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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is there such a thing as "Fake Autistic People"? |
| lonerespite |
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Posted: 31 Aug 2016, 3:30 pm
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,767
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| I find discussions of this nature to be highly speculative and paranoid. For one it really solves nothing getting into such areas of thought. Its like you are part of this tribal group and you find it imperative to weed out all the body snatchers that are hiding amidst you. Yes there can be concerns... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Imagination, creativity and a stunning self-revelation... |
| lonerespite |
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Posted: 10 Feb 2012, 9:45 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,675
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| same here, never been able to draw from memory, always bothered me.... even when i was studying professional photography at this institute, i got my best work done when i was able to walk around and click frames that i saw in front of me and explored by myself. but when it came to arranging people i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do certain cultures despise Aspies? |
| lonerespite |
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Posted: 07 Feb 2012, 10:05 am
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Replies: 60
Views: 8,674
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| im not sure about autism in particular but i have made an observation that if someone is more socially awkward, or rather appear to be so, they are more accepted amongst a group of people who are more displaced. what i mean to say is that a population of people who are either immigrants or travel a ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism "does not exist" article |
| lonerespite |
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Posted: 07 Feb 2012, 9:32 am
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Replies: 53
Views: 18,110
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| this theory of his as well what is happening in France all of it makes me quite sad, since i actually like psychology and even psychoanalysis but the way people out there just abuse all these theories its frankly irritating. the problem with psychoanalysis is also just that, that it is just so easy ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Ever deliberately ignored non-verbal messages? |
| lonerespite |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2012, 8:23 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,537
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| i have noticed that a lot of extrovert NT's tend to do the same, i don't know if they are deliberately ignoring the many non-verbal cues given out or not but have noticed it. for ex., a really social person would have decided something and will come up to you and before you can respond verbally, eve... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Let's talk about the use of psychedelics as an Aspie |
| lonerespite |
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Posted: 25 Jan 2012, 4:57 am
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Replies: 50
Views: 780
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| with lsd i felt that i was connected to everything, me and a few of my friends went for a walk around a lake at night and every step i took made me experience the whole world working like a big super computer, basically it was a very matrix like effect with numbers and equations occurring all over..... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Crossing the road when you see someone in front |
| lonerespite |
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Posted: 24 Jan 2012, 11:39 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,688
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Belushi87 wrote: i also hate when people walk behind me. i have to move aside and let them walk past me so they are walking ahead of me.
i usually feel the same, but interestingly while im driving too i always get anxious and irritated when someone keeps driving behind me and i slow down and allow them to pass.. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Has anyone ever told you you laugh a lot? |
| lonerespite |
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Posted: 23 Jan 2012, 8:43 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,097
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| i've been told my laugh is too loud.... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Staring vs Lack of Eye Contact |
| lonerespite |
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Posted: 23 Jan 2012, 7:56 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,365
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| im usually very confused about eye contact cause not only does it deviate my mind from the actual conversation, but it also leaves me confused as to where exactly am i supposed to look at a persons face, sometimes i focus too narrowly that i get confused which eye to look at, or should i stare back ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why would someone pretend to have aspergers? |
| lonerespite |
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Posted: 20 Jan 2012, 8:36 pm
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Replies: 204
Views: 20,579
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| Somebody on a Second Life related forum recently claimed that people use AS as a convenient excuse for rudeness and trolling, similar to people who claim dyslexia to excuse their sloppiness. I found the implication that aspies are inconsiderate trolls quite insulting. This board is a lot more civil... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do any aspies smoke cigarettes? |
| lonerespite |
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Posted: 15 Jan 2012, 9:45 am
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Replies: 82
Views: 12,810
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| i used to smoke for a few years but just quit for the last month, and i realised that its not the physical withdrawal that's worse about cigarettes since most of them don't last that long, but its the habit formation of regularly having a smoke at certain intervals that makes it tougher to quit, the... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Care more about inanimate objects than people |
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Posted: 12 Jan 2012, 1:53 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 5,326
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| on an interview for a course in documentary film-making (which i had initially thought was a cultural studies course), i blurted out that i prefer taking photographs of objects than people, i told them that the whole idea of capturing someone while they are aware of it does not make that much sense ... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Hands up if you're not going to a party tonight |
| lonerespite |
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Posted: 31 Dec 2011, 12:04 pm
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Replies: 92
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| i went to a new-years party at edinburgh a few years back, it was crowded, noisy, everything that makes you feel you are at the centre of a public event, but i couldnt help getting bored and feeling very uncomfortable and alone... since then i realised that big flashy parties are not anything at all... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: A Forum for aspies from India |
| lonerespite |
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Posted: 26 Dec 2011, 1:17 pm
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Replies: 366
Views: 60,736
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| since this thread is about aspies in India i was wondering, what do people think about the scenario in which a kid might find certain situations, or routines, or places, or experiences very disturbing, but growing up with parents who dont understand but also more importantly dont shun from beating t... |
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