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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you ever watch autistic YouTube channels? |
| JimSpark |
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Posted: 29 May 2024, 4:22 am
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Replies: 97
Views: 14,095
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| I often watch Orion Kelly's YouTube channel/series, "That Autistic Guy." |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: It gets very annoying to pretend to be someone I am not |
| JimSpark |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2022, 11:12 am
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,493
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| Like anyone else working around me, it was "figure it out, or suffer." And unfortunately, when you do figure it out (by masking), you do suffer (as you well know). Seems like you can't win, sometimes. Glad you finally found some peace. Thanks. Yeah, the "figure it out, or suffer"... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: It gets very annoying to pretend to be someone I am not |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2022, 10:51 am
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,493
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| Pre-diagnosis, I spent way too much time trying to be "normal," with some success, but it was exhausting at times. Post-diagnosis, I don't bother trying to be something I'm not. I accept who I am and work within my limitations instead of pretending my limitations don't exist. This pretty ... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Hypochondria over HIV? |
| JimSpark |
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Posted: 01 Jan 2022, 11:43 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 114
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| Hey y'all, I haven't been here in a year and a half. Recently, I've been going through issues, and it'd be best to ask you helpful souls for advice. I'm homosexual and had somewhat of a (shameful) slu*ty phase after turning 18. I essentially had unprotected sex with about five guys, topping all tim... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: How Old Is Too Old to Still Be Questioning? |
| JimSpark |
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Posted: 01 Jan 2022, 8:38 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,867
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CinderashAutomaton wrote: Holy s**t, that's huge! Congratulations on finally coming out! That's awesome that your spouse is so understanding.
Thank you for saying that!  |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: How Old Is Too Old to Still Be Questioning? |
| JimSpark |
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Posted: 01 Jan 2022, 8:09 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,867
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| I'm a 52 year old man. After almost 50 years of thinking how to hide and manage my feelings of being attracted to males, it's been less than a year since I was able to admit to myself, without any hesitancy or regret, that I have been gay my whole life. After so many years of trying to deny and hide... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you look young for your age? |
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Posted: 28 Dec 2021, 10:04 pm
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Replies: 64
Views: 16,994
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| Until this year, I always looked much younger than my actual age. When I was 35, I looked 25. When I was 45, I looked 30. When I was 50, I looked 40. Now age 52, a couple weeks ago I shared my age with someone, and he told me, "yeah, you look 52." That was the first time anyone ever told m... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Seasons of Life |
| JimSpark |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2021, 6:45 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 97
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| I'm in my early 50s. I've recently separated from my wife, a woman to whom I was married for 21 years, and she is in her mid-50s. Although relatively close in age, she and I are definitely in different seasons of our life when it comes to our emotional outlook. To me, she acts like an older person t... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Positive experiences with alcohol |
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Posted: 05 Dec 2020, 1:34 pm
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Replies: 35
Views: 180
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| Typically for me, the consumption of alcohol enables the feeling of being more creative, and the ability to think deeper about things and the plans I want to undertake. Drinking lowers my inhibitions and makes more courses of action seem possible. It's not that I'm afraid to be creative or make plan... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Shoes |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2020, 10:08 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,478
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| If you find you often lose your balance, try shoes with a low rise (or no rise) in the heel, and a non-slip outer sole. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone with hyperlexia? |
| JimSpark |
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Posted: 28 Nov 2020, 12:51 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,146
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| I'm Hyperlexic. I was reading by the time I was 3. I guess I taught myself, my mother says I used to surprise people by reading signs in the stores and reading package labels as a kid. That sounds a lot like me. One thing I remember doing was going into our medicine cabinet at home, pulling out all... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone with hyperlexia? |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2020, 1:24 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,146
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| I was never diagnosed with hyperlexia, but I had all the signs of having it. I grew up in the 1970s, so autism wasn't on anyone's mind if they were trying to figure me out. Everyone just thought I was a really smart kid. I don't remember learning how to read, I just remember I could always do it rea... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Any Connection Between Eye Colour And Autism? |
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Posted: 23 Nov 2020, 2:26 am
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Replies: 66
Views: 5,452
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I don't believe there's a connection or correlation between eye colour and autism.
I have green eyes. Or, to be more precise, the level of melanin in my irises scatters light in such a way that my irises appear predominantly green  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Being open about AS |
| JimSpark |
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Posted: 03 Oct 2020, 11:01 am
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,688
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| I noticed that as time passed following my diagnosis in 2016, my desire to disclose my ASD changed. At first, I wanted to tell almost everyone, but I didn't. I only told my wife and my sister. As time passed, I realized that not telling lots of people about my diagnosis was wise, as I came to believ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are You "Active, But Odd?" |
| JimSpark |
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Posted: 05 Sep 2020, 1:38 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 692
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| "Active but odd" describes me as a child up until the age of 5, when my will was repeatedly broken during my year of Kindergarten by all the other kids in my class. :( I slowly learned that behaving and thinking different than the other kids in a small town's public elementary school was a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Super Self Conscious? |
| JimSpark |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2020, 4:57 am
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Replies: 22
Views: 982
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| How did everybody's pride get so delicate that they can't stand to hear information that would show them where there's room for improvement? Thank you for saying that. I recall first thinking this (or something close to this) when I was 5 years old, and it's been something I've always remembered. I... |
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