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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: I want an NT girlfriend/wife and NT kids. |
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Posted: 14 Dec 2012, 6:10 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,862
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| I used to want NT kids. But now I'm older ( 38 ) I'd much rather have spectrum kids - since I finally figured out how to see that's what's wrong is society's way of dealing with me (rather than what's supposedly wrong with ME). The next generation will have it better in that regard. Autistics are AW... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Would you date someone you are not physically attracted to? |
| tSunshineLove |
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Posted: 14 Dec 2011, 12:48 am
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Replies: 57
Views: 11,834
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| I have, more than once, and it never really worked. I've since learned that, shallow as it may be, I have definite upper limits for both age and weight and that I should respect those preferences. It also depends on just how unattractive you find the person. If it's a question of "meh", I usually go... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I hate things touching my face |
| tSunshineLove |
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Posted: 13 Dec 2011, 4:58 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,714
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| You are not alone. Not by a long shot. I was smoking cigarettes for awhile again last year and I burned a bunch of the hair around my face so now I've got all these stupid whispies that annoy me to no end and were bugging the crap out of me tonight. Also, I LOATHE water on my face in the shower - I ... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: No concept of "gender identity"? |
| tSunshineLove |
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Posted: 05 Aug 2011, 12:01 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 9,270
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| There also seems to be a trend for people with Asperger's to have their own issues with gender identity. Perhaps because of the association with "masculinity", many female Aspergians have more of a male gender identity. However, I know many aspie males who are much more feminine than the societal no... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: No concept of "gender identity"? |
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Posted: 04 Aug 2011, 7:29 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 9,270
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| For the sake of diplomacy it is best to just take a person's word for it, whatever they claim their gender to be. Or their sexual orientation, or their neurotype, or anything else that is personal to them and not necessarily obvious from the outside. We are our own best experts. Denying someone the... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: can Aspie's have Tourette's too? |
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Posted: 23 Jun 2011, 8:12 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,316
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| I've been making small sounds and gestures since I was a child. I've found that I have a small modicum of control in that I'm able to minimize them halfway out if people are around, like being quieter or pretending to scratch my nose. But when I'm all by myself? All everything cuts loose. So I do te... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: can Aspie's have Tourette's too? |
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Posted: 23 Jun 2011, 7:05 pm
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Replies: 11
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| "but if I try to stop I get all tense and the tics get worse" I have something I feel is similar to Tourette's. For me, I've tracked it back enough to know that it most usually happens when I'm having self doubts are am thinking about something I did wrong or otherwise screwed up. If I let the tics ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Body temperature affected by emotional state? |
| tSunshineLove |
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Posted: 06 Jun 2011, 5:19 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,001
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| Great post. This happens to me, too. Teeth chattering and all. |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Raw Milk |
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Posted: 26 May 2011, 4:15 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,391
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| I have been drinking raw milk for years (whenever I can afford it). It's something like $8 a half gallon here in California, but at least it's legal to buy in the stores, unlike the rest of the country, from what I hear. I'm not a dietitian, but I think it's awesome. It's supposed to have probiotics... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Lackluster libido |
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Posted: 05 May 2011, 9:34 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,673
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RainingRoses wrote: Just more anecdotal stuff: it seems to me that people with AS tend to gravitate to one end of the sexual continuum or the other. Bluntly, they want it all the time or not much/never at all.
or both, at different times... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: transgendered ---> transitioning = better socially? |
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Posted: 05 May 2011, 7:17 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,307
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| Honestly, if you're going FtM, I think you might have better luck with the expectations people have for your social skills. Men are given much more slack in this department, I think. Best of luck, and ((hugs)). |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is this typical of aspergers? |
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Posted: 02 May 2011, 3:08 pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 9,476
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| I super duper do that. I can listen to the same song or narrow set of songs for days, weeks, even months. Especially when I'm working. |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: I'm Not Going to College. |
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Posted: 11 Jan 2011, 2:41 pm
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Replies: 15
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| College is totally worthless unless you want something very specific out of it. I went one semester out of high school then took a decade plus break because I was way more interested in the "real world". Eventually, I realized that my real world kinda sucked and was really tiny and confined. So I de... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Flying |
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Posted: 10 Dec 2010, 1:05 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,624
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| Sleeping pills don't work on me, either. Have you tried tranquilizers like valium or xanax? Those anti anxiety meds were the only thing that ever knocked me out - probably just cause they shut down the overactive part of my brain that was causing the insomnia. Be cautious on the dosage though, becau... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Female aspies who were loathed as teenagers? |
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Posted: 07 Nov 2010, 1:37 pm
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Replies: 69
Views: 11,301
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| Sounds like me. All that 'fitting in easier' is a load of crap. What they really mean is that we're generally less disruptive and hard to handle, so we don't get noticed by the adults as much. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: HELP - Coping with meltdowns as an adult? |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2010, 12:22 pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 8,092
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| Friends. Friends are really important. Find one or two that you can really talk to. Girls are often better at listening and lending emotional support. Making friends is the first thing I did to heal myself after a long depressive stint and suicide attempt. |
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