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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Whats your most recent ASD moment? |
| Daina |
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Posted: 28 May 2012, 10:20 pm
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Replies: 714
Views: 78,094
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| Well, I was sitting with my friends, one's a special ed teacher, and one's a speech therapist, and they were talking about a student with Aspergers and how they could tell, and I realized that I had been exhibiting those same "symptoms" just a few minutes earlier. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Words not coming out right |
| Daina |
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Posted: 19 Jul 2011, 5:37 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 5,892
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| All the freakin time. It is so annoying! It is like English isn't my first language. It is like I will try to say something and the syllables will be in the wrong place. Or my brain will get distracted in middle of a sentence and insert a random word from my other train of thought, or just insert a ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Good looking aspies. Do people bypass your aspergers |
| Daina |
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Posted: 19 Jul 2011, 5:27 pm
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Replies: 59
Views: 23,178
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| I wonder if there are differences between men and women, on how they are treated if they are attractive or not. Supposedly, women have a much greater variety of men they are attracted to, while men are much narrower on their versions of good looking. A lot of times for women it is the personality, l... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does alcohol make you more 'normal'? |
| Daina |
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Posted: 16 Jul 2011, 8:53 pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 5,825
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No.
Caffeine on the other hand, makes me a lot more aware and increases my ability to follow conversations and makes me talk more and my speech a lot more fluid, so I guess it does. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do You Self Harm or Have You Self Harmed? |
| Daina |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2011, 9:58 pm
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Replies: 32
Views: 4,344
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| Never intentionally to *hurt* myself. Curiosity, however, did cause more than a few bloody situations. And I was also fascinated with sticking needles through the top layer of skin, but that wasn't really doing any harm. About the only harmful thing I do anymore is that when I'm uncomfortable I tend... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I can't be the only one right? |
| Daina |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2011, 12:52 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,539
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| My 24 year old brother does that. I don't know if it is because he is aspie or what. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Reading comprehension |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2011, 12:50 am
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Replies: 39
Views: 4,570
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| It depends. a lot of times I can't concentrate enough to read. I listen well though. If I read out loud or outline it, that extends my attention span. And if I read it out loud in different accents, I am pretty good. But considering you can't do that during a test... I usually whisper the question t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Good looking aspies. Do people bypass your aspergers |
| Daina |
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Posted: 14 Jul 2011, 7:30 pm
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Replies: 59
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| Meh. I think that they are more likely to give you a chance if you are good looking, but somethings it can put you at a disadvantage. Like my sister is a model, literally. She is very pretty and good on the surface, and she really is sweet, most of the time. But she does miss some things and shows s... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is impatience an AS trait? |
| Daina |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2011, 9:52 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,415
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: how do i control my fantasy world? |
| Daina |
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Posted: 20 Jun 2011, 10:00 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,200
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| Um, maybe take a break from it for a while. Like every time you consciously realize you are thinking about it try to shift your attention to anything else. Even if it means repeating multiplication tables in your head or something like that. It will be really hard at first, but then it should get be... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you handle meltdowns inpublic? |
| Daina |
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Posted: 14 Jun 2011, 8:13 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,028
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| Meditation. Usually on a memory verse I have. I look up at the ceiling and start repeating a passage that I've memorized over and over to myself until it is all that fills my head. Usually John 1:1-5. lol. I work in my children's program at my church and it can get really overwhelming at times. Anot... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: So Proud of my self, big milestone for me (small for others) |
| Daina |
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Posted: 13 Jun 2011, 7:26 am
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Replies: 17
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| Congrats! I know how you feel. I've had several of those moments over the past couple of years since I have "come out of my shell" and it is wonderful. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What things SHUT DOWN your "social" abilities? |
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Posted: 06 Jun 2011, 4:31 pm
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,094
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| Too many people - More than five for me since my family consist of five other members and I can handle them well Lack of sleep - Sometimes I don't even try to make sentences make sense when I am tired Too much noise or other sensory input - If I am in a place that is loud or has lots of tvs/bright c... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Academic difficulties with autism |
| Daina |
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Posted: 05 Jun 2011, 9:27 pm
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Replies: 35
Views: 5,002
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| I was homeschooled until college, so learning was more tailored towards what I needed. In college I had the highest marks in my graduating class, so I can't say I had any real problems. But the sensory thing was annoying for the first two years, and that each class was in a different classroom and s... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Owl City is aspie! |
| Daina |
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Posted: 05 Jun 2011, 9:05 pm
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Replies: 43
Views: 9,098
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| Owl City may have some of the same style as other bands, but that doesn't really mean anything. There are also some differences. I like his voice better than the others. I couldn't tell Hawk Nelson from Reliant K for the longest time because they shared the same style. As far as I know, Adam hasn't ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Proud or inferior for being an AS? |
| Daina |
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Posted: 02 Jun 2011, 9:37 pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,889
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| I'm not proud, but nor do I feel inferior. It is a part of who I am, just like my shoe size or gray eyes. Sometimes when words don't come or something like that happens I feel annoyed, but not inferior, just different. |
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