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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Body Language |
| skybluepink |
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Posted: 28 Mar 2010, 12:04 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,203
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yes I have a blank face too. So many people have told me to 'smile dear it might never happen' or
'whoever he was he isn't worth it' that I tend to go the other way now and react extravagantly. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Body Language |
| skybluepink |
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Posted: 28 Mar 2010, 8:06 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,203
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| I'm terrible at interpreting body language and when I try to express myself like an NT I overdo it terribly and confuse people. If only humans were as easy as cats or horses. I wish I could see the documentary - somebody should write a guidebook as if for an intelligent alien species and it should p... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: gardening |
| skybluepink |
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Posted: 28 Mar 2010, 8:01 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,048
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| I do a lot of gardening here in the south of Spain. Nobody pays me for it but it's about the most therapeutic thing I do. I've tried to sell herbs in pots at the local market but I'm terrible at selling anything. I think I'll just have to stick to growing vegetables for the family. Best of luck. |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Cold hands and feet |
| skybluepink |
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Posted: 27 Mar 2010, 1:15 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 20,186
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| I've always had cold hands and feet and I'm super fit and live in a warm country. I had no idea there was any connection. |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Would you consider attending a school/college reunion? |
| skybluepink |
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Posted: 26 Mar 2010, 10:07 am
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Replies: 25
Views: 6,254
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| I don't think I could bear the idea. Either I'd be trying to pretend to like them (which I did quite enough of when I was actually attending school) or I might start telling someone exactly what I thought of them. I'm sure people only go to these things to show off how successful they are. I had not... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Your Memories as a young child |
| skybluepink |
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Posted: 25 Mar 2010, 6:34 am
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,190
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| I said almost nothing but 'yes' and 'no' til I was 7. I'm sure I understood what was said perfectly as long as only one person was speaking. A crowded room with lots of conversations would cause me to freeze up. As far as I can remember it was the stress that kept me quiet - I used to talk to myself... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: would you get breast implants if you could? |
| skybluepink |
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Posted: 25 Mar 2010, 6:09 am
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Replies: 56
Views: 10,387
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| I very much wanted to when I was 20 because I kept being mistaken for a boy - I am tall with broad shoulders and masculine build. I wouldn't now - I couldn't justify the vanity to myself, even though I HATE having to wear mens clothes or spend lots of money for things that fit. A good sports bra is ... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Choosing something new to focus on |
| skybluepink |
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Posted: 24 Mar 2010, 2:54 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 630
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| I used to use a Rubik's cube or a tower of Babylon puzzle. Sometimes I would knit but I lost a lot of cred points for that. Doing anything with my hands was helpful. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Studies involving ASD kids who were raised with pets? |
| skybluepink |
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Posted: 24 Mar 2010, 12:42 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,012
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| I love my dog except when he's under my feet. Walking with him can be incredibly relaxing and I've discovered that talking to your dog makes you seem friendly to other passers by without your having to actually engage with them. If I'm really feeling antisocial I can put people off talking to me (wi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: When did you or have you accepted your Aspieness? |
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Posted: 17 May 2009, 9:27 am
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Replies: 51
Views: 4,643
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| I paid for my diagnosis - it was my 40th birthday present to myself, and I accepted it straight away with an enormous sense of relief. I just wish I could get my family to accept it but that's another thread... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone else have problems with sharing sarcasm? |
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Posted: 28 Mar 2009, 7:05 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 925
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| I have great difficulty with sarcasm. Nobody gets it when I try and use it and at college a group of my friends used to play the game of making sarcastic comments they knew I'd take as straight and see how many they could pass over my head before I got it. I need some really heavy signals to grasp w... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone else accused of being gay for simply being different? |
| skybluepink |
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Posted: 28 Mar 2009, 7:03 am
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,266
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| I was accused of being a lesbian all the time at school, partly because I didn't care about fashion and partly because I went everywhere with my best friend who translated the world for me when I found it incomprehensible. Later at college I found it was easier to be a six foot woman who's uninteres... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Emoticons |
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Posted: 09 Mar 2009, 4:07 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,411
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| absolutely. I wish in real life I could just point and click to express emotion instead of having to make such a huge effort! |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: How well do you need to know someone... |
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Posted: 27 Feb 2009, 8:57 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,647
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| I've been on Facebook a few months. Clearly I'm older than most of the people there! I have 6 friends, all of whom I've known for at least 10 years and are in different countries to me, so I don't use it for planning my social life but mostly (sadly enough) for sharing photos of my kids. My friends ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you think slightly autistic people have backbone? |
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Posted: 23 Feb 2009, 4:13 am
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,372
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| I was extremely passive as a child, partly because it was the only way I had any success in dealing with the bullies. Female bullies want you to cry and I just froze into immobility so they lost interest. I think Tony Attwood says that some Aspie girls deal with it by totally passive and that was de... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is "The Wall" to you? |
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Posted: 20 Feb 2009, 1:32 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,990
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| I absolutely cannot take something back to a shop and complain about it. I think it's because I'm pretty good now at working out what people want from an interaction and acting accordingly. That works well as long as I can keep it brief, but complaining means deliberately doing what the other person... |
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