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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Weird things you did as a kid |
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Posted: 06 Mar 2009, 7:04 pm
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Replies: 107
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| i used to collect worms when it rained and arrange them by their color, length, etc. i would zone in a certain tv show (i would choose a new one when the one i liked went into syndication) and learn everything about it. my fourth grade gifted and talented teacher told my mother i was too eccentric f... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: suppliments for aspergers? |
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Posted: 06 Mar 2009, 6:51 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 7,429
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| you should do some research into nutrition first: if you can't afford to see the nutritionist, you can at least try to evaluate how you are eating to see if you can find deficiencies in anything. western diets tend to be wretched (though americans are worst, and you're not, so that may help) so your... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Pro-choice or not(Women only) |
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Posted: 06 Mar 2009, 10:28 am
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Replies: 234
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| i'm sorry, i often fall short of being clear. first of all, i am well aware that most women don't use abortion as a primary form of birth control. but even with petroleum pills, there are ways to capitalize on their effectiveness: having the body awareness to understand your cycle, and the hormonal/... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Pro-choice or not(Women only) |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2009, 3:21 pm
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Replies: 234
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| i would not be capable of getting an abortion myself, but i am pro-choice in general. the problems that facilitate the need the abortion are, in my opinion, very much cultural and societal, and therefore, making abortion illegal will not end its practice, it will only push it (back) underground. it ... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: I hate clothes shopping |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2009, 3:05 pm
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Replies: 38
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| i like clothes, but i don't necessarily like shopping. i always think it might be fun to go pick some new things out and try them on, but when i get to the store, it's usually too loud and there are too many people there, so i just kind of grab things and go. (needless to say, i end up with a lot of... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are there any independent aspies here? |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2009, 2:15 am
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Replies: 42
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| keeping a job is extremely difficult for me, but i go to school and i drive. i am married, and have two daughters, and my main problem with that is that i get really distant when stress aggravates me, which is a lot lately. i rely on my mom a lot to help me out with little things. i'm not very good ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How would you describe your ASD? |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2009, 1:52 am
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Replies: 39
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| right now, i would honestly say i am ecstatic for it. but i am very much at the point where i have finally gotten an explanation, and how i move foreward with that knowledge is up in the air. so in a year i may be strongly in hate with the whole thing. and if i went this long berating myself for no ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Who hates the sound of nylon? |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2009, 1:38 am
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Replies: 17
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| i find the sound of nylon and other manufactured fabrics extremely annoying . . . but i really have issues with textures. i was in my reflexology class the other night, and when working with the feet, there's this liquid to powder stuff to dry out sweaty feet. when it dried on her feet and got the p... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Weird things you did as a kid |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2009, 1:20 am
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Replies: 107
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| 1. developed an affinity for kissing my cats' noses (and a never-acted-upon desire to bite their noses off) 2. i was obsessed with the super market, particularly, king soopers. i would organize a whole room (or tent, if we were camping) to be the store and i would go back and forth between rooms "sh... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: i hate thinking of clever titles. |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2009, 12:32 am
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Replies: 14
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| Hello, What can you recommend for my wonderful 27 yr old aspie who programs video games and has just been diagnosed with akylosing spondylitis? He lives with my oldest son's family in Kirkland and both of them work for game companies in Bellevue, Washington. with ankylosing spondylitis, you need to... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: i hate thinking of clever titles. |
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Posted: 04 Mar 2009, 1:35 pm
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| hey, my name is melissa, but you can call me m. I'm twenty-three and i'm from colorado. i've had my suspicions for a while now but have just been officially diagnosed as an aspie, so hooray for that, right? i'm in school to be a massage therapist and that's a pre-emptive strike to naturopathy, becau... |
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