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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: to aspie men here: how you do with other males |
| luminaeus |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2013, 10:45 pm
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,675
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| I can generally have conversation with coworkers of any gender assuming they're nice (and patient) enough to tolerate (or find humorous) my social awkwardness. It's been a very long time since I've been friends with anyone. I don't know how I managed to get married. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Do you hate it when people speak for you? |
| luminaeus |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2013, 7:28 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,149
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| I don't mind it. New situations with new people tend to confuse me, so it's nice to have someone to rely on. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Good old fashioned Aspie Bashing! |
| luminaeus |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2013, 7:23 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,613
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| NTs have a hard time grasping the concept that Asperger's isn't an illness and that there isn't a 'cure'. We can emulate the behaviors of NTs, sometimes well enough to pass for NT, but we will never actually become NT. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: I seriously want to end my life right now too |
| luminaeus |
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Posted: 08 Feb 2013, 9:29 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,329
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| "I'm just a shy frightened freak who is on nobody's wavelength." You're not a freak. If Asperger's Syndrome is really so debilitating, then why can so many people elude diagnosis until their 50s? Being socially awkward isn't a death sentence. It just means you're a little awkward. Some NTs are attra... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Abstract art or Photography? |
| luminaeus |
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Posted: 08 Feb 2013, 8:57 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,796
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Thank you 
It's funny, I only started getting into abstracts with Photoshop. Before that I would pick a photo out of a magazine to draw and use pencil or colored pencil. I never liked paints or pastel, too finicky and messy to work with. |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Abstract art or Photography? |
| luminaeus |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2013, 1:50 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,796
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| I've spent many years working on abstract art and digital photography. Although I don't work in these areas professionally, I do have a graphic design degree and consider myself an expert in the subject. My attention has shifted to other things lately so I don't produce new artwork very often... but... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Not being an expert on your special interest |
| luminaeus |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2013, 12:44 pm
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,673
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| I've felt this too. I think it stems from the fact that we have random obsessions in lieu of a social life. When we meet someone who is better at our random obsessions AND has a social life, we feel inadequate in comparison. Personal example: nearly every member of my family is a gifted musician. My... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone Up for a Challenge in Circular Reasoning? |
| luminaeus |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2013, 7:30 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,423
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| Agree with above, this isn't circular reasoning. I'm not convinced there's reasoning in there at all. People who don't want to be labeled made up a label for themselves? They can call themselves whatever they want, the rest of us will know to file them under 'idiots.' |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is your Aspie Quiz score |
| luminaeus |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2013, 4:06 pm
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Replies: 1,035
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| http://rdos.net/eng/poly12c.php?p1=84&p2=75&p3=76&p4=80&p5=55&p6=74&p7=57&p8=63&p9=52&p10=35&p11=64&p12=35 128 / 200 AS 78 / 200 NT Looks like I'm not as strongly affected as most people on this forum. I still think I have AS though. People with lower sco... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you steer your obsessions. |
| luminaeus |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2013, 2:53 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,899
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| I would be unbelievably rich if I could put my intellect and focus to productive use. Alas, I'm stuck obsessing over things that cost money instead of generating it. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Anyone else alarmed by this whole 'nerd-chic' style? |
| luminaeus |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2013, 2:44 pm
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Replies: 52
Views: 8,760
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| Maddox sums it up pretty well: http://thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=youre_not_a_nerd Cool people pretend to be uncool just to show how totally cool they are. It's not really all that different than the people who used to spend an hour meticulously sculpting their hair to look like they just g... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are these Aspie traits, or something else? |
| luminaeus |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2013, 2:26 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,124
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| It could be denial... finding fault in everything and everyone to distract attention away from the fact that you're afraid of the world. It could be that you're not above an honest day's labor, you're just afraid of the unknowns associated with it. Staying at home will always feel safe and comfortab... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why do some Aspies expect the world to cater to them? |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2013, 2:08 pm
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Replies: 40
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| Me--I'm a tortoise. If anybody bugs me, I just ignore them and become a very boring and unappetizing rock. I do that. It's effective as long as you don't want to or don't need to develop a relationship with that person. It doesn't work very well when you're in the occasional marital spat and your w... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What does this dream mean? |
| luminaeus |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2013, 2:02 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 856
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| Meaning in dreams doesn't have to be supernatural. If dreams are a byproduct of the brain sorting out information, then it seems reasonable that an interpretation could be made. I don't think there's much information to be gained from the average random dream. Recurring nightmares are a different st... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: I have made an observation recently... |
| luminaeus |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2013, 1:45 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,181
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| No, I do not think so. Almost all people rank themselves as "above average" on the different obviously positive traits. Yup, it's called Illusory superiority. There's also the bias blind spot, where the average person will rate themselves less susceptible to bias than the average. Which makes you w... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "Civil" Society vs. Aspergers and Autism |
| luminaeus |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2013, 1:32 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 11,831
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| If I could, I'd take all of the ignorant people in the world and transport each of them to their own individual dream world. It would be a world in which they would play the role of God and would be able to do everything they pleased. When everything ended in disaster they would have only themselve... |
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