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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Oblivious

 Post subject: Re: Oblivious
Posted: 19 May 2017, 8:10 pm 

Replies: 12
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I've ALWAYS known I was different. Being diagnosed has been a revelatory experience for me. I make sense to myself now. Despite this, people are universally shocked to find out I'm autistic. Strangers do a double-take and friends have to like, digest the idea before they get used to it. I'm certainl...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: athletes no eye contact when listening question noisy post-g

Posted: 16 May 2017, 12:56 pm 

Replies: 5
Views: 403


Yeah, I've noticed this kind of thing often, as a sports fan. I'm not sure if neurotypical types occasionally need to avoid eye contact in extreme sensory environments, or if it's just weird to be talking to a person you'd rather not talk to at a really emotional time, on National TV, wondering if y...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Poems and figurative/non-literal language

Posted: 14 May 2017, 8:04 pm 

Replies: 22
Views: 1,467


Hey Friend, I'm autistic, and I love poetry. I want to echo what others have said, in that different people react differently to different poems. Our autism undoubtedly affects our experience with poetry, not necessarily in a negative way. For me, personally, poetry has been of immense help in under...
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