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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Manipulation and reactionary paranoia about it. |
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Posted: 11 Jan 2024, 11:57 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,372
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| Once, when I had not seen any TV for years but had spent some time meditating, I went to visit my mother and was left alone for a few minutes in a room where she kept a TV on. When the commercials came on I was literally rolling around laughing at how blatant the manipulation was. Then, within half ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone else obsessed with emo culture? |
| Dear_one |
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Posted: 11 Jan 2024, 11:46 am
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,168
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| My best guess is that Emo culture is named for Emo Phillips. My other guess is that it has something to do with being emotional. I don't care enough to ask, though. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is the "mirror neuron hypothesis" valid? |
| Dear_one |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2024, 8:59 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,505
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| I think that basic facial expressions are instinctive, and only refined by mirror neurons. Even puppies smile when they are happy. I definitely struggle with learning manual skills by watching. People give up on trying to teach me, but then are sometimes amazed by what I figure out myself. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Should i tell Her? |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2024, 8:52 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,744
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| Probably yes. Is she good at her job? Does she try to help her clients express themselves, or does she try to get them to act normal? If the latter, I'd look elsewhere. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How interesting do you think your life is? |
| Dear_one |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2024, 12:29 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 20,604
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| I thought that if I could write a paper like Einstein's on an important topic, people would study it and change their ideas. However, I overshot. Usually, it takes a new generation of professors to get a University to teach plate tectonics instead of the older, purely speculative ideas. Even showing... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Ever imagine yourself in another place, and another time? |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2024, 12:14 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,237
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| In my "happy place" people average smarter and kinder than on Earth. However, most of my life has been overshadowed by a strong awareness that I would be among the first people to ever see human population triple in their own lifetime. I am acutely aware that unless people suddenly change ... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What's on your mind right now? |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2024, 8:13 am
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Replies: 40,216
Views: 1,139,015
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| Also, I get pissed at the censorship here. I have some fresh, original, and sensible information to share, but the debate got so bogged down without it that the topic is banned. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What's on your mind right now? |
| Dear_one |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2024, 8:05 am
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Replies: 40,216
Views: 1,139,015
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| I'm back - I had to upgrade my computer to get back on here after many months, but I'm on a temporary setup, and am wondering how much data I lost by trusting a SSD to not go inert. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Special Interest Discussion |
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Posted: 04 Apr 2023, 3:16 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 786
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| I was surprised to learn that if I got a bank loan on the strength of a business plan, I was not expected to stick to the plan except in the most general way. I was expected to be learning on the job, and adapting to news. Start-up companies routinely return for additional rounds of financing even i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Special Interest Discussion |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2023, 8:31 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 786
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| The flaw is not basic, but diffuse. A drill bit breaks and is stuck in the hole. Someone gets sick, needs family time, is not working out, or just quits. Parts are out of stock, discontinued, faulty, or mis-shipped. A new feature is added. There was a math error. Ma Nature sends her extra-special we... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Special Interest Discussion |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2023, 6:46 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 786
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| I have three names, and each can be used as a first or a last name. It took my bank three tries to get it right. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Special Interest Discussion |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2023, 6:07 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 786
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| Quite a bit of the time I daren't start working on the stuff that fascinates me, for fear that it'll take over my life. Ha ha! My projects are really doing well if I can finish them in only double the time I expected them to take. If you go to an expert boatbuilder and ask for an estimate on a repa... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Special Interest Discussion |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2023, 11:18 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 786
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| When I'm busy on a project, I like to stay on it and fill my short-term memory with nothing else. My interests range from art metalwork, to advanced composites, to engineering, and on to the psychology that keeps better engineered products off the market. My most recent push was to use the dregs of ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Social skills training |
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Posted: 28 Mar 2023, 12:31 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,428
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| I went to Adult Children Anonymous, formerly Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families, where there was a wide variety of personality quirks, as in real life, but a general freedom to talk about them within the group rules. Sometimes, we'd go bowling or play miniature golf for practice in real world ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspiedar: can you tell if someone is autistic? |
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Posted: 28 Mar 2023, 12:09 pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,678
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| If I wanted to deliberately engage my aspiedar, I'm sure I'd get false positives, as I do with any other uncanny ability. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Forced into unsuitable work |
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Posted: 25 Mar 2023, 10:51 am
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Replies: 11
Views: 735
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| I never did get paid for my MOST suitable work. Without a business partner, I had to pay to demonstrate my abilities. Some of the jobs were not a good fit, but the disappointment fell on both sides. However, I got quite good at not needing much money. |
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