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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What "social rule" do you dislike the most? |
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Posted: 18 Feb 2009, 11:18 pm
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Replies: 73
Views: 6,177
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| Glad to see so many others are mentioning the "How are you? Fine, and you?" social paradigm. It seems so unnecessary, and I feel embarrassed when I realize I've answered the question without the expected reciprocation. It's also unpleasant to be in social situations where there's not a specific purp... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is a Panic Attack? (Explain in your own words) |
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Posted: 16 Feb 2009, 5:35 pm
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,716
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| I went through a period frequent panic attacks, and after researching my symptoms I found that my official condition was called "Panic Disorder" (appropriately). Panic attacks for me involved rapid heartbeat, breathing, hyperventilation, chest pain, and intense fear that I was dying. Paradoxically, ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Faces |
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Posted: 13 Oct 2008, 4:58 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,922
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| I look at the mojuth. Eye contact makes me very uncomfortable. Over the years I've trained myself to make some eye contact but it's draining. What makes looking at the eyes draining? It seems unnaturally and unnecessarily intimate, and it's hard to concentrate on what someone is saying with that ki... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: weight loss |
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Posted: 03 Oct 2008, 5:32 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,637
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| I have no idea whether this is good or meaningful advice or not, but one thing I do is to simply not give myself the choice of backing out. If I do not allow myself the option of not going, there is no avoiding walking out that door and exercising. It's as if I consider it a rule that I do not have ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Neanderthal Theory |
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Posted: 22 Sep 2008, 12:16 pm
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Replies: 120
Views: 12,209
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| It was an interesting hypothesis, and it seems to have a lot of intuitive appeal to people with asperger's due to the feeling of being so different. With the recent sequencing of the neanderthal genome, however, it became clear that they are not a part of our ancestry and were a completely distinct ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you content being alone? |
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Posted: 12 Sep 2008, 11:32 am
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Replies: 48
Views: 8,963
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Greentea wrote: Being totally alone in the world is a very painful experience. Spending time alone and knowing you have people if you want / need them is a completely different experience.
That's a very good distinction. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Interpret this expression |
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Posted: 10 Sep 2008, 11:45 am
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Replies: 50
Views: 4,461
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| i did not get that he thought the other kid was lying. oh. you have that game? cool. that's what i saw. Yeah, it's not like owning Halo 3 is a totally unbelievable feat, unless the second guy knows for sure the first guy doesn't actually have the appropriate system. LOL, no kidding. Owning Halo 3 i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ASDs and getting along with children |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2008, 5:49 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,418
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| I find children, especially small children, very unpleasant. When I am walking down the street and see them ahead of me or if I get on an elevator with children in it, I cringe and always say to myself, "I just know one of them is going to get too close and brush up against me," which invariably hap... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Question about inappropiate thoughts |
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Posted: 19 May 2008, 2:54 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,755
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| [quote= For instance, when I was a kid, I used to think that God hears all of your thoughts and will send you to Hell if you ever question His existence (based on what I had been told). So I was constantly getting these unwanted thoughts telling me, "God is dead!", "There is no god!", "I hate God!",... |
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Forum: Games and Video Games Topic: Who's replaying the MGS games to prepare for MGS4? |
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Posted: 16 May 2008, 10:25 pm
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Replies: 4
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| Lol....finished MGS 3 the other day for the first time. It was brilliant, and after seeing the first 10 minutes of MGS 4 I am forced to consider purchasing a PS3. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: why have I never had a boyfriend? |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2008, 11:35 pm
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Replies: 54
Views: 18,958
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| Since you seem to have so many tangible things going for you, the problem must be something less tangible. Perhaps they don't feel an emotional connection to you, certainly possible given your Asperger's. Personally, I'd kill to meet someone who was rational and ruled by reason rather than emotion, ... |
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