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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: want to raise awareness specifically for AS females |
| RocketPeacock |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2013, 2:49 am
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Replies: 24
Views: 9,454
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| I really feel like TV/movies would be the best representation. All obviously/purposely AS characters I seen in film media are male. Creating something with a female AS character (diagnosed or implied) would do a lot to change stereotypes. And, sadly, film has a larger audience than print, though I'm... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: I need a new life style for school |
| RocketPeacock |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2013, 2:33 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,594
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| A few randomly useful things: Shut down your computer when not using it. Unless you have a very new computer, the long and annoying wake up time gives you time to think about whether you need to use your computer, and anticipating the long start up time might make you less likely to impulsively turn... |
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Forum: Adolescent Autism Forum Topic: Nostalgia |
| RocketPeacock |
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Posted: 06 Dec 2012, 7:51 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,080
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No nostalgia for elementary/middle school 
But I do the prior years of high school. The good old days, before most of my friends ran off and graduated. |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: College application essay |
| RocketPeacock |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2012, 8:02 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,197
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| Content wise, great. As for writing style: You need a better intro. While being direct is nice, I think you need to find a balance between flowery and direct. Just a catchier first sentence would be nice. They know that this is an essay about a person who has had the most significant impact on your ... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Aspies into punk rock! |
| RocketPeacock |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2012, 7:55 pm
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Replies: 77
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| Yep. Although I keep trying to develop a wider taste in music (even within punk), I can't bring myself to do that until I've listened to every Bad Religion song until I get sick of it, which will be never. I have over 100 of their songs downloaded/bought, listen to many more, still keep finding new ... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Summer Internship - Do they need to know I'm Aspie?? |
| RocketPeacock |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2012, 11:17 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,069
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| If they can't tell, you shouldn't. With friends, it might make sense to come out, and you shouldn't lie if it comes up in conversation. But telling people you have Asperger's before you have had months to prove yourself socially competent is usually a bad idea in a professional setting, where a nega... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Autism's First Child |
| RocketPeacock |
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Posted: 28 Nov 2012, 11:34 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,556
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| Fascinating. But that man must have read the article. I can't imagine having that written about me—my eccentricities exaggerated and then published for the world to see. Only I have permission write about myself like that, and I hate to think of what he felt while reading that. I think the writer of... |
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Forum: Adolescent Autism Forum Topic: Have you ever met a quirky or awkward NT? |
| RocketPeacock |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2012, 11:44 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,779
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| That would describe my friends. Sure. The awkwardness spectrum extends past formal autism. Someone can be awkward without being so awkward a psychologist gives them a name for their awkward. Quirky is a choice, and quite a few people choose it, when they could have chosen normal. The NT brain is not... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Conservation of linear momentum with no rest? |
| RocketPeacock |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2012, 1:02 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,828
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There is no true rest, but "rest" (choosing a frame of reference which makes sense) makes the math easier (read: possible.)
I think you are just confused by bad wording. |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Physics Thought Experiment. rolling wheel speed –> c |
| RocketPeacock |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2012, 12:52 am
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Replies: 26
Views: 5,774
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I think the issue here is that, even if light traveled at 32 km/h, we would still have the same difficulties approaching the speed of light as we do in this universe, and thus, nothing would go the speed of light.
These difficulties include physics breaking down. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Annoying, clingy-as-hell friends |
| RocketPeacock |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2012, 12:08 am
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Replies: 36
Views: 7,753
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He sounds like a clingy wanna be lover, not a clingy friend. I doubt that he will settle for friendship alone.
You might want to set him up with groups where he can meet more people—clubs for people with similar interests or issues. If he knows more people, perhaps he will cling to you less. |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Tell me if I've got more than aspergers. (Bipolar, Schizo) |
| RocketPeacock |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2012, 12:04 am
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Replies: 6
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| Teenager on the internet with no psychological training. Don't sue me for malpractice? At any rate, you don't sound any more abnormal than the rest of us on here. For your bipolar guess: I experience the same thing, though I can explain the cyclical nature of low periods with menstrual periods, whic... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post a blatant lie |
| RocketPeacock |
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Posted: 25 Nov 2012, 11:48 pm
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Replies: 18,826
Views: 710,292
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| I, too, am a basket of blueberries. Someday, we will rise up together and end strawberry domination. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Would you feel anxious if your room got shaken regularly? |
| RocketPeacock |
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Posted: 05 Oct 2012, 12:55 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,447
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I've knit through earthquakes before 
I think those are manageable because they're infrequent, though. I'd get a little bit more annoyed if passing cars shook my house. |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Geometry |
| RocketPeacock |
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Posted: 23 Sep 2012, 1:26 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,844
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My favorite form of math
Er, construction problems are fun, if infuriating. |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Are you good at math? |
| RocketPeacock |
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Posted: 23 Sep 2012, 1:25 am
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Replies: 126
Views: 16,947
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| I'm great with concepts. Problem solving, not so much. I can figure out the way to solve hard problems, but, the messier the algebra gets, the more likely I am to misread my own handwriting, forget a negative sign, or make a mistake in 8th grade level algebra. Math is still my worst subject, but I'm... |
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