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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Boyfriend in withdrawal - are emails / txts stressful? |
TruthTree |
Posted: 05 Jul 2010, 1:30 am
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My boyfriend used to tell me to leave him alone when he's in withdrawal, but recently he's told me that he feels very lonely during these times and prefers my company because then "at least he wouldn't be alone". He had a shutdown yesterday. After a shutdown he usually goes through few days of withd... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: No need for a diagnosis? |
TruthTree |
Posted: 04 Jul 2010, 6:22 pm
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I've come across Social Anxiety Disorder. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: NT Style Conversations (Read Between the Lines) |
TruthTree |
Posted: 04 Jul 2010, 5:25 pm
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TruthTree, I imagine the exchange may have even been prompted by cues sent from the cashier like a disapproving look. I observe stuff like that all the time, I just have an extremely hard time being sure of the person's intent who hasn't offered vocalized facts to clarify it. Yea, she probably did ... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Tell Your Ex-Boyfriend About His AS -Ethics Dilemma |
TruthTree |
Posted: 04 Jul 2010, 4:34 pm
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As someone that suspects her boyfriend might be AS -- I personally would have loved to have known about Asperger's when I first met my boyfriend. I love him and respect him for his quirks, but his communication style was completely alien and hurtful to me and I lashed out in ways I really should not... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: I need some advice |
TruthTree |
Posted: 04 Jul 2010, 4:14 pm
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Adam82 wrote: She touches my arm a lot.
This is a very strong sign that she's interested, as is her 'it's mutual' comment. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Shutdowns - autistic? |
TruthTree |
Posted: 04 Jul 2010, 2:48 pm
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I appreciate your reply Willard. You're right, I'm not going to try and convince him. I've mentioned it to him so he can look it up if he wants. I've been looking up his shutdown behaviour and I couldn't find any examples of it outside of links to autism, which is why I asked. It's not anything I've... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: NT Style Conversations (Read Between the Lines) |
TruthTree |
Posted: 04 Jul 2010, 9:19 am
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Replies: 30 Views: 3,177
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Just FYI, it makes little 'sense' even for me as a NT. But here's my take: Customer: I'll pay for this chocolate candy "Don't worry, I'll pay for this candy that I'm eating. I know I'm supposed to pay first." -- basically making sure the Cashier isn't alarmed that she might not pay for it. Cashier: ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Shutdowns - autistic? |
TruthTree |
Posted: 04 Jul 2010, 8:02 am
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I would talk to him about AS if he didn't shutdown on me when I try. (Only tried it once, though.) |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Shutdowns - autistic? |
TruthTree |
Posted: 04 Jul 2010, 7:28 am
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This is my first real post, so I'm not sure if there are already a million threads about this. Please be kind :) I'm mostly NT, and I'm wondering if my boyfriend is AS. I had no idea what Asperger's was until about a month ago, when I started looking up my boyfriend's shutdowns. I didn't even know t... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Totally new! |
TruthTree |
Posted: 04 Jul 2010, 6:36 am
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Hi! I'm NT, I think, although I can be pretty shy at times. I'm in love with my boyfriend who I think might be an AS, but I'm not sure yet. He does a lot of things that baffle me and I just want to understand where it's coming from. I love him so much. I'm not sure where to start asking, though. I'l... |
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