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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you get bored with routine? |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2009, 1:10 pm
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| My husband used to say the same danged thing every time I said certain trigger words, seemed to think he was funny. Lots of people use the phrase "chances are" every day. I couldn't use it without him starting to sing Johnny Mathis songs. ARGH! I've had a few of those "trigger" events - one was the... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Am I being unfair |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2009, 11:18 am
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Replies: 11
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| I'm on the verge of seeking a diagnosis, but I don't see it as a cool thing to show off at all. My biggest motivation is that my job can become very "Aspie-unfriendly," with expectations that I feel I can't handle in terms of rapidly switching attention, obeying unclear instructions, focussing in sp... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: It's that horrible time of year again. |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2009, 9:15 am
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Replies: 7
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| It's Annual Review time again. I absolutely despise these things. They're all so much gibberish, with little to no relation to my actual job or job performance. I'm so sick of stupid management fads that have replaced thinking and observation; and the idea that a few lines of text on a Word documen... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you get bored with routine? |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2009, 8:30 am
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| Aspies are said to easily freak out when their routine is disturbed. But do they also get bored when things stay the same, day in, day out? In my case, I hate it when things don't develop. Even my obsessions can become tedious and I often abandon them once they've passed their sell-by date. But then... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: The topic everyone with autism should be discussing. |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2009, 1:15 am
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| somking dope messes with your mind alot and not a good thing to do. Again, that's a sweeping generalisation with little or no basis in demonstrable fact. I'm living proof that, in at least one case, 30 years of cannabis smoking has failed to do any harm that I or anybody else can detect. And believ... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: I figure I am cute (as opposed to sexy)... |
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Posted: 06 Apr 2009, 3:52 am
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Replies: 20
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| Isn't this topic in the wrong department? I mean, "in-depth adult life discussion" doesn't really fit, does it? Not that I'm unhappy with the content......it's very - er - cute. I can't vouch for myself on this issue - the world will have to judge my cuteness or lack of it, and so far they've remain... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: I'm quitting smoking... |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2009, 12:05 pm
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Replies: 37
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| I do not want to get cancer, I think it can be a horrible way to leave this mortal plane. I agree - if I ever get the Big C, I think I'd like euthanasia - they should offer that, because radiotherapy and chemotherapy tend to make people feel even worse. Depends on the individual cancer and the pati... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: I'm quitting smoking... |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2009, 6:19 am
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Replies: 37
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| maybe invest in ear plugs for that neighbour of yours? (i obsess over ear plugs.) I think by the time I found some that cut down the noise enough, I'll have got the council to nail him anyway. And I find them very uncomfortable. I guess I could get some of those ear protectors that look like headph... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: I'm quitting smoking... |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2009, 3:27 am
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| Day Thirteen of abstinence: My resolve hasn't broken yet, but I'm still trembling a lot, and I measured my blood pressure yesterday - it was 178/95 86bpm, i.e. well into hypertension 8O Today it's 136/86 76bpm, i.e. fallen back to the "high normal." Usually I'm around 130/70, which is around the top... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: I'm gonna get shroo-ooms! |
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Posted: 04 Apr 2009, 2:41 pm
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Replies: 36
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| Thanks for the info, folks.......sad stuff though isn't it? I wonder what exactly they mean by possession? Would owning them via land ownership count? Or eating them straight from the ground? What would they do, test your urine for psilocybin if you looked a bit stoned? We used to do eat them direct... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: I'm gonna get shroo-ooms! |
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Posted: 04 Apr 2009, 9:46 am
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| The only downer is they taste like sh** - literally. And what qualifies YOU to speak with authority on the taste of sh**?? Sorry, just kidding, couldn't resist......and they do grow out of cow pats and suchlike, so the weird taste probably isnt surprising. Though I began to like the taste once my b... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Feline military alliance?? |
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Posted: 04 Apr 2009, 4:52 am
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Prof_Pretorius wrote: What ?? You've never heard of the Russian Blue rebellion ????????????
No I haven't - tell on, Professor! Hang on, it wasn't a Disney film was it? |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Feline military alliance?? |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2009, 11:02 am
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| cats can have social structures. maybe the cat was interested/surprised and interested Could have been simply curiosity, I guess......but it was the sheer urgency of his response that floored me. He's not normally in a hurry to do anything. Anyway, whatever the military situation, both he and his f... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Tell co-workers? |
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Posted: 02 Apr 2009, 8:37 am
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Replies: 15
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| I think if it will interfere with your job just bring up the issues that bother you or them...like "I'm not good at understanding verbal instructions" or "I don't easily understand sarcasm" or "Loud noises make me act like a total freak" without mentioning you have AS. Yes that's often the best way... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Tell co-workers? |
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Posted: 02 Apr 2009, 5:31 am
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Replies: 15
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| The UK is the one country that has very extraordinary laws regarding protection of employment. Pity the Brits don't know how lucky they are and have lost touch with the reality in the rest of the world. Many states in the USA (and most countries around the globe) have the "at will" kind of contract... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Tell co-workers? |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2009, 11:22 am
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| I guess employers are quite scared of being taken to court for discriminating against the disabled Yes, that's a guess, and quite a wild one. You haven't the faintest idea which kind of country or community the person you're advising is writing from. In some countries, girls are still being mutilat... |
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