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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Dyscalculia and excuse |
MagicMeerkat |
Posted: 03 Dec 2023, 10:12 pm
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I don't want to just work with animals, I want to be a vet and if that never happens I would or will probably kill myself. I can't see myself doing anything else and it offends me when people suggest it. This right here is a giant example of why autism is disability and not a difference. How is it ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Dyscalculia and excuse |
MagicMeerkat |
Posted: 27 Nov 2023, 11:15 pm
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Replies: 39 Views: 10,693
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I don't want to just work with animals, I want to be a vet and if that never happens I would or will probably kill myself. I can't see myself doing anything else and it offends me when people suggest it. This right here is a giant example of why autism is disability and not a difference. How is it ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What's the difference between an explanation and an excuse? |
MagicMeerkat |
Posted: 27 Nov 2023, 10:34 pm
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Replies: 8 Views: 2,855
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do people with Aspergers typically have problems balancing? |
MagicMeerkat |
Posted: 27 Nov 2023, 10:05 pm
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Replies: 55 Views: 12,119
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I never could master riding a bicycle. I rode horses instead. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Autistic drivers - legal changes |
MagicMeerkat |
Posted: 27 Nov 2023, 9:52 pm
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Replies: 32 Views: 4,128
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Yes, if they can pass a driver's test they should be allowed to drive. There are NT's who can't pass the driver's test too and no one lets them drive. I had trouble learning how to drive becuase most of my teachers thought screaming at someone with PTSD was a good way to make them learn. I ALMOST go... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Autistic Children May Need less Treatment than thought |
MagicMeerkat |
Posted: 27 Nov 2023, 12:25 pm
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My parents practiced Autism Acceptance with me...except I wasn't eligible for any kind of diagnosis until the year I turned 40 and Apserger's Syndrome as added to the DSM. So my parents just accepted that I was strange but, since I wasn't being bad, they pretty much let me be me. That mostly worked... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Dyscalculia and excuse |
MagicMeerkat |
Posted: 27 Nov 2023, 12:18 pm
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Replies: 39 Views: 10,693
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I had the same problem. My parents were like "You should give up on being a veterinarian when you grow up becuase you'll NEVER be able to pass the college/university math requirements!" That's when I quit trying at all in school. I was only in the 3rd or 4th grade too. I volunteered for a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: “Be yourself and you’ll attract the right friends” |
MagicMeerkat |
Posted: 26 Nov 2023, 8:18 pm
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Replies: 52 Views: 15,111
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It ended up being true for me. It just took a while. Usually with other autistic people who shared my special interests. My pen-pal from Germany is also autistic and we've been friends for almost two decades now. My closest friendships are usually with people I meet online and happen to share a spec... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspergers & Mental Age |
MagicMeerkat |
Posted: 26 Nov 2023, 7:39 pm
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Replies: 19 Views: 26,409
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I HATE this concept so much! My parents used it as an excuse to make me hang out with this neighbor girl 7 years younger than me who only pretended to like me so she could use my laptop and play games she didn't have. She came from a religious family that hated Mormons for some reason. She was in a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Dyscalculia and excuse |
MagicMeerkat |
Posted: 26 Nov 2023, 7:24 pm
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Replies: 39 Views: 10,693
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I had the same problem. My parents were like "You should give up on being a veterinarian when you grow up becuase you'll NEVER be able to pass the college/university math requirements!" That's when I quit trying at all in school. I was only in the 3rd or 4th grade too. I volunteered for a ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Quick To Dream |
MagicMeerkat |
Posted: 21 Nov 2023, 1:18 pm
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Replies: 8 Views: 7,629
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I've had reoccurring dreams since childhood. And for the longest time had dreams that were so vivid I would ask in the dream if I was dreaming and couldn't tell the difference between a dream and reality. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: obsessive interest in drawing portraits |
MagicMeerkat |
Posted: 19 Nov 2023, 9:54 pm
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Replies: 13 Views: 8,435
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https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/a40ec08a-5581-4868-ba3a-2c667d587219/df752rj-03c972cc-3553-4a1f-8dac-079a00210dfe.jpg/v1/fit/w_828,h_1104,q_70,strp/africaine_aventure_by_bhala_blitz_df752rj-414w-2x.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQx... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: obsessive interest in drawing portraits |
MagicMeerkat |
Posted: 15 Nov 2023, 9:54 pm
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Replies: 13 Views: 8,435
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https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/a40ec08a-5581-4868-ba3a-2c667d587219/df752rj-03c972cc-3553-4a1f-8dac-079a00210dfe.jpg/v1/fit/w_828,h_1104,q_70,strp/africaine_aventure_by_bhala_blitz_df752rj-414w-2x.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQx... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: obsessive interest in drawing portraits |
MagicMeerkat |
Posted: 15 Nov 2023, 4:10 pm
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Replies: 13 Views: 8,435
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I've been painting since I could hold a paintbrush. Since I was 2 maybe? I'm going to be 37 soon. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Interests you can't share with other people |
MagicMeerkat |
Posted: 13 Nov 2023, 6:55 pm
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Replies: 70 Views: 95,925
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I think the one I live in fear of people finding out about is a message board I go on. I love going on message boards about my special interests because I want to talk about them, but most people in my life couldn't give two flips. Years ago I was looking for forums about plushies because that's my... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Interests you can't share with other people |
MagicMeerkat |
Posted: 10 Nov 2023, 11:09 pm
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Replies: 70 Views: 95,925
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I freely shared my special interests as a child but got in trouble for it. So now as an adult, I don't like to talk about my special interests unless it's with another person who also has that same topic as a special interests. I feel stupid talking about my special interests with my mother because ... |
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