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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: You Might be an Aspie if... |
| dianthus |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2011, 9:51 pm
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Replies: 4,649
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NZaspiegirl016 wrote: YMBAAI:
*You wonder why people think you're weird.
I unfortunately know all too many reasons why people think I'm weird, and yet I still wonder what their reasoning is behind it. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you look young for your age? |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2011, 8:47 pm
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Replies: 64
Views: 16,715
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| I'm 33, people often mistake me for a college student. Looking younger seems to run in my family. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: NTs going out their way to avoid being ''laughed at'' |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2011, 8:16 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,827
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| Bullies think they can control other people by laughing at them, and sadly it works a lot of the time. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Going places alone |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2011, 7:34 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,793
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| The biggest problem I have with going out alone, is I just dread dealing with people. I mean store clerks, cashiers, waitresses, etc. also those random strangers who try to make conversation. I find it incredibly annoying and frustrating to deal with all those. I have such a dread of these types of ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: You Might be an Aspie if... |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2011, 7:17 pm
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Replies: 4,649
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Squidward wrote: YMBAAI:
You're 21 and still waiting for your brain to revert to adult mode.
...you are 33 and realize you will never become a "real" adult.
Don't know if anyone has ever posted this link here but...You know you have ADD when....
http://www.fdisk.com/cgi-bin/add/youknow.pl |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why are neurotypicals worth mimicking? |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2011, 7:15 pm
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Replies: 100
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| Sure, it's really frustrating to have to learn a whole new language, but ultimately, it makes things better for YOU. That's what I used to think, but I am not so sure anymore. It sure doesn't FEEL like things are better for me. I think I sold out whatever potential I had to do anything real with my... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does Coffee Relax You? |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2011, 5:32 pm
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Replies: 112
Views: 16,428
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| I don't drink coffee, but I used to drink Cokes all the time and it always seemed to relax me. Caffeine has never kept me awake, except to the extent that I might wake up several times in the night needing to pee after drinking a lot of it. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Naivety and being on the spectrum |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2011, 5:25 pm
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Replies: 72
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| Indeed. Some people love the perceived power/influence they have over other people, and manipulation is one technique the more twisted people use to gain said power/influence. Right and that's what I just can't fathom. I have learned to recognize it in people (I think) but I just don't understand h... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Difference between autism and NT sense of humor |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2011, 5:08 pm
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Replies: 15
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| I really dislike humor at someone else's expense (unless it is taking the piss out of someone who typically laughs at others in a mean way). I like Monty Python too but find it sort of boring at the same time. I have the whole series on dvd. It's soothing to have it on but I don't really pay much at... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: I'm not funny. Stop laughing. |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2011, 3:42 pm
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Replies: 16
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| Yeah people think I am being funny when I'm not trying to be at all. It totally baffles me. But I've learned it is a good way to get away with saying things that might otherwise rile people up. They think I am just kidding, and I still get to say what is on my mind. People especially laugh at me whe... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Being repressed as a "Late Bloomer." |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2011, 3:34 pm
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Replies: 10
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| I got some flack from college counselors because I signed up for a music tech degree, then took almost nothing but music and music tech classes. I took as few GE classes as I could manage just to fill the requirements. Got a few kind of rude comments from some school counselors about it. One of the... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you get confidence? |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2011, 3:19 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,468
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| I know this is not the "right" answer and definitely not something I would recommend to anyone but I learned to be more confident by getting stinking drunk. I am talking about 15 years ago when I was in college, and I don't drink anymore, so I didn't make it a habit. I'm just saying it taught me how... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why are neurotypicals worth mimicking? |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2011, 3:13 pm
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Replies: 100
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| I agree it's a matter of survival, totally, but that doesn't make it ideal. It doesn't mean I like doing what I have to do to survive. It doesn't mean I find that behavior more worthy or suitable than the way I would behave on my own. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Theory of mind and reputation |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2011, 3:08 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,403
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I don't care what other people think of me so long as I don't have to hear about it, or otherwise but up with any rude behavior that results from what they think.
In my experience reputation is more a matter of what people assume about you than it is based on what you actually do. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Moral reasoning in AS |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2011, 2:20 pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 3,522
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| This is really interesting because I've always been irritated by the notion of "good intentions", albeit in a different context. I think in most situations the outcome of a situation matters more than intentions. Good intentions are not an excuse. But I am thinking of situations like interfering in ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Naivety and being on the spectrum |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2011, 2:07 pm
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Replies: 72
Views: 5,610
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| Bottom line: the literal mind uses language to exchange information honestly, and I would even say, with a benevolent desire to inform. That's where the factual communication hits a snag: when the other person's use of language is disingenuous. That's what has tripped me up throughout my life. I us... |
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