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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: confused, don't know how to feel about this convesation |
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Posted: Yesterday, 11:06 am
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| This is not necessarily an either or situation. Laziness can be a cause of those ideas about women. What you described in your last post is classical gaslighting. Which makes me think sexism might be too mild a word. Maybe misogyny is the correct term. Or it could be ableism or both. Oh wow, thank ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: confused, don't know how to feel about this convesation |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2025, 10:41 pm
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| ^ Well, the "gal" thing was 40 years ago, and the "India" thing could have been misconstrued. Many companies are notorious for outsourcing their "support" to India because it's cheap, and cheap services are usually poor services. I think timf may have worded his post a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: confused, don't know how to feel about this convesation |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2025, 10:38 pm
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| This is not necessarily an either or situation. Laziness can be a cause of those ideas about women. What you described in your last post is classical gaslighting. Which makes me think sexism might be too mild a word. Maybe misogyny is the correct term. Or it could be ableism or both. Oh wow, thank ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: confused, don't know how to feel about this convesation |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2025, 2:50 pm
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| I used to call an airline reservation number about 3 in the morning. Based on how the person sounded who answered, I would just hang up. What I was looking for was an older gal who had worked there over ten years and was likely working third shift to avoid dealing with their own management on day s... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: confused, don't know how to feel about this convesation |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2025, 2:45 pm
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| He makes an assertion, you ask why he thinks it's so, and he won't answer. My guess is that he was lying in the first place and your probing caught him out. In my experience it's very common for service "providers" to use lame excuses to palm people off with nothing. Well done for going o... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: confused, don't know how to feel about this convesation |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2025, 2:43 pm
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| I can definitely see both points of view. I have been encountering this kind of lazy incompetence all the time now in all areas of life and it really irritates me to no end. I had not thought about the sexist angle though but there was a time when that kind of thinking that you mentioned was very c... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: confused, don't know how to feel about this convesation |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2025, 2:36 pm
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| I don't think they were necessarily being insulting. I think they were being incompetent. I hope the manager can correct that problem. And I also hope you find a specialist that can address your needs. Thank you so much. I definitely agree with you and I told the supervisor the same thing. Even tho... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Words making me feel ill |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2025, 2:32 pm
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| Yes it is synesthesia. You might hear of it being called other things, but this is the most common thing it is called. You could also look up misophonia. It is a disorder where you have emotional reactions to sounds. It is thought of as being psychological, but some say it is more likely a neurolog... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Vicious attack on autistic girl of 14 - outraged |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2025, 9:58 am
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| I was bullied in a similar fashion two years ago and I am in my late 50s. This kind of thing happens to so many of us no matter what our ages. It happened to me at a public facility, not at work or at school. And when I tried to get help from the police, the police also bullied and harassed me and t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: confused, don't know how to feel about this convesation |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2025, 9:41 am
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| I can definitely see both points of view. I have been encountering this kind of lazy incompetence all the time now in all areas of life and it really irritates me to no end. I had not thought about the sexist angle though but there was a time when that kind of thinking that you mentioned was very co... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Words making me feel ill |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2025, 10:42 pm
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| When I read the original post, synesthesia was my first thought as well. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Simblings of an ASD achieve ASD traits too? Is it genetic? |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2025, 10:33 pm
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| Autism definitely has a genetic component. That does not mean that gene expressions will be the same just because people are siblings. They can be but they don't have to be. As far as learned behaviors, that can also happen with some behaviors. But there are autistic traits that cannot be learned be... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: confused, don't know how to feel about this convesation |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2025, 10:25 pm
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| I have an extremely rare medical issue that most people have never heard of and most medical practitioners have a difficult time understanding how to meet my needs. So I am always looking for doctors who might be able to work with me. Every few months I call my insurance to see if there are new prov... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: doing nothing |
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Posted: 01 Feb 2025, 12:31 pm
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| esp lately, been doing the minimum. esp on days off work. i do not understand how my old man found the time, energy, and skill, & $$$ to build an entire f*****g patio in the house. his diploma says "associate's degree, electrical engineering". i've been barely keeping up with: laundry... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ChatGPT is my best friend. |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2025, 7:14 pm
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| I tried it today, but I don't like it as a companion. I will use it for information though |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you know you have issues picking up social cues? |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2025, 12:16 pm
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| Honestly, I have stopped caring. I don't have the energy to care anymore. |
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