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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Girls with Asperger's are reading mental scripts always? |
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Posted: 18 Mar 2016, 2:50 pm
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Replies: 62
Views: 15,972
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| i have "set" responses to certain expected questions, e.g. when asked how i am, i always respond, "good, how are you?" i feel very uncomfortable when asked a question i don't know exactly how to respond to. i've always thought that when it's said that girls with asperger's/autism... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Feminism: just when you thought you'd seen it all...... |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2016, 2:35 am
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Replies: 105
Views: 4,231
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| i can't tell whether or not that's satire, but it is ludicrous.. i think it's bad to compare this sort of thing to actual feminism. feminism itself is a very important movement, in the east as well as the west |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have meltdowns?How bad? |
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Posted: 04 Mar 2016, 9:08 pm
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Replies: 76
Views: 7,856
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| i immediately voted for the "yes, but not that bad, just crying" option, but after reading what you've said, i see that i do have somewhat violent meltdowns. i smash my head, self harm, etc. oddly, i didn't realize until now that those things count as melting down.. so, i apologize for vot... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: speech/expression as a baby/toddler |
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Posted: 04 Mar 2016, 6:54 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 575
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| i began speaking at a normal age, but i'm told by my mother that i was an extremely quiet baby; i never cried or yelled, and she had a difficult time determining what i wanted or needed. what were you all like as babies/toddlers? were you quiet or loud? if you started speaking later than average (or... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Irrational fears? |
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Posted: 04 Mar 2016, 4:30 pm
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Replies: 44
Views: 2,444
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| I wonder if in a previous lifetime you had a terminal accident regarding cars and/or a deep lake or ocean? wouldn't that be interesting? based on my astrological studies, my previous life was spent in a correctional facility of some kind, a prison or asylum. i wish i was skilled enough to determine... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Irrational fears? |
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Posted: 04 Mar 2016, 3:48 pm
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Replies: 44
Views: 2,444
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| i don't have any phobias, but i'm very scared of deep, dark water and the idea of driving. heck, i didn't even have the attention span to complete driver's ed in high school; i doubt i have the attention span to stay safe on the road |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How many people are professional programmers? (yes or no) |
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Posted: 04 Mar 2016, 2:45 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,185
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| i'm not a programmer, but i enjoy working with css and think i'd be able to get into programming |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Who else gets tired a lot? |
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Posted: 04 Mar 2016, 2:44 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 748
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| i can't remember what it's like not to be tired. i couldn't always fall asleep because there's sometimes too much going on in my head, but i would certainly always like to go to sleep. i thought it was because of depression, but i've been taking ssris that seem to help with everything else, so that ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Asperger's Syndrome and The Third Eye |
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Posted: 02 Mar 2016, 9:30 pm
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Replies: 188
Views: 14,404
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| i'm an astrologer and am generally into the mystical undertones of life, but i aim to apply structure to all my studies. there is a system to everything, and i'm more interested in discovering and working within those systems than allowing myself to be led by fancy.. i see astrology and other mystic... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: manifestation of autistic traits; internalization? |
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Posted: 02 Mar 2016, 9:05 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 533
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| i'm very quiet and relate to the mute aspect of autism, but i've been taking medication for anxiety and have struggled less with that lately. i still can't approach people and have a difficult time talking on the phone, etc. more because i don't know how to navigate those things than because of soci... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: whats ur special interest? |
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Posted: 02 Mar 2016, 8:40 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 606
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| i love and know a lot about astrology. i also love anthropology but am not quite as disciplined in that as i am astrology |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: manifestation of autistic traits; internalization? |
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Posted: 02 Mar 2016, 8:31 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 533
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| hello. i've been researching autism lately, especially autistic girls (i'm a girl), and suspect that i might be autistic; however, i have some doubts, and i'd like to clear the matter up once and for all.. my therapist thinks that my anxiety is often something i am not conscious of because i stim al... |
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