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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Driving |
| Wildcatb |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2015, 12:59 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,395
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| Granted that each of us is different, I find a manual *less* distracting to drive. Automatics never shift when and how I want them to. That 'wrong' shifting is jarring and distracting. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: A different sense of the passing of time? |
| Wildcatb |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2015, 3:23 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 912
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Yes. When asked my age, I have to do the math.
Anything that happened longer ago than 48 hours seems the same to me. Anything more than a day in the future is likewise the same. That causes problems - I can't budget time. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Fear of answering the door? |
| Wildcatb |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2015, 3:17 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,963
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: count to nine by .0001's |
| Wildcatb |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2015, 3:13 pm
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Replies: 4,081
Views: 32,578
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Can you use a chainsaw? |
| Wildcatb |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2014, 2:12 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,754
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Husqvarna.
Rancher model.
Works great. Feels good. Does what it is supposed to do, even if I forget to take care of it. Which does happen. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Cats |
| Wildcatb |
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Posted: 31 Oct 2014, 8:55 am
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,971
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I feel betrayed.
I clicked to talk about evil creatures. And it's a thread about wolves. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Getting diagnosed |
| Wildcatb |
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Posted: 19 Jun 2014, 5:52 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 575
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| Any suggestions as to how to go about finding someone who deals with adults? I'm bad enough at initiating contact with people and the couple of times I've managed it I've ended up talking to people who deal with kids. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How to speak to NT people? |
| Wildcatb |
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Posted: 19 Jun 2014, 5:47 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 950
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Oh my gawdz yes. This.
I understand it. I'm saying it in a way that I understand it. Why don't you understand it?
Theory of mind.
Just because I understand it, it doesn't stand to reason that someone else will. It's taken me a long time to figure that out. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: how to explain how not reacting to a bully does not work |
| Wildcatb |
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Posted: 27 Mar 2014, 5:40 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,600
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| 'not reacting' is impossible in real life unless you're some sort of zen master. There's a reaction, even if there's no response. They get their reaction so they keep doing it. I've been there. Only ever stopped when I hit back. Only ever took once. It took getting mad instead of scared. Not an easy... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Losing ability to speak when upset |
| Wildcatb |
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Posted: 27 Mar 2014, 5:37 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,837
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YES
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
It's immensely frustrating, because once I calm down (even if it takes days....) I can then play the conversation back in my head as it 'should have gone'. I love the internet - it lets me talk without having to speak. Very liberating. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do Anti-Depressants help with hypersensitivity? |
| Wildcatb |
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Posted: 26 Dec 2013, 4:36 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 973
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| I added an SSRI to my 'me' recently. I've noticed less crushing depression, but no reduction in sensitivity. If anything, there's been a slight increase. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Which brother has autism? |
| Wildcatb |
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Posted: 25 Nov 2013, 6:58 pm
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,255
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wait - I got it right..?
Huh. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you lack a "regional accent" because of A.S |
| Wildcatb |
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Posted: 11 Nov 2013, 1:35 pm
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Replies: 63
Views: 30,237
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| I'm so proud of myself - I was just served lunch by a woman with a New Zealand accent, and didn't end up talking like her by the time I left the restaurant! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How am I wrong while everyone else is right? |
| Wildcatb |
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Posted: 05 Nov 2013, 2:10 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,236
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| No, it's not. That's just the majority opinion. Like, the majority opinion used to say it was okay to own slaves. Now we know that's wrong. Even back then it was wrong, because it hurt people. The majority opinion now says that bullying is natural and harmless. But that majority opinion is wrong, t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Which brother has autism? |
| Wildcatb |
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Posted: 01 Nov 2013, 11:29 am
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,255
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| I have a feeling we're the subject of the experiment. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The feeling of clothes rubbing causing anxiety |
| Wildcatb |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2013, 5:51 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,204
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Oh... and the seam in the toe of the sock...
<shudder> |
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