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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello from another new member |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2006, 10:44 am
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Replies: 26
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| Hi Steve As it happens I'm between jobs at the moment,my employer having 'downsized' and I took a redundancy package.This was before I learned all about AS so to some extent I'm able to take stock now. In general I enjoyed the type of work I was doing (road exports) and maybe it was the firm's circu... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How severe is my Asperger? |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2006, 6:28 am
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Replies: 16
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| Roman,I'm fairly new here so can't claim to be an expert,but in terms of one aspect of AS - being self-absorbed (which we all are to some degree) - I think you are definitely more than a 'mild' case. Nobody can say you're not a caring person however and your energy,focus and attention to detail is a... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello from another new member |
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Posted: 31 Aug 2006, 6:05 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,700
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| Hi Steve,I'm also 46 and only discovered about AS earlier this month so I know how you feel. The job I was doing made me depressed as it had gone from being interesting to getting more and more hectic and taking over my life. I'm in the distribution business which can be stressful at times (if you l... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: HFA at work, |
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Posted: 31 Aug 2006, 5:31 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 653
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| Hi I think I subconsciously adopted a different 'persona' at work (slightly more outgoing and in control than I really was) in order to try and fit in better. The problem is you can become so good at pretending that it starts to be a strain trying to keep it going and you also delude yourself into t... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: driving questions |
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Posted: 31 Aug 2006, 8:21 am
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Replies: 18
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| 1) How old were you when you learned to drive? Started lessons in early 20s.Took 'time out' then re-started again after a few years 2) Who taught you to drive ? Professional tutors.Parents didn't drive 3) How old were you when you passed your test ? 35 4) If you don't drive,why not ? I do drive,but ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Questions about you |
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Posted: 29 Aug 2006, 10:39 am
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Replies: 5,723
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| Age : 47 First Name : Ian Location : Scotland,UK Hobbies & Interests : Football,film,tv,reading,history,gegraphy Why Are You Here : Good place to learn and share experiences with friendly people Year / Grade : School is long gone and forgotten ! If only I'd know then what I know now I'm sure I'd... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi - yet another one I hear you cry? |
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Posted: 29 Aug 2006, 5:23 am
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Replies: 9
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| Hi Colin Ian from Scotland here It took me even longer to 'see the light' about AS as I'm 47 and only read about all the symptoms on the net last month. I'd always had an idea I was 'singing from a different songbook' but I met people through work and I think I must have subconsciously adopted a dif... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you forgive? |
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Posted: 29 Aug 2006, 4:52 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,689
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| I know what you mean about it being difficult sometimes to understand things like forgiveness. One thing that might help is if we remember that we will need to be forgiven ourselves by other people,possibly for things that we didn't even realise we were doing wrong at the time. The more we forgive o... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How come God made people with AS? |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2006, 8:14 am
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Replies: 135
Views: 9,164
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| On the original subject of God supposedly giving normal people a better deal than us with AS . If God is all-powerful then who are we to question what happens? I think we should remember that everyone has different problems to cope with in their lives. What about 'normal' people with non-AS issues l... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspies with synesthesia? |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2006, 7:44 am
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,300
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| I've always seen numbers,days and countries in colour. I used to think I'd subconsciously associated the shapes of numbers with different things,eg 2 is white as it looks like a swan. Doesn't explain why 3 is green or 4 is red etc so that theory never got off the ground ! As for countries I think it... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Another Aspie woman |
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Posted: 27 Aug 2006, 3:32 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,020
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| Hi You're not too old 'cos I'm 47! Male named Ian from Johnstone Scotland UK I've only just discovered about Aspergers and I fitted the profile. I like Alison Krauss too.Was in a music store one day and liked the music they were playing in the background.I had to ask the staff who it was and that's ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: I am new and not sure why |
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Posted: 27 Aug 2006, 2:48 pm
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Replies: 27
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| Hi I'm Ian,age 47 from Johnstone,Scotland I recently saw an article on Aspergers and realised I had all the symptoms - they couldn't all be a coincidence ! I was aware of being a bit of a loner but I think I deluded myself into thinking that was all that was different about me. I now feel relieved a... |
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