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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Face-Blindness and following TV shows. |
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Posted: 26 Oct 2012, 1:09 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,252
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| As with many Aspies/Auties, I have a bit of face-blindness, but normally it's not so bad as to cause a problem. I can usually tell people apart on most TV shows due to there being non-facial distinctions (like hair styles, style of walking, voice, etc), and a limited number of characters that I have... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Wrapping your head and sleeping |
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Posted: 26 Oct 2012, 12:22 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,131
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| The light bothers me, too. If I wake up with light shining on my face, I end up with a terrible headache that lasts all day. Though my current room faces west, sometimes just the lights from outside make the bedroom look too bright (even with all the blinds closed.) Every so often I pull the blanket... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Old soul in a young body |
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Posted: 26 Oct 2012, 11:57 am
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Replies: 37
Views: 8,896
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| Absolutely agree! For a long time, I've felt older than I was. Starting around 11 years old (when I started growing), people would mistake me for a young teenager because of the way I talked combined with my height. Ever since then, on average, people would guess I was about 4-5 years older than I a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you deal with losing games? |
| CanisMajor |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2012, 9:07 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 5,433
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| It was more hurtful being excluded/not chosen for some team sports/games that I enjoyed (there were not to many of these, but I liked Soccer & Ultimate.). Being the LAST chosen? Meh, my whole school experience! Sincerely, Matthew I had the displeasurable experience of having teammates yell at m... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What wording would help attract you to attend an AS group? |
| CanisMajor |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2012, 2:01 pm
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Replies: 42
Views: 4,742
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| Maybe a statement such as, "Self-diagnosed persons are welcome, and so are persons who feel they might share some aspects of the Autism Spectrum but not other aspects." I also think this would be helpful. I've seen invites for AS groups, but I've never gone because I have not gotten a formal diagno... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What wording would help attract you to attend an AS group? |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2012, 1:52 pm
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Replies: 42
Views: 4,742
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| It seems that other posts have submitted some really good ideas for the poster. However, I'm imagining this room with reasonable lighting, crayons, legos... and I can't help but think that a string of "Christmas" lights could help the mood, too. No, really, I'm serious. I know I'm not the only perso... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What message do we give off? |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2012, 1:19 pm
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Replies: 44
Views: 4,638
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| The world needs different minds.~Dr. Temple Grandin You think differently. And, chances are, the way you think is going to have an effect upon your socialization, communication, and behavior. Depending upon the circumstances and individuals in your life; you are going to be praised for it, criticiz... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What message do we give off? |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2012, 1:17 pm
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Replies: 44
Views: 4,638
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| I seem to give off bad signals to strangers, because I find myself being stared at a lot, and get funny looks whatever I do, even if I do things the ''conformist style''. Whenever I find somebody staring at me and I can't figure out why, I kindly smile and stare right back at them. They usually fee... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you deal with losing games? |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2012, 12:51 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 5,433
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| Do the people to whom you lose gloat and tease you? My husband will not play cribbage with me anymore because he considers me a sore loser. I don't mind the losing--really!--it's all the teasing that upsets me. No, not really. My boyfriend doesn't. He knows I have enough trouble handling it when I ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What message do we give off? |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2012, 12:39 pm
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Replies: 44
Views: 4,638
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| I wish I knew the answer to that question. That's something that's been bothering me a lot lately (since I'm going back to school this week and I want to make good impressions.) I know from when I was in high school, as well as from jobs, that I definitely give off some kind of "don't come near me/d... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you deal with losing games? |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2012, 12:22 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 5,433
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| I've always been a bit of a sore loser when it comes to games. With group games where multiple people lose, or when we're split into teams, it's not a big deal. I actually love games when that's the case. However, when I'm playing one-on-one with someone, I have a much harder time tolerating it when... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: most annoying aspergers myth! |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2012, 4:49 pm
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Replies: 97
Views: 17,937
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| I don't think I can see much empathy in people's eyes when they look at me in public as if to think, ''who let that thing out of the looney house??'', even though I'm just standing or walking with an ordinary posture and wearing stylish clothes that make me blend in, and just kind of minding my own... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Whats your most recent ASD moment? |
| CanisMajor |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2012, 4:33 pm
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Replies: 714
Views: 78,123
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| I'm not sure how it is elsewhere, but some libraries around here have recently abandoned the Dewey Decimal System in favour of vague grouping. The books still have their classification, but they'll put them with other books sort of related. You don't get a nice progressing 001 to 999 arrangement. I... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: most annoying aspergers myth! |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2012, 11:05 am
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Replies: 97
Views: 17,937
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| Not necessarily a myth, but I hate that the entire concept of "coping mechanisms" is almost completely unknown to most people. Almost all of the lists of usual Asperger's "signs" out there are for diagnosing children. Therefore, even if you had crushing problems as a child, but learned to cope with ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you embarrassed by some of your AS symptoms? |
| CanisMajor |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2012, 3:02 am
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Replies: 41
Views: 4,433
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| Not something I'm embarrassed of (or even aware of) in the moment that it's happening, but something I reflect on later and feel embarrassed about is my assumption that everybody is as honest as I am. I mean, I don't normally see reasons not to trust people. Yet, when I hear stories or watch shows a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Conversation Understanding |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2012, 2:25 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 588
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| I'm not quite sure I understand. Is this about a particular person and her relationship with somebody else? As in, she gets something out of the conversations she has with him because she and the other person have a bond of some sort? Or is it a question about the concept of "understanding" in gener... |
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