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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: 'Mixing' friends |
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Posted: 18 May 2009, 8:27 am
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| It is perfectly fine to have seperate groups of friends, and for many good reasons. For example, I have a friend who is a strict Roman Catholic and won't talk about anything except education and his Catholicism. I know for a fact that if I tried to invite this friend to hang out with my other friend... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Getting Sleepy while reading books |
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Posted: 19 Jan 2008, 8:02 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 21,281
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| I find that the kind of font and the brightness of the paper are significant factors. My mother thinks my eyes are bad because I have my face very close to the book I'm reading, but that's only because I am engrossed in whatever it is that I'm reading. I like fonts that are darker, and I think I rea... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I lack interests. Any suggestions? |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2007, 2:41 am
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Replies: 53
Views: 4,891
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| I've been told that finding one's PASSION is the key to finding one's interests. As of late, I have become greatly interested in getting Ron Paul elected to the highest office in the land, and that PASSION for change has got me involved in the local Ron Paul campaign (in Lincoln, NE, my hometown). T... |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: The speak in only emoticons thread |
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Posted: 16 Nov 2007, 6:58 pm
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,544
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: How's Your Vocabulary? |
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Posted: 09 Nov 2007, 10:48 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,691
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Your Vocabulary Score: A
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!! !! ! |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Town changes street name over Viagra jibe |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2007, 1:08 pm
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Replies: 9
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| Now, this is unrelated to the original reason for this thread, but I thought you might get a kick out of this one. Imagine your town was called Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwll-llantysiliogogogoch? This is an ACTUAL TOWN NAME in Scotland!! !! Translated into English, it means, "St. Mary's Chu... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Phelps Gets Slammed With Ten Million Dollar Lawsuit |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2007, 12:47 pm
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Replies: 46
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| What amazes me so much is that people give this group so much attention, which is PRECISELY what this group WANTS. Attention (especially negative attention) is their OXYGEN. Cut that off, and they will wither and die. Counterdemonstrations against the WBC are USELESS because counterdemonstrations ar... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Cannot Establish Meaningful Relationships |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2007, 12:04 pm
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Replies: 17
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| Oh, Praetorius, do I know what THAT is like. I am getting to the point where I simply cannot STAND NeuroTypicals any longer. I always hear that old and worn-out suggestion "If you want friends, you have to BE a friend", but NTs seem to the be the antithesis of that remark. I'm a 34-year old janitor ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Emotional Attachments for Objects |
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Posted: 30 Oct 2007, 6:47 pm
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Replies: 73
Views: 6,435
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| I have a very strong attachment to this black and white wool jacket my dad gave me, and another leather pilots' jacket he gave me afterwards. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Coming Out of The Closet With Autism/Asperger's Syndrome |
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Posted: 30 Oct 2007, 6:39 pm
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Replies: 37
Views: 4,366
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| I don't think it's all that necessary or useful to tell people about it. There are simply too many stigmas attached, and a lot of people think that high-functioning autism and its many cousins on the Spectrum are just made-up excuses for producing more pharmaceutical medications. I have tried to exp... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you a collector? |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2007, 6:46 pm
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Replies: 39
Views: 4,228
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| Hey, Diamondavej! That photo was just precious! Now, THAT is a very cool thing to collect, and I think you have most definitely earned your nickname!! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you a collector? |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2007, 6:33 pm
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Replies: 39
Views: 4,228
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| I tend to borderline on obsessive when I collect things. I have to have all of something once I get started. Then I have to lose interest or get bored with something and move on to the next thing. And it extends to everything I do. I find an author I like I have to read everything by that author. I... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "It's healthy to have a social life" |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2007, 6:25 pm
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Replies: 64
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| I like everything you said, Icarus_Falling! Many very salient and well-formulated points! We Aspies DO socialize differently. Now that you mentioned all that, I am meeting with a special support groups for Aspies in the 21-40 age range (roughly). Now, THAT should be interesting!! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "It's healthy to have a social life" |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2007, 6:22 pm
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Replies: 64
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| My co-worker, the one who keeps pointing out that I don't have a girlfriend (at least, not for the immediate moment, although that could change this coming Friday), also loves to point out how much he thinks my life is "boring" because I don't GO OUT enough or have as many friends or hobbies as he d... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you a collector? |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2007, 6:02 pm
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Replies: 39
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| My therapist said to me that one of the typical behaviors of an Aspie is collecting (that is, with more enthusiasm and interest than most NTs). I, for example, am a Bible version collector, and I would say I have about 40+ versions. Are you a pretty fanatical collector of a certain thing or things? ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What do you say when people tell you to find a girlfriend? |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2007, 5:47 pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 3,953
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| I have a co-worker who always tries to egg me on about the fact that I am (for the moment) girlfriend-less. He'll try to agitate me by saying, as he's cuddling with his girlfriend, "Don't you wish YOU could do this?". His girlfriend always says to him, "Oh, you're MEAN!", but continues to be with hi... |
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