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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Do you miss someone right now? |
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Posted: 20 Jul 2014, 11:10 pm
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Replies: 2,709
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| I miss my best friend's sister. This sounds crazy but I use to talk to her at her job. I enjoyed her conversation. I started talking to her on Facebook. I seen that she bought a new car, so I was being silly and said something like take me for a ride in it. So she came out to where I was living and... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Are you very high-functioning? |
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Posted: 30 Jun 2014, 10:50 pm
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Replies: 171
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| Am I very high-functioning? It depends on how you classify it. I'm not a millionaire, I don't have a doctorate (or even a Master's degree - need to work to feed the fam and pay the bills), and I don't have my own business. I only recently became convinced that I have Asperger's (it makes almost all ... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: What does meltdown mean? |
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Posted: 22 May 2014, 1:56 am
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Replies: 12
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| I'm kind of in the same boat. I'm 40 and recently suspected I have Asperger's. Since I'm a teacher, I have not sought out an official diagnosis. I've heard people describe meltdowns in other forums on this site. I don't think I've had a major one in about 20 years. Instead of meltdown, I shut down. ... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Klingons vs Vulcans psychological traits |
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Posted: 24 Mar 2014, 9:11 pm
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Replies: 11
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| Interesting to see how many people got Federation, Vulcan and Borg as their top three. I ended up as Federation, with Vulcan and Borg tied for second. As far as which character, I thought I might be Spock, but I was Geordi first and Data second. Intruiging... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: I struggle with motivation |
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Posted: 19 Mar 2014, 8:33 pm
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| Thanks, Kizzy. I enjoy walking too. In addition to walking to and from work, I usually enjoy going hiking in the hills / forest in my neighborhood, and now that spring is here and it actually stays light out long enough after work, I was planning to pick up hiking again. What I wasn't expecting was ... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: I struggle with motivation |
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Posted: 19 Mar 2014, 2:07 am
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Replies: 52
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| I read the spoon theory too, and I think it also applies to people struggling with depression. Living in a foreign country and being culturally isolated and getting looked at like a side-show freak because I'm not stick thin like everyone else over here is very depressing. At least living here helpe... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Do you Exhaust your spouse |
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Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 2:14 am
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Replies: 17
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| My NT spouse is often exhausted, but not usually from me. I also keep my analyses to myself, something I learned while growing up. Plus, her native language isn't English, so I've given up on having a conversation about any of my interests with her. She wouldn't have any idea what I was talking abou... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Do you miss someone right now? |
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Posted: 21 Jan 2014, 9:12 pm
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Replies: 2,709
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| i had a friend named Alyssa, a girl to whom i was highly romanticly interested in but whom didnt reciprocate leading to a meltdown of our friendahip. I feel for you. My situation in 1999-2001 was much the same. Even though I haven't seen this woman since 2001 and I've been married to someone else s... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Liberal Arts and Employment |
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Posted: 19 Jan 2014, 11:21 pm
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Replies: 11
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| Sounds like teaching ESL in China is the best thing for you, like some above posters have suggested. I have taught a cumulative total of 6 years of ESL in South Korea, and about to start a 7th and final year. The ESL program for in Korea will soon come to a close as far as foreign teachers are conce... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Do you miss someone right now? |
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Posted: 14 Jan 2014, 10:26 pm
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Replies: 2,709
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| I'm missing someone I haven't seen or spoken to since 2001 before I met my wife. Even though I'm generally happily married, I can't get her out of my head. We were "just friends" for years but I always wanted something more, and that strained the friendship until it finally ended. I still remember e... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Have your traits "backslid" as you've gotten older |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2013, 12:16 am
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Replies: 23
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| Perhaps the topic should be rephrased to say, "Have you social skills backslid as you have gotten older" or "Have your 'Aspie' symptoms resurfaced as you have gotten older?" If that is the case, it is a definite "yes" for me. It was this very thing that led to my suspecting that I had AS. While I wa... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: How welcoming is the educational profession? |
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Posted: 08 Dec 2013, 8:55 pm
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Replies: 18
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| Education Organizations change from place to place. Each school seems to have it's own "personality" you might say, so in that case the "fit" issue really depends on the school. Personally, teaching a class of 25-35 students - many of whom aren't interested in learning and don't even want to be ther... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: How welcoming is the educational profession? |
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Posted: 28 Nov 2013, 11:10 pm
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Replies: 18
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| I have to agree. It's not welcoming at all, at least not in Ontario where I am from. Not just for people with AS, but for just about anyone who's not already a teacher. The market for teachers has been super-saturated since 2003 (I got my B. Ed. in 2004 - terrible timing :( .) Personally, having tau... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Slow, Exhausted, Hot, Can't Function... ? |
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Posted: 28 Nov 2013, 11:00 pm
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Replies: 8
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| LOL! I teach ESL to Korean students who study through almost all of their waking hours. Often when I ask students, "What is your hobby?" they say "Sleeping." Also, when I ask them, "What do you want to do?" many say, "I want to sleep." I told them sleeping isn't a hobby, but for many of them, the on... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Can I be an effective teacher with mild autism? |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2013, 12:01 am
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Replies: 10
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| I have some of the same problems as you. I have been teaching for seven years, and I still have a lot of difficulty managing / disciplining students. Like you, I also try too hard to be nice to everyone. I also have a difficult time trying to teach and monitor students in different parts of the clas... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Any Aspie Teachers out there? |
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Posted: 01 Aug 2013, 9:37 pm
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Replies: 43
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| I also teach English overseas. I'm in my sixth year (not consecutive) of teaching English in South Korea. I also taught a Grade 4/5 split back home in Canada. I would have stayed, but my wife's Korean and she got homesick. Now it's my turn to be homesick. Anyway, I also find classroom control to be ... |
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