2010, 4:30 pm
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Replies: 98
Views: 30,025
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| My grandfather was from Germany, he had Aspergers and six out of eight of his descendents had it. Before the Aspergers diagnoses came along, I remember other people that were of German descent say things about their family like he is a perfectionist, pays attention to detail because he is German. I ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you feel your age? |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2010, 3:39 pm
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Replies: 37
Views: 3,398
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| I can remember being three, and even though I couldn't speak, I can remember feeling like I had been here for a very long time and was conected to the world. I enjoyed talking to older people when I was in school. I didn't feel older, but was often mistaken for a teacher and asked to buy beer for ot... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Alexithymia Examples |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2010, 2:13 am
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Replies: 41
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| To me emotions are the complex movements of a person's face when they are talking about everyday things. I saw incredible happiness in my face in pictures of myself as a toddler, In later pictures I had the blank stare, eventually the fake smile, and then the mimicking laugh. I know I have geniunely... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Trouble walking? |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2010, 12:18 am
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Replies: 29
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| It doesn't feel like an automatic process to me, along with the arm swinging. Same feeling with running. However, it seems more automatic when I walk along side someone else, almost like I have an example of how to do it. My sister, who has aspergers has the same issue. We also forget to breathe qui... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you think one or both of your parents have autism? |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2010, 11:52 pm
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Replies: 45
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| My son, most likely (only lived 50 days, many congenital anomalies associated with Low functioning Autism) My Sister. Aspergers Me, Used to be HFA, Lower on the Spectrum now. (Sensory Issues got worse with age) My Father, Aspergers My Uncle (Identical Twin) Aspergers, My Cousin, Aspergers My Grandfa... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: IQ tests shouldnt be referenced here by users |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2010, 5:00 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,724
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| Here is a link to an interesting article, written by an author who designs IQ tests. I believe he has some compelling ideas and research about the associations of Aspergers to IQ and Genius, very pertinent to this discussion. http://www.paulcooijmans.com/asperger/straight_talk_about_asperger.html Y... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: IQ tests shouldnt be referenced here by users |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2010, 3:40 pm
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Replies: 24
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| Here is a link to an interesting article, written by an author who designs IQ tests. I believe he has some compelling ideas and research about the associations of Aspergers to IQ and Genius, very pertinent to this discussion. http://www.paulcooijmans.com/asperger/straight_talk_about_asperger.html |
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