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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "you're always gonna be different to everyone else" |
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Posted: 01 Jul 2024, 12:07 am
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,758
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| Sometimes you can find jobs where your bad traits become useful. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you determine photographic memory? |
| BTDT |
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Posted: 01 Jul 2024, 12:04 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 932
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It makes folks nervous when I recall exact details of conversations made months or years ago.
Now is a good time to mask! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I notice a lot of posts on this forum are just Vents |
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Posted: 30 Jun 2024, 5:50 pm
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Replies: 31
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True, but I think I just got a long time poster to finally see the light! 
You may have limits but some of us are built differently. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Confidence is not competence. |
| BTDT |
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Posted: 29 Jun 2024, 5:59 am
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Replies: 37
Views: 2,877
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| One gains confidence by being competant in other relationships. I took up golf to gain confidence in making casual relationships. Competence is being a pleasant partner in a foursome. Being really good is being able to elevate how well your partners play when you are with them! Being a bad golfing p... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: The 1st Question We Should Be Asking Long-Term Single Member |
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Posted: 29 Jun 2024, 4:05 am
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Replies: 6
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| I had a stroke 25 years ago. I was in a rehab ward for a month learning to walk, write, and talk again. I can now golf walking the course! Not only that, I can play as a foursome and make some good shots relative to the guys I'm playing with. I just wrote some big checks to repair my house and the c... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: I have applied to target, walmart is next if needed. |
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Posted: 29 Jun 2024, 3:40 am
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Replies: 20
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| We can be slow learners. Like the Lady Sansa in the Game of Thrones. But, we can remember. "The North Remembers" is a theme of this excellent show (at least until they decided to kill it off) Just ride this one out and use what you learned for the next job. It is easier to find a job if yo... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Would this be a type of stimming? |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2024, 1:57 pm
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Replies: 8
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| 2 to 3% of the population has OCD. It is quite likely that many are in denial. My wife had OCD which is how I learned so much about it. The GF of a professional who have me an unofficial autism diagnosis also has OCD. Part of my job was answering questions quickly and efficiently, as there were a to... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Would this be a type of stimming? |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2024, 10:16 am
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| Given that you don't like doing it and have destroyed stuff, this falls into OCD or obsessive compulsive disorder. I just had someone confide to me that he has OCD. One of my feminine traits is that people will share deep dark secrets like that. You are pretty much stuck if you have OCD. I recall an... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: A Sunspot That Caused Intense Solar Storms Makes A Comeback |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2024, 8:25 am
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Replies: 16
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| Another solar blackout to Radio Propagation this morning. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "you're always gonna be different to everyone else" |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2024, 2:21 am
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Replies: 40
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| Sorry about your wife man I'm thinking that I've just put my diagnosis away because my daughter has autism and I've put all my energy into sorting her life out and she is sorted now and happy I've just forgot about myself. Been working working working and not actually thinking that I'm any differen... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How am I supposed to be (unmasking) |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2024, 2:13 am
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Replies: 4
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| As you find your true self, your anxieties may reduce or go away. Your health should improve. My health is really good right now that I'm not trying to be something I'm not. I'm able to think clearly about stuff. Good luck. It is a hard journey but well worth the effort! Signs of bad health include ... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Random Discussion - Women |
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Posted: 27 Jun 2024, 11:58 pm
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Replies: 122
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I own eighteen pairs of high heels. I prefer the leather/suede ones that fit my feet better than synthetics.
I can go up and down stairs with four inch wedges!
I think it helps my balance so I can play better golf! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "you're always gonna be different to everyone else" |
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Posted: 27 Jun 2024, 11:02 pm
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Replies: 40
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| Being married for fifteen years drove the point home. My wife would make observations that were true. I never stop learning. She pointed out that this is highly unusual. I make decisions. It is easy for me to invest because of that. I've done very well financially. :D Unfortunately she isn't around ... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Random Discussion - Women |
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Posted: 27 Jun 2024, 10:03 am
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Replies: 122
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| I shop for cute stuff at Revolve online. Mostly cheap stuff but once in a while I'll see something really nice like a silk blouse and buy it. Or a $50 sleeveless T shirt with great color. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Masking |
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Posted: 26 Jun 2024, 7:59 pm
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Replies: 19
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| I'm assigned male at birth, so I'd mask by hiding my feminine desires and behaviors. Most of the time, anyway. I like floral clothing. Over the winter I bought an expensive floral silk blouse. Now that I no longer mask I'll find a special occasion to wear it. Once folks got to know me they would see... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Therapy styles that work for autistic adults |
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Posted: 26 Jun 2024, 7:47 pm
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,353
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| I have a green thumb so it is very relaxing to go outside to the garden and see what plants are blooming today. With golf, I'd often play for best shot of the round. Out of fifty swings I'd usually make one or two good ones. Sometimes I'd see something unexpected. Maybe a bird that I've never seen b... |
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