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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why Aspies (tend to) have it harder in life than NTs? |
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Posted: 22 Feb 2026, 10:15 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,312
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| Depends on the autistic. If one is conditioned to value what NTs tend to value, they'd be subject to feelings of rejection and insecurity by tying said values into survival and self worth. Which usually leads to anxiety and depression... Looking further away, this is somewhat akin to creating a prob... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: PPR: Get something off your chest. |
| Edna3362 |
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Posted: 12 Feb 2026, 6:51 am
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Replies: 931
Views: 51,084
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| I envy the control and the social engineering involved of the whole thing. Along with the amount of influence it did on global modern cultural progression. And that was it. I envy that kind of power to steer the world into a certain way. That kind of "freedom" to get away with crap. Just w... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Got anything random to say: Autistic style |
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Posted: 12 Feb 2026, 6:10 am
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Replies: 242
Views: 13,843
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| I wanted executive function so I can be free from this boring story that is my life. Not because of comfort of others and conforming. :roll: I want executive function so I have more control of my life and live more intentionally than just whimsy or reason. Not because of using that control to show I... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: What autistic people really think about the word 'neurodiver |
| Edna3362 |
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Posted: 10 Feb 2026, 8:50 am
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Replies: 35
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| At 14, it's like a prized term I've been looking for. Yet for most of my life, I've been looking for what can explain something within me that made me not able to relate to too many humans... ... Yet neurodiversity did not provide enough. Because what I've been looking for was a form of internal neu... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Executive Function Limits as My Autism's Bottleneck |
| Edna3362 |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2026, 6:48 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 125
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| Executive dysfunction *IS* what limits me more than just the behavioral and social aspects of autism in any way or form. I do not stabilize either. There's an idea of who I really want to be and not just emulating or even following through what other people think, only for dysregulation and overwhel... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What's on your mind right now? |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2026, 7:47 am
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Replies: 50,447
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Getting my main to level 80, my 1st batch of alts to level 60, and my 2nd batch of alts to level 50.
That's what's in my mind right now. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: "Autism" definition wars thread |
| Edna3362 |
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Posted: 08 Feb 2026, 2:45 am
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,723
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| I'm still opting that caregivers need support as a caregiver/parent/whatever -- but make them stay out of autistic matters unless they're autistic themselves or actually know what they're doing and actually get it. Because the label is more about servicing them, not really about autistics. If their ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Masking: what is it exactly, and what’s wrong with it? |
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Posted: 07 Feb 2026, 1:34 pm
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Replies: 39
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| a) Is masking simply to make your authentic self more palatable to others? As an example, I know that others are not interested in my special interests (computers, etc.), so I avoid talking about these unless asked. Or, when someone else is talking, I use my manners (taught by good old mom) and lis... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Why does it seem like you have to experience everything... |
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Posted: 07 Feb 2026, 3:07 am
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Replies: 2
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| This idea that one is building an interesting story of yourself, that idea that "you" had "lived", and using those experiences to reminisce in a later age. Sometimes I see it as some sort of funny way to "build a lore" of "yourself". But a good portion of that... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: counterintuitive |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2026, 2:59 am
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Replies: 10
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| Having a schedule. Which is utterly ironic for an autistic. Nah. I know where it came from; my body has no sense of day to day cycle despite that my brain craves it, it's just wont happen no matter how I desired it to be. So instead of predictability and order, I got imposed pressure and rigidity th... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What's on your mind right now? |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2026, 6:58 pm
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Replies: 50,447
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How to take care of myself.
Not really myself.
This body. This mind. This person.
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: It's the other way around in my world |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2026, 11:42 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 323
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| Not necessarily preference. I actually like bright places. It's my brain that hates it. How else did I spent basically years of walking in broad daylight and work in more intense lighting despite having photosensitivity against both and yet without wearing photochromic or tinted lenses? I don't have... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Speech patterns, though patterns, assumptions, implications |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2026, 10:10 pm
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Replies: 12
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| This is why I gave up on explaining. Because most people prioritizes wording, tone, or whatever. All about "how" it was said, never what it is about. :roll: Once upon a time, I kept complaining that I can't breathe well and I want a solution. That this is my biggest trigger, that I'm const... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: other peoples anxiety |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2026, 8:35 am
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Replies: 20
Views: 440
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| And there is no such thing as me "wanting" what "I" want it to be. Sure there is. People do it all the time, altering definitions to suit their perspective. Given the opportunity, people will usually choose the version of reality that favors them most. In this instance, given a ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: other peoples anxiety |
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Posted: 01 Feb 2026, 11:15 am
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Replies: 20
Views: 440
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| Though I'm starting to get an idea of what you want it to be. And there is no such thing as me "wanting" what "I" want it to be. It is an observation. Nothing to do with wanting and defining 'however' I 'want'. And to be honest, you are still misreading me. Also you're the one w... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: laziness poll |
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Posted: 29 Jan 2026, 8:20 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 361
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| I'm mostly lazy against my will. And I don't think it's merely executive dysfunction, "lack of motivation", nor depression. Likely an unaddressed chronic health issue, definitely from whatever unaddressed chronic sleep issues I still have since childhood. And since my sentiment towards my ... |
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