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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What's your diagnosis? |
| Tjolk |
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Posted: 19 Dec 2011, 11:17 am
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Replies: 31
Views: 4,560
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ASD.
I've asked the psychologist who tested en interviewed me but I was definately not Asperger or PDD NOS. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Hearing everything, and inability to filter background noise |
| Tjolk |
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Posted: 19 Dec 2011, 4:41 am
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Replies: 70
Views: 68,591
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| Same thing here, I can't sleep without earplugs. It's not just loud noises. Sudden sounds get me upset, Radio, conversations, restless movements, they freak me out and It's getting worse. I often play a CD with the sound of the shore on hawai . It's basically noise but is absorbs a lot of other soun... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: aspergers and HFA |
| Tjolk |
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Posted: 18 Dec 2011, 11:26 am
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Replies: 102
Views: 11,639
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| I've been diagnosed ASD six months ago at the age of 36 . I have a university degree (MSc) so I gues I'm HFA. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: So what's your opinion on cars? |
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Posted: 17 Dec 2011, 12:19 pm
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Replies: 83
Views: 8,531
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| I forgot to tell, Five years ago I got really interested in muscle cars which narrowed down to Buicks and then broadened to cars in general, technology behind it , aesthetics and car design. I've seen this movie Senna recently, about a brazillian F1 driver called Ayrton Senna who died tragically. I ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: So what's your opinion on cars? |
| Tjolk |
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Posted: 17 Dec 2011, 11:54 am
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Replies: 83
Views: 8,531
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| I love classic or otherwise special cars but I don't have one because it's useless in the city, bike is much faster and cheaper here. When I grew up my parents drove a Saab, a 96, 900 and a 9000, and a DAF, that's a dutch car. I really like old american cars with a big v8, brutal and majestic. Buick... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Anyone else hate phones? |
| Tjolk |
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Posted: 17 Dec 2011, 6:21 am
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Replies: 57
Views: 9,289
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| I don't hate phones themselves but i keep my conversations short for information exchange purposes or appointment making. One exeption is when I used to call my girlfriend on the housephone and the mobile at the same time to have a stereoconversation. Due to a small delay of one line to the other it... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Greetings from Holland |
| Tjolk |
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Posted: 17 Dec 2011, 6:03 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,183
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Thank you for the warm welcome 
I'm starting to feel at home right here. Although I had no clear cut expectations I'm happilly surpised by sheer sheer difference in opinions and people.
There's a lot of things I can relate to. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: are you in a world of your own? |
| Tjolk |
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Posted: 17 Dec 2011, 5:41 am
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,750
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| Most definately Yes. I've always been like, people called me a dreamer, a romantic. I have two modes, an active fantasy life where I can intentionally hide in and the blur. The blur like my mind is in idle mode, not unlike meditation. When i'm uninterested I really have to work hard to stay focussed... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you hide your disorders? |
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Posted: 17 Dec 2011, 5:25 am
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Replies: 58
Views: 7,376
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Only people I trust. Telling other people in my case would raise more questions than answer them.
My interest in people (not to be confused with wishing to socialize) allowes me to move in the the wold undetected,
My ASD is mild and I've aquired social skills. |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: What's your current obsession? |
| Tjolk |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2011, 1:56 pm
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Replies: 210
Views: 73,341
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| Current, Buicks from 1963 -1972, specifically the 1965 buick skylark Plastic model building Silence Timelapsephotography German military aesthetics from mid 30s to mid 40s The color olive drab Obtaining slow drying glue My ex girlfriend Sleep Obtaining the cheapest possible trainticket from france ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Poll 6: Are autistics obliged to become more normal? |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2011, 12:53 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 5,662
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Option C:
Try to fit in as much as possible without overburdening yourself. Do not sacrifice special talents. Your special talent can be a huge benefit for society, it's in society's interest not to waste that. Aspiritech seems like a good initiative at first glance. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is there pride in autism/asperger's? |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2011, 12:37 pm
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Replies: 62
Views: 6,310
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| I have no pride or shame in having ASD. I've never been bullied and I look like an NT. There would not be a nessecity for pride in my case as a countermeasure. My pride stems from achievements and endurances, that pride doesn't last too long. More important (I'm speaking only on my behalf) is human ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Poll 9: Is autism a disease? |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2011, 12:16 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,264
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I think the article is a clear example of lazy journalism.
Do these people get paid by the quantity or the quality of their writings?
Maybe they get paid by the amount of mouseclick and in that case we're doing the writer a favour not deserved. |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: What did you want to be as a kid |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2011, 11:57 am
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Replies: 434
Views: 37,080
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| When I was a kid I wanted to escape to the forrest and live there earning my dayly living as a lumberjack. Not because I like cutting trees but what else could you do in a forrest? The reason for this was that my father complained about taxes and it took him a long time to fill in the forms. I was t... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: What genre would be appropriate for an Aspie novel? |
| Tjolk |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2011, 11:12 am
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Replies: 19
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| Maybe the asperger aspect need not be mentioned or clarified in the novel at all. How about a story from an aspie point of view on non-aspies in such a manner that NT's (your target group) would identify with the aspie. Pick a genre best suited for the story you'll want to convey. It's all about the... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Does anyone hate electronic music like I do? |
| Tjolk |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2011, 10:47 am
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Replies: 103
Views: 18,489
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| I actually love electronic music. Nowadays most music is electronic or electronicaly enhanced. Electronic music opens up possibilities that would be impossible in a mere acoustic enviroment, new sounds, programmed rhytms that no drummer would be able to play. On the other hand, we do see that electr... |
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