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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Autistics who can read body language well

 Post subject: Website with BL primer
Posted: 31 Oct 2010, 9:06 pm 

Replies: 69
Views: 12,211


http://www.mastersinpsychology.net/20-l ... -they-send

 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: Neurological origin of autism?

 Post subject: The Screwloose Analogy
Posted: 28 Oct 2010, 11:00 pm 

Replies: 27
Views: 5,394


The way I explain Apsperger's to folks who are not familiar with it is about like this: "You've heard the term 'Having a screw loose upstairs?' - Well, there are quite a few screws, and maybe two dozen in the area that can cause Autism. If most of them are loose, we get a person with full-blown Auti...

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: Welcome to the Canadian invasion ;)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010, 11:59 pm 

Replies: 18
Views: 1,889


I'm from Hamilton and area. The farm where I spent 7 years is now underwater, and I have not been back since some time in Toronto in '77. I recently had a lot of trouble because I too have learned to pass as normal, even though it takes me days to get ready for, and unwind from, most social interact...

 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: Dilema

 Post subject: People are Boring
Posted: 27 Oct 2010, 10:44 pm 

Replies: 5
Views: 1,253


I got to see my counselor today, who is as much a friend as professionalism allows, and told her about my recent revelation that a lot of people don't even try to be logical. She calls it "dealing with the stupids." I've often noted that with people, there isn't much middle ground between boring and...

 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: Sleeping habits

Posted: 27 Oct 2010, 10:05 pm 

Replies: 16
Views: 2,455


[quote="RomanceAnonimo"]I have no pattern. I am tired all day, then hit energy in the evening, and the cycle continues. <end quote> Yeah, If I'm running short on sleep, I'll be groggy all day, and then too awake later. It is as if I catch up my sleep with mini-naps or resting parts of my h...

 Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation   Topic: 13 year old boy abused in Guam by bus driver.

Posted: 26 Oct 2010, 4:17 am 

Replies: 1
Views: 1,291


http://www.care2.com/causes/education/b ... us-driver/

 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: Owning a House

 Post subject: Buy Cheap
Posted: 26 Oct 2010, 1:23 am 

Replies: 71
Views: 13,212


I had found a beautiful farm that I could barely afford. I'm glad I didn't stretch, expecting to share it with others, as I'm still a rare newcomer here. Another guy showed up who had been wanting that place for years, and I let him have it. Then I hit a string of coincidences to find an unfashionab...

 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: When/Why did your parents start treating you like an adult?

 Post subject: young and old
Posted: 26 Oct 2010, 12:57 am 

Replies: 64
Views: 25,828


Mom was AS, and ex-military. She first treated me as a subordinate adult, and then as as an equal once I could out-debate her. (She then avoided debate.) Dad was just frustrated with me, but he did eventually invite me to visit him when I was 22. He died suddenly before the invitation date. I had tr...

 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: Sleeping habits

 Post subject: Rhythm and Disorders
Posted: 26 Oct 2010, 12:47 am 

Replies: 16
Views: 2,455


Sometimes, I used to sleep 3 or 4 times a week, since I wanted to finish my projects without a break to dream up more improvements. I've also had enough traumatic wake-ups that I'm often afraid to sleep. My current pattern is pretty chaotic, sleeping twice or three times per day. If I miss a nap I c...

 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: What do you wish you had known before you got married?

 Post subject: Look at the problems
Posted: 26 Oct 2010, 12:31 am 

Replies: 32
Views: 8,420


First - to Philologos - margarine does not go rancid. It is non-lethal waste, not food. I wish I had paid more attention to obvious problems in communicating, and not expected things to get better because we were working on "recovery." A friend of mine just went by 3 rules - Agreement on spiritual m...

 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: Anyone else struggle with Therapists?

 Post subject: Useless Ones
Posted: 26 Oct 2010, 12:13 am 

Replies: 33
Views: 6,021


For most of my life, I would change personalities whenever a shrink started to look like they had a diagnosis in mind. They would then leave me alone, which was the best outcome before AS was a valid diagnosis. Since it did hit the Book, I'm pretty disgusted that nobody picked up on my classic sympt...

 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: Imposing Structure on Yourself.

 Post subject: One thing at a time.
Posted: 25 Oct 2010, 3:50 am 

Replies: 16
Views: 4,076


I'm not good at structure for many reasons. I grew up suspicious of it, because it often seemed to be in aid of something useless, or used to hide another reality. Also, my creative work depends upon novel combinations. If I put things away, they are often harder to find than things partly visible i...

 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: Anyone else struggle with Therapists?

Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 11:49 pm 

Replies: 33
Views: 6,021


I feel very lucky with my current counselor, even though I mostly bounce ideas off her and ask what "normal" is. She maintains a professional detachment, but still cares about her clients. A lot of it does come down to compatible personalities and interests. Not having a PhD, she is still allowed to...

 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: Men's forum

Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 11:12 pm 

Replies: 104
Views: 28,304


What is this? Are men posting all over the "women's list too?

 Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation   Topic: New York Veto

 Post subject: New York Veto
Posted: 22 Oct 2010, 4:06 pm 

Replies: 3
Views: 866


Denied! NY vetoes Autism Spectrum care A bill to expand care for treatment of autism spectrum was vetoed by outgoing NY Governor David Paterson in a victory for health insurers and their lobbyists. As 23 other states fight to prevent insurers discriminating against kids with autism, Paterson defied ...

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: Old Canadian, planet saver type

 Post subject: Clarification
Posted: 21 Oct 2010, 2:11 pm 

Replies: 12
Views: 1,770


Sorry, that was misleading. The amount of child care we need requires two parents or an extended family, and 10% of the time, that involves fooling a man about him being the parent of another man's child. Occasional infidelity helps to reduce inbreeding, etc. There was a dramatic decline in the numb...
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