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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Emotional attachments to objects |
| Cratilla |
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Posted: 12 Feb 2018, 5:56 pm
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Replies: 15
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| As a kid I would be a bit similar to you, in that I hated throwing things away. Although that was as much about change as anything, I think. But the big thing I do is get very attached to one or a few objects at a time, have done pretty much as soon as I was able to hold things. Carry it round with ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autistic Emotions |
| Cratilla |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2018, 6:25 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 978
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| I'm very disconnected from my emotions. I think I have them plenty, but they usually exist over there , and I have to try and work them out. I'm trying to get better at reading cues. For example, I can distinguish different types of "good feelings" and "bad feelings" because I wi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does noise mess any of you up similar to me? |
| Cratilla |
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Posted: 29 Jan 2018, 7:18 pm
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Replies: 3
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| Must say it makes me feeling better for the first reply be "yes". And that's ridiculous artfulldodger how much resistance you got for ear protection! Good on the woman who sorted that out for you. I'm the only one I've seen at work who covers their ears for fire alarms... I'm glad it's had... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does noise mess any of you up similar to me? |
| Cratilla |
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Posted: 29 Jan 2018, 5:19 pm
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Replies: 3
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| Unless I'm feeling the effects of a very strong placebo, I think I've solved a confusing symptom I've had for yonks. I get these things I call 'brain crunches' which feel like my head is collapsing in on itself. I do things like rock, cover my ears, shut my eyes, hold my breath, repeat things, make ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Narcissistic abuse when you're on the spectrum |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2018, 6:02 pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 5,624
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| What do you mean by childminded? Both parents worked full-time, so as a young child I'd be looked after by someone else. Nannying is when someone comes to your house, childminding is when the kid goes to their house, generally with the childminder's own kids and/or other childminded kids. (Childmin... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Narcissistic abuse when you're on the spectrum |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2018, 3:32 pm
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Replies: 36
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| He's all too good at getting people to feel sorry for him. Narcissists are good at playing the social game for their own ends. Autistic people are not good at playing the social game. Guess who wins that game? Touché! This had me thinking too about something that has been ripping me up for my whole... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Narcissistic abuse when you're on the spectrum |
| Cratilla |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2018, 11:14 am
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Replies: 36
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Shakti wrote: He's all too good at getting people to feel sorry for him.
Narcissists are good at playing the social game for their own ends. Autistic people are not good at playing the social game. Guess who wins that game? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How sensitive are your senses? |
| Cratilla |
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Posted: 27 Jan 2018, 7:22 am
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Replies: 42
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| My hearing is good. It's better than our dogs. We have a front porch that we keep locked. At night I hear him unlock the porch door, come in, close and lock it then open the front door. The dogs don't hear him till he shuts the front door. They are bloody useless for security :roll: Also, when I wa... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Narcissistic abuse when you're on the spectrum |
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Posted: 27 Jan 2018, 7:13 am
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Replies: 36
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| I'm on this website because my narcissistic mother claimed that I'm autistic, therefore misinterpreting what happened, as apparently that would lead to me not understanding cause and effect. As though things would be any better jumbled up in a different order. Since a colleague also talked to me (em... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Can someone explain the many gender thing to me? |
| Cratilla |
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Posted: 24 Jan 2018, 3:30 am
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Replies: 31
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| Saying you are a woman even though you have a penis is like saying you are a tree even though you have a human body to me. Just responding to this, not many-genders thing. I say I'm a man, and I have no penis. I also have no breasts, a deep voice, hairy chest, male pattern baldness, male normal sex... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: the sexual habits of this era upset me (read NT's behavior) |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2018, 3:57 pm
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Replies: 28
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| But why? How is it going to create havoc? |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: the sexual habits of this era upset me (read NT's behavior) |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2018, 3:19 pm
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Replies: 28
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| If a single individual is sleeping around a lot, but doing so non-manipulatively and fully consensually, who's being harmed? |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: the sexual habits of this era upset me (read NT's behavior) |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2018, 12:51 pm
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| Sex can be seen as just an enjoyable activity, like playing scrabble. Masturbation with company. As far as I understand myself, I'm not designed for relationships. Should I just swear off sex forever, just because I rarely partake in our culture's love rituals? Is senseless masturbation also wrong? ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: That's me counted out then |
| Cratilla |
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Posted: 21 Jan 2018, 6:34 am
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Replies: 23
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| Can you remember any early memories? Even if they aren't full-on signs, just indicators that things that are present now didn't pop into existence, but had been present in some way from the start. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: A reason to be sceptical of psychiatrists |
| Cratilla |
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Posted: 19 Jan 2018, 3:49 am
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Replies: 15
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Skilpadde wrote: I wouldn't say pseudoscience, more like still in its infancy. It's about the brain and the chemicals in the brain, so I think it has some merit.
Psychology on the other hand is a pseudoscience IMO.
Why do you say that psychology is a pseudoscience? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: If you do things like bang your head or hit it, why? |
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Posted: 12 Jan 2018, 4:53 am
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,061
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| I appreciate you answering. Thank you for satiating my curiosity! Thats the first I’ve heard of anything like your situation, very peculiar. I don’t know what to make of it either, but hey, what do I know, I’m just 17 :lol: . Hopefully your quality of life improves soon, once daily seems pretty dis... |
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