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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Characters whose autistic traits you relate to |
| MagicMeerkat |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2023, 2:14 pm
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Replies: 76
Views: 7,661
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| Ian Malcom from Jurassic Park Peter Quill from Guardians of the Galaxy Buster Baxter and D.W. Read from Arthur Ramona Quimby from the Beverly Clearly series Bell from the Disney animated version of Beauty & the Beast Elsa from Frozen Lilo from Lilo & Stich (Stich too) The entire Membrane fam... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: You need to widen your horizons |
| MagicMeerkat |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2023, 2:07 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 345
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| Reciprocation is my BFF listens to me go on about myself, concerns or special interest for however long and then I listen to her go on about herself, concerns or special interest for however long. For all I know Meerkat appreciates a friend who's passionate about owls or reciprocates in other ways.... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: You need to widen your horizons |
| MagicMeerkat |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2023, 9:11 am
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Replies: 11
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| There's a big difference between "I'm really interested in meerkats" and "I'm interested in animals, especially meerkats." Meeting someone interested in animals is quite likely. Lots of couples these days have pets instead of children. Your attitude comes across to me as "y... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: You need to widen your horizons |
| MagicMeerkat |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2023, 3:15 pm
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Replies: 11
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| Narrow, restricted interests naturally pose a sharing problem. My interests are often pretty narrow, which probably helps explain why I don't have millions of friends. I guess it's a choice between the misery of loneliness and the misery of foregoing special interests and trying to take an interest... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Disney is dying (or already dead) and how to save it |
| MagicMeerkat |
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Posted: 31 Aug 2023, 9:25 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,314
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| Maybe make some original movies and concepts instead of making "live action" remakes of older films. Bring back traditional 2-D animation. |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Oppenheimer VS Barbie: Which One Would You Watch First? |
| MagicMeerkat |
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Posted: 31 Aug 2023, 4:46 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,633
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| Only movie I wanted to see this year was Guardians of the Galaxy 3 and I was NOT disappointed. Barbie and Oppenheimer both seemed equally boring to me. |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: how did you fare in grade school? |
| MagicMeerkat |
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Posted: 31 Aug 2023, 4:35 pm
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Replies: 14
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| It all depended on the teacher. Ones who liked me and were willing to work with me and choose their battles, it was great. Others who were on a power trip and probably were not so good. I wasn't really interested in making friends but occasionally I did have a few. Usually they had to be facilitated... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Toddler is scared of the robot vacuum |
| MagicMeerkat |
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Posted: 31 Aug 2023, 4:22 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,248
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| Maybe turn it off and let her examine it on her own terms? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Characters whose autistic traits you relate to |
| MagicMeerkat |
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Posted: 31 Aug 2023, 4:21 pm
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Replies: 76
Views: 7,661
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| I've been seeing post after post on Twitter (or X) about how Rocket Racoon is autistic and every fan of his seems to be autistic or suspects themselves to be. I like him because I find him relatable so I guess him. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do ND's engage in trolling activity? |
| MagicMeerkat |
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Posted: 31 Aug 2023, 4:19 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 653
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| Yes, if someone is trolling me first. Trolling trolls is the best. I remember once someone said my eyes should be fed to my pet lizard. I trolled back with, "Yes, I used to feed her my eyes as part of her regular diet but the vet said she was getting too fat and I had to cut back and stick wit... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: You need to widen your horizons |
| MagicMeerkat |
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Posted: 31 Aug 2023, 4:16 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 345
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| Special interests, obsessions, passions, hyperfocus, whatever you want to call them have always been my strongest autistic trait. They've always been animal related in one way or another this species or that species, this animal character or that one or a carrier field related to them. Meerkats have... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do ND's engage in trolling activity? |
| MagicMeerkat |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2023, 9:29 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 653
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| Yes, if someone is trolling me first. Trolling trolls is the best. I remember once someone said my eyes should be fed to my pet lizard. I trolled back with, "Yes, I used to feed her my eyes as part of her regular diet but the vet said she was getting too fat and I had to cut back and stick wit... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do ND's engage in trolling activity? |
| MagicMeerkat |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2023, 4:35 pm
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Replies: 21
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| Yes, if someone is trolling me first. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: How did Elon Musk succeed |
| MagicMeerkat |
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Posted: 24 Aug 2023, 7:36 pm
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Replies: 58
Views: 10,386
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Jakki wrote: His friggin family had bucket loads of Money...
This also applies to Temple Grandin. |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Advice for people currently in therapy |
| MagicMeerkat |
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Posted: 24 Aug 2023, 7:33 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,464
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| I never had a decent therapist since I turned 15. My insurance only covers ones that are fresh out of online school and don't know jack about autism. All the "specialists" are either frauds or only see children. All the ones that claim they see autistic adults either aren't taking new clie... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Do you often get told you are staring off into space? |
| MagicMeerkat |
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Posted: 24 Aug 2023, 7:14 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,037
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| Yes when I was on a bunch of meds as a teenager. I think I was having seizures but in my neck of the woods, you could only have a seizure if you were on the floor jerking around. |
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