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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you aloof? |
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Posted: 14 Feb 2019, 11:39 pm
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Replies: 44
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By default I am non-interactive. If I acquire new knowledge on a special interest, or encounter a person who lacks knowledge on said interest, I will monologue. I rarely desire a response.
In more formal settings I have a small talk script. When I run out of lines I'm doomed. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What does stimming look like? |
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Posted: 10 Feb 2019, 6:41 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 632
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| For me, mostly visual stims :roll: . Very hard to detect for someone on the outside, aside from the classic "side-eye", of course. I dis align my eyes so that I see double, then line up the double image in different ways. Make my vision blur and make the lights dance. Stare at intriguing p... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you associate a certain sense with another sense? |
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Posted: 10 Feb 2019, 6:10 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,257
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| When I look at bugs I can feel them at the back of my throat. And when someone sneezes, even if they are yards away and facing opposite myself, I feel spit drops on my cheek. Do these count? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do You Bang Your Head? |
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Posted: 06 Feb 2019, 10:05 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,156
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| With my hands, yes. Only hard enough to give me a headache for roughly a day or two, which I don't think is too serious. When I was younger it was always the wall, but the older I got the more aware it became that everyone in the house could probably hear it. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Reading to oneself vs reading out loud |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2019, 12:38 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,623
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The words do jump about, and after a few seconds my voice starts buzzing in my ears. Quite tiresome  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Stylish, cheap, noise canceling headphones |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2019, 12:34 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 303
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| Are you talking headphones that play music or earmuffs that people wear on construction sites and such? If headphones, they're never cheap, ever. If earmuffs, you can get a slim-fitting women's/children's set for around 20 bucks on Amazon. 4 year old neighbour has a pair, super cute, they fit me ju... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Have any of you been to Indian reservations? |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2019, 10:43 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 843
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| I've never been to a reservation myself, but my cousin is in the rcmp and has been posted on two. I don't know about their attitudes towards autism specifically, but my cousin says the people who live there are decent enough people when they're not drunk or on drugs. Tell your cousin that the last ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Other Topics |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2019, 10:29 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 342
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| You could try tying trains into a different topic somehow, the things they ship and the places they go, for example. However, if nothing seems to work, trains are super cool. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Stylish, cheap, noise canceling headphones |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2019, 10:24 pm
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Replies: 4
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| Are you talking headphones that play music or earmuffs that people wear on construction sites and such? If headphones, they're never cheap, ever. If earmuffs, you can get a slim-fitting women's/children's set for around 20 bucks on Amazon. 4 year old neighbour has a pair, super cute, they fit me jus... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What are your "special interest/s" |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2019, 1:54 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 426
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| For most of my childhood it was cats, then I found out cats were worshipped by ancient Egyptians, that was my next one. Ancient Egypt led to modern day Egypt which led to politics. Then MBTI, then psychology, now it's brain disorders (primarily ASD and its common comorbid conditions). Sometimes I wi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism a Disability Poll |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2019, 7:20 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,018
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| If it wasn't a disability, it would be in the results for a personality test. Not the dsm-5 |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Have any of you been to Indian reservations? |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2019, 7:16 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 843
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I've never been to a reservation myself, but my cousin is in the rcmp and has been posted on two.
I don't know about their attitudes towards autism specifically, but my cousin says the people who live there are decent enough people when they're not drunk or on drugs. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: your personality trait |
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Posted: 30 Jan 2019, 1:03 am
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,184
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| anal retentiveness towards unimportant things, and what is perceived by them as emotional insensitivity |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Meltdowns |
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Posted: 23 Jan 2019, 2:31 am
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Replies: 23
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| How long before a meltdown can you tell it's going to happen, and how long do you suffer the aftereffects? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I want to know your special interest |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2019, 2:06 am
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,093
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Disorders of the brain, currently. Mainly ASD, but I'm not picky. Also useless trivia.
There are other things I'm interested in. But those are things I enjoy doing, not discussing. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Were you a clingy child? |
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Posted: 05 Dec 2018, 11:40 pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,266
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| At home I was always very aloof. But if we were outside of the house, or if company was over, I'd stick to my parents or older sister like glue. Lessens the chance that I'd have to engage with strangers. |
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