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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Warren Buffett |
| dosh |
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Posted: 13 Oct 2008, 8:00 am
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| There was an article in the Sunday Times (12th October) on the new biography of Buffett called "Snowball" I think. Thought to be the world's most successful investor. The person reviewing Snowball thought that the biographer had failed to pick up on the possiblity that Buffet has AS. Article: http:/... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Article on autism/Aspergers: Sunday Times (UK) 5 October |
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Posted: 06 Oct 2008, 7:50 am
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Replies: 2
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| There was an interesting and reasonably balanced article in yesterday's Sunday Times (5 October) which focused on the relationship of intellectual gifts and "certain brain disorders" i.e. autism/AS. Autism up to 7 x more common in mathematicians. Stated that the genes responsible are usually benefic... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: How to improve social skills when talking to guys |
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Posted: 01 Oct 2008, 6:09 am
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Replies: 9
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| Girls (or guys), I would like your honest opinion on the following: I said the following two things to a guy I know: 1. He was telling me about his interest in genealogy, and about some of the various ancestors he had discovered. I said: "Quite the little mongrel aren't you!" 2. On another ocasion, ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do You Feel Invisible |
| dosh |
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Posted: 01 Oct 2008, 5:38 am
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Replies: 42
Views: 5,306
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My former boss retired. I saw him a year later at a social event and he didn't know that I had been one of his staff !
(It was incidentally a small department of about 16 people.) |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Angry at the past |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2008, 7:38 am
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Replies: 33
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| In the last year of my school, every pupil was normally made a "prefect" (this is England we're talking about) and given responsibilities. I was the only one who wasn't. The worst thing is that none of the teachers had the courtesy to talk to me about why I was excluded. I know now of course! There ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Difficulties with comprehension |
| dosh |
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Posted: 16 Sep 2008, 6:48 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,411
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| I have read that people with AS can have difficulties with certain aspects of language. I have two personal examples: 1. My lecturer at university was using the phrase "time is of the essence" but I couldn't understand its meaning. 2. I have trouble understanding the jargon of the business world whi... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Conversation |
| dosh |
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Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 8:12 am
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Replies: 2
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| I was in a pub recently on holiday and there were two men who seemed interested in me. One of them started a conversation with me by asking what I did. The trouble is that I started talking far too much about my interests and this obviously scared him off! Would appreciate tips on how to avoid doing... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Training in social skills |
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Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 8:05 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,063
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| Has anyone ever attended a course in social skills for people with AS? If so, did you find it effective? Also, why do you think it was or wasn't effective? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Literary works that every aspie should read... |
| dosh |
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Posted: 04 Aug 2008, 8:17 am
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Replies: 53
Views: 4,668
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I would recommend books by
-- Umberto Eco (The Name of the Rose; Foucault's Pendulum etc.)
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-- Borges |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Eligible Odd-Bods! - The Premier Aspergian Singles List |
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Posted: 20 May 2008, 8:06 am
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| Are there any Aspergian males out there who are in their 40s-50s? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Trouble with Names |
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Posted: 19 May 2008, 7:50 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,465
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| I have been on a course since last September and have only managed to remember the names of a handful of people in my class of say 40. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Oxytocin |
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Posted: 19 May 2008, 7:41 am
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,581
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| The article also says that oxytocin can be bought as a nasal spray in most countries. I will try to buy some and use myself as a guinea pig to see if it makes me more sociable or not. If anyone comes across a website selling this stuff do let me know. |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Difficulty reading NTs behaviour |
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Posted: 16 May 2008, 7:57 am
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Replies: 2
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| If a guy (NT) smiles at you each time you meet, sometimes sighs, buys you a drink and invites you to sit next to him, does this mean he is interested in having some sort of relationship with you or could it just mean he's being friendly in a general sort of way. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Oxytocin |
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Posted: 16 May 2008, 7:08 am
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,581
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Has this subject been recently posted?
If not, I read that there is an article in New Scientist about injections of this hormone helping autistics to recognise emotion. (I'm not sure if the article mentions Aspergers). Would be interested to hear your views. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Coolness |
| dosh |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2008, 7:51 am
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Replies: 6
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| I really hate NTs who put on a big act of being cooler than cool, and the way they look down on you if you say/do anything they think is uncool. Does anyone have a good way of putting such people in their place? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspergians as mirrors |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2008, 7:44 am
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,529
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Autistic people, like all minorities, tend to become mirrors. There is a whole psychology written around this.
This sounds really interesting. Can you point me in the direction of this literature? |
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