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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: NTs are in Existential Crisis |
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Posted: 04 Oct 2008, 5:19 pm
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Replies: 42
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ToughDiamond wrote: Are you saying Aspies don't mind being ignored?
It's a funny. 
Maybe I'm so used to being ignored that I am just cynical. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: NTs are in Existential Crisis |
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Posted: 04 Oct 2008, 3:57 pm
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Replies: 42
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| NTs don't know that they exist unless everyone around them constantly tells them so. Except no one says it like, "Hey, you exist." You have to pretend to hide the message by saying something else like, "Hey, how are you?" When an NT is faced with a person who does not tell them they exist, they get ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: My GF's son has Aspergers: Advice needed |
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Posted: 04 Oct 2008, 6:57 am
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Replies: 18
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| Sounds like you are doing a great job! One of my favorite parenting techniques is using "After you...., then you can......" statements. After you clean your room, then you can play videogames. After you do your homework, then you can have a snack. Repeat after every whine and objection. I had proble... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Not talking = withdrawn? |
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Posted: 02 Oct 2008, 4:43 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,890
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Sora wrote: Today I realised my former teachers would have meant THAT when they said I didn't deserve a better grade for social cooperation.
It is wrong to grade children at all. What is the point? To tell kids how much they suck? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Stubborn or "frozen"? |
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Posted: 02 Oct 2008, 4:38 pm
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Replies: 11
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| I get frozen when I feel under emotional pressure. Try teaching him some sign language. Or have him write an answer. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: special abilities on the autism spectrum |
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Posted: 01 Oct 2008, 7:40 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,476
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Truth About Aspergers... |
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Posted: 01 Oct 2008, 7:34 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,434
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You're cute!  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What are some specific characteristics of girls/women with |
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Posted: 30 Sep 2008, 8:50 pm
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Replies: 67
Views: 7,510
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MemberSix wrote: I'm not mysogynistic or anything, but I do find that ladypeople can be VERY status-conscious (as in the social hierarchical sense) and sometimes, extremely mean.
not me. I'm status-oblivious.  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Being highly verbal, yet unable to articulate feelings |
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Posted: 30 Sep 2008, 6:31 pm
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Replies: 33
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| Has anyone else experienced a similar paradox, being high functioning with good verbal ability, yet have difficulty expressing simple feelings? YES! When I must talk about feelings it comes out all awkward and strained. It sounds like I'm reading out loud from a book. The more emotional I feel, the... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What do you think? |
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Posted: 30 Sep 2008, 6:21 pm
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Replies: 13
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| Beware: Spelling and badly worded things I have been researching different mental dissabilities/differences since about 5th grade. I discovered aspergers in 7th grade and I think I have probably got it but I am unsure. I have social problems, eyecontact, gestures, expressions, perfectionist, good l... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspies, do you lack empathy? |
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Posted: 29 Sep 2008, 8:15 pm
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Replies: 84
Views: 11,765
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| I only discovered the difference between empathy and sympathy today, so it's too early to tell. It seems that sympathy is when you've "been there," empathy is when you haven't been there but can imagine what it must be like, and you feel their pain or anxiety via that connection. Trouble is, I can'... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sense of self? |
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Posted: 28 Sep 2008, 8:09 am
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Replies: 26
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| I'm not sure what sense of self means entirely. But like others said, I know that I'm me and not someone else, and I know that other people are other people. I don't know if there is a deeper meaning. I have a hard time identifying emotions in myself and others, but it's not impossible. The concept ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: You don't have autism. I'm calling you out! |
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Posted: 27 Sep 2008, 7:02 pm
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Replies: 55
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| It's not that you are unattractive it's that you are so obsessed with yourself. You look alright but to be that obsessed with yourself, shouldn't you be supermodel material? Just kidding, btw, lol. I should practice the "if you can't say something nice stfu". creed right about now. I'm confused, bu... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Social worker doesn't believe my diagnosis |
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Posted: 27 Sep 2008, 6:28 pm
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Replies: 39
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| You could offer to show him your diagnostic papers/medical record if you feel comfortable sharing it. Also remind him that it isn't his job to question the medical doctors that diagnosed you, his job is to help you with housing. If he continues to give you s**t, go to his superior. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: You don't have autism. I'm calling you out! |
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Posted: 27 Sep 2008, 4:00 pm
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Replies: 55
Views: 6,058
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| It's not that you are unattractive it's that you are so obsessed with yourself. You look alright but to be that obsessed with yourself, shouldn't you be supermodel material? Just kidding, btw, lol. I should practice the "if you can't say something nice stfu". creed right about now. I'm confused, bu... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: You don't have autism. I'm calling you out! |
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Posted: 27 Sep 2008, 3:36 pm
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Replies: 55
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| Remember my recent thread: http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt72746.html When a therapist said I was too pretty to have AS. :roll: (pics removed) My face is not at all symetrical, I'm not sure how much you can tell from those pics. My left eyebrow is higher than the other, and I have a slight cross bit... |
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