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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ASD-related attention difficulties? (NOT necessarily ADHD) |
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Posted: 02 Aug 2019, 9:24 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 872
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| I occasionally get so hyperfocused on a particular task, interest or objective, that any interruption to my thought process no matter how well intentioned or necessary feels like an unwanted intrusion. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: I've Made a New Close Friend |
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Posted: 01 Aug 2019, 3:23 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 721
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: The Greetings Thread - Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening! :) |
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Posted: 28 Jul 2019, 2:58 pm
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Replies: 28,444
Views: 1,042,840
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Joined a long time ago but only now becoming active again |
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Posted: 28 Jul 2019, 2:52 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 321
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| Welcome to the forums Noam! I hope you find this community helpful to you. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Friends avoiding eye contact in conversation |
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Posted: 29 Mar 2019, 12:09 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 692
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| How is your eye contact? Perhaps they are reacting to your lack of eye contact. I suspect it would be hard to maintain eye contact with someone who is not maintaining it themselves...so you may end up then not trying to make eye contact with the person as much. Ah, like a sort of mutual awkwardness? |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Friends avoiding eye contact in conversation |
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Posted: 29 Mar 2019, 10:56 am
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Replies: 11
Views: 692
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| Perhaps it's a byproduct of society increasingly connecting through indirect means, such as the internet; or related to the fact that our social contact is more often mediated through screens in general. The constant intrusion and stimulation from all our "devices" can overload us cognitiv... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Am I Meant to Try and 'Win' Banter? |
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Posted: 28 Mar 2019, 2:57 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 504
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| I'm not sure banter is something you "win" so much as it is a social tool to either feel people out, or bond; depending on the context. Sometimes people say things to elicit a reaction, to see if a person will behave a certain way, sometimes as a form of amusement; at other times all of th... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi Guys |
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Posted: 28 Mar 2019, 2:43 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 231
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: always feeling like I'm missing out. |
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Posted: 27 Mar 2019, 2:03 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 252
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| It's tempting to look at others one's age, (while young) and think that the grass might be greener on the other side, so to speak. But not necessarily... a job might have it's hidden downsides; relationships can prove stressful and potentially wrought with conflict under the surface; a person might ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Some introductory remarks |
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Posted: 27 Mar 2019, 1:51 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 290
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| Welcome to the forums! I hope you find them beneficial to you. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I sometimes think that not everyone likes me |
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Posted: 18 Mar 2019, 7:47 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 504
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| It can be hard, feeling as if no one likes you. But Chris1989 I don't think it wrong to say you have a community in us. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How important are your special interests to you? |
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Posted: 18 Mar 2019, 7:29 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 784
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| Curious... I suppose it depends on how you would define "special interest". The way you describe it seems to me like a core part of your identity; to have someone treat it like an unimportant thing to you, such seems to me like it would feel like they're rejecting you as a person. (Not tha... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello from Tucson! |
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Posted: 15 Mar 2019, 2:24 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 325
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| Welcome to the forums! I hope you can find the support you've looking for, and good friends too. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Going from calm quiet environment into a busy one |
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Posted: 15 Mar 2019, 11:17 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 351
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Going from calm quiet environment into a busy one |
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Posted: 15 Mar 2019, 10:57 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 351
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| I also tend to find it difficult to listen to one particular person speaking, if it is accompanied by a sea of other voices; I find it is almost reflexive to just zone out entirely to deal with the noise. I haven't thought about special ear plugs to filter out excess noise, seems like a good idea to... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hey, I'm new to this forum. |
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Posted: 15 Mar 2019, 10:51 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 250
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| Welcome! I hope you find these forums helpful to you. |
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