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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I don't belive anyone with AT/AS has gotten + stayed married |
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Posted: 19 Dec 2007, 6:38 pm
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| Evening ProtossX Interesting that many are buying into the Romantic Love theory on this. This seems a recent construct of the modern age which ignores the fact that life is hard and we just have to get through it. I have been with my wife for 26 years, in that time we have both experienced severe me... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does Aspergers define you? |
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Posted: 12 Dec 2007, 4:04 am
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Replies: 63
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CockneyRebel wrote: My personality defines me.
What Sid says 
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: That damned Billy the Kid ad... |
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Posted: 11 Dec 2007, 4:54 am
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Replies: 47
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| [quote="Visual77"]Is anyone else really annoyed by the look on his face? I mean the ad that occasionally pops up on the left column. Black and white, for some movie called Billy the Kid, presumably about Billy the Kid, but I don't know. *That's me circa 1974!! !! <LOL> It does actually bea... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: TOG Calling... |
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Posted: 07 Dec 2007, 5:45 am
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| Hi And there was me thinking you were ignoring me. Have loaned the book on Quantum Theory to a colleague but have asked that they return it before the Christmas break so that I can drop it in to you ~ not long now before you convert to the Dark (Matter) Side ;-)) Suppose we shouldn't be using WP for... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone here teach? |
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Posted: 07 Dec 2007, 5:28 am
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| Hello there I have been qualified to teach at Colleges for Further Education since 1995 but have not taught full-time. The culture at FE Colleges does not suit me (too pressured and outcome based) so I have only taken on Visiting Lecturer sessions. Took the skills and experience into the voluntary s... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: aspies and empathy |
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Posted: 04 Dec 2007, 5:11 pm
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Replies: 48
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| I have always had uncontrolled empathy. It can completely overwhelm me. Was in a seminar a fortnight ago where this was discussed by a psychotherapist who thought that those of us with ASDs were "visually empathic" ~ that is when something is in front of us and real we empathise, when we are told ab... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Legitimate Diagnosis |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2007, 12:16 pm
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Replies: 30
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| I was at a training session on working with autism on Wednesday and chatted with the guest speaker who paid £600 ($1200) to a private neuro-psychiatrist to be diagnosed AS at the age of 54 (he is now 56). He says it has made no difference whatsoever. I was diagnosed/treated for "hyperactivity" in 19... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The fundamental difference between AS and NT people is .... |
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Posted: 22 Nov 2007, 5:44 pm
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Replies: 60
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| Aspergerians too can provide fully for not only themselves, but others as well. Witness the number of married(often with children) aspies around this place. If you can eat, have a warm bed, clothing, a spouse and children, you are functional by any reasonable definition. You might not be happy or co... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: TOG Calling... |
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Posted: 22 Nov 2007, 5:27 pm
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Replies: 2
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If you are the person I spoke to about physics yesterday say Hi!
I am quantum, you are sceptic
Peace
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Who here doesn't take medication |
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Posted: 09 Nov 2007, 5:23 pm
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Replies: 77
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| Am experiencing my first winter without Seroxat (SSRI) for about 5 years :-/ Was initially treated at age 9 with Phenobarbitone (barbiturate ~ now banned) and then from age 18 onward by Nardil (MAOIR), tricyclic anti-depressants, Stelazine and Valium at irregular intervals. abused all of them if pos... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do your friends and family know you have Autisim or AS? |
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Posted: 09 Nov 2007, 5:07 pm
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Replies: 36
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| Well everybody knows I am "unusual" ;-) Was treated for hyperactivity in the 60's (age 9) using phenobarbitone which really screwed up the next 30 years of my life! Bouts of depression, hospitalisation, medication, under-achieving, bizarre and risky behaviour etc etc. My son is diagnosed with autism... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Have you ever wished you could suppress your sex drive? |
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Posted: 22 Oct 2007, 2:57 pm
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| I was only thinking about this yesterday! Have come to the conclusion that I am actually more interested in the thought of physical sex (no boundaries) than with the reality. It is the intimacy that I really want but I find it hard to get that over to, even my long-life, partners that this may not b... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What did you want to be when you grew up? |
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Posted: 21 Oct 2007, 8:09 am
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Replies: 27
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| Apparently I told the careers teacher I wanted to live in a tree and talk to animals. He said that was silly what else might I do? Live in a cave and talk to animals says I. That was the last careers advice I ever had. I actually wanted to be an archaeologist or entomologist but nobody really suppor... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Revenge |
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Posted: 21 Oct 2007, 3:08 am
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Replies: 47
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| Is taking revenge on people who wronged you appropriate under certain circumstances? Well you need to define revenge and any specific circumstances really but if we take examples from history and modern politics I would say - No. The cycles of initial act > revenge > retribution have been causing m... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Tell me about your favorite job |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2007, 5:50 pm
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| At present I work for the NHS in the UK in a Community Mental Health Team (that makes me laff as well), but we are annually asked during the appraisal session "where do you see yourself in 5 years time?". I always tell them that I want to growing potatoes, in the morning I walk up the rows weeding a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Looking Younger? |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2007, 5:39 pm
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Replies: 42
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quirky wrote: But my dad was like that and looks like 10 years younger than the 48 years he is, so I'm hoping for similar luck 
Can I just say that I anot quirky's dad! <LOL>
Peace
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