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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: People seem to cough around me.. |
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Posted: 03 Mar 2016, 2:26 pm
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| ha, ResilientBrilliance, I'm in such a similar situation. The guy next to me at work coughs every five minutes all day, all week. It's almost funny. I was a lot at home in the last years due to anxiety, so I thought I couldn't stand the constant coughing at a working place. Not that I'm there it's l... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: People seem to cough around me.. |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2016, 12:15 pm
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| Hi somethin, yes, people often avoid eye contact with me. Well, if I remember correctly the eye contact problem was very intense in the past, but I got used to it and it's not a problem any longer. No, I'm not from NY, I live in Germany. "Me, personally, I find it hard to believe that you could... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: People seem to cough around me.. |
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Posted: 17 Feb 2016, 2:09 pm
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| HI somethinstinks, I wrote a long answer and it dissappeared, so I will rewrite it in short, sorry. I am sure body odour can be the cause for others. For me, I am 99% sure it isn't. Reasons: - sitting back to back with someone on the train: no reaction. Sitting in front of someone or being visable v... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: People seem to cough around me.. |
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Posted: 15 Dec 2015, 3:07 pm
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| It is very stressful, so I try to remind myself that this whole coughing thing is only aggravating not harmful. Their coughing doesn't really impact my life or health. I wish you luck with figuring out exactly what it is about us that makes them cough, fidget, etc. I want to figure it out too (it's... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: People seem to cough around me.. |
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Posted: 14 Dec 2015, 12:11 pm
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| I actually mentioned this to a counselor about a year ago. I tried to explain how people cough or fidget around me. She laughed at me. She was an awful counselor. A lot of time has passed since I first mentioned it to her, and I still strongly believe that people near me just act weird. I agree wit... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: People seem to cough around me.. |
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Posted: 13 Dec 2015, 4:31 pm
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| Signs of fear are the first thing predators look for to decide when and whom to attack, and human predators are no exception. Of course, it's important to be actually able to defend yourself in case they challenge you anyway, but you'll never be ready for everything. I can't agree on that. Everytim... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: People seem to cough around me.. |
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Posted: 13 Dec 2015, 3:09 pm
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| So the right conclusion is that I am the one unworthy of their company. They are tough and can live just fine in their environment, whereas I'd last very little in one piece among them. No I don't think so. As I said I suffer from this, too. But I found out, that it doesn't have to be negative agai... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: People seem to cough around me.. |
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Posted: 13 Dec 2015, 3:04 pm
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Kyle Katarn wrote: I can blend in with strangers and they aren't bothered by my presence.
Good for you. Really. I used to be like that until I was about 24 years old. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: People seem to cough around me.. |
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Posted: 13 Dec 2015, 8:56 am
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| Sorry, but it's not like we can walk away from people and be happy. In fact, the coughing can happen in any public place. As I mentioned, it doesn't have to mean that those people dislike us. I have my personal anecdotes about that: One time, I was waiting for the train. And old lady got next to me ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: People seem to cough around me.. |
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Posted: 13 Dec 2015, 4:15 am
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| I suffer from the same situation. Being on the train or sitting next to people in my trainee programm is no fun at all. I guess we should put up a kind of self help group. I'm looking on this topic for several years now, and every now and then, you will find a thread on one or the other forum. But t... |
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