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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Does anyone else feel like this about their parents? |
MadHatterMatador |
Posted: 24 Oct 2014, 11:02 pm
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Looking back, I feel like my parents didn't really understand the magnitude of what my condition was. They tried a little bit, but I feel like they never really tried to teach me social norms or skills from a cognitive perspective, and when it came to executive functioning related issues, they alway... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is it possible not to care what other people think? |
MadHatterMatador |
Posted: 24 Oct 2014, 10:46 pm
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Replies: 52 Views: 3,477
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In a way I'm actually kind of glad I care about other people and what they think, because if I didn't then I would be a horrible shell of a human being. It's a painful thing to live with and put up with, and I often wish I could shed it, but I know it would be wrong to. It depends on what you mean ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Regarding Alcohol, marijuana and similar substances |
MadHatterMatador |
Posted: 24 Oct 2014, 10:22 am
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Replies: 36 Views: 3,220
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Alcohol certainly helps my anxiety a lot, as do cigarettes, but marijuana makes it even worse, and emphasizes them beyond oblivion. Maybe I just take too much or something. |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Little Things that Annoy You on the Screen? |
MadHatterMatador |
Posted: 23 Oct 2014, 1:18 am
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Replies: 126 Views: 10,723
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When they're talking to someone while driving, and they don't keep their eyes on the road |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Let us describe autism for NTs |
MadHatterMatador |
Posted: 22 Oct 2014, 6:53 pm
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Replies: 30 Views: 2,952
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For me it means a difficulty to understand social norms, to develop and maintain relationships with people, and to veer away from my restrictive behaviors. Along with those major categories come a whole mess of subcategories. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Parenthood: Aspie Kid or Spoiled Brat? |
MadHatterMatador |
Posted: 22 Oct 2014, 5:32 pm
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Replies: 31 Views: 17,591
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I'm just catching up on the show now, and I like the interpretation. I like characters like Abed from Community, who show a fully functioning aspie at work and in social situations, but I also like characters like this, who show how difficult it can be for some aspies to be like that. I definitely r... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Mary and Max |
MadHatterMatador |
Posted: 22 Oct 2014, 5:03 pm
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Replies: 3 Views: 1,136
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I think it's accurate as far as the character goes, but I think other movies like Adam are far more detailed. Like, I wouldn't recommend this for someone to understand what Asperger's is, but at the same time, I do think this character is a realistic aspie character. I don't think the movie was as g... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Celebs coming out as autistic |
MadHatterMatador |
Posted: 22 Oct 2014, 11:45 am
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Replies: 35 Views: 3,791
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I don't like it when anyone goes around saying they have it just because of a few minor tendencies. I don't think Owl City is diagnosed. I think it's self-diagnosed, and he just seems way too socially competent in interviews and stuff. If he has it, it's either very mild, or he had worked tremendou... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: If you know ur regarded 2b"weird", why dont change |
MadHatterMatador |
Posted: 22 Oct 2014, 11:19 am
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Replies: 60 Views: 5,069
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Sorry if my question is offensive, but as a NT who is interested in autism, I am a little puzzled. At first, I thought people with autism didn't know they have problems in communication. But as I log on this forum, I found out that: wow, these are supersuper normal, rational and logistic people! So... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Characters with Potential ASD |
MadHatterMatador |
Posted: 22 Oct 2014, 1:04 am
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Replies: 28 Views: 3,211
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This is probably going to turn into another one of those threads that ends up naming just about every TV character who has ever been in existence, but whatever: Arthur (King of Queens)- generally annoying, turns a lot of people off, unintentionally rude, involves people in conversations they don't c... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Celebs coming out as autistic |
MadHatterMatador |
Posted: 21 Oct 2014, 4:33 pm
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Replies: 35 Views: 3,791
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I think AS in general has been extremely trivialized by the media and society. People don't know what a serious disorder it is. I can see that concern, yes, and the danger of it being "the trendy thing to have." However, I'm not so sure that most people don't know what a serious disorder it is, or ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Did Elliot Rodger have Asperger's? |
MadHatterMatador |
Posted: 21 Oct 2014, 3:51 pm
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Replies: 58 Views: 13,560
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It seems like he has some consistencies with it. None of us know enough about him to say either way. There has to be some reason why a good looking kid was never able to get a date for 22 years. I don't know if NPD is enough to explain it. I think there must have been some sort of unusual social def... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Musicians who have (or may have?) Asperger's Syndrome. |
MadHatterMatador |
Posted: 21 Oct 2014, 12:23 pm
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Replies: 489 Views: 337,132
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So we're just naming musicians we like, then? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Celebs coming out as autistic |
MadHatterMatador |
Posted: 21 Oct 2014, 12:05 pm
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Replies: 35 Views: 3,791
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I don't like it when anyone goes around saying they have it just because of a few minor tendencies. I don't think Owl City is diagnosed. I think it's self-diagnosed, and he just seems way too socially competent in interviews and stuff. If he has it, it's either very mild, or he had worked tremendous... |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Keep a word, drop a word... |
MadHatterMatador |
Posted: 20 Oct 2014, 2:43 pm
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Replies: 45,116 Views: 440,514
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Post a movie and replace one word with Ghost |
MadHatterMatador |
Posted: 20 Oct 2014, 2:17 pm
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Replies: 4,814 Views: 45,028
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Casper the Friendly Ghost...
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