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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post something that made you UNHAPPY today. |
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Posted: 19 Nov 2013, 5:39 am
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Replies: 35,609
Views: 1,525,408
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The fact that I will soon be 38 with nothing to show for it and that I will have to go back to my boring job and they had the nerve to change my roster without warning me.  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone like listening to the same song over and over? |
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Posted: 19 Nov 2013, 1:27 am
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Replies: 114
Views: 37,057
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| Yes, one song or piece will just grab me -- could be anything from Beethoven to Hound Dog Taylor -- and I'll listen to it several times, do something else for a while, then listen to it several times again. Usually while fantasizing that I'm the soloist. After a few weeks of this, my interest will ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Your relation to birds |
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Posted: 18 Nov 2013, 4:04 am
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Replies: 60
Views: 6,859
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| I am bird crazy and have been since I was about 8 (I think). There is an old book in our town library about British bird nests and eggs that I still enjoy getting out after all these years. The only bird I have had a bad experience with was on Kawau island (New Zealand) where I was doing some work e... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone like listening to the same song over and over? |
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Posted: 18 Nov 2013, 3:47 am
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Replies: 114
Views: 37,057
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| I listen to The Humbling River by Puscifer over and over again I don't know why but somehow the lyrics have meaning for me. The Planets by Gustav Holst is another I listen to constantly, throughout my childhood I wore out two records and one cassette with this work on it, I have it on my Ipod and I ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Self-esteem... |
| Ninox75 |
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Posted: 18 Nov 2013, 3:28 am
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Replies: 43
Views: 52,948
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| I have very low self-esteem due to years of bullying and humiliation from both students and so-called teachers at high school. I am still feeling the effects of what was basically years of mental and verbal abuse, as a result I have no confidence in myself or my abilities, I have no idea what I am r... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What are your Aspie/Autistic skills or talents? |
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Posted: 18 Nov 2013, 2:11 am
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Replies: 118
Views: 13,279
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| Knowledge is my talent, I have a head full of facts on all sorts of varied subjects (E.G birds, meteorology, history, dinosaurs, the planets etc.), I used to be good at school quizzes and I have fun answering questions on TV gameshows before anyone on TV actually answers, I hate it when someone gets... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anybody have really poor fine motor skills? |
| Ninox75 |
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Posted: 18 Nov 2013, 1:47 am
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Replies: 40
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| - I have poor handwriting, I used to get letters back to front. - It took me years to learn how to ride a bike and I am still wobbly unless I go fast -I fumble when tying my shoelaces or even picking up something - I can't cut anything out neatly -There is no way I can use something like chopsticks ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Annoying things people do to you because you have aspergers. |
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Posted: 17 Nov 2013, 6:14 pm
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Replies: 81
Views: 17,662
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| There are several things that people say to me about my Aspergers that really annoy me. One - everyone thinks I should be great at maths, I HATE MATHS it has nothing but bad memories for me (I do like statistics though). Science and English were my top subjects. Two - They seem to think I have to be... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Aspie/Autistic Animal Obsession. |
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Posted: 12 Nov 2013, 4:04 am
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Replies: 41
Views: 4,776
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| Animal obsessions are uncommon but not unusual in aspies in my experience Usually it is a focus on one type of animal (such as big cats) or an aspect of an animal (such as birds eggs or Dinosaurs of the Jurassic age). Mine started with Dinosaurs at age 2 and progressed to Whales and Birds especially... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: what kind of problems did you have in the workplace? |
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Posted: 11 Nov 2013, 4:42 am
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,165
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| I have to bring trolleys into the supermarket for customers but the checkout supervisors keep taking them away and it feels like I am failing at my job. Only the bosses know about my diagnosis but I have a reputation with the staff of stressing out very quickly and being a loner, I don't bother with... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: What is your favorite (fill in the blank) |
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Posted: 10 Nov 2013, 2:36 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,267
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Number: 8
Colour: Dark Blue
Animal: Sei Whale
Bird: Owl
Movie: Transformers -The Dark of the Moon
Musical Group: Disturbed
Composer: Debussy
Gemstone: Sapphire
Place: Port Waikato beach on a stormy day
Food: Pasta
Element (classic 4): Earth |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi, I'm Chris and I Like Birds |
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Posted: 30 Oct 2013, 4:40 am
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Replies: 14
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| Hi Chris I am mad about birds too, have done since age 3. I love Owls the most (the name Ninox refers to a genus of Owls) but I am interested particularly in the supposedly extinct Laughing Owl that once haunted my home land of New Zealand (last confirmed sighting was in 1914). There are still uncon... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Empathy Quotient test |
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Posted: 07 Oct 2013, 3:34 pm
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Replies: 80
Views: 11,597
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Empathy Quotient test |
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Posted: 07 Oct 2013, 3:34 pm
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Replies: 80
Views: 11,597
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: List your symptoms. |
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Posted: 05 Oct 2013, 3:43 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 19,545
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| -Obsessive interests -Difficulty about talking about anything else but me or what interest me -Anxiety and depression (often weather related) -Clumsy and accident prone -Preference to being alone -Difficulty in understanding some slang and recognizing leg-pulling -Sometimes looking at people in a wa... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone else love to learn facts and information? |
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Posted: 04 Oct 2013, 2:56 am
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Replies: 40
Views: 3,459
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| I am trivia mad, funny really as I've always had assumed that aspies were hyper-sensitive people who were mad about maths and numbers but it seems they can be like me with normal senses and little love of numbers but a huge love of facts. I used to drive my family mad going on and on about all the n... |
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