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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is anyone else not proud of who they are? |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2013, 6:08 pm
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| This assumes that such a person is able to focus all of their processing on dealing with a conversation, that the ability to interpret social cues is somehow present in a brute force manner, that the ability to perceive these social cues is present so that they can be interpreted. To learn from soc... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What is your reason for visiting/ signing up for wrongplanet |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2013, 4:57 pm
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| Why do you go on these forums? Not entirely sure, but probably a combination of factors brought me here, including (but not limited to): 1) Being profoundly isolated. 2) Momentary lonliness. 3) Curiosity. 4) Desire to be around similar people. What keeps you interested or coming back to Wrongplanet... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Classic Autism and Aspergers are they really the same thing? |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2013, 3:51 pm
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| Meanwhile the book also lists out other sets of diagnostic criteria and states that there is debate as to which is best. Indeed he does. I was merely making the point that speech delay probably isn't a good differentiator, and the inclusion of Gillberg was simply to underline that there are alterna... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Classic Autism and Aspergers are they really the same thing? |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2013, 3:38 pm
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| In classic Autism there is a childhood speech delay in Aspergers there is not. According to Tony Attwood's book on Asperger's Syndrome, speech delay is a required criteria in the Christopher Gillberg diagnostic criteria for Asperger's. (Page 202) Who cares, right? Who the hell is Gillberg anyway? O... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can People with Asperger's syndrome learn how to drive a Car |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2013, 3:24 pm
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is anyone else not proud of who they are? |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2013, 10:51 am
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| How can I be proud of myself when I am nothing like me? How can I like who I am when I am a foreigner that I disagree with on pretty much everything. I have nothing in common with myself. They say that the more intelligent you are, the better able you are to overcome the limitations of autism. I wo... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is anyone else not proud of who they are? |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2013, 5:28 am
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| How can I be proud of myself when I am nothing like me? How can I like who I am when I am a foreigner that I disagree with on pretty much everything. I have nothing in common with myself. They say that the more intelligent you are, the better able you are to overcome the limitations of autism. Oh b... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What things in the house caused you problems as a child? |
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Posted: 06 Mar 2013, 5:08 pm
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| Cameras. I cried whenever anyone pointed a camera at me. No one could figure out why. Lights, the sun. In many early photos and movies, I'm shielding my eyes. Many types of clothing were unbearable. Smart shirts. Scratchy trousers. Labels. Wool made me scream. Refraining from chewing everything was ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone sometimes feel like their limbs aren't theirs? |
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Posted: 06 Mar 2013, 9:21 am
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Pip wrote: I experience this and feeling as though my surroundings are unreal as well. I have yet to figure out whether it is derealization or depersonalization.
Epilepsy can cause a whole world of symptoms, this being one of them. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Bought noise cancelling headphones - best thing I ever did |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2013, 3:15 pm
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| In the past year, I've had several bad meltdowns in public places, including screaming at a restaurant owner, and having a screaming match with the police. I the last three years, I've been to court after street fighting with noisy people, including being kicked repeatedly in the ribs. Today I bough... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What things in the house caused you problems as a child? |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2013, 3:53 am
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spinningpixie wrote: washing machine
Lol. One person's poison is another's drink. I loved the washing machine noise. Used to watch it like other people watch TV. They put it in my bedroom for me. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I blew my nose and feel better! |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2013, 3:37 am
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Perhaps you need to get your ears syringed by a medical professional. They sound as if they're blocked.
I thought you were going to say "I blew my nose and it came off". |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: What girl would actually want me? |
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Posted: 04 Mar 2013, 2:35 pm
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| But what if I lose the weight, then I start struggling with weight and gain the weight back, then I'll just go back to the same place, at least for physical attraction, as I am now? I want somebody to accept me for who I am. But having a relationship is also about taking responsibility for yourself... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: what type of dateless man are you? |
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Posted: 04 Mar 2013, 2:12 pm
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| No idea which category this puts me in. I've never easily approached girls, but I've had continuous interest from them my whole life. My girlfriends were all NT's who went after me. When girls find out I'm autistic, they seem to like me even more. I haven't figured out completely why, but maybe they... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why Asperger’s is not evolution in process |
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Posted: 04 Mar 2013, 4:49 am
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| To be evolution in process, a trait or set of traits must confer some advantage. Or disadvantage. Evolution can occur through disadvantages. Anything that affects change is evolution, whether deliberate or accidental, and whether or not it creates life or wipes it out. Autism doesn't. Intense focus... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why Asperger’s is not evolution in process |
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Posted: 04 Mar 2013, 4:36 am
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| Basically Asperger’s in not evolution in process because we humans have ruined the process of evolution. This statement is entirely incorrect. Evolution is change. By caring for the sick and curing diseases, humans have changed the course of evolution, not stopped it. The normal course of evolution... |
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