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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The engineering of the NeuroTypical brain, Autistic brain. |
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Posted: 12 Nov 2014, 7:21 am
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Replies: 45
Views: 4,835
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| Forum Postings NT: Becomes established in the web community so the words they type in a forum have more credibility. ASD: Post winded posts with low overall post count and then wonders why others did not view them as an "authority" on the subject matter. I'm having fun with you :) I fall into the AS... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: when people stop talking to you |
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Posted: 09 Sep 2014, 6:12 am
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Replies: 37
Views: 4,578
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| I can empathize. My mother passed and my brother had POA over her very modest estate. We never were extremely close but we talked 4 or 5 times a year. Now he won't accept my calls or acknowledge I even exist. It still hurts no matter how old you get. This is sympathy; not empathy. If what the OP me... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspie 'superpowers' |
| IdleHands |
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Posted: 06 Sep 2014, 6:37 am
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,154
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Narrator wrote: My superpower is that I can channel the adrenalin of anger into logic on overdrive, making connections far quicker and with greater precision than when I'm not angry.
I'm sorry, but this is too funny when you combine this quote with your signature. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ADHD social problems vs ASD social problems |
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Posted: 03 Mar 2014, 3:03 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,246
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| i never really knew adhd was that big of a deal - until i met my husband, now i know it is a true disorder and can even be afflicting at times. my husband has adhd, and his behaviour was noticeable and caused concern for his parents and teachers when he was as young as 4. apparantly he was the equi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: asperger's and drug use |
| IdleHands |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2014, 12:36 pm
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Replies: 21
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| Anything in excess can be bad. Being autistic makes us extreme people; meaning we have the propensity to desire a lot of anything we enjoy and none of the things we don't. I too had to break myself of alcohol and xanax years ago. Pot is fine in moderation, no more dangerous than chocolate in moderat... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I was cut from a speaking panel in favor of an NT speaker |
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Posted: 27 Feb 2014, 6:42 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 896
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| I'm with Sethno on this one. Do not lay down or no change will happen. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can ASD undiagnosed into adulthood become good manipulators? |
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Posted: 27 Feb 2014, 6:13 pm
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Replies: 30
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| So, if I understand Tallman correctly, maybe I was trying to be somewhat manipulative but failed when my guilt caused me to lash out at him? I absolutely meant him no harm and I was there for him and I was sincere in my advice to him. I really actually relate to what he's going through so it almost ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: dad lost his job, how am i suppose to handle this? |
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Posted: 27 Feb 2014, 5:42 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 599
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| Maybe he can use his talents with animation to freelance? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I hate being called by my name |
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Posted: 27 Feb 2014, 5:39 pm
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Replies: 53
Views: 11,235
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| Yup- I think it is because we can't avoid it when we are directly called out. As a child I even hated hearing myself say it. It's not that bad now. I made a career out of people needing me to fix their crap so I get called on all the time. It sux and I hate my job but I have a wife and kids to feed ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I hate being called by my name |
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Posted: 27 Feb 2014, 3:09 pm
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Replies: 53
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| Yup- I think it is because we can't avoid it when we are directly called out. As a child I even hated hearing myself say it. It's not that bad now. I made a career out of people needing me to fix their crap so I get called on all the time. It sux and I hate my job but I have a wife and kids to feed ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do people on the spectrum have a distinctive appearance? |
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Posted: 27 Feb 2014, 3:02 pm
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,306
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| Yes, we are the people that look like we don't care what you have to say lol. But seriously, I've wondered this myself. I am around a lot of autistics, enough to say I think so, but who knows. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: New Aspie Quiz version being developped |
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Posted: 27 Feb 2014, 1:57 pm
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Replies: 75
Views: 6,493
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160/43
That's 20 points higher than the old one on the aspie side. The NT side went down about 20 points though. I took the old version at least 10 times. I can't deny I'm autistic even if I wanted to. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can ASD undiagnosed into adulthood become good manipulators? |
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Posted: 27 Feb 2014, 12:13 pm
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Replies: 30
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| Well, I have uncontrolled meltdowns all the time. My aspergers son has meltdowns and when I tell him I'm going to video record him he stops. My HFA daughter has meltdowns all the time - bad ones - still tries to hit the floor and bang her head but her more mild meltdowns can be curtailed by threats ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can ASD undiagnosed into adulthood become good manipulators? |
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Posted: 27 Feb 2014, 8:05 am
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Replies: 30
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| I feel like you guys are referring to scheming - plotting long term movements and forcing people to do certain things to get an outcome that benefits the schemer in the end. This is not what I'm talking about. Scheming is something that happens to me. I'm talking general short lived manipulation; li... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: dad lost his job, how am i suppose to handle this? |
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Posted: 27 Feb 2014, 7:54 am
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Replies: 4
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| If he could do 1 and 2 or 2 and 3 then he could do what he loves without the pressure of money because 1 or 3 would pay the bills while number 2 gives him fulfillment and extra money. If it is artwork, I see no reason why he cannot do that any where and while having a full time job to rely on. Tell ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Processing the emotions of others |
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Posted: 27 Feb 2014, 7:43 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 813
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| Usually I just stand there frozen like "is somebody going to help him?" It's not that I don't care I just can't care. |
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