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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: what are you listening to THIS VERY SECOND? |
| GarTog |
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Posted: 23 Mar 2018, 8:37 am
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Replies: 63,391
Views: 2,263,382
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What are your hypersensitivities and special interests? |
| GarTog |
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Posted: 23 Mar 2018, 8:28 am
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,697
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| Meteorology i.e., weather combines both hypersensitivities, and special interests. The images of storm-chasers (or even the more mundane images of storms), as well as that meteorologist getting excited about thundersnow piques interest. The documentaries about global climate change (yielding more i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Would you want Aspergers to be classed a disability? |
| GarTog |
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Posted: 14 Sep 2017, 6:03 am
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Replies: 61
Views: 2,284
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| It's a disability in the UK. Not sure the extent to which it would protect you from some of the things you mentioned. If you have a job in the service industry and part of that job is smiling etc then it could be considered that you shouldn't apply for jobs like that if you can't do them. Muslims o... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Would you want Aspergers to be classed a disability? |
| GarTog |
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Posted: 14 Sep 2017, 5:33 am
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Replies: 61
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| In the UK there is no longer a registration as "disabled" the receipt of Personal Independence Payment (PIP which replaced DLA) is one of the few ways of proving disability day-to-day. Asperger's certainly dis-ables me and I have always informed employers at the first opportunity, usually ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Would you want Aspergers to be classed a disability? |
| GarTog |
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Posted: 14 Sep 2017, 5:30 am
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Replies: 61
Views: 2,284
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| It's a disability in the UK. Not sure the extent to which it would protect you from some of the things you mentioned. If you have a job in the service industry and part of that job is smiling etc then it could be considered that you shouldn't apply for jobs like that if you can't do them. Muslims o... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My boss is a sociopath... |
| GarTog |
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Posted: 12 Sep 2017, 8:41 am
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,016
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| Don't trust your boss. They could be trying to set you up for something. THIS! I work in mental health and have had sociopathic clients. While most are not actively violent or destructive they will just drop you in it as easily as drinking a glass of water. The lack of empathy is as nothing to an a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autistic boy turned away from college after starting course |
| GarTog |
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Posted: 12 Sep 2017, 4:40 am
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Replies: 2
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| Not surprised at all. Having worked for FE Colleges, attended them and assisted people with disabilities (not only ASD) my experience is that they are a law unto themselves and only interested in bums on seats and money in the bank. They will blame the victim automatically and if not play the "... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Eggs |
| GarTog |
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Posted: 07 Sep 2017, 7:10 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 994
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| Liked eggs but don't eat them anymore due to the killing of all the male chicks... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Imperfections in objects |
| GarTog |
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Posted: 06 Sep 2017, 8:43 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 548
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| There always comes a moment when something new and perfect gets the first mark, I hate that but then seem to go the other way and not give a damn once it has happened.... The Japanese have a concept of 'wabi sabi' which is to see the beauty in imperfection - I am always attracted to people with phys... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you absolutely have to have a shower after a haircut? |
| GarTog |
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Posted: 06 Sep 2017, 8:39 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 365
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Never thought of it before to be honest
I now have very long hair so maybe it bothered me more than I thought
What I freak out about is having a hair in my mouth. Gak-gak-gak!! ! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Did a bad school experience make you more reclusive? |
| GarTog |
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Posted: 05 Sep 2017, 5:49 am
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,169
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| I learned from being bullied - become more violent and they leave you alone. Then you have to handle the fact you become what you most hate... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Misdiagnosis before ASD |
| GarTog |
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Posted: 05 Sep 2017, 5:46 am
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,663
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| 1968 - Hyperactive 1977 - Anxiety and Depression (ongoing) 1983 - Borderline Personality Disorder 1999 - ASD From 1965 onwards variously "over-sensitive", "anxious", "behavioural problems", "drug problems", "dangerous", "lazy" (a lot!), &qu... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Heard the best saying ever about "mild" Autism.. Brilliant!! |
| GarTog |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2017, 8:00 am
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Replies: 64
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| People say to me: "But you do not look like an autistic" or "but you seem so normal". *sigh* How do you manage to do that? :lol: People never doubted my Asperger's just for one second... (well, as a child many people thought I couldn't be autistic because I spoke so well...but l... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Wrong Place at the Wrong Time/Unfairly accused |
| GarTog |
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Posted: 23 Aug 2017, 7:06 am
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Replies: 32
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| A lot of this happened to me as a previous poster suggested when I was at school and did not recognise the signs. Eventually I decided not to accept injustice and just refused to engage with the process which left the "authority" dumbfounded - wouldn't work today in most education systems ... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Is it bad I still like metal and punk at my age? |
| GarTog |
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Posted: 23 Aug 2017, 6:58 am
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Replies: 38
Views: 1,406
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Just enjoy what you enjoy mate. I am a 58-year old metalhead whose tastes are probably more extreme now than when I was half that age.
"Not fitting in" goes with the territory... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have any of the classic Aspie special interests? |
| GarTog |
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Posted: 15 Aug 2017, 8:59 am
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Replies: 79
Views: 2,935
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Military miniatures - in fact almost anything miniature fascinates me especially tiny garden  s |
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