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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Is it common for people on the spectrum?

mahler_freak
Posted: 03 Apr 2012, 5:48 pm 

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That pic with the switch is depressingly true for me. That's why it's hard talking to people about topics outside of my limited range of interests. I don't like the idea of faking interest either.

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Stuck in my head - high social awareness, yet can't connect

mahler_freak
Posted: 03 Apr 2012, 4:09 pm 

Replies: 30
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fraac wrote:
For me, it made me feel like myself for the first time in my life.


Sounds great, but how did it help you when it wore off? I wouldn't want to become dependent on something like that to make me feel like me. I want me to make me feel like me.

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Stuck in my head - high social awareness, yet can't connect

mahler_freak
Posted: 03 Apr 2012, 3:59 pm 

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Most of what you wrote I feel like I could have written myself, almost to the letter. I've also reached a point where I'm not exactly certain what it is that makes me "not normal". It seems like some things, like difficulty making small talk, partly come down to an emotional/functional difference t...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Stuck in my head - high social awareness, yet can't connect

mahler_freak
Posted: 03 Apr 2012, 12:16 pm 

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OJani - I can definitely relate, thanks. But I can't say I struggle with romantic relationships since I think I've avoided them altogether because I know I'm too introverted for anything to really work out. I've grown cynical towards dating. It feels too Darwinian of a game for me to play. Joe, than...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Stuck in my head - high social awareness, yet can't connect

mahler_freak
Posted: 02 Apr 2012, 10:40 pm 

Replies: 30
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I was diagnosed with PDD-NOS when I was younger, but I think I've grown out of it for the most part, and am now left with common symptoms of social anxiety disorder, without very many autism spectrum symptoms. I wanted to reach out to you guys and ask what you have, and how much you feel you have in...
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