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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Is it possible for aspies to learn to act and talk "nor

CocoLambada
Posted: 20 Sep 2007, 9:56 am 

Replies: 30
Views: 3,327
As far as completely passing for normal goes, I think it's nigh-on impossible. I've been lucky enough myself to get by as an 'eccentric' in everyday life (at least around decent people), which means I can be myself to a certain extent. I think this is the best we can hope for in the world of mainstr...

 Forum: News and Current Events   Topic: Gay couple left free to abuse boys

CocoLambada
Posted: 20 Sep 2007, 9:11 am 

Replies: 73
Views: 6,748
Any mention of 'political correctness' makes me laugh. It's essentially a myth put forward by those who would like to see a reversal of any loosening of the white Christian patriarchal stranglehold which has happened over the years. Just another thread in the tapestry of Control. Whilst this was und...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: How do you with loud noises, smells and crowds?

CocoLambada
Posted: 20 Sep 2007, 8:19 am 

Replies: 18
Views: 2,248
Crowds are a major difficulty for me, and as I work in a large city it's one I face every day. It never really becomes that much easier but sometimes having a person there can help as long as they stay within speaking distance. Things I can't stand about walking through crowded areas include the var...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Does anyone ever comment on your VOICE?

CocoLambada
Posted: 20 Sep 2007, 7:57 am 

Replies: 56
Views: 5,241
I can definitely say that people have commented on my booming voice! I was always the narrator in any school play, partly because I was the best reader but also because my voice would reach the back of the hall and so probably helped tie the plot together for the weary parents in attendance, not to ...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: How did you find out that you are on the spectrum?

CocoLambada
Posted: 20 Sep 2007, 6:58 am 

Replies: 15
Views: 2,301
I was taken out of school at around five and had to attend sessions in the company of esteemed professionals in the field of child psychiatry. This was the early eighties in Dear Old Blighty, and if you were to mention Asperger's most people would have thought it was the name of a Nazi bomber. Conse...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Marijuana and Autistic Spectrum Disorders

CocoLambada
Posted: 20 Sep 2007, 5:54 am 

Replies: 113
Views: 16,710
As far as people seeming more pleasant when stoned goes, I can see where you're coming from but to me it just underlines some of the major misconceptions many non-smokers and anti-cannabis campaigners have about the substance. Firstly that it is just another recreational intoxicant to be viewed in t...
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