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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Aspergers and singing? |
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Posted: 11 May 2022, 10:47 pm
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Replies: 61
Views: 12,766
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| I love to sing, and took a few singing lessons when I was in high school, though I never had a great technique. Couple that with me having a baritone voice and a love for 80s rock bands like Bon Jovi and Journey and you get permanent vocal damage…my perfect pitch gone to waste. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: I'm in Australia!! ! |
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Posted: 11 May 2022, 9:48 pm
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Replies: 26
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| Welcome! My dad is Australian, but I’ve lived my whole life in the USA because my mom is from here. Ironically, Tasmania is the only Australian state or territory my dad has never lived in or visited. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone here have autistic siblings as well? |
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Posted: 26 Apr 2022, 10:34 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,024
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| My brother and one of my 1st cousins are ND but not Autistic, I have a 2nd cousin who is diagnosed Autistic, and a 3rd cousin who my mom and I suspect may be Autistic based on what her mom (my mom’s 2nd cousin) has told us about her. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: The Need for Romantic Intimacy |
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Posted: 21 Apr 2022, 2:06 pm
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Replies: 148
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| I posted this on a different thread bit I think you could use tgis advice too @The Grand Inquisitor. We’re the same age. I can deeply relate to how you feel. For a long I too thought I would never be in a relationship. My best advice for you would be to see if there are any autistic adult social/sup... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Is looking for autistic women a realistic option? |
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Posted: 17 Apr 2022, 9:47 pm
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Replies: 289
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| @Dorkseid, I can deeply relate to how you feel. For a long I too thought I would never be in a relationship. My best advice for you would be to see if there are any autistic adult social/support groups in your area. If not, do what I did and create one yourself! Send out emails to all of the therapi... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Why this « never give up » culture? |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2022, 11:06 am
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Replies: 49
Views: 4,894
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| Some people just get screwed over in the dating game through no fault of their own. I know a guy who's a perfectly nice and easy going fellow but I doubt he's ever going to get married, have a family, or even have a girlfriend. He's a legitimate 2/10 on the lookscale; grossly overweight, very ugly ... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Sam Finelli - American Idol contestant |
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Posted: 15 Mar 2022, 12:09 pm
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| Sounds super inspiration-porny to me as well. He isn’t actually the first openly-autistic contestant on the show. James Durbin, who came in 4th place in one of the earlier seasons about a decade ago, was also open about it, but if my memory serves me correctly he didn’t make a huge deal of it or use... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: 37 years old and (involuntarily) never had a girlfriend. |
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Posted: 10 Mar 2022, 2:03 pm
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Replies: 71
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| And LGBTQ+ women seem to greatly outnumber straight women in autism rights activism. Hmm, I haven't gotten the impression that LGBTQ+ women "greatly outnumber" hetero women, but I agree that there are lots of highly visible LGBTQ+ women in autistic rights activism. That's probably because... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Nonprofit helps train disabled jobseekers for IT careers |
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Posted: 10 Mar 2022, 1:50 pm
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Replies: 7
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| What we need is job training for ND/Autistic folks who are interested in OTHER fields too. The more that this stereotype of “all Autistics are good at STEM” gets pushed, the worse it is for our community as a whole. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: 37 years old and (involuntarily) never had a girlfriend. |
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Posted: 09 Mar 2022, 12:15 pm
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Replies: 71
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| Transportation Policy, Operations & Logistics. My Bachelors is in Political Science. Given your interest in politics, have you considered getting involved in the autistic rights movement (a branch of the disability rights movement)? If you choose to get involved in autistic rights activism, ple... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Is it best to keep having AS a secret |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2022, 4:33 pm
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Replies: 40
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| This thread is nearly a decade old… |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Where are you from?Tell us! |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2022, 4:22 pm
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Replies: 51
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Mountain Goat wrote: Ah. So you are used to lots of people! I live in the countryside. Our nearest street lamp is a mile away and our nearest bus stop or main road is 2 miles away.
China has so many people that even the countryside is crowded.
I’ve seen it firsthand. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Frustrated with how people perceive me when trying to date |
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Posted: 02 Mar 2022, 12:05 pm
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Replies: 14
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| There are A LOT of single Autistic guys out there. Don’t waste your time trying to date NTs. If you and a potential partner go into a relationship knowing each other are Autistic, it saves a lot of energy not having to worry about when/how to disclose. We’re often also a lot more direct when duscuss... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi, I'm Chloe |
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Posted: 02 Mar 2022, 11:50 am
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Replies: 14
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| Welcome to WP, Chloe! I’m a bit of a musician myself, but lean more toward Rock than Electronic. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Need advice about aspie girl I am likely going to date |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2022, 11:54 am
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Replies: 4
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| Tell her exactly what you wrote here, be direct with her. A lot of Autistics appreciate directness. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: My gf seems to be bothered that I am 'white and privileged'. |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2022, 3:16 pm
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Replies: 555
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| I have a friend who is a lot like what the OP describes. Also female, but white instead of Native American. I am also white, but have some Asian and Jewish descent also. I agree that it’s sooo annoying having someone remind you of your “privilege” constantly… |
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