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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is being called a genius a complement or an insult. |
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Posted: 31 Dec 2014, 9:59 pm
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Replies: 21
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| Since none of you understand me I guess I am not an aspie. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: What's in two words? |
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Posted: 30 Dec 2014, 2:06 pm
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Replies: 2
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| My brother thinks I have AS. The only two doctors with whom I mentioned this possibility (a psychiatrist whose speciality is ADHD and a general practitioner said I am "too functional". The selftest I took online had many questions were I would have marked "I don't know" had that ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Day-walker |
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Posted: 30 Dec 2014, 10:36 am
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Replies: 12
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| I don't get the "Day-Walker" bit. I tried Googling it but still can't work it out. Does that mean something? Asperger's isn't a disease. It's a syndrome or a disorder. I like to think of it as a personality type :) Daywalker = vampire that is immune (or resistant) to the sun and can act f... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: being an incompetent aspie as a teen |
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Posted: 30 Dec 2014, 10:15 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,164
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| Sounds like my ex-wife. I think that NTs learn a lot simply from watching others instead of logically analyzing the situation. Their eyes are constantly scoping their environment and soaking in what they see like a sponge. They can do this because their minds are less active as I have noticed that i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Obsession with Wikipedia |
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Posted: 30 Dec 2014, 9:51 am
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Replies: 32
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| What is important is to check out the references and then to put the titles of some of the references in the exact phrase box in Google Advanced. Not to do so is like reading a journal article without checking any of its references (past work) northe article in the citations index (later work). BTW,... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Logic. |
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Posted: 30 Dec 2014, 9:44 am
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,811
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| You sound like an NT! Yes, use logic. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello |
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Posted: 30 Dec 2014, 12:43 am
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Replies: 2
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| I may be an AS. My oldest sure thinks so. I was once given an autobio by an aspie and he was nothing like me. He couldn't look people in the eyes and was a wiz working with his hands. I have no problem looking people in the eye and I don't like working with my hands. I have been told that it is a mi... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Introducing myself |
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Posted: 29 Dec 2014, 11:59 pm
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Replies: 16
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| Sometimes it seems like the NTs have the syndrome, they are so emotional and have difficulty following simple logic. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is being called a genius a complement or an insult. |
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Posted: 29 Dec 2014, 11:55 pm
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Replies: 21
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| I guess you guys don't know the context. He has never respected my intelligence for everyday life as shown by his constantly giving unsolicited advice and never asking for it. He even advised me on how to talk to the university chancellor about hiring me back as a professor. Not only has he never be... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is being called a genius a complement or an insult. |
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Posted: 29 Dec 2014, 9:50 pm
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Replies: 21
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| After a brief visit from my brother who lives far away he writes in Facebook "Just visited my genius brother". However, it almost sound sarcastic. It is like, he is a genius because he has a Ph. D in physics but God forbid can that translate in the ability to solve everyday situations even... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Screening Quiz |
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Posted: 29 Dec 2014, 9:33 pm
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Replies: 0
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| I took the quiz from this link: http://psychcentral.com/cgi-bin/autismquiz.cgi. It was a bunch of questions with answers slightly agree, slightly disagree, strongly agree, strongly disagree. Honestly if there had been a box for "I don't know" I would have answered half the questions with t... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: http://psychcentral.com/cgi-bin/autismquiz.cgi |
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Posted: 29 Dec 2014, 9:29 pm
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Replies: 0
Views: 770
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| I took the quiz from the link in the subject box. It was a bunch of questions with answers slightly agree, slightly disagree, strongly agree, strongly disagree. Honestly if there had been a box for "I don't know" I would have answered half the questions with that response. For most I staye... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Introducing myself |
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Posted: 29 Dec 2014, 9:17 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 715
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| What is Nts? Neurotypical Syndrome? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: White Lies |
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Posted: 29 Dec 2014, 8:58 pm
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Replies: 1
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| Here is a quote that I forgot to include but is evidence that my bro and his wife are liars: "Discover whether you suffer from autism or Asperger's with this quick screening" Note the word "suffer"! They did not want me to know that it is a disorder or something that people suffe... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Learning to tell White Lies |
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Posted: 29 Dec 2014, 8:47 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,546
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| This doesn't come naturally to me, but it's a social skill that I'm trying to learn these days: keeping my thoughts to myself, choosing my battles, and having pleasant interactions rather than honest ones. It's hard though – pretending to agree with someone when really I don't. Especially when ther... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: White Lies |
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Posted: 29 Dec 2014, 8:37 pm
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Replies: 1
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| My older brother seems to believe I have AS. I do believe that I am faster in logical deduction than the average and slower in social intuition. Does that mean I have AS? It took me some decades with my slow social intuition but I came to the realization that people who know me intimately like my ol... |
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