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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Dealing with Autistic issues and friends |
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Posted: 30 Oct 2015, 4:04 pm
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Replies: 1
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| I have had a similar problem. Sometimes I will talk non-stop about something with people who do not care in the way that I do, and not notice that I am going "overboard". Then, the same person may deliberately prompt me with that subject at a different time and I will feel so depressed tha... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: woots |
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Posted: 30 Oct 2015, 3:53 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 232
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| Personally, I would not drink coffee if I did not want to speak fast because caffeine overstimulates me. I do not know otherwise but I will wish you the best for your interview. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: How to cope with social anxiety? |
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Posted: 30 Oct 2015, 1:40 pm
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Replies: 1
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| I cannot advise as my situation is different (I do not have family and am alone most of the time). However, re: the being outside alone and fear of being alone, then one thing I do is that I carry my mobile phone then, for example (this is an overly specific example) if I am in a secluded area and a... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: How to socially backpedal? |
| umfum |
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Posted: 30 Oct 2015, 4:44 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 604
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| Your description of the situation made me laugh. I hope that you will be able to extricate yourself from this situation and in the future you can find in it an amusing (but still horrible and confusing) anecdote. I strongly identify with the awkwardness of the situation you have found yourself in. I... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Can't handle university... |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2015, 11:53 am
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Replies: 4
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| I can't advise you. I am in a similar situation right now in that I enrolled on the "wrong" postgraduate course and now I'm like, hum ugh. Like you, I cannot study effectively what I do not enjoy. When I enjoy it, I will spend ALL MY TIME AND ENERGY learning more and more... I do not know ... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: What does it usually mean when someone calls you "sweet"? |
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Posted: 26 Oct 2015, 6:05 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 15,380
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| It may then be that the other person perceived what you described as somehow "cute". I think I have also been described as "sweet" in this context. It is a bit patronising. It is hard to be specific without the context. But, I think that "sweet" can be a kind of synonym... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: What does it usually mean when someone calls you "sweet"? |
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Posted: 26 Oct 2015, 5:31 pm
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Replies: 13
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| What is the context? Often, people say someone is "sweet" when they e.g. offer to do something. For example, if I offer to go to the shop for Barbara, and Barbara is like, "Aw, you're so sweet, but no I'm OK for groceries." then she is acknowledging that it was kind (i.e. "s... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: London Summer Meet Up |
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Posted: 24 Oct 2015, 3:46 pm
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Replies: 83
Views: 5,517
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| I would like to come, but I've never been to the National Theatre before and I won't recognize any of you. So, how would I recognize you? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Living in the dark - Am I alone? |
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Posted: 07 Oct 2015, 3:51 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 980
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| me too. except in my infinite wisdom i've lost my sunglasses right now. i sit in the dark. screens on lowest brightness settings always. world is still (always) too bright for my liking. when i can't go outside, it's not lack of physical energy or mental desire to e.g. walk but because it's too brig... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I feel most of emotion of human are disgusting |
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Posted: 24 May 2015, 8:12 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,382
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It would be helpful if you elaborated.
I have perhaps felt like this. I am uncomfortable with emotions. I dislike other people feeling emotions towards me. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does extremely abusive and refrigerator parents cause ASD? |
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Posted: 24 May 2015, 3:06 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 885
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| I think I have a very different view for human by my "dysfunctional upbringing"(the programing of human...),maybe I will posting them on this forum ,because I feel it's something will truly help ASD people ,unlike some quack. I would be interested to read that, should you choose to post t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does extremely abusive and refrigerator parents cause ASD? |
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Posted: 24 May 2015, 2:32 am
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Replies: 12
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| I am sorry you went through all that, and that you have such unsupportive parents. I can relate to your general notion. I grew up without a mother, and my father was abusive. I also did not have anyone to express emotions to, until the same age as you (around age 20). My upbringing was so very dysfu... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Bipolar/Aspergers support and chat thread |
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Posted: 23 May 2015, 3:47 am
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Replies: 713
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| Interested to see this thread! Going to read all the posts at some point... I was unofficially diagnosed with AS in 2011, it has been on my medical record ever since but I am now awaiting an official assessment to confirm. I was diagnosed with Bi-polar Disorder II in 2013. I don't believe I have Bi-... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspie vs don't care |
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Posted: 22 May 2015, 8:57 am
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Replies: 17
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| That said, I would advise showing him how to do it, if he has not mowed a lawn before. Perhaps he does not know how to do it right. I need people to show me how to do things like that. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspie vs don't care |
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Posted: 22 May 2015, 8:56 am
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Replies: 17
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| Lol, I think that sounds like laziness, also like he doesn't care about doing it right as the task itself is not important to him. That said, I've never had to mow a lawn (I do not have a garden), so I do not know for sure... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can someone with mild aspergers be a good psychologist? |
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Posted: 21 May 2015, 1:51 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,818
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| I used to want to study psychology. As it turns out, I have high levels of cognitive empathy. I can understand the situations other people are in, and what feelings I would expect that situation to elicit. I have extensive experience of mental illness and unfortunate events, so I can understand asso... |
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