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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Feedback from Aspy's in or been to colleges |
| IgA |
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Posted: 21 Oct 2017, 6:54 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 568
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| If you want a college degree, you will have to take the core required classes (just like high school -- math, language, science, etc). If you don't care about a degree, then you can enroll in whatever courses you want. You can have an undeclared major. Some schools require you to chose a major after... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone else struggle with differing communication styles wi |
| IgA |
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Posted: 08 Oct 2017, 6:43 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 381
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| I wish I could help you, but I struggle with verbal communication even when I'm not stressed.I'm inarticulate on the outside, but not in my mind. My inner voice struggles to communicate with my outer voice -- with most people (I think) they are combined into 1, but for me I have separate voices. I h... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: What you think about army as career option for an aspie? |
| IgA |
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Posted: 03 Oct 2017, 10:21 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,406
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| Bad Idea -- military is very socially structured (in all countries). If you have poor social skills, you won't do well. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asocial? |
| IgA |
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Posted: 02 Oct 2017, 5:54 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 593
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| I cut my whole family out of my life & slowly stopped interacting with "friends" because I've never enjoyed the company of others. Even felt a little guilty for not having a good time during family gatherings -- they are seeking a good mood being among friends & family & I've n... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Advice on overcoming certain difficulties and obstacles |
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Posted: 30 Sep 2017, 8:02 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 400
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| This reads like depression way more than autism. Maybe, the autism difficulties has caused depression. This is what needs to be addressed & solved. Nothing can help autism until the depression is fixed. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Feeling like a child |
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Posted: 30 Sep 2017, 7:31 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,797
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| What does feeling like x age even mean? Is there a way I'm supposed to feel at certain ages? Good question. I guess feeling like an adult (compared to feeling like a child) means not wanting to play children's games and with children's toys much, but preferring the adult kind of toys and games, and... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can People Tell Just By Looking at You? |
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Posted: 30 Sep 2017, 7:12 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,163
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| I'm not worried about anyone guessing I have HFA -- am more worried I'll accidentally offend them & then they'll decide to be my enemy without even telling me why. It happens frequently, so that is what I fear most. The fact I have HFA doesn't even register in my mind as anything important, beca... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you ever get bored of people? |
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Posted: 29 Sep 2017, 7:43 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 886
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| Yes. I have a small time frame I can handle interaction, even online. I made a youtube channel, specifically because I needed to have some positive interaction in the world. My neighbors were giving me a lot of negative interaction. I was feeling all the negativity & fixed it with positive inter... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Feeling like a child |
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Posted: 29 Sep 2017, 7:32 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,797
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| What does feeling like x age even mean? Is there a way I'm supposed to feel at certain ages? |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Misinterpretation of success |
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Posted: 24 Sep 2017, 10:22 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 445
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| Lots of people say one thing, but mean another. Unless you get to know them & the way they phrase their feelings & opinions, you can't ever tell what they are actually thinking, because they are a stranger. You don't have the ability to read their mind -- no one has the ability to read a str... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Thinking about a career change. Feeling a little hopeless |
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Posted: 24 Sep 2017, 9:39 am
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Replies: 1
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| A few examples if you like hard skill work would be: 1. welding I'm a female & learned stick welding, but had to quit the class I was in after 6 weeks (a 14 week course) because the learning environment was too loud. I ended every class with a headache & I felt like an unwanted guest rather ... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Choosing a "safe" career path vs. following your dreams |
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Posted: 23 Sep 2017, 5:47 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,855
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| I've never had any career dreams & feel lucky to not be homeless anymore. That was a big worry for me growing up is that I would end up homeless & maybe starve to death. Have never been very good with interacting & have a difficult time sustaining friendly acquaintance level relationship... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Smart Pens for note taking |
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Posted: 23 Sep 2017, 5:07 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 522
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| Most people wouldn't know that person is there to take notes for you. There would be an assumption that person is your friend. No spotlight would be on you. That would just be in your own mind. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: highly educated? and Aspergers? |
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Posted: 23 Sep 2017, 4:35 pm
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Replies: 145
Views: 15,902
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| I have HFA, & earned 2 BS degrees plus a lot more college credits that I didn't apply to a degree. I did poorly in school until college. This is because I can study at my own pace in college. I had no control over the pace before that. Taking college classes has become a hobby. With my HFA &... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Diagnosed during the late 20s: can a diagnosis still help? |
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Posted: 23 Sep 2017, 4:19 pm
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,359
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| Even if you were diagnosed early, you still will get people yelling & insulting you, because that is who they are -- it has nothing to do with you. They are quick to judge & yell rather than helping kids correct mistakes. Autism or not, all kids make social errors -- all adults make social e... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Celebrating Halloween as a autistic Adult |
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Posted: 22 Sep 2017, 4:12 pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,183
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| Halloween is the only holiday I celebrate -- don't even celebrate my birthday (not even as a kid). However, I don't celebrate it like everyone else. My way is to make a list of all the dead people that were positive influences in my life & take time to figure out how I can do those things for ot... |
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