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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Why don't people hear me when I speak? |
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Posted: 20 Jul 2013, 6:21 pm
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Replies: 46
Views: 64,124
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| Do you feel like the character, Jerry, on Parks and Recreation? That's the only element of that sit com I don't think is funny. This happens to me every now and then, more as I get older. People (mostly family) just tune me out. It's hard because I have important things to say and when they don't he... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: I'm absolutely terrified of being considered creepy. |
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Posted: 10 Feb 2013, 11:44 pm
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Replies: 92
Views: 9,431
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| Learning not to care so much about what others think is easier said than done. I wish you the best of luck with that. I pretty much think it's impossible, because what others think does matter. You just need to find some kind of balance. ...just... It takes time so don't let yourself get discouraged... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: "He's so social...." |
| unduki |
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Posted: 08 Feb 2013, 1:43 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,167
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| It's comforting to know another "social" aspie exists! Thank you for being an earnest mom. With your mother-in-law, you are the usurper and therefore anything you have to say is suspect and untrustworthy. It's nothing personal, just something that's way too common in the world. If it wasn't your son... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Is organised religion a general enemy of humanity? |
| unduki |
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Posted: 08 Feb 2013, 12:26 pm
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Replies: 200
Views: 11,182
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Really interesting post. The replies are stunning in their naivete.
But, everyone is allowed an opinion... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Don't Smoke Marijuana |
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Posted: 08 Feb 2013, 12:22 pm
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Replies: 79
Views: 17,914
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| I'd rather have marijuana than pharmaceuticals, at least it doesn't make me all f***d up just more calm and relaxed which helps me function. For instance I have a prescription for trazodone for anxiety and sleep, if I take it for anxiety then sure it reduces the anxiety symptoms but that's just bec... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Teachers possibly required to report gay students |
| unduki |
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Posted: 01 Feb 2013, 10:47 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,540
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| Wow. At risk? Ok, I've been a part of the system for awhile and I can reason that "at risk" could refer to how the gay boy gets picked on by the jocks or outcast tough. But... we've all been aware of and fighting this for years. In my experience, teachers have been watching out for their students si... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Sleeping issue really getting me down :( |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2013, 11:59 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,468
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| Not sleeping is a decade's old problem for me. Over time, I've created a bed cave - basically a soft, sensory deprivation chamber. I can't imaging having to sleep with my grandma on a regular basis. I did once, on vacation when I was about 30 and that was enough for me, but maybe you're closer to yo... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Am I the only person who wants to be cured? |
| unduki |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2013, 1:26 pm
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Replies: 105
Views: 46,216
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| Trying to be the perfect NT made me physically ill for a long time. It wasn't until I stopped wasting my resources trying to "fit in" that I started to see the light of wellness. I hope you don't waste your life wishing for something that doesn't exist. It can only bring you down. . I doubt trying ... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: I hate myself |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2013, 1:11 pm
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Replies: 69
Views: 7,341
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| If you write better than you talk, then write. Write your memoir. You still have value unless you just give up. That would be easier, but how sad. |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Sleeping issue really getting me down :( |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2013, 1:06 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,468
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: I'm absolutely terrified of being considered creepy. |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2013, 1:53 am
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Replies: 92
Views: 9,431
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| Have you ever thought that what people might find creepy about you is that you try to be normal? My problem isn't even that people actually find me creepy. My problem is that I'm scared of people finding me creepy. Entirely within my own head. Oh dear... well, stop it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: I hate myself |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2013, 1:48 am
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Replies: 69
Views: 7,341
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| You've done a good job on selling yourself on your own worthlessness. It's obvious you've been helped a lot there. You are not ugly and I don't think you're as stupid as you've come to believe. Looking at your comprehensive list of faults, you seem to have an amazing understanding of yourself. You k... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: I'm absolutely terrified of being considered creepy. |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2013, 1:35 am
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Replies: 92
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| Well, you could just move to a place like Southern California for awhile. Everyone is weird here. You'd fit right in. You could always move back home once you find a woman. Ok, lame. Have you ever thought that what people might find creepy about you is that you try to be normal? I've spent the bette... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Don't Smoke Marijuana |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2013, 1:14 am
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Replies: 79
Views: 17,914
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| I have epilepsy and can't tolerate any of the prescription drugs - they're just too strong. I take them and I can't think straight. A few of them had me drooling and slurring my speech. My neurologist suggested I try medical marijuana. That did the trick. The seizures stopped completely, and none sh... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Sleeping issue really getting me down :( |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2013, 12:51 am
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Replies: 14
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| Well, you have that hormone thing going on. The mom in me suggests you could give up drama - ugh! Shut up Mom! I have had extreme issues with my mind never shutting down. For years I took Ambien just to get through. Not a good combination with single motherhood but what was I to do? Then, my doctor ... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Am I the only person who wants to be cured? |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2013, 12:24 am
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Replies: 105
Views: 46,216
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| The best thing about finding out about my neurological differences is that I could finally grasp the concept that the problem isn't me. There's nothing wrong with me. My not fitting in with other people is their problem, and as a few people have discovered, their loss. I am a useful association. Yes... |
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