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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Would you have wanted to be homeschooled? |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2015, 5:29 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,676
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| Going to school is just as much about socialisation as learning. You need to learn to cope with the NT world as there is no other. It is not always easy, with bullying etc, but it can be done. I don't think the isolation of home schooling would help an aspie learn to cope with the outside world. |
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Forum: Español, Nederlands, Deutsch, Français Topic: Anyone here speak English? |
| kabouter |
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Posted: 07 Aug 2014, 2:03 am
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Replies: 43
Views: 24,839
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I didn't used to, but my parents decided to move to Australia.
As they don't speak dutch in australian schools, I learned to speak english.
Anyway, if you didn't speak english, how would you cope on this site??
Cheers |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Do any of you feel like an outsider? |
| kabouter |
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Posted: 05 Jul 2014, 6:38 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,061
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| Feeling like an outsider and not being good at smalltalk is par for the course, no big deal, it comes with the territory. I think that people think we are being anti-social because they do not understand our perspective. It's not that we don't want to join in, its because we don't know how to, and a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My Life With Autism in a Single Sentence. |
| kabouter |
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Posted: 20 Feb 2014, 9:39 pm
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Replies: 52
Views: 4,606
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iammaz wrote: Someone else I know accidentally used this line to describe it.
"It's awkward, and no one understands"
otherwise "I don't understand what I did wrong?"
I heartily agree, but I would use it deliberately
Cheers |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Who made you God? |
| kabouter |
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Posted: 07 Jan 2014, 4:45 am
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Replies: 73
Views: 5,059
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If god made everything, s/he must have made him/her self.
But the question remains, how does nothing make something out of nothing using nothing.
I suppose if you, if you believe it's all irrelevant, cause nothing has to make sense.
Cheers |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why Are So Many Popular Atheists European? |
| kabouter |
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Posted: 07 Jan 2014, 4:39 am
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,697
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| Here in Australia, evolution is also taught as part of standard science curriculum. I and a lot of others here find it very difficult to understand the influence the Christian doctrine has on politics and the general populace. I realize the influence they have due to their ability to get people to v... |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Are you a hippie? |
| kabouter |
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Posted: 07 Jan 2014, 4:19 am
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Replies: 41
Views: 5,171
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You are a total hippie. While you may not wear Birkenstocks or smell of incense, you have the soul of a hippie.
You don't trust authority, and you do as you please. You're willing to take a stand, even when what you believe isn't popular.
Yeah, fair enough, almost like being an aspie
Cheers |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Do most aspies like offending people with religious talk? |
| kabouter |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2014, 2:39 am
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Replies: 200
Views: 13,977
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| Hopefully no dog was harmed in making the picture. Actually its all quite simple, you can't prove or disprove that god exists. So it is all a matter of opinion. So if religious nuts can express an opinion, why can't I. Can I help it if they can't tolerate any opinion that is not the same as theirs. ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Was Mary, the Mother of Jesus, Indeed a Virgin? |
| kabouter |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2014, 2:14 am
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Replies: 112
Views: 13,724
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| The reaction here (Australia) should be (by those rational, logical human beings); pull the other one (metaphorical leg), it plays Jingle Bells. But then, if god can create the whole universe and all its creatures in 7 days, then impregnating mary with a bit male dna so a male could be produced, wou... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: What do you think about Jesus? |
| kabouter |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2014, 1:56 am
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Replies: 122
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| Video link to cat stevens singing about jesus He is the nice christian (who converted ot islam and changed his name to:Yusuf Islam) and supported the fatwa against Salman Rusdie for writing the Satanic Verses. While I have nothing against islam, I strongly believe in free speech, and abhor the deat... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Has anyone with AS mastered the art of lying? |
| kabouter |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2013, 8:52 pm
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,810
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I could say "yes", but would anyone here believe me!!.
... it would be lying though
I find it difficult, lying by omission is much easier.
Cheers |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: AS Father almost loses visiting rights to his children. |
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Posted: 07 Aug 2013, 2:06 am
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: "If I knew you had this Aspergers,I wouldn't have dated |
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Posted: 06 Aug 2013, 9:23 pm
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Replies: 22
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| I think there are problems on both sides. While dating, everyone tends to be on their best behavior, but you had then been diagnosed for about 5 years and did not think it important enough to tell her before you were married. If you are not going to open about aspergers to your soon to be wife, who ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspie Chefs? |
| kabouter |
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Posted: 06 Aug 2013, 1:25 am
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Replies: 36
Views: 4,875
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| I found a great use for my aspie and research skills when 15 years ago my partner was diagnosed with coeliac disease. The breads, biscuits (cookies) around at the time were disgusting, and no cakes. I decided to do some research and develop our own. The gluten free breads and biscuits were based aro... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: How do you feel when you smoke weed? |
| kabouter |
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Posted: 03 Aug 2013, 2:24 am
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Replies: 49
Views: 710
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Stoned!!
which is why I gave it up, it interferes with thinking too much, -- mind you it did take me a few years to realise that..
Cheers
PS it also lead to cigarette smoking, which is much worse. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Why the stigma attached to the word "Disease"... |
| kabouter |
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Posted: 02 Aug 2013, 6:03 pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 13,705
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| The word disease tends to mean that you are sick, unwell, and not in good health. We tend to think that if something is diseased then there is something wrong with it (generally visible as well). We also tend to associate diseases with an agent that causes it (eg bacteria, virus, parasite, etc) that... |
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