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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: my 8 year-old autistic son is terrified of sleeping alone |
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Posted: 09 Jan 2014, 9:55 pm
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Replies: 37
Views: 15,784
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| I was a lot like that when I was a young child. I don't remember the ages, but I remembered that it lasted for a year or two. I would often sleep in the same bed as my parents or one of them would sleep in my bed with me and leave after a few hours. I don't know when, but it eventually happened that... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: lonely aspie,what's your social life like |
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Posted: 13 Dec 2013, 10:01 pm
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Replies: 75
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| I don't know how one would class my social life. At my university, I generally eat my meals with my group of good friends, though I don't really talk to other people I'm in class with (unless I already know them or it's a class discussion). I don't go to parties or social events. On the weekends, I ... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Meaning of Dreams? |
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Posted: 13 Oct 2013, 12:10 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 64
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| I've never really believed that dreams have any sort of meaning. I never pondered it a lot, but I always held the view that they're just the random mental meanderings of the mind while unguided. But I had a dream last night that is making me re-consider this. Does anyone have any input on the matter... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: The First Time You Felt In Love |
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Posted: 05 Oct 2013, 9:21 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,714
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| I was about 16. I had some crushes before then, but I think they were pretty immature things. (You know, the normal things one goes through.) She was the first girl I felt such feelings for that I actually had the courage to really decide that I'd ask her out. Unfortunately, my parents wouldn't let ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Age of first memories |
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Posted: 11 Aug 2013, 5:27 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,988
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| I recall lying in the crib, our dog at the time, and that kind of stuff. I was probably around a year old. I'm not really sure, but it was quite earlier than most people remember. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Imprecision in speech |
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Posted: 08 Aug 2013, 2:10 am
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,749
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| My speech is very precise, with some degrees of variance depending on the context and people. Sometimes, people find my speech a bit too precise, I think. Well, it's precise to me, and I do tend to speak in a very complex fashion. I've "trained" myself to almost translate my thoughts from my own nat... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: synesthesia |
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Posted: 05 Aug 2013, 12:58 pm
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Replies: 29
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| I have both synesthesia and ideasthesia. And I have ASMR too. It's very difficult for me to verbalize, but I feel like it's due to the combination of all of those things. It makes listening to music or reading a really enjoyable experience. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Studying Abroad |
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Posted: 02 Aug 2013, 2:26 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,365
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| Also, I wouldn't go in there assuming that everything will work out fantastic. You never know how other people will react to you and I think having high expectations just sets you up for disappointment. I actually went there to get away from everybody. I was really tired of all the social expectati... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Studying Abroad |
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Posted: 02 Aug 2013, 12:33 pm
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Replies: 11
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| Next year, I'll be studying abroad in Germany or Austria. For some reason, I feel like this is a good chance for me, in terms of love and dating. I don't know why - perhaps I'm being overly-optimistic. To me, it seems like the my being a foreigner might make a bit of awkwardness all right. My German... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: topics not to talk about... |
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Posted: 01 Aug 2013, 3:36 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,025
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| I hate the fact that we can't talk about topics that people disagree on (politics, philosophy, religion, history, economics, etc.). Sure people disagree, but why can't we just have a nice, calm chat about it? Most people either descend into cable news tirades or have no clue and/or no views about th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Parties. |
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Posted: 01 Aug 2013, 3:30 pm
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Replies: 17
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| I don't mind small parties, like an ice cream social, where I know the people in attendance. I also am fine with smaller parties. I guess, in some ways, I don't really think of such as parties, so much as gatherings of friends. When I think of parties, and this might just be my age group too, I thi... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Slight Issues with My Mother |
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Posted: 01 Aug 2013, 3:21 pm
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Replies: 2
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| Thanks, blenh. I'm sorry to hear about your experiences. That really is very awful. While I notice some parallels, my mother does have some knowledge of boundaries and knows generally not to intervene. Even if I do end up moving to Europe for a few years, she'd be saddened and feel like she's losing... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Slight Issues with My Mother |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2013, 7:46 pm
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Replies: 2
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| I've been home on summer break from college for a few months now. And I'm encountering some minor issues with my mum. Any feedback or advice is greatly appreciated. By the way, sorry if this is a bit long. I often get the feeling that things have changed between myself and my mum, which I don't unde... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Boy Scouts |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2013, 5:39 pm
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Replies: 12
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| Dave, I was in the Scouts for several years (sorry, I can't remember how many). My experience was relatively positive - I learned a little about camping/the outdoors. (Though I'm glad that I left before I realized some of my political and philosophical views. Libertarian anarchism doesn't exactly se... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Worries |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2013, 12:32 am
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Replies: 18
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| I am 18 and from the UK. I am about to go to university in September. I know this is cliche and I know I am young. But I just have the general feeling that I'm going to be alone forever. I am the sort of person people don't love. No one has ever told me that they have. I have had 4 girlfriends, non... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone else love to learn facts and information? |
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Posted: 28 Jul 2013, 1:29 am
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Replies: 40
Views: 3,001
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| Yes! I love learning interesting facts and information. I also like telling people these things. My family hated it when I was younger, but they seem to appreciate it now (in moderation, though). For me, it represents something bigger than just something interesting. It represents my lifelong journe... |
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