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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: How old are you currently? |
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Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 11:19 pm
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Replies: 44
Views: 1,936
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| 26, going on 11 (or so it seems). |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The thing with Restaurants/eating out.... |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2014, 3:01 pm
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Replies: 49
Views: 24,256
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| It is my attitude that going to a restaurant is asking someone to be your mommy a hour, and they should be treated accordingly. But I do party better than pay my mom. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you childish/child-like? |
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Posted: 26 Oct 2014, 5:40 pm
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Replies: 70
Views: 9,641
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| I can be pretty childlike. My obsessions right now skew towards the non-functional singular focuses associated with the autism stereotype. Namely, I am obsessed with my brother's cat (typically manifested by near constant exhortations that "Sookie's fat!" I also love, love, love gibbons. Needless to... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Outgrowing Asperger's? |
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Posted: 26 Oct 2014, 5:31 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,328
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| Correct me if I'm wrong, as I have barely even a layman's understanding, but don't the studies which show autistics to have up to 70% more neuronal connections in the pre-frontal cortex as a result (possibly) a limitation in the typical pruning of synapses that accompanies maturation suggest that we... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Am I the only Aspie out there who belevies in a God? |
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Posted: 26 Oct 2014, 5:00 pm
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Replies: 130
Views: 19,549
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| I don't believe in god and I guess there are two good reasons why not. 1) There is absolutely no evidence for the strong claim that there exists the sort of world-explaining god that both poly- and monotheism posit. 2) The notion of a god itself stands in need of an explanation and therefore cannot ... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Good books about schizophrenia? |
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Posted: 13 Jul 2014, 10:06 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 949
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| The Eden Express by Mark Vonnegut is a good first-person account of the highs and lows of schizophrenia written in a sort of beat poet-y style. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do I tell my friend I think he has autism? |
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Posted: 08 Jul 2014, 10:19 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,459
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| How you approach it should be determined at least in part by what kind of a guy he is. If he's the sort whom you can just say things to, then tell him straight out. If you think he could become defensive or angry, then you need to be subtle. Maybe you could introduce him to some of your autistic fri... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: vacationing with parents--any advice? |
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Posted: 18 Apr 2014, 9:17 pm
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| I'm going to an all-inclusive resort thingy in Mexico next week for two weeks and I'm wondering if anybody has any advice on how my parents and I can go about not murdering each other on our trip. I know the sorts of things I need to feel OK (solitude, etc.), but these are often at odds with the wei... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do NTs stim? |
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Posted: 11 Apr 2014, 11:28 am
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,863
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| It is mindless confusion over obvious things like this that convince me there are a great many misdiagnoses where HF/AS are concerned. If you truly suffered from autism, this would be a no-brainer . Being autistic and being knowledgeable about autism are two distinct things. A child diagnosed with ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Top Ten Signs You Might Be a Taker |
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Posted: 25 Mar 2014, 11:10 pm
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Replies: 13
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[quote="Wind"]1/10, which was "At family dinners, you secretly enjoy grabbing the last cookie."
Hey, cookies are amazing, who wouldn't?  [/quote
Ditto to everything you said. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you easily persuaded / influenced? |
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Posted: 23 Mar 2014, 10:15 pm
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| I can relate quite well to you, Ezra. I was a very gullible and persuadable child. I was lucky to recognize this in adolescence and work hard to correct it, but I'm still pretty malleable in that regard. I also share the same paradoxical stubborn streak. It's odd, the things we capitulate to and the... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Could my dad have SPD? |
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Posted: 23 Mar 2014, 9:50 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 977
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| We don't know. Only appropriately-trained, experienced and licensed mental-health professionals can make a valid diagnosis of an SPD, and there seems to be no such professional on WrongPlanet. Online tests can not provide an objective SPD diagnosis, either. He may have medical issues, instead. Get ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Self-Disclosing: Do you tell others about autism? |
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Posted: 23 Mar 2014, 9:18 pm
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Replies: 21
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| I tell people whom I think ought to know, or people I feel close enough to tell. That said, I have no shame about it. My parents tell just about everybody they know about my recent diagnosis, and it doesn't bother me. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Tactile hypersensitivity--humming, buzzing extremities |
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Posted: 23 Mar 2014, 9:07 pm
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Replies: 3
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| I'll try to relate the feeling as much as I can, as I'm interested to see if others have the same experience as I do. I feel a persistent feeling of overstimulation, like a humming or buzzing, in my fingertips and toes. It is there all the time and, of course, is more annoying the more aware of it I... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Adderall? |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2014, 11:55 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,189
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| Adderall is a high-quality amphetamine. I love amphetamines. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: tired of being taunted and picked on, im out of options. |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2013, 1:12 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 785
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| It is utterly inappropriate for an adult to continually tell a teenager to shut up and to call them a dumbass. He is totally in the wrong, and your aunt is too, for defending him. |
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