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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can an aspie get a job flying a plane? |
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Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 3:31 pm
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| flying is exicitng at first but then gets very boring. you really just sit there and drone along. its essential to follow whats called standard operating procedures and always follow a checklist. once youve mastered the flying, it really is a boring monotonous job. I didn't do it long enough t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can an aspie get a job flying a plane? |
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Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 3:28 pm
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| Hallo. It's been a while since this topic was last active - and a while since I last posted on this forum too. I find the sheer size and number of members of the forum a bit of a deterrent to posting more often; I tend to think I will never get to know anyone here because of the vast numbers of... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Is A.S.D. a major handicap to creating characters in fiction |
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Posted: 15 Aug 2009, 2:42 pm
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| Hallo - although I started this discussion, I have been away from the forum for a little while; but thanks to all those who made comments on this issue. At one time I wanted to reply to many comments in detail, but was inhibited by the thought that I might be thought to be flooding the top... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Are you fed up with snobbery? |
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Posted: 09 Jul 2009, 11:36 am
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Replies: 22
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| I don't find the music boring though, which is why I want to be able to move with it. What's wrong with that? Nothing wrong with it as such, and I was just asking why you found that difficult, not intending to criticize you for it. Maybe I am less physical in some ways, and I feel little impul... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Are you fed up with snobbery? |
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Posted: 08 Jul 2009, 6:11 pm
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| Sitting still during a piece is just too boring for words as far as I'm concerned. Why do you find it boring? That would seem to suggest that you find the music itself boring. I would also agree sitting and listening doesn't count as snobbery, but it does certainly act as a predicate. I d... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Are you fed up with snobbery? |
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Posted: 08 Jul 2009, 7:59 am
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| Have you seen André Rieu's concerts? He encourages audience members to dance in the front, and stand up and clap, and even has them participate in the concert itself! I have been exposed to a little of his work - enough to know what his concerts are like. This is not because I am keen on his w... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Are you fed up with snobbery? |
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Posted: 07 Jul 2009, 8:00 am
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| I'm getting the feeling that this thread is wandering all over the place, and I'm not quite sure of the main point behind it. I suspect this is because different posters have a different notion of what snobbery is. Some seem to think snobbery is simply the ability to enjoy areas of art or knowl... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can one grow out of Asperger's / autism? |
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Posted: 27 Jun 2009, 2:22 am
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Replies: 61
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| (when off medication. ah... i am told i look more stereotypically ASD with NO eye contact, stimming and a loss of comprehension of others' verbal words. they become weird talking head things.) Stimming - I have come across this word a few times here. I don't know what the word means; can someo... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Are you fed up with snobbery? |
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Posted: 26 Jun 2009, 1:17 pm
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| Snobbery is one of the reasons I stopped playing classical music. The attitude was just so present everywhere you went, from musicians to enthusiasts. I hate the notion of having to dress up to go see concerts, sit in your seat, sit quietly, not tap your feet when you find something exciting, not c... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Is A.S.D. a major handicap to creating characters in fiction |
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Posted: 25 Jun 2009, 5:22 pm
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| Hallo. I'm wondering whether having autism or Asperger's syndrome would be a major handicap for creating good characters in fiction, or even preclude it altogether. For most of my life, I wanted to write stories, and began in childhood writing children's adventure stories rather in the man... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can an aspie get a job flying a plane? |
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Posted: 23 Jun 2009, 12:23 am
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| I don't want to sound too much of a wet blanket; but, at least in Australia, I would have considerable doubts. About 8 years ago, I somehow got the idea I wanted to learn to fly, and I thought I had enough money at the time to do so, but I realized my life-long mental-health history might be an... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Overseas travel. |
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Posted: 22 Jun 2009, 11:35 pm
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Replies: 3
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| Do people with Asperger's or autism often have any problems about the idea of travelling overseas? - that is, to another country whose culture and way of life, and possibly language too, are very different from those in their own country? I am curious about this, because a few years ago an... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Talking to oneself. |
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Posted: 22 Jun 2009, 11:20 pm
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Replies: 59
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| I'm wondering whether the habit of talking aloud to oneself when alone (or even in the presence of other people, but not talking to them) is common with those with Asperger's or autism. I'm embarrassed to admit that I do this, sometimes at great length and in great detail; I am in effect t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can one grow out of Asperger's / autism? |
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Posted: 22 Jun 2009, 11:12 pm
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| I have a question I'd like to ask for opinions about: can one ever grow out of Asperger's syndrome or autism? - either partially, so that one copes better with life, or even completely, so that one is in effect completely normal? I am still severely affected by my own condition (which is p... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Questions about you |
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Posted: 22 Jun 2009, 11:02 pm
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| Hi, Janet. Responses to a few points you made: Playing piano, composing music, trains, I was just reading about the transcontenental trains in australia - have you ridden them??? They looked wonderful! I suppose there are two you are referring to: The Indian Pacific, which runs east-w... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Aspergers and Perfect (or absolute) Pitch |
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Posted: 09 Jun 2009, 7:04 pm
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Replies: 49
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| Weird. Has anyone heard of this before? Yes, I have. I've read a number of studies that show that this shift in perceived pitch is very common with age. I can't recall the exact reason. Oliver Sacks discusses it in his book Musicophilia ; if I can find my copy I'll read what he says to remind mysel... |
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