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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Is it possible to become a "Social Aspie?" |
| XenSmithy |
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Posted: 31 Jul 2013, 2:27 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,172
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| I mean... I know I will always have Asperger's Syndrome. But is it possible to become very social over time and through the social interactions I could pick up on body language hints, social cues and so forth. My plan for College is to join as many clubs and sports that interest me and to party some... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Top 5 jobs that you as an Aspie would never want |
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Posted: 31 Jul 2013, 1:04 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 9,939
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| I would never be a policeman or customer service advisor. But I would love to be a waiter/server or even a bus boy for that matter. I would never be a teacher for K-12 but a college professor would be cool. My top five have to be: 1. Cashier or money handler (bank clerk, banker, etc.) 2. Early child... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: ILLUMINATI |
| XenSmithy |
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Posted: 28 Jul 2013, 1:20 am
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Replies: 77
Views: 7,120
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| Does anyone else believe in the Illuminati like I do? Answer these questions, please: 1.0.0 HUMAN & MATERIAL RESOURCES 1.1.0 How large is the supposed Illuminati conspiracy? 1.2.0 How many people are part of this Illuminati conspiracy? 1.3.0 Are there enough of them to carry out the Illuminati'... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: ILLUMINATI |
| XenSmithy |
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Posted: 27 Jul 2013, 12:17 am
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Replies: 77
Views: 7,120
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| Does anyone else believe in the Illuminati like I do? Maybe it doesn't exist, but you can't deny that our politicians are corrupt jerks who only want to pocket big bucks. Or how the government bailed out the bankers that caused this whole economic downfall. Or even how 1% of the whole planet is unne... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Who else wants to be a millionaire? |
| XenSmithy |
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Posted: 24 Jul 2013, 5:32 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,629
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| For some reason in my life, I have always wanted to become a millionaire. How? I don't know, but I always try to think of new million dollar ideas that could work. The guy who made the NERF super soaker is a millionaire, some lady made her millions selling wine glasses with different designs and pai... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: F**k SSI and the SSA (need to vent) |
| XenSmithy |
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Posted: 20 Jul 2013, 7:52 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,421
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| For the last 2 years I've been fighting the SSA to get benefits. Finally on June 1 I received a "fully favorable" decision from an administrative law judge after going to court in april. For the last 2 months I've been waiting for a letter from SSA to tell me the amount I will receive. Today I got ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Looking to meet 20-26 year old Aspies? |
| XenSmithy |
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Posted: 20 Jul 2013, 6:53 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,584
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| Hi I'm a 21 year old male Aspie trying to meet Aspies who are around my age. I live in Las Vegas, Nevada and I love music. I play guitar and piano but piano is my main instrument. I also like to read, exercise, play sports, watch movies, write poetry, play video games, and write my own songs. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: How to be more assertive? |
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Posted: 19 Jul 2013, 6:17 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,245
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| First of all, remember it's ok to have your own needs, and that you shouldn't neglect them in order to please someone else. Do you have trouble saying no to people? It's pretty common and most people with assertiveness issues have trouble with it. I still don't know much about you to be more specif... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Why wouldn't you date the user above you? |
| XenSmithy |
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Posted: 18 Jul 2013, 10:30 pm
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Replies: 3,396
Views: 199,980
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| Because I'm way cooler than any Japanese magazine. And Chinese are sexier |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Friendship Board - Age 19 Onwards |
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Posted: 18 Jul 2013, 7:28 pm
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Replies: 1,210
Views: 856,610
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| Hi I'm a 21 year old male Aspie from Las Vegas. I'm looking to meet more people like myself. I love music and play piano and guitar. I also like to read, exercise, watch movies, write poetry, and write my own music. Need some friends. PM me if you want |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: How to be more assertive? |
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Posted: 18 Jul 2013, 6:33 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,245
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| Any tips on how to be more assertive? I have Asperger's and many people think I'm too nice. This resulted in getting bullied alot and now I'm tired of it. I want to stop being so nice and stop people from walking all over me. I also want to have a "backbone" and not take any crap from people. What c... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: New college student starting soon. Any advice? |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2013, 7:29 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 11,673
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| I'm 21 years old and I will be starting community college this fall semester, but I am EXTREMELY scared and nervous. See, I have Asperger's Syndrome, and I was bullied very much in high school. I also didn't stand up for myself, which I regret, but now I'm afraid that the same thing will happen in c... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Any fellow musicians out there? |
| XenSmithy |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2013, 3:34 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 9,002
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| Describe yourself. 1. What instrument do you play? 2. Do you write your own music or play other musician's works? 3. Have you recorded using FL Studios, Cubase, Garageband, or other music programs? 4. How long have you been playing? 5. Do you know music theory at all? 6. What kind of music genres do... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Never had a girlfriend at 21. I feel sad and lonely??? |
| XenSmithy |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2013, 3:09 pm
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Replies: 51
Views: 15,718
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| I'm not exactly confident, but I try to be. Sometimes I try too hard or not hard enough. I also seem to get attention from women that I am not interested in or they turn out to be extremely desperate or tell me to much info about themselves (like their past sex life on our first phone call) and it t... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Want to be a Aspie pen pal from Las Vegas? |
| XenSmithy |
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Posted: 14 Jul 2013, 9:51 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 727
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| Hi, I'm new here. I'm 21 year old male and I was recently diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome last year and I live in Sin City, Las Vegas, Nevada. Hottest desert on the planet, well almost. But I would like to meet some new people like me. I love music. I play piano, guitar, and bass guitar, but main... |
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