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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: do you fidget? |
| dianthus |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2011, 9:10 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,198
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| I used to but unfortunately I think I have replaced fidgeting with snacking. Maybe I need a chew toy. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you get over bullying |
| dianthus |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2011, 9:09 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,976
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| Also... since I still feel bullied every now and then, my analytical mind has to accept my part in allowing it. I think I'm I'm sometimes too scared to speak up for myself, or I hesitate and end up getting bulldozed when people lack personal integrity, intelligence or their focus is overwhelmed by ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The definition of bullying. |
| dianthus |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2011, 8:09 pm
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Replies: 66
Views: 4,664
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| I notice weird things about people all the time and I shop at Walmart. If I point it out to another person, am I being a bully? But, come on... if you hang thirty rings on your nose, ears and eyebrows, wear a thong outside your sweats and have a tattoo of a chair on your arm, I'm going to notice. I... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Regressing After Diagnosis/Self-Diagnosis? |
| dianthus |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2011, 8:00 pm
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,870
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| Yes it's been happening for me, the last couple of weeks since I realized I may have AS. Especially after I started posting here and realized other people deal with a lot of the same things I do. It makes me let my guard down. I'm finding it harder than ever to "put my face on" when I go to work. To... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The definition of bullying. |
| dianthus |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2011, 4:20 pm
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Replies: 66
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| Sweetleaf I don't know why you were called a bully, I read that and it didn't make any sense to me. I agree with hyperlexian, bullying does not have to be intentional. Sometimes people hurt others without realizing it, out of carelessness. Overt bullying is someone picking on you, making threats, hi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you get over bullying |
| dianthus |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2011, 3:47 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,976
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ooOoOoOAnaOoOoOoo wrote: One thing that might help if you can manage is surrounding yourself with supportive, understanding people.
I think that's the problem I can't find any people like that. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you get over bullying |
| dianthus |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2011, 10:42 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,976
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| I'm not talking about bullying that is happening now, but when it happened in the past and it still bothers you. How do you let it go? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Naivety and being on the spectrum |
| dianthus |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2011, 8:10 pm
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Replies: 72
Views: 5,610
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TheygoMew wrote: What about all these charity scams that tug on people's emotional strings?
I've never been the least bit fooled by that sort of thing. Emotional pleas of any kind don't move me. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Naivety and being on the spectrum |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2011, 8:05 pm
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Replies: 72
Views: 5,610
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| but I do find it interesting that people sometimes have the assumption that just knowing something is enough to clear a particular cognitive hurdle (I had this assumption too, even though it's even wrong about me). Like knowing that people lie is not the same as understanding that people lie, or be... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Naivety and being on the spectrum |
| dianthus |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2011, 7:30 pm
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Replies: 72
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| The more I think about it, I don't know if I am naive, so much as I am idealistic. I guess a lot of people would say it's the same thing. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Nocturnal, Diurnal or Crepuscular |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2011, 7:28 pm
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Replies: 19
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| I picked nocturnal but wasn't sure which one fit really. I was going to say crepuscular, because I love twilight, but I hate getting up early. I'd rather be asleep at dawn. I like to sleep around 2am-10am. I used to have a really terrible time with my sleep cycles, I called it chasing myself around ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone else not mind being bored? |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2011, 5:25 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,462
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| I have a very, very, very low threshold for boredom with external things. But I can entertain myself with my own thoughts anytime. It's only when I have too many external distractions going on that I get bored. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Where there's a will, there's a way |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2011, 5:17 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,346
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| Is that because of ADHD? Do you know what measurable cognitive factor, more exactly, might be responsible for these difficulties? I'm not sure. Yes I think it has a lot to do with my ADHD but not entirely and I don't know specifically what aspects of it have caused the most trouble for me. There ar... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: NTs going out their way to avoid being ''laughed at'' |
| dianthus |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2011, 3:26 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,829
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| Laughing at each other is how NT's bully each other into conformity. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: My TV broke last night. |
| dianthus |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2011, 3:23 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,970
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| I stopped watching TV a few years ago. The only show I watch is House. Nothing else is worth watching. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Self identification |
| dianthus |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2011, 3:21 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,168
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| I am kind of wondering the same thing. How do people who have been professionally diagnosed with AS feel about people who are self-diagnosing? |
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