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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What's Your Color Acuity Score? |
| Dawn Crow |
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Posted: 05 Jun 2016, 10:37 pm
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Replies: 57
Views: 3,305
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I rushed it towards the end. Oh well. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Comforting People |
| Dawn Crow |
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Posted: 05 Jun 2016, 10:10 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,267
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| When I see a person suffering, I often want to help the person and feel sympathy, but I don't know how to comfort them. I also experience empathy in "baffling" situations. Like last year, I was on the bus and there was a young boy (maybe about 4) who was really upset, I didn't know why he... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anybody else not have any sensory issues |
| Dawn Crow |
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Posted: 05 Jun 2016, 4:34 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 304
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| Yeah, this is basically the question. I've been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder but I literally have no sensory issues other than eating and chewing on things because of how they feel. Is this normal? Is anyone else like this? To my knowledge, about 3/4 of individuals on the autistic spectr... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone else hate those survey people in shopping malls??! !! |
| Dawn Crow |
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Posted: 04 Jun 2016, 8:16 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,467
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| I noticed the strangest thing. The survey/sales people rarely bother you if you wear a beanie. I had a bad haircut so I bought a beanie to wear until it grew back, and suddenly almost none of those people bothered me. The difference was like night and day. They talked to me, and now they didn't. It ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why does giving excuses anger people? |
| Dawn Crow |
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Posted: 30 May 2016, 8:34 am
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Replies: 38
Views: 1,556
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| I don't understand why giving excuses anger people. I thought that if I explain, other people would appreciate that I know what went wrong and I am trying to fix it. My parents told me that I should just keep silent instead of giving excuses, but I do not understand how silence can be any better th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Social Interaction vs Procrastination |
| Dawn Crow |
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Posted: 30 May 2016, 2:16 am
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Replies: 0
Views: 284
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| I am having difficulty working out my emotions. I procrastinate because I would rather do something other than the task I need to complete. In other words, attempting a task involves exerting effort and while I may enjoy doing the task, I prefer to do more rewarding activities. e.g. I may enjoy stud... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What does it mean when people say "Nobody cares"... |
| Dawn Crow |
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Posted: 29 May 2016, 8:37 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,919
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| ...Just 'cause they're not interested in something that someone has to say? Depends on the tone and context (obviously). It can be used jokingly and in a non-harmful manner, but it's pretty obvious when it's meant that way. If you're good friends with the person and they know it won't effect you, t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Being diagnosed as an adult and informing your parents |
| Dawn Crow |
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Posted: 27 May 2016, 10:31 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,077
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| My IQ is high, executive functioning low, plus I struggle with all the ASD criteria of social impairments, etc. I drastically underperformed in school growing up because I didn't get any of the support I needed. Eventually, I got a BS and an MS in math, but I could have become so much more; I am co... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How long does it take you to type? |
| Dawn Crow |
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Posted: 27 May 2016, 4:57 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 770
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| Not long at all. However, I often spend more time typing when I know little about the subject. This is because I work things out while I type, so when I learn new information that contradicts previously typed information I need to go back and edit that. In other words, the more I know, the faster I ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism brought an advantage back in the day |
| Dawn Crow |
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Posted: 25 May 2016, 3:43 am
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Replies: 63
Views: 3,579
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| Edit: something messed up the post earlier. In my scheme of things, "advantageous," "good," and "moral" translate as "conducive to what I want." "Intelligent" means "able to achieve what I want." So if you know what you want, that's as near... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism brought an advantage back in the day |
| Dawn Crow |
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Posted: 24 May 2016, 9:40 pm
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Replies: 63
Views: 3,579
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| Advantages & Disadvantages, Intelligent & Unintelligent, Good & Evil, Moral & Immoral; the lens through which you view the world changes how those words are used. Justice is always victorious because justice is whatever the victor decides it is; evil is the losing side because they l... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ASD and your emotions? |
| Dawn Crow |
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Posted: 23 May 2016, 3:02 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,299
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| My question is how do you guys experience your own emotions? For me, I have a general baseline that feels nuetral mostly. In this state it is hard for me to know how I am feeling because I am preoccupied with some thought or another, usually my special interest or whatever task I am doing (such as ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are there any subjects that dont require essay writing? |
| Dawn Crow |
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Posted: 23 May 2016, 7:36 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,293
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| I have strong autistic traits, and despise writing essays, a teeny bit is ok, maybe 10% or whatever. English grammar has rules, similar to coding; if the grammar is incorrect, the reader is unlikely to understand the idea you tried conveying, similar to coding. The layout and structure of sentences... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you find pain killers dont work? |
| Dawn Crow |
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Posted: 21 May 2016, 10:45 pm
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,717
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| Notes: 20-years-old, male, not willing to participate in survey I used standard shelf pain killers for headaches(because they are annoying), and it does what's written on the box. Other physical pain can be ignored and will naturally disappear rather quickly, so I never bother taking pain killers un... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone accused of pretension due to extensive vocabulary? |
| Dawn Crow |
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Posted: 21 May 2016, 10:22 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,149
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| The thing here is that this is how I usually type and speak. This is me all the time. I can't help that, right? I honestly do not understand why I should be required to change my way of speaking and writing in order to be palatable for NTs when some of them speak in the incomprehensible "jargo... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The worst thing a bully has done to you |
| Dawn Crow |
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Posted: 20 May 2016, 10:22 am
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Replies: 433
Views: 61,645
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| Physically? About twice. Verbally? Maybe two or three times (I really can't remember). I'll mention one of the incidents I was physically bullied, primarily because it emphases just how horribly things can end for the bully. Age Seven: To provide context, I was the fastest kid in not just my year le... |
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