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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: A Man Uses A Flying Drone To Walk His Dog During Lockdowns |
| JohnInWales |
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Posted: 26 Mar 2020, 3:52 am
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Replies: 3
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Presumably the video was shot from another drone!
I don't think my dog would go for a walk without me, and 35kg of German Shepherd would pull the drone out of the air if it was trying to drag her away from me  . |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Assuming I'm On The Spectrum, What Is It Like To Be An NT? |
| JohnInWales |
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Posted: 22 Mar 2020, 11:49 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,368
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| NT is a very old version of Windows :lol: I've been asking myself the same question. I never thought of myself as different, just "normal" with a problem that would eventually go away. That's why getting a diagnosis was so important, as I discovered I have lots of features that autistic pe... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How aspergers can be deadly |
| JohnInWales |
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Posted: 11 Mar 2020, 3:51 am
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,397
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| Having got my diagnosis at 63, and only starting to discover I may be on the spectrum after various things happened in my life that resulted in me becoming almost totally isolated, I'm very aware of this, as I'm heading into the time of my life when this is almost certainly going to badly affect me.... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post a random truth (about your dog) |
| JohnInWales |
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Posted: 09 Mar 2020, 10:25 am
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Replies: 145
Views: 60,875
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| I've been separated from my dog since 9am today. It's now 3:25pm, and I won't see her again until around 4pm. I think that's the longest time we've ever been apart. She's had surgery on a lump on her tail, which I've been told has gone very well. I've been washing all the bedding from her two sofas ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: WIFI. |
| JohnInWales |
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Posted: 09 Mar 2020, 6:28 am
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,724
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| There do seem to be a number of people who are badly affected by it, and I think there is a fair bit of research that shows it's harmful. I won't have wi-fi in my house, and my network is all hard wired. I'm working on using radio control for models, and may use it for some sensors around the house,... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Column in British paper "Metro" about Autism speculating |
| JohnInWales |
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Posted: 23 Feb 2020, 8:44 am
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Replies: 5
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| There seems to be a lot more "otherising" happening in Britain. The government are giving disabled people a hard time when they try to use the benefits system, and hatred of foreigners has been stirred up as part of Brexit. There's a culture of blaming people "who aren't like us"... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Potentially useful research about masking |
| JohnInWales |
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Posted: 15 Feb 2020, 11:33 am
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Replies: 13
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| Interesting. Maybe it helps to explain why it took 63 years to get a diagnosis. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Is this really happening in the UK today? |
| JohnInWales |
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Posted: 14 Feb 2020, 9:27 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 806
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Programming with bad memory and low executive functioning? |
| JohnInWales |
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Posted: 13 Feb 2020, 6:23 pm
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Replies: 14
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| Another fan of OpenSCAD. Writing code is much easier than drawing lines with a mouse! Maybe it's an Aspie thing about things being very clear and black or white! I can tell the computer to put things precisely where I want them. I'm currently working on an Arduino device that uses a touch screen, an... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: One of many reasons never to hire a hit man |
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Posted: 12 Feb 2020, 10:30 am
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Replies: 21
Views: 643
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| Presumably she made the mistake of paying in full before the job was done! |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Duloxetine and other SNRI and anxiety disorders |
| JohnInWales |
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Posted: 12 Feb 2020, 8:39 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,065
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| I've only been on prescription anti-depressants twice, both in the last 10 years. Before that I was taking St Johns Wort for a while, and that seemed to help. I tried to go back to it, but the law in the UK had changed, and banned the medicinal version. I tried one of the lifestyle pills but that wa... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Duloxetine and other SNRI and anxiety disorders |
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Posted: 12 Feb 2020, 6:21 am
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Replies: 5
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| After my first assessment, where I just got a vague result of having "features of autism", "features of avoidant personality disorder" and my struggle to get things done was due to "low mood", but didn't score enough points to actually get a diagnosis of anything, the p... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Would you work remotely if you could? |
| JohnInWales |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2020, 8:31 am
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Replies: 22
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| I started working remotely in 1988, long before the internet and online services were available! It was all done down a phone line using dial-up modems, and a bulletin board running on one of my computers. In 2003 I was involved in starting a business where I worked from home using a VPN. I haven't ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why is going up stairs so much easier than going down? |
| JohnInWales |
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Posted: 10 Feb 2020, 10:16 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 973
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| When going upstairs one is leaning forward and the consequence of misstep is lower. When going downstairs a misstep can be much more severe. Also, as one ages the sense of balance begins to fade. One can add the sense of touch (handrail or leaning and sliding against the wall) as well as using sigh... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why is going up stairs so much easier than going down? |
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Posted: 10 Feb 2020, 10:11 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 973
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renaeden wrote: Off a cliff as JohnInSpace said.
In Space? I thought I still had my feet on the ground, but on the wrong planet. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why is going up stairs so much easier than going down? |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2020, 11:54 am
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Replies: 12
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| I have a not very good arrangement of stairs and landing at the top of the stairs I use most. There's a step down, a small landing, another step down to a small landing, then a flight of stairs. There's also a low ceiling over the second step, so I have to lean forward to go down it. I often feel as... |
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