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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you feel much younger than your actual age? |
| wendybird |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2009, 1:07 pm
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Replies: 72
Views: 7,335
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| This is what I feel like happened: When I was six I stopped growing up emotionally because I lost track of emotions at all. At twelve I felt very mature and that I knew everything. I felt thirty at least. Then things went all strange for a few years, and at 16 I popped open and started to age emotio... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Aspie authors writing social interaction |
| wendybird |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2009, 12:43 pm
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Replies: 732
Views: 328,773
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| I write dialogue pretty well now, but it took a lot of work. I feel like I'm actually particularly good at showing not telling, especially in terms of body language, since I have trouble with that and always have to consciously notice it. A lot of the time I write the dialogue straight out first, th... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Can you draw faces? |
| wendybird |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2009, 11:25 am
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,464
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| Faces, I'm pretty good at. Expressionless or calm faces I do quite well. Surprise is my second best. Anger and fear, I do all right. Anything more complex than that I really struggle with. I have a big book of faces for photo reference, but I only get it out when I'm really stuck. I'm all right at i... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Good 'ol Dad... |
| wendybird |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2009, 11:01 am
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Replies: 63
Views: 5,457
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| My dad has AS, and although we aren't close, I get along with him. Both of us have learned how to talk to people a lot better, but not with each other. I kind of have a vicarious relationship with him through my younger sister, who we both talk to. Sometimes something sets him off and he will yell, ... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Voice issues in adult female Aspies? |
| wendybird |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2009, 10:36 am
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Replies: 65
Views: 18,502
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| When I was a child I spoke in a very low, quiet monotone. In college I learned to imitate other people's voices. Perhaps choir and theater classes help. I actually have a very large range; I can sing most soprano and a lot of tenor parts. When I'm trying very hard to express emotion in my voice I sp... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: How Does one Feel Compelled to be Their Gender? |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2009, 3:31 am
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Replies: 62
Views: 6,133
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| I've never felt that I had to comply to a certain gender identity. I guess I'm lucky that way, I'm comfortable just being me. I usually avoid overtly feminine things like dangly jewelry and too much pink and makeovers. That just doesn't feel like me. I guess it helps that my mom and sisters were nev... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you see different colours to others? |
| wendybird |
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Posted: 21 Jan 2009, 4:59 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,006
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BellaDonna wrote: There is no way the blue-green has any green in it. It is just blue.
It looks blue to me, too, but I know my laptop monitor is skewed to blue-purple because in black-and-white pictures all the greys look indigo. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Talk about yourself for a bit |
| wendybird |
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Posted: 21 Jan 2009, 2:53 pm
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Replies: 1,451
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| Hi! I'm Irene. I probably have Asperger's. As a child my parents were told to put me on Ritalin, even though I didn't have a diagnosis of any kind. I remember talking to a school counselor. She asked me whether I wanted to have friends and be thin. I said I didn't care. She didn't believe me. I beli... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Two (or more) voices in your head? |
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Posted: 21 Jan 2009, 2:09 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,219
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| I have imaginary conversations with imaginary people. In college I had a couple of specific characters. One of them had an Australian accent. I don't know whether this was because I would eventually want to be a novelist, or whether my enjoyment of writing came from my tendency to do this. Probably ... |
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