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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Everyone else finds it funny, I don't...Why? |
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Posted: 04 Dec 2013, 8:43 pm
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Replies: 49
Views: 37,046
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| If there's one thing I don't understand about people is how they seem to collectively find things funny that I find not funny. It's not that the humor is lost on me, or that the joke doesn't make sense. It just registers in my brain as unamusing, then I look around and see a whole room of people la... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Insanity and genius! |
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Posted: 04 Dec 2013, 8:38 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,255
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| I've heard symphonies playing in my head, and I often hear music as I wake. I have great pattern finding abilities and was recently diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. Doctor also wanted to diagnose me with Schizophrenia, but that didn't happen. Thing is, I was pushing myself really hard on some proble... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you think aspergers Is a gift or a curse? |
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Posted: 01 Jun 2013, 5:00 pm
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Replies: 75
Views: 13,017
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| My opinion has changed on this subject over the years. For me it has been 80% blessing, and I'm beginning to see diminishing returns on that blessing. I see the world in a fundamentally different way than most people, so I can see solutions to problems which aren't obvious to most people. I can rela... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's Syndrome its not just a white thing |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2013, 9:25 pm
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Replies: 65
Views: 9,350
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| Something I noticed among myself: as I became more open to European culture, my Aspie "traits" became more greatly expressed. I think certain cultures tend to bring out stereotyped aspie behaviors more than others. Also, no matter how much I proclaimed I was autistic, my black friends refused to bel... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have a hard time translating thoughts into words? |
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Posted: 16 Apr 2013, 5:18 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 56,696
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| I don't want to bump this, but I was having this problem today. I think in pictures, entirely. I can also see formulas in my head, which is weird with respect to NT's. Thinking in pictures means I cannot verbalize what I want to say because I want to describe the entire scene to people rather than d... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are there any black people with Asperger's syndrome? |
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Posted: 12 Apr 2013, 5:17 pm
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Replies: 131
Views: 25,935
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| I'm a black person and I have it. I'm of the African race and I have autism. Thing is, whites were the ones to identify me as being autistic. Blacks would simply say, "you have an old soul", you're gullible etc. Blacks don't look at themselves the same way whites do. Whites are constantly trying tea... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is Arrogance and Self-Superiority an Aspie trait? |
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Posted: 30 Mar 2013, 3:47 pm
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Replies: 66
Views: 8,531
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| There are times when I get these "magical" feelings inside that I'm some kind of superhuman, god-like creature. I never express this with anyone but I'm sure it comes off in my body language. My dad has this trait -he's autistic also- and it comes off as megalomania. Sometimes I think he and I might... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is Arrogance and Self-Superiority an Aspie trait? |
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Posted: 30 Mar 2013, 3:29 pm
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Replies: 66
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| I think the perceived arrogance of Aspies is due to our inability, when we ARE smarter than the majority of the population, to conceal this fact like an NT would, by adjusting the level of conversation to compensate for the other person. Someone with an IQ of 130 will be smarter (as is measured by ... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: to aspie men here: how you do with other males |
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Posted: 17 Mar 2013, 11:23 am
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,678
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| I do alright with them. Men are cool and all but I find women to be far more appealing. I mostly attract gay men attempting to date me. Apparently I look "gay" and "hot" so they'll try to talk to me. Men are cool, just kind of boring, I guess. I'm not interested in pointless confrontation, but I can... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: I keep getting tricked by people. Having no friends sucks. |
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Posted: 17 Mar 2013, 11:18 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,776
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| Yeah, your story sounds all too familiar to mine. As Aspies, we're so desperate for human connection sometimes we'll take whatever we can get. This is what my autistic dad did. He married a woman who had a horrible childhood of molestation and manipulation who would eventually become a drug addict a... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: People with Aspergers: How do you get a girlfriend? |
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Posted: 17 Mar 2013, 10:53 am
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Replies: 49
Views: 19,928
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| I won't criticize your writing style but I do think you're worrying too much about this. I used to feel the same way about talking to girls until I realized that 1) A lot of the girls that did approach me I wanted nothing to do with 2) Girls are A LOT easier than guys think. You're probably sending... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: People with Aspergers: How do you get a girlfriend? |
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Posted: 17 Mar 2013, 10:42 am
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Replies: 49
Views: 19,928
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Which group of people have treated you worse? |
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Posted: 13 Mar 2013, 10:24 am
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Replies: 95
Views: 12,406
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| I have no clue how to answer this. I've met mostly Caucasians, so they're overrepresented in people who've hurt me, but I don't think any one race has consistently been worse than the others. On the other hand, one race has been consistently better to me - Orientals. I've had some Oriental friends ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Which group of people have treated you worse? |
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Posted: 13 Mar 2013, 10:16 am
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Replies: 95
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| However, in high school I was treated like crap by all races and ethnicities. Being a black "genius" with ASD in a diverse high school as well as an "oreo", you're treated like crap by everyone. Everyone wants you to conform and they will hate you if you don't. I didn't conform so I was, therefore, ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Which group of people have treated you worse? |
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Posted: 13 Mar 2013, 9:53 am
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Replies: 95
Views: 12,406
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| I'm a black male, and black females have treated me worse. Men tend to avoid confrontation, considering the threat of possible violence and the fact I look "intimidating". Whites have treated me poorly also, but not in the same way blacks have. I think it has more to do with the nature of me being b... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's Syndrome its not just a white thing |
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Posted: 16 Feb 2013, 6:04 pm
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Replies: 65
Views: 9,350
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| I'm black and I have it. It's pretty common in my family, actually. I usually stuck with white kids because they treated me better. Everyone thought I was some kind of uncle tom because I said saying the "n-word" was bad and I did moderately well in school. Soooo yeah, that's how that works lol. I d... |
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