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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Question for old fogies only |
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Posted: 24 Mar 2010, 8:06 pm
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| Provided the brain aneurysm I was recently diagnosed with doesn't cripple or snuff me. Amazing--another WP person with a brain aneurysm! That was my medical adventure of 20 years ago. Best wishes for a good outcome from your embolization. My compensations for my traits were largely lost in the afte... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Coming out of the closet |
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Posted: 15 Mar 2010, 10:30 pm
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| The few NTs I've "come out" to have been either dismissive or, more often, just given me a blank and incurious stare. |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Getting Diagnosed Later in Life |
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Posted: 14 Mar 2010, 10:50 pm
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| Yeah, it's a relief to finally be able to know what it is that make us different and has made our lives so difficult, but I balk at getting a formal diagnosis. I'm just not sure that it would be of any benefit to me and worry that it could actually interfere with my attempts to get ahead. Anyone dis... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Are we less likely to be addicts? |
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Posted: 14 Mar 2010, 10:36 pm
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| If anything I would think Aspies would be at greater risk for addictive behavior than NTs. Obsession and compulsion are key elements of addiction. Whether or not one is social or not or skips school to party has little or nothing to do with it. Addicts are more likely to act out alone than in compan... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Question for old fogies only |
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Posted: 14 Mar 2010, 7:41 pm
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| I am a 55 year-old male who has never found a niche or sufficient motivation to pursue a dream. A Peter Pan with thinning hair, bad skin, and no ability to fly, I have drifted with the currents my entire life, feeling myself to be more of an observer than a participant.. Pan's nemesis was Captain Ho... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Horror Films |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2009, 6:11 pm
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Replies: 27
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| The only recent films to really creep me out are Audition and Midnight Meat Train. |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: ADAM - New movie about someone with asperger's |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2009, 3:35 pm
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| Saw it with my wife Sunday. Only one other couple in the theater and this the only theater in Pinellas county showing the movie. So much for raising awareness of Asperger's, I guess. :? It seemed to me that Adam's character was a bit too Rain Man-like but I'm the only Aspie I know so I don't really ... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: What is the most disturbing/shocking movie you've ever seen? |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2009, 12:42 pm
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| After half a century of cinema-watching, movies that probably would have put me into a catatonic state when I was a child have little effect on me these days, and I've seen some really sick s**t. Recently, however, I saw a movie that, for reasons I don't really comprehend, affected me strongly and v... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What Is Your Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)? |
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Posted: 10 Apr 2009, 8:18 am
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Replies: 187
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| INTP, heavy on the I. Married to an ENTJ. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Depression and Anxiety w/ Asperger's |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2009, 1:23 pm
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| I tried a number of medications, some with horrible side effects, before finding a combination that works well for me: welbutrin and dexedrine. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Depression and Anxiety w/ Asperger's |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2009, 8:44 am
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| forgot to mention that I've been battling depression pretty much my entire life. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Depression and Anxiety w/ Asperger's |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2009, 8:25 am
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| I have been diagnosed as having an avoidant personality disorder and I believe that to be accurate. I am usually cool and ratonal in emergencies, but if for some reason I get flustered my brain takes a holiday and doesn't return untill I've regained my 'cool'. That could take anything from minutes t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have a driver's license? |
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Posted: 02 Apr 2009, 8:26 pm
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| I learned to drive at 15 but didn't get my operator's permit until I was 28. My mother 'sold' me my first car at 30, her old station wagon. A few years later I bought a used Mazda minipick-up. I drove like the proverbial old lady until I took a job delivering pizza with Domino's. Amazing what that 3... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Weird hangup with peas? Anybody have funny food hangups? |
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Posted: 31 Mar 2009, 9:11 pm
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| The fuzz doesn't bother me but I'm not crazy about the texture of the flesh. Same thing with mangos. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How man jobs have you had in your life? |
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Posted: 31 Mar 2009, 9:01 pm
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| Including my tour of duty in the Navy, at least 25 jobs in the 39 years since I was 15. Still haven't found my niche. Currently working as a stock clerk in a shoe store. Want to try my hand at writing. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Weird hangup with peas? Anybody have funny food hangups? |
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Posted: 31 Mar 2009, 8:18 pm
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| I despise English peas. They resemble nothing so much as fat, blood-engorged ticks. I also loathe dairy products aside from fresh, cold milk. butter, icecream, and sone aged cheeses. To me, sour cream is the worst of all. It smells like pus. Other unappealing foods include shellfish and the winter s... |
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