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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Tell me why I can't have AS |
| Erich |
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Posted: 04 Sep 2007, 11:21 pm
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Replies: 53
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| snake, That irritates me too. I mentioned it in another thread. It's hard to get decent feedback when everyone's so quick to quick to say AS. Exactly. And once a person starts hearing others telling them they have AS, that person just starts looking back in life for more and more ways to prove the ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I'm sure you get a lot of this, but... could I be an Aspie? |
| Erich |
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Posted: 04 Sep 2007, 11:11 pm
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,356
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| You DO sound like you could have AS. Think hard. Do you or did you have REALLY STRONG interests? Did you have a GOOD vocabulary at an early age? Have you had problems with some rhetoric, humor, etc... They are all probable AS symptoms. Granted, they don't mean you have AS, but they are part of a pu... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why do NTs sometimes react angrily to people with AS? |
| Erich |
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Posted: 04 Sep 2007, 10:52 pm
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Replies: 74
Views: 8,588
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| I am especially interested in NTs' explanation of why they became angry, especially those NTs using this forum. Also anyone with AS who has been on the receiving end of NT anger but later got an explanation from the perpetrator. I think there is another big issue with this type of thought. There's ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What are you like during wakes or funerals? |
| Erich |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2007, 12:35 am
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Replies: 18
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| If it's someone I truly care about, I get very sappy and definitely go with sunglasses and keep them on, because I cry the whole time, especially when people talk about their experiences with the deceased. If it's someone I barely knew, or didn't care for, that's a different story, especially if I'... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone Have This "Aspie" CD? |
| Erich |
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Posted: 17 Aug 2007, 4:56 pm
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Replies: 9
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| I quite like their song "Into the Ocean", but beyond that I haven't really heard any of their songs (heard "Hate Me", and didn't really care for it). Yeh, I think those are the only 2 songs that they play on the radio. 'Hate Me' is okay, nothing great, but that song isn't really why I bought the CD... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone Have This "Aspie" CD? |
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Posted: 17 Aug 2007, 7:42 am
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Replies: 9
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| Their genre varies. But the song "Hate Me" was played on Top 40 stations for quite some time. I think they are considered Alternative Rock.......Certainly not "Appalachian Dulcimer quintet, mid 1800's isolated community West Virginian Band still singing old English folks songs"..... :D One of my fri... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone Have This "Aspie" CD? |
| Erich |
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Posted: 16 Aug 2007, 8:00 pm
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| I don't have Asperger's, but I have a friend that does. And so I come here often to read and learn as much as I can. Anyway, I purchased a CD quite a few months ago, basically for just one song. It's one of those CD's that you like more and more as you listen to it more and more. In the past couple ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Talking about it. |
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Posted: 16 Aug 2007, 7:51 pm
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| I would have thought that someone with serious asperger's would not actually invite their significant other out to a public restaurant to break this kind of news. Have you actually been to the doctor yet? If not, don't jump to conclusions. The mind is powerful. If you start convincing yourself now??... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do I have AS? |
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Posted: 12 Aug 2007, 11:09 pm
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Replies: 15
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| I would think that if you have researched it as much as you say.....and you really had Aspergers, you would know it right off the bat by your readings. So after all the studying, if you still aren't quite sure, then you probably don't have asperger's syndrome. There are SO many other things out ther... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Tell me why I can't have AS |
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Posted: 12 Aug 2007, 1:14 pm
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Replies: 53
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| Stitch, it simply sounds like you are looking for a hobby or like learning about new things because you're human. It's even worse when you have some brains. You get intrested in a lot of different things and really want to know all about each one. That's pretty normal for anyone that is fairly intel... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Tell me why I can't have AS |
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Posted: 12 Aug 2007, 11:32 am
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Replies: 53
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| Is it possible to have these AS-type obsessions with ADD? What type of obsessions are you talking about that you have? Keep in mind, many people (NT's) think they have "obsessions". But in reality, they are just hobbies or things the person really likes to do. Obsessions for people with AS are real... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Tell me why I can't have AS |
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Posted: 12 Aug 2007, 9:48 am
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Replies: 53
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| No, it doesn't sound like you have Asperger's. You have a few of the easiest 'symptoms' to have. But just because you think you are different doesn't mean you have AS. Or just because you are a little different doesn't mean you have AS either. A kid with a big nose could have all the traits you just... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspies as a discriminated upon minority group |
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Posted: 11 Aug 2007, 8:04 pm
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Replies: 40
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| I see a lot of "aspie pride" here.I have more problems with blatant NT bashing because all NT's are not alike just as all ASers are not alike.To me that is a case of "illussion" that we do not need to sucumb to,just because some in the NT culture do it to us.Two wrongs dont make a right and are bas... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: SSI |
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Posted: 11 Aug 2007, 7:09 pm
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Replies: 32
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TheZach wrote: I'd love to have a job, but I feel like I can't get along with people for some reason which makes a job impossible.
Then look for a job that doesn't involve talking with people too much.
There are lots of jobs that you can do and be by yourself. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How is Aspergers Diagnosed? |
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Posted: 07 Aug 2007, 9:38 pm
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Replies: 17
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| If this is just to confirm to yourself that you have it.....won't it be a bit of a flawed diagnosis? I mean, if you truly believe you have Aspergers, you have obviously looked up all the traits and went thrugh the small quizzes. So chances are, whether you do or don't have it, you know how to answer... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: A question i'm hoping N.T.'s can answer |
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Posted: 07 Aug 2007, 9:27 pm
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Replies: 17
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| Shoes may matter to a lot of women, but I assure you, men don't mind too much about other guys' shoes. Even NT men. I'm NT and I'm around alot of other guys in my field of work. The shoes we wear never really come up unless someone is wearing a pair that is pretty much falling apart with the sole ab... |
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