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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Temple Grandin |
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Posted: 04 Dec 2010, 11:16 am
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| I admire her and have used many of her ideas in my own corrals for the cattle with great results. The only downside to her success, for me, is that my ranch friends who know I am also Aspie think I am automatically going to be able to solve any animal handling problem like she would. Oh, brother. It... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sign language.. |
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Posted: 04 Dec 2010, 11:04 am
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| I like sign. By chance lived near several Deaf families in Indiana for a year. It makes more sense to me than spoken English. One thing I like about it is the syntax of ASL. The way it was described to me is: with ASL you present the main idea first and then become more specific, as opposed to Engli... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Strange aquaintance |
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Posted: 04 Dec 2010, 10:31 am
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Replies: 12
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| Look...take some advice from an old slapper. He actually asked you to have sex with him by asking if he could sleep on your couch. That's what that means. A guy will try to deny this because of unpleasant reactions he may get. Haven't you ever heard the expression, "He can put his shoes under my be... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: any aspie's over 50 |
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Posted: 04 Dec 2010, 10:23 am
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Replies: 39
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| For me my kid's activities were hard for me due to my social impairment. They are very extroverted NT's. One's in college and the other is 16. I'm realizing right now that it will be hard when they are both gone. My husband's a very extroverted NT also. So i suppose he'll keep me out there socially... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: 6 Bizarre Forms of Discrimination That Can Lose You a Job |
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Posted: 04 Dec 2010, 10:08 am
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Replies: 21
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I take all that as proof that life and interpersonal relationships are also confusing to NTs.  |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Auditory sensitivity and work |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2010, 10:22 pm
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| I've not shared that I'm Aspie at any job. I've been in current position since May of this year and have enjoyed it... until today. I was told that I was going to lose my office. I will be expected to somehow cram into a space with 5 other people. That, however, is not the biggest problem. The space... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: What if Asperger's was the norm? |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2010, 10:09 pm
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Replies: 6
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If Asperger's were the norm:
there would be no group therapy.
no one would be written up at work for spending too much time discussing football scores or talking at the water cooler.
there would not be recognized "office politics." |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: any aspie's over 50 |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2010, 10:03 pm
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Replies: 39
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| I'm over 50 and diagnosed in my late 30s. I agree that it gets more difficult with age. But maybe it was easier when I had children at home (1 is aspie, 2 are very sociable NTs) and I was obliged to be out more socially. I'm really struggling with meeting people in a new town where I came for work. ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What are Your Sensory Issues? |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2010, 8:06 pm
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Replies: 77
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| I've flunked tests to gauge sense of smell, but that doesn't bother me. Very ticklish, to the point, like others, where clothing and other things touching can be agonizing. I also have trouble understanding what's being said over a public address system, and some radios and televisions. Very annoyin... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: What did you want to be as a kid |
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Posted: 21 Nov 2010, 2:17 am
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Replies: 434
Views: 36,624
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Very wide variety of interests.
I wanted to be a cowboy (girl), and did. Along the way, I seemed to have a knack for treating injured cattle and horses and went to college in my late 30s and early 40s and got a degree in occupational therapy. Now I do that and the ranching. |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Benefits of Official Diagnosis of an Adult |
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Posted: 21 Nov 2010, 2:10 am
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Replies: 35
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| Top 10 Top Ten Reasons for Adults to Seek an Asperger Syndrome Diagnosis http://autism.about.com/od/aspergerssyndrome/tp/whygetasdx.htm I read those and many, if not all are true of me (except for the job - mine is fantastic), but when I did see a couple of psychologists they didn't offer any solut... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Anyone Feel Immature for Their Age? |
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Posted: 21 Nov 2010, 2:06 am
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| Yes. I feel less mature than others in my age group (50s). I haven't managed my finances and friendships well. I'm not settled. But on the other hand, I'm alot more lively than many of the people my age and still get to enjoy my outdoor hobbies. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone else has "oh s**t" moments years later? |
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Posted: 21 Nov 2010, 1:45 am
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| I'm probably older than most of you, and sorry to say, I can still have "oh sh%t" moments from 40+ years back. Also will have random memories from some of my klutzier moves (crashing into and onto people, accidently whacking someone in the head). |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Funny things people think about AS |
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Posted: 25 Aug 2009, 9:39 pm
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Replies: 17
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I've had people ask, "So, do you feel (emotion) anything?" "Are you able to love your children?"
Since describing emotions and love with mere words is difficult for anyone and so subjective, I'm sure I fail somewhat, and confirm the suspicions for some people. |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Coworker accuses me flaunting my intelligence. |
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Posted: 20 Aug 2009, 10:59 pm
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| quote="Android"].... 2. Aspies tend to over-explain things. My solution to this problem has been to explain as little as possible. That way I don't hurt people's feelings by telling them things that they see as common knowledge. And if they don't get it because you haven't explained enough, they'll ... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Wanting to Dress Well for Work |
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Posted: 20 Aug 2009, 10:54 pm
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Replies: 23
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| I applaud your effort to dress better. You've gotten what I think is good suggestions here. If you do find that you have out-done the boss a time or two, don't stress about it. I've observed that having a reputation for dressing well is not detrimental. And any comments I've heard made about it don'... |
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