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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Curse of Being Apparently Normal |
| Rooster1968 |
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Posted: 27 Jun 2015, 10:30 am
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Replies: 27
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| Thanks for your posts - it helps a little not to feel so alone with this. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Curse of Being Apparently Normal |
| Rooster1968 |
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Posted: 26 Jun 2015, 6:53 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,261
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| How do you reconcile it with yourself? I am filled with doubt and self-loathing because it, given my diagnosis, appears that it's me who, pragmatically speaking, is in the wrong? Where is the Grail? |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Supreme Court: Same-sex Couples Have Right to Marry..... |
| Rooster1968 |
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Posted: 26 Jun 2015, 6:49 pm
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Replies: 110
Views: 3,649
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| Glad to see "Murica" is catching up with the rest of the civilised world. Maybe they can have a look at gun laws next... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Curse of Being Apparently Normal |
| Rooster1968 |
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Posted: 26 Jun 2015, 6:45 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,261
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| Thank you for taking the time to reply. I feel really bad but don't know where to go for help. Would be great to hear from others who feel the same way, |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Curse of Being Apparently Normal |
| Rooster1968 |
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Posted: 26 Jun 2015, 6:38 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,261
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| Please don't read and ignore this post - I am feeling very bad and need support or I doubt I will be able to cope much longer. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Curse of Being Apparently Normal |
| Rooster1968 |
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Posted: 26 Jun 2015, 6:33 pm
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Replies: 27
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| I wonder if anyone else feels like this. I certainly hope so or I will continue to feel utterly alone. I have ASD (diagnosed as Asperger's) and I am almost 47 years old (3 weeks until my birthday - diagnosed at 43). I have always known that there was something "wrong" with me. I couldn't r... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Autistic TV characters |
| Rooster1968 |
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Posted: 14 Nov 2013, 7:58 pm
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Replies: 22
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| I am 100% British NHS (not easy to access) diagnosed Aspergers yet even the people who know me best struggle to accept my diagnosis because I act so normal. People expect people with autism to look weird or act weird but that's just as stupid as saying Chinese people are good at maths. I act all the... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Having problems with emotions |
| Rooster1968 |
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Posted: 24 Oct 2013, 8:08 pm
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Replies: 4
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| This one is simple - you are a male teenager - that's when all the emotions kick in and you don't know whether you are a kid or a man. Your dad is just suggesting that when all this settles down (it will, in time) you are better off trying to land on the tough/capable side than the sensitive/needy s... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Going part time due to aspie burnout |
| Rooster1968 |
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Posted: 28 Jul 2013, 8:02 am
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Replies: 5
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| Ask someone - either your line manager or someone in HR - to tell you the company policy on medical appointments. If they have none ask for advice on how to proceed. You may want to suggest making an appointment in, say, 2 weeks time so your managers have plenty of time to adjust to your short absen... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: How do guys deal with this? |
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Posted: 18 Jul 2013, 9:12 pm
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Replies: 6
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| Being "too picky" can often be an expression of your disinclination to involve yourself with something that isn't rock solid guaranteed because you are aware that you often find fault in the "ideals" that other people have expressed to you. In other words, it is so important to you that you don't wa... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: I am a coward and parents want me to leave |
| Rooster1968 |
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Posted: 16 Jul 2013, 9:34 pm
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Replies: 20
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| Sounds harsh fella. I know how you feel. Your dad is still your dad and won't throw you out - he just doesn't understand and is trying to play hard-ball to see if you respond. Dads do that. It's not going to change until he accepts who you are. That will only happen if you are consistent. Most NTs t... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Aspie as security gourd |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2013, 11:45 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,771
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I watched The Bridge and I was disappointed |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2013, 5:44 pm
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Replies: 7
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| One of the reasons we may never find an autistic hero in the movies or tv is because we aren't consumer friendly. To display symptoms of Aspergers is often to appear uncaring, devoid of empathy, stupid, obssessed (I'm sure there's one too many "s"s in obssessed but - hey - enjoy the irony!) The thin... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: I don't think anyone likes me |
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Posted: 09 Jul 2013, 10:35 am
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Replies: 24
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| @OP - Having read how this post has developed I am very impressed by a number of things (not least your natural use of English since I assume it is not your first language). The thing that most impresses me is your clarity of thought. In fact, more than that, you seem to have a very similar outlook ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Hard time imagining death |
| Rooster1968 |
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Posted: 08 Jul 2013, 8:48 am
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Replies: 60
Views: 4,155
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| To expand, anyone who found anything in my post other than a genuine enquiry as to the individual concerneds explicit meaning (in a post where religion wasn't the issue) is looking for problems where they don't exist. Anyone who found that enquiry to be in any way accusatory is importing things tha... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Hard time imagining death |
| Rooster1968 |
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Posted: 06 Jul 2013, 11:41 pm
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Replies: 60
Views: 4,155
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| To expand, anyone who found anything in my post other than a genuine enquiry as to the individual concerneds explicit meaning (in a post where religion wasn't the issue) is looking for problems where they don't exist. Anyone who found that enquiry to be in any way accusatory is importing things that... |
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