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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: the arc - aspergers at work? |
| presentjoy |
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Posted: 28 Jul 2009, 7:43 pm
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| this could also go under social stuff related to friendships, but what i call "the arc" is also vitally related to the workplace as well. i get a new job. things are fabulous, there's a romance period -- and i believe this is pretty standard for any relationship. i perform really well. i learn quick... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Experiences with Service Oriented Jobs |
| presentjoy |
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Posted: 28 Jul 2009, 3:27 pm
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Replies: 24
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| food service is just a thankless job, i think, in part because most people find it hell, and most people who patronize food service establishments are UNGRATEFUL SELFISH CLODS (thank you mr. shaw) they don't say thank you, they expect everything, they want special changes, they make beyond reasonabl... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Mistaking Aspergers for narcissism |
| presentjoy |
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Posted: 06 Feb 2009, 1:17 pm
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Replies: 31
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| yes; withdrawal into the self is different than narcissism. i think self-centredness is different from narcissism too. From Sam Vaknin, self-proclaimed narcissist: Narcissists are said to be in love with themselves. But this is a fallacy. Narcissus is not in love with himself. He is in love with his... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Depressed After Aspie Meeting |
| presentjoy |
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Posted: 26 Jan 2009, 10:11 am
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Replies: 76
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| i could echo a lot said here. as much as my spiritual training and lifelong sense of social justice whips into a frenzy about any kinds of comparisons that plot people on a hierarchy, i was unsettled when i went to a support group, both because i felt disconnected and because i realized that i was b... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I scheduled a diagnostic evaluation |
| presentjoy |
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Posted: 23 Jan 2009, 2:02 pm
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Replies: 10
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| im going in february. i usually am compelled to do this sort of thing, and have in the past with psychiatrists. this time, im going to try and relax. i'm actually going not to seek an AS-specific dx. actually if they think other things are more relevant, i'll go with that. if it's NLD, or ADHD, or s... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: HAIR CUT! |
| presentjoy |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2009, 11:28 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,724
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blink.
i had a buzz cut for years. sensory heaven
and so easy. 5-minute-fries easy. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: HAIR CUT! |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2009, 10:49 pm
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Replies: 21
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Tell me about times you've lost your temper in public |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2009, 2:46 pm
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Replies: 28
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| was trying to cross the street at an all way stop. i checked the car coming from across the intersection, began to walk, it began to move, it stopped, i stopped, i moved, it moved, lord! ok so then i start walking, and the guy squeals his tires and speeds up right past me, not two feet from me. So i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Hippie chicks, sign in please... |
| presentjoy |
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Posted: 21 Jan 2009, 9:45 pm
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Replies: 58
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garyww wrote: Do you get naked with strangers in the forest?
does it count if i *want* to get naked with strangers in the forest? |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: How to decrease one's sex drive? |
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Posted: 20 Jan 2009, 8:55 am
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Replies: 122
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| being in relationship with someone who has a lower sex drive is tricky, but so, is the issue that he would feel inadequate or that she is a sex maniac (the whole, insatiable woman "problem"). we all come with different rhythms, and those rhythms aren't constant. and im glad garyww pointed out that i... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: normal visit to the store with HFA |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2009, 8:24 pm
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Replies: 7
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| i thought on this planet it was ok to run on :cyclops: ohh please don't let it be busy. lemme see if i got the list. the list is in a pocket. which pocket? pants or jacket or purse? is that the left or right pocket? not the one with the keys in it, the keys will make the list fall out. ok. which poc... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Names |
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Posted: 11 Jan 2009, 7:29 pm
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Replies: 20
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| maybe cause i was somewhat (ok quite) flexible growing up, i got called "de rubber twig". which i found hilarious. also affectionately, a name based on my last name which i won't share here. it rhymed. i was called a vampire once. or was it dracula... yes. they were teasing me. it was the only time ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: So I went to a aspergers and autism support group today... |
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Posted: 11 Jan 2009, 7:25 pm
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Replies: 34
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| i hung out at AANE for a while when i was in boston. they have a great number of groups going on around the boston area, toronto has a lot fewer -- for adults; i signed up for a list but in the past months there hasn't been any activity. i attended a women's group and an art thing at watertown main ... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Marija Gimbutus, Her Works |
| presentjoy |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2009, 12:24 am
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Replies: 103
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| there is a distinction between matriarchal and matrilineal euro-american society is patriarchal but uses a kinship system known as dual descent - we trace our family tree along both sides. matrilineal societies do exist nowadays, as do patrilineal societies. from my anth studies, my understanding is... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Forgetting to eat |
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Posted: 09 Jan 2009, 11:24 pm
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Replies: 16
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| i don't recognize my hunger. when i do, i'm really really farkin' hungry. and then i forget i realized i'm hungry, rinse and repeat. it's maybe a combination of some sensory malfunction, short-term memory short circuit, and executive dysfunction, with a dash of self-harm thrown in. i also don't reco... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Non romantic obsessions with people |
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Posted: 09 Jan 2009, 10:02 pm
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Replies: 29
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| yeah, for me too. esther, i had started a friendship with someone like your husband when i was about 25, and my gf at the time thought i was cheating on her because i kept talking about him, really i think it was 'a-dar' and hippie artist connecting, but because i was talking about him all the time ... |
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