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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: small talk and making friends |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 03 Oct 2014, 6:47 pm
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Replies: 11
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| I have searched out and went to a few meetings in my state (2hour drive one way) All there focus was on adolescent autism, which is great but I am way past that. My interests are kayak fishing. I have invited everyone I could to join me I even bought another kayak for them to use to see if they wan... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Political activism and aspies |
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Posted: 03 Oct 2014, 5:22 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,389
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| This guy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ari_Ne'eman But you do not need to be up front where the networking and fake small talk goes on. You can do important work not the background Researching and writing policy, crunching numbers or doing the polling and campaign strategy. Just from reading about po... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: small talk and making friends |
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Posted: 03 Oct 2014, 4:54 pm
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| Small talk I don't understand the reason for and can't seem to grasp the little details enough to make it work for me. However it seems without mastering this art form I can't seem to make, keep friends. I see most adults go to bars to "mingle" I don't drink and can't do small talk. How have you le... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Yom Kipper |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 03 Oct 2014, 4:14 pm
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Replies: 8
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| For all the Jewish WP members of WP have (or you had ) an easy fast and I hope this is a year of greater acceptance both by others to you and you to yourself |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism By The Numbers Question |
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Posted: 03 Oct 2014, 2:56 am
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Replies: 28
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| Obsession with developmental milestones + early intervention to enforce a common path of development probably drives diagnosis of autism, since autism diagnosis provides the most/best services in childhood. Which while looking at from a different direction then you in many ways we are looking at th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism By The Numbers Question |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 03 Oct 2014, 2:10 am
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Replies: 28
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| Combination of broadened diagnostic criteria and changes in society that make it harder to function. The broaden diagnostic criteria has been massively discussed so I won't here . Work and school activities are much more group oriented then 30 or 40 years ago. Beck in the day when the school day was... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Post a Picture of the Real You. |
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Posted: 03 Oct 2014, 12:50 am
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| http://38.media.tumblr.com/57b9d74b02a9b7d365f0dc67deda5276/tumblr_n9ni150axu1twxnwno1_500.jpg I might delete this post later since I'm still not "out" to my friends/family (other than my parents and fiancé)... But posting pics is fun so figured I'd join in for now! :huh: :cat: :heart: :alien: You ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: why is being diagnosed Aspergers important for adult? |
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Posted: 02 Oct 2014, 4:55 pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 4,976
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BirdInFlight wrote:
At age 52, in practical terms it doesn't make any REAL difference now and yet inwardly it really does)
A very hard concept to explain to people who are not on the spectrum or who are on the spectrum but react in a different way, become depressed because it's permanent etc. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Interest in computers |
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Posted: 02 Oct 2014, 4:47 pm
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Replies: 4
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Ideas on how best to help my 11 yr. old son? |
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Posted: 02 Oct 2014, 4:26 pm
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Replies: 21
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| There is a technique called "disclosing the symptoms". Instead of saying "I have Aspergers" He can say "loud noises bother me" or "I like to concentrate on one thing at a time" etc. There have a specific section for Parents of Aurtistic children here. http://www.wrongplanet.net/forum19.html Of cours... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Apparently People With Aspergers Don't have Friends |
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Posted: 02 Oct 2014, 5:49 am
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Replies: 29
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| Aspies have sex with their partners because it's a theatrical concept. Hornyness and attraction we are incapable of apparently(sarcasm) Oh yeah, that one too. :lmao: And dear me, ASPartOfMe, how on Earth do you know how to use sarcasm? *more sarcasm* Don't you you know? Aspergers is a fake conditio... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Apparently People With Aspergers Don't have Friends |
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Posted: 02 Oct 2014, 4:22 am
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| Also according to her we don't understand the concept of annoying. NO, we understand the concept fine, many of us have difficultly understanding when we are being rude. Aspies have sex with their partners because it's a theatrical concept. Hornyness and attraction we are incapable of apparently(sarc... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: One-Night Stand |
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Posted: 02 Oct 2014, 3:44 am
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kraftiekortie wrote: The reason why I know I'm not gay: I've actually had the misfortune of experiencing gay 'sex." Both times, I was about 17-18 years old. One time, I "semi" consented; another time, it was done by force. androbot01 wrote: I'm sorry that happened to you.
I most certainly concur with that thought. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The site where they BASH Aspie husband and wives. :O |
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Posted: 01 Oct 2014, 7:09 pm
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Replies: 418
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| When ASPartOfMe says that people in this thread have shown empathy towards the people in that forum, he is actually right but what it displays is emotional empathy which even those researchers say we have. What people generally do in the ASPartners forum is confuse difficulty in reading people with... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Books about Adult Autism/Asperger's? |
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Posted: 01 Oct 2014, 5:17 am
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Replies: 13
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| There's always the movie Rain Man; a good fictional depiction of an adult with HFA/AS, and it's a good movie too. He has the usual symptoms of need for routine, distress at change, meltdowns when forced to do things he doesn't want to, "stimming" and motor mannerisms, and problems with executive fu... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: NIH announce $46M grant to White House Brain Initiative |
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Posted: 01 Oct 2014, 2:51 am
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Replies: 0
Views: 523
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