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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Hibernation Mode? |
| Fogpatrol |
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Posted: 30 Jan 2014, 2:56 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 888
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| I wish I had that ability. When I get nothing to do, I overthink things and get very anxious and edgy. Usually at home I can just go to sleep if I'm like that and it pass. But if I have to wait at something somewhere it's the worst feeling ever and im very exhausted afterward. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: who is your favorite autism advocate/ celebrity |
| Fogpatrol |
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Posted: 30 Jan 2014, 2:52 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,880
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| Not really a celebrity but Jacob Barnett fascinate me. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Shyness and sex |
| Fogpatrol |
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Posted: 29 Jan 2014, 3:17 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,864
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| Also, alcohol can help for the first time with someone new. Or, as I have heard, make you completely regret your first time. I thought regreting your first time was pretty much the standard for everybody, alcohol or not. How was the first time you rode a bike? Did you get better over time and was i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Disliking Change? |
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Posted: 29 Jan 2014, 12:16 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,248
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| I had to move to an other province for my job and it's been over a year and I still have some trouble coping with it to some degree. Although I don't miss my old home or my old work but after 8 years of beeing there I knew everything about my work and there was pretty much close to no more big surpr... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: People seem to cough around me.. |
| Fogpatrol |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2014, 1:03 pm
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Replies: 82
Views: 64,037
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do I sound like I have Aspergers? |
| Fogpatrol |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2014, 12:24 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,533
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| Also since around the age of 21 my ability to focus and concentrate on things I don't want to do or to execute an idea to fruition have come to the fore a lot more. It is from this point that I have really begun to notice some Aspergers like symptoms in myself. You will have to dig deeper and find ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Trouble with autism! |
| Fogpatrol |
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Posted: 27 Jan 2014, 4:46 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 777
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| So you're unhappy with your dagnosis is that it? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Making myself dizzy as a child. |
| Fogpatrol |
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Posted: 26 Jan 2014, 3:30 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,681
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| I'm sure every kids have done this, same with swings. I had to learn this from someone. I guess is the intensity and frequency of it that differ from one to an other. I was probably doing it alot because my mom was getting really mad when she caught me doing it. I didnt understand why I wasnt allowe... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Making myself dizzy as a child. |
| Fogpatrol |
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Posted: 26 Jan 2014, 2:31 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,681
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| I use to do this alot as a child. I had to do it when my mom was not watching because for some reason she never let me do it. I would just keep on spinning until I would fall down and then just stare at the spinning ceiling. I was also pressing my fist on my eyes as strong as I could and watch all t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How does pride work ? |
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Posted: 26 Jan 2014, 1:51 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,307
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| Like Bumble is saying it's an ego boost. Alot of people are driven by their ego and being proud of it's own child is basically a way to give yourself a "ego boost". "MY child as acheive this I'm proud of MY child." As for being proud of local sport team, My guess is that they have a sense of belongi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How does pride work ? |
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Posted: 26 Jan 2014, 1:36 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,307
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| Can pride just be being happy of a result? I never really thought of it being something else than this. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Help me trigger an emotional overload |
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Posted: 26 Jan 2014, 1:31 pm
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Replies: 40
Views: 2,160
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-Drink hard liquors
-Put duct tape on a hairy part of your body.
-Watch a sad movie
As you're about to cry, remove duct tape as fast as you can.
Works everytime. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is it considered Eye Contact if you lock eyes for < 1 sec |
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Posted: 26 Jan 2014, 1:27 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,693
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| My coping strategy as been to look just below the eyes. I can't look straight into people eyes because I need to see their mouth move or I lose track of the conversation. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "Self diagnosed" vs. "Not sure..." |
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Posted: 25 Jan 2014, 12:34 pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,015
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| I would use the words "suspecting I have ASD" instead of self-diagnoses. Because the second one is banalising any kind of diagnosis if you ask me... Are you saying WrongPlanet should change its options in the profile setup? We're talking about what's available here , on this very website, not how t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "Self diagnosed" vs. "Not sure..." |
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Posted: 24 Jan 2014, 5:42 pm
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Replies: 34
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| I would use the words "suspecting I have ASD" instead of self-diagnoses. Because the second one is banalising any kind of diagnosis if you ask me. Why go to a doctor since I can self diagnosed myself using Google.com? You can self-diagnoses a Cold vs Flu, the worst that can happen is that you stay s... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Communicating during shutdowns |
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Posted: 24 Jan 2014, 5:29 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 867
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Can you keep on walking? That's what I do. Randomly walk around.
Edit: Sorry red the thread wrong. My trick is for meltdowns not shutdown. |
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