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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: NTs also have "narrow interests". |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2008, 10:25 am
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,965
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| I started this thread not to define "narrow", but to inquire as to why aspies are seen as having narrow interests and NTs are not. Why don't people say that NTs have narrow interests? I disagree with the word "narrow". As one poster has said in some other thread, better would be "specialized." If y... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: If you could keep only the positive effects |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2008, 12:02 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,601
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| I would love to get rid of my dyspraxia and poor physical coordination. I'm not as sure about the poor social skills. |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Medical School Interviews |
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Posted: 06 Mar 2008, 10:29 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,768
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| Unfortunately, I cannot imagine that one would find many people on an Aspie message board who have applied to medical school. I would imagine that Aspies are much more likely to go for a Ph.D and go into research than into clinical medicine. One reason for this is because research will require less ... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Medical School Interviews |
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Posted: 04 Mar 2008, 8:37 pm
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Replies: 23
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| Best of luck. I think that it takes a lot of courage for an Aspie to become a doctor. Its something I'm considering but leaning against. Anyway, I don't think that the fact you are changing from engineering to medicine will be as much of an issue as you think. There are plenty of med school applican... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Calculus |
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Posted: 25 Feb 2008, 8:40 pm
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Replies: 29
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| My impression was that Calc I generally covers differentiation through basic integration, and Calc II covers volumes of solids by integration, integration by parts, trig substitutions, partial fractions, as well as sequences/series. Were things different at your school? Well, it should be noted that... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: academia to the real world |
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Posted: 23 Feb 2008, 11:32 am
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Replies: 2
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| When I was younger, I used to think that what you do in your studies matches what you do in the job but I realised that skills and experience were also required and the concept that applying as a programmer in finance is different to programmer in health care. I also did not know about alternative ... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Calculus |
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Posted: 23 Feb 2008, 11:20 am
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Replies: 29
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| I'm taking it during the summer, along with Calculus II if all goes as planned. I am interested in mathematics in spite of being a biology major and being mathematically literate is very important to me. Everyone says that it's very difficult, and it's hard to get a straight answer. I don't underst... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is it possible for aspies to dance? |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2008, 11:39 am
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Replies: 117
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| I can't dance at all, and I have a feeling that I'm not the only aspie like that. It doesn't seem like an aspie thing. I ask because a few weeks ago I actually went out with a group to a club. I didn't realize it was a dance club. :x I thought everything was going to be okay because I wasn't the on... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How Much Do Your Hands Shake? (If Any) |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2008, 8:21 pm
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Replies: 52
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| I'm glad someone brought this up, as I think this issue of shakiness in hands is very related to Aspergers. When I'm not using my hands, they are still, but if I try to hold something steady, my hands shake. It is a problem in myself, as I make a lot of mistakes in my lab job due to my inability to ... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: clubs/organizations at your university |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2008, 11:41 pm
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Replies: 19
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| Anyone belong to any? I would like to get into some, but so far it seems like all the popular ones seem to revolve their functions around alcohol, which is difficult for me because I don't drink anymore. I would like to change this and get into some sort of club though. What are you involved in on ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Most people on this forum don't have Asperger's Syndrome |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2008, 10:27 am
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Replies: 238
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| It is true that Asperger's Syndrome causes social awkwardness, but to assume that a socially awkward person has a high likelihood of having Asperger' Syndrome --just because he or she is socially awkward-- is ridiculous. It might sound hard to believe, but the first thought that comes into a lot of... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Are you Lazy? |
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Posted: 30 Jan 2008, 9:26 pm
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Replies: 22
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TrueDave wrote: Thsi may be related to AS or social phobia,CFS, or internet addiction, but under it all do you think you're just plain ole LAZY?
Its varied at different points in my life. I'd say that I'm lazy now, but at other points in my life I've been very motivated. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Who Has Autoimmune Disease? |
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Posted: 29 Jan 2008, 11:02 pm
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Replies: 35
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| No autoimmune disorders that I'm aware of, nor any major allergies. But I do think that it is likely that autism and autoimmune disorders are correlated. As far as I know, allergies are NOT considered autoimmune diseases. From what I remember, it may have to do with the fact that allergies only affe... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you hate how some people think Asperger makes you inferio |
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Posted: 29 Jan 2008, 7:45 pm
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Replies: 29
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| This is why I have told only a few people that I have AS (outside of these forums). |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Bullies - Know any sociopaths? |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2008, 11:22 pm
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Replies: 26
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| I read Hare's book online recently. It's really well written but it is quite long. It's a long time since I've seen such nice use of language. I also read Stout's "The Sociopath Next Door". I thought that Hare's first book Without Conscience was excellent. I wasn't quite as impressed with Stout's b... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: To people who don't drink alcohol |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2008, 10:57 pm
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Replies: 49
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| 3. Third, most people forget what happens when they get drunk, so it may be difficult to accumulate social capital from going drinking. However, this may change due to the advent of facebook photos of drunken parties, but those same photos will get you in trouble with potential employers. I don't a... |
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