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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What was your developmental history like? |
| Nira |
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Posted: 25 Jan 2022, 2:40 am
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Replies: 54
Views: 5,719
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| I was not like "little professor". I don't know enough about my development history. I started talking about two years old. Various peculiarities were explained by visual impairment. A special school was being considered for me. I was probably considered stupid. I've been bullied since fir... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Bullied into adulthood |
| Nira |
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Posted: 25 Jan 2022, 2:25 am
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Replies: 118
Views: 36,411
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| At work, I was mostly lucky with colleagues.But I was interviewed for one project. The interview failed. The people from the project considered me stupid and made it quite clear to me. They didn't bully me like classmates at school. It was more hidden. They probably knew how I was doing with social ... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: ASD women with partners: how did you do it? |
| Nira |
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Posted: 15 Sep 2021, 3:31 pm
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Replies: 50
Views: 8,932
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| We with my husband got acquainted thanks to the online game |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Searching problems |
| Nira |
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Posted: 29 Aug 2021, 1:29 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,103
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| Yes, is this common in ASD? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Searching problems |
| Nira |
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Posted: 29 Aug 2021, 12:59 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,103
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| I search often something. For example butter in the fridge. If it is higher or lower than I expect, I dont see it. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Searching problems |
| Nira |
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Posted: 29 Aug 2021, 12:07 am
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Replies: 14
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| Hello, I want ask, if someone has same problem or how name it. For me is hard searching if something isn't in place, where i expect it. In the book The World Beyond My Shadow from Daniela Schreiter, she describe, how focus on details help her with searching items. I think I notice a lot of details, ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Empathy Quotient |
| Nira |
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Posted: 07 Sep 2018, 2:38 am
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Replies: 41
Views: 2,912
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Cliquey aspies |
| Nira |
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Posted: 12 Jul 2018, 3:47 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 664
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lissa1212 wrote: So I don't understand why someone with autism would try to exclude others. I mean it's not like the guy there was mean to us or anything.
Maybe they two know each other and they have some personal problems between themselves. But even so it's horrible. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Signs of a onesided friendship |
| Nira |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2018, 4:37 pm
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Replies: 18
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| Probably I do something wrong, but I can not figure out what. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Signs of a onesided friendship |
| Nira |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2018, 12:56 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 883
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| I have experienced repeatedly. I had one friend - my neighbor, when I was five years old. Then we started going to school. She found another friends and she ignored me at school. I was good when she did not have anyone better. For a short time I had in the third class a friend - boy. It could take a... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: A job I interviewed for and didn't get is now posted on... |
| Nira |
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Posted: 10 Jul 2018, 6:16 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 568
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it may take several weeks.
People often have holiday in the summer. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is getting a job a real struggle for ASD folk |
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Posted: 09 Jul 2018, 6:15 am
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Replies: 35
Views: 1,180
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| I really would be afraid to freelance or manage own business. To look for new customers and communicate with current customers, with my social skills would be really hard. |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: A job I interviewed for and didn't get is now posted on... |
| Nira |
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Posted: 09 Jul 2018, 5:43 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 568
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| Once I was on job interview and they didn't choose me with reason "we preferred another candidate". The job offer was then posted on again and I again replied and they rejected me quite harshly. Obviously they lied. Then I was looking into history and my first job was second attempt. First... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: talk things |
| Nira |
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Posted: 09 Jul 2018, 12:13 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 272
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: bullying from the persepective of an autistic kid |
| Nira |
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Posted: 08 Jul 2018, 6:29 am
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Replies: 31
Views: 10,273
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| In grade school I was very uncoordinated and I walked "pigeon toed". I was teased incessantly for that with kids imitating my walk and laughing. It was hard for me to figure out when/how to kick the ball during the daily kick ball game during recess. The teacher would pick two team captai... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Do not go into Information Technology if you have an ASD |
| Nira |
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Posted: 07 Jul 2018, 3:34 pm
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,489
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| IT isn't only helpdesk. I did the tester while studying. Contact with people was minimal. In the number of errors found and how much I tested, my NT colleagues could not compete with me. It was ideal job for someone with ASD. But I did not feel useful enough and I wanted to do more, be more useful ... |
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