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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Banning loud children from restaurants, airplanes |
| ADoyle |
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Posted: 14 Sep 2010, 3:07 am
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Replies: 208
Views: 19,558
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| All I know is that my brother and I were taught that there were restaurants and other places where we had to be quiet. I'm sure there were occasions that we acted up, after all, we were children. Even though I had Aspie traits growing up, my parents still expected me to behave appropriately in resta... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: A Peacock-infested neighborhood |
| ADoyle |
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Posted: 12 Sep 2010, 12:46 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,123
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| That's actually not that far from me, in fact I've often driven through that peninsula. I haven't seen a peacock yet, probably because it was midday. Still, I can see why those birds can be annoying, as they often make loud noises around dawn, when most people are still trying to sleep. They are bea... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Facebook ‘fiends’ are narcissistic, insecure, study says |
| ADoyle |
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Posted: 12 Sep 2010, 12:43 am
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,943
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| My FB rule is not to friend anyone I don't know in real life, so far it has worked out well for me. I mostly use FB to keep in touch with my existing friends rather than trying to make new ones, I hate the phone so it's really handy as a way of keeping up with party invites and who's doing what. I ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspies + School? |
| ADoyle |
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Posted: 25 Aug 2010, 2:06 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,418
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| I hated elementary school and the 7th grade because the bullying was constant. In the 2nd grade, my teacher ended up going on maternity leave, and the teacher I ended up with was a major bully, to the point where my mom still couldn't stand her to this day. The bullying by classmates didn't really s... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Looks like Time Warner Cable's at it again! |
| ADoyle |
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Posted: 24 Aug 2010, 8:33 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,406
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| I don't have to worry about that because I get Verizon Fios, which also includes fiber optic internet and phone. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Muslim girl plans to sue Disney. |
| ADoyle |
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Posted: 23 Aug 2010, 1:51 am
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Replies: 126
Views: 23,231
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| Disney did try to make accommodations by offering her a switch to a "backstage" position where she could get away with wearing the headscarf, but she refused. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: castration for horny autistic boys |
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Posted: 19 Aug 2010, 10:07 pm
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Replies: 89
Views: 53,457
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| The real problem is that most parents of teens with developmental disabilities don't want to address sexuality or how to act appropriately around the opposite sex. That's true, parents don't want to think of their developmentally disabled teens as sexual, but they're also likely to be sexually abus... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Man planned to cook cat |
| ADoyle |
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Posted: 17 Aug 2010, 8:23 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,916
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| I think that's sickening, that people torture animals before eating them, especially those animals that we consider pets. I admit I do eat meat, but then again, I believe that there are more humane ways to kill an animal for its meat. If you've read some of Temple Grandin's books, she has done a lot... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: lost my sons to adoption |
| ADoyle |
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Posted: 17 Aug 2010, 2:52 am
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Replies: 71
Views: 6,625
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| I think I've made up my mind... I will not be pursuing a diagnosis and I will no longer mention that both my husband and myself are suspected Aspies. We are the witches of the modern day. Harry Potter might as well be about us. We also have the scarlet letter, but the "A" this time means Aspie. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Would you care if someone you hated died? |
| ADoyle |
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Posted: 08 Aug 2010, 2:29 pm
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Replies: 158
Views: 16,010
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| I'm not sure if I would care, since there is a reason why I would hate a person. I wouldn't attend the funeral or anything, since if someone did something bad enough to deserve hatred, I would have cut off contact completely while they were still alive. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Religion closes minds? |
| ADoyle |
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Posted: 04 Aug 2010, 9:54 pm
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Replies: 127
Views: 10,787
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| I'd say that organized religion closes minds, and in some people, it causes them to hate others. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: proposition 8 |
| ADoyle |
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Posted: 04 Aug 2010, 9:45 pm
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Replies: 91
Views: 6,075
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| I am against Prop 8 because I really see no reason why two adults shouldn't be able to enter into a marriage. Why should marriage be restricted to a man and a woman? Because tradition dictates it? That's not a good enough reason for me. Besides, marriage has not remained stagnant over the course of... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Prop 8 Struck Down |
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Posted: 04 Aug 2010, 6:32 pm
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Replies: 48
Views: 4,997
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| I'm very happy with this court's decision as I voted against Prop Hate and the one before it. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How AS or Autism affected your life? |
| ADoyle |
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Posted: 04 Aug 2010, 2:06 am
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,842
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| Negatives: Bullied until my family moved and I could go to a different middle and high school anxiety Lack of varied facial expressions Unable to pass job interviews, only jobs I've had were ones where they accepted my AS. Extremely focused on a task to the point where I don't stop what I'm doing to... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Avoiding scam job offers |
| ADoyle |
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Posted: 03 Aug 2010, 4:38 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 790
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| If a company asks for money, financial information, or personal information such as a Social Security number before the interview, then they're a scam. A legitimate company will only ask you for your contact information in case they want to reach you to schedule an interview. If I don't recognize an... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Crazy bill in the works to suspend mirranda rights |
| ADoyle |
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Posted: 03 Aug 2010, 4:11 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,269
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