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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Would you survive Disney Land/World? |
| rapidroy |
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Posted: 16 Oct 2014, 11:48 pm
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,914
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| I don't think I would, I hate line ups and crowds. I can usually tolerate those things quite well to a point if I am really interested in the end result for doing it. I have no interest in Disney parks though so that would not work. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism not hidden for me. |
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Posted: 16 Oct 2014, 1:02 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,829
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| I never understood the logic of it being hidden because it clearly isn't. Where the "hidden disability" term comes from is that there isn't any obvious physical signs such as missing limbs, wheelchairs, walkers or like other developmental disabilities such as Down syndrome where their are a variety ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: So are any of you closeted about your autism? |
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Posted: 16 Oct 2014, 12:45 am
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Replies: 58
Views: 5,895
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| It is kind of hard to disclose and then turn around and expect people to treat you like a typical person. With all of my logic I have yet to figure out how one can do that and make it all work out. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Canada |
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Posted: 11 Oct 2014, 12:13 am
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Replies: 88
Views: 5,224
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| Just visited Canada to see relatives. I also liked how they use the metric system! My turn to visit Canada to see relatives. How come Subway don't do a 15cm sub or a 30cm-long? some metric things do not make for a snappy turn of phrase. for example, a 12 inch sub [sounds like it] beats a 15 centime... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Paying Attention to the Weather |
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Posted: 05 Oct 2014, 11:00 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,321
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| Look out the window or check the thermometer, that's what I usually do unless it really matters. In Canada there is usually a severe weather warning with the red screen and everything every day from October to April so the forecast is really pointless. So I follow Rick Mercer's advice and I don't pa... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Paint Sample keychains |
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Posted: 05 Oct 2014, 10:58 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,435
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| Probably used for commutation how ones feeling in a state of being non-verbal. Red usually equals anger or frustration I think. I like the purple one. |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: What's the last album you listened to? |
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Posted: 05 Oct 2014, 12:31 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,653
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| Coheed and Cambria, Second Stage Turbine Blade. Playing right now! |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Pink Floyd: The Wall: A review and a scary scene... |
| rapidroy |
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Posted: 05 Oct 2014, 12:29 am
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Replies: 9
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| Thanks for describing the movies plot to me, I found it incredibly disturbing too, the part where the people get put through the meat grinder. I listened to material from the Wall almost everyday so upon finding out about the movie I asked for a copy for Christmas. I watched it when I was 14 and did... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: to medicate or not medicate? what is your experience? |
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Posted: 05 Oct 2014, 12:19 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,746
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| If you do go the medication route watch out for the side effects, weight gain, drying out hair etc. and be prepared to stop and don't hesitate if you see any reason to be concerned. It is amazing how the human body can be so badly ravaged by such small pills. I prefer to be un-medicated as I have to... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have a strong sense of honor? |
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Posted: 04 Oct 2014, 11:43 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,450
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| Yes I have a strong sense of honor. I sometimes don't intend to forgive easily, I am just so much of a pushover that I end up forgiving anyway. I am the kind of person who easily goes down with the ship then wastes a lot of resources trying to raze it. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone have a loud or soft voice? |
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Posted: 03 Oct 2014, 11:17 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,256
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| Generally, my voice is soft and people have difficulty hearing what I say. Like in restaurants, the waiters/waitresses sometimes don't hear what I say and I have to repeat myself or whomever I am with says what I said for me. My voice is quiet when I'm feeling shy or anxious (in most social situati... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: I composed a game soundtrack |
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Posted: 29 Sep 2014, 11:51 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,810
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| Reminds me of playing Age of Empires, I always liked the music in that. Good work. |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Anyone love Metal? |
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Posted: 29 Sep 2014, 11:47 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,462
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| I like metal though I am not really into any 80s metal or much popular metal. I am not a "666 sign or the devil" type of person. I attend a lot of local indie metal shows and find that metal often does not translate well to recordings so its more of a live concert interest for me. I am a fairly big ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you do or could you as a kid do gymnastics |
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Posted: 28 Sep 2014, 12:14 am
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,555
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| I could do simple forward summersaults when I was around 5, after that I could not, I think growing larger made it harder. I did take some lessons and despite this was still the worst. I was always extremely poor at gymnastics, got in trouble at school for failing to take part because I found my lac... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: If you are developmentally delayed, are you still delayed? |
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Posted: 24 Sep 2014, 10:45 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,515
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| Behind my peers? yes, my coordination overall is awful and I still speak with a lisp. Overall it has very little effect on my functioning tough because I have dropped most of the activities that caused the most trouble, learned to deal and with practice have closed the gap considerately in other are... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I really like kids and others don't seem to |
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Posted: 23 Sep 2014, 10:41 pm
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Replies: 76
Views: 4,245
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| I like children and much of children's culture, the only TV I watch now is the local public TV station's children's block. What I don't like is babies and toddlers for many reasons. I also need a breaks from children quite often, I could never raise them myself, not full time. |
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