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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Dispel this myth about autism for me, please |
| Sparhawke |
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Posted: 27 Nov 2011, 6:19 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,440
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| The reason why I ask is because I'm writing a book with the central character being autistic (HFA) and so far he is almost math illiterate, more artistic but interested in science but struggles to understand science because of the math problems. Most of his personality comes from me and one thing I... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Seeing numbers backwards and copying them wrong? |
| Sparhawke |
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Posted: 27 Nov 2011, 4:39 pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 40,602
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| If no one has mentioned it, it is called dyscalculia and it is the little brother of dyslexia and less recognised, I had it all my life and my teachers assumed i was stupid. When I was 3 my dad tried teaching me it and while my brothers all got it I never could (one of my brothers is considering doi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Listening to the same song over and over again. |
| Sparhawke |
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Posted: 27 Nov 2011, 4:35 pm
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Replies: 78
Views: 44,452
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I do that a lot, I love "test flight" by John Powell  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is your Aspie Quiz score |
| Sparhawke |
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Posted: 27 Nov 2011, 11:34 am
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Replies: 1,035
Views: 173,349
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| The whole pdf was very much longer than the single image displayed in most of these posts but I think I would break the forum if I posted it so I will bow to aspie convention and simply post what others have done...(Okay, I lied lol) Had no idea where the traps came from, though I have been out in t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How does this make you feel? |
| Sparhawke |
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Posted: 27 Nov 2011, 11:05 am
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Replies: 32
Views: 4,631
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| The berries are fair game as that is how a tree propagates, but if you pull off all the bark it will die, I forget the technical terms but all its ability to live is in that tiny strip of matter maybe only a couple of millimetres thick and all the rest of the wood underneath is basically dead, do yo... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is the final fate of people with Asperger syndrome |
| Sparhawke |
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Posted: 27 Nov 2011, 8:33 am
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Replies: 55
Views: 7,819
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| It will more than likely end in death for me, but I still hold out hope that my consciousness will be able to be transferred to a robot wolf and be accompanied throughout eternity by a biologically enhanced flying dogopus. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why do NTs believe dancing is for everyone? |
| Sparhawke |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2011, 6:51 pm
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,687
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| I categorically CAN NOT dance, I have never been able to find any sense of rhythm and when I do try I end up doing ancient dancing that is so completely wrong to make even those people who would normally be considered odd look at me with something approaching pity lol |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Having real feelings for objects, it really is not right |
| Sparhawke |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2011, 6:29 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,563
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I think this is the saddest I have ever been over an inanimate object 
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px0j1EHF8Y0[/youtube] |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Having real feelings for objects, it really is not right |
| Sparhawke |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2011, 3:25 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,563
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| This is a new one to me Joe, but why don't you donate that television to someone who cannot afford one, or to a homeless shelter where it will feel loved? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Faceblindness! Any suggestions! |
| Sparhawke |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2011, 3:21 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,347
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| I am probably being particularly thick at this point, but why don't you simply explain you have a condition that makes you forget faces in short-term and long term memory and that while you really do try to remember faces you struggle constantly with it? I have trouble with peoples faces and names s... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: aspergers character on glee, anyone else offended? |
| Sparhawke |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2011, 2:24 pm
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Replies: 42
Views: 6,681
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| I self-diagnosed myself and I am making it official soon, I have no problem with people diagnosing themselves since everyone does it with flu or whatever all the time and no one ridicules them, with the possible exception of man-flu of course lol What annoys me more than anything else though is that... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Sheldon Cooper. Aspie, or offensive parody? |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2011, 1:18 pm
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Replies: 233
Views: 76,924
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I think it is important to note that no sitcom would ever be funny without someone who is not borderline psychotic, or basically a sociopath.
You have Barney Stinson in HIMYM and Chandler in Friends, why not have a super nerd who has AS qualities? |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Sheldon Cooper. Aspie, or offensive parody? |
| Sparhawke |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2011, 3:01 am
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Replies: 233
Views: 76,924
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| Guys, I hate to break this to you but Sheldon is not real, he is actually a praying mantis shoved into retro shirts and left to his own devices. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Pretending. |
| Sparhawke |
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Posted: 24 Nov 2011, 2:20 am
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Replies: 32
Views: 3,493
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| I have often had this, a few months ago I was stuck in some kind of jobskills waste of time and a question came up (sort of like a logic test) that made it clear the tutors were trying to find out how resourceful and if we could figure out stuff logically... Basically it was something to do with bei... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: UK Mirror Article On Autism |
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Posted: 24 Nov 2011, 12:44 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,318
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How should an NT greet an Aspergian? |
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Posted: 23 Nov 2011, 1:28 pm
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Replies: 61
Views: 5,262
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| Always and forever a simple, "good morning, how are you?" is good enough from there. just your normality of politeness. Though as a female aspie, i despise when people run up to me all hyped and bounce and say hey etc. but as an aussie usually i get greeted by my mates n i greet mine with the good ... |
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