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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Are you satisfied with your schedule? |
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Posted: 17 Sep 2009, 11:02 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,981
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I have five classes a week and nothing before 11:30  |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Friends and common interests |
| SingInSilence |
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Posted: 17 Sep 2009, 10:49 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 7,672
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| I'm so emotionally defunct that these are the only friendships I can have. I've never understood the draw of telling someone all of your feelings. It just seems unnecessary and very uncomfortable. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: have you ever got a strange nickname because of your AS? |
| SingInSilence |
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Posted: 17 Sep 2009, 10:28 pm
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Replies: 77
Views: 6,929
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My friends used to refer to me (though rather infrequently, so I'm not sure if this counts) as Spock or Ken Jennings. I don't usually get a lot of nicknames because I have such a weird first name  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: speed can cause anxiety? |
| SingInSilence |
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Posted: 16 Sep 2009, 12:40 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,752
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| I'm the same way. My mom screams at me whenever I drive because I drive very slowly; I get very anxious over about 40 km/h. But I'm okay riding in the car as long as I don't look at the speedometer. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: You can't be autistic because.... |
| SingInSilence |
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Posted: 16 Sep 2009, 12:29 am
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Replies: 65
Views: 6,619
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...I have friends.
...I have a sense of humour.
...I can use sarcasm.
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...I'm getting an Arts degree, not a Science degree. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: I HATE Screaming Children, Crying Babies and Barking Dogs |
| SingInSilence |
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Posted: 15 Sep 2009, 12:53 am
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Replies: 134
Views: 45,181
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| Where I work, there's a display of huge, brightly-coloured lollipops on all the counters. And the refusal of parents to purchase them for children ends in me hearing six or seven tantrums a day. Children wailing "MOMMYYYYYYYY!" is the most bloodcurdling sound I have ever heard. Just thinking about i... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Went out last night. |
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Posted: 15 Sep 2009, 12:25 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,211
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| Ugh, I know this feeling. I just started university and all my new friends are always trying to go out and do stuff. I personally would rather stay home and talk (or read Wikipedia)...I can't handle the noise, the sheer amount of people, the alcohol, the fact that I don't like pop/hip-hop/dance/tech... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: do you hate people you don't know? |
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Posted: 15 Sep 2009, 12:14 am
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Replies: 27
Views: 14,507
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| I always feel angry for no reason at the preppy Hollister guys at my university--but that might be because they talk and go on Facebook in class...or maybe it's because I really dislike trendy clothing. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Roommate Experiences - Good or Bad? |
| SingInSilence |
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Posted: 15 Sep 2009, 12:02 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,498
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They seem nice, but they're a bit too normal for the likes of me  |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Charismatic |
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Posted: 14 Sep 2009, 11:57 pm
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,273
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| I know what you mean. When I try to emulate successful NTs, it doesn't work. I think we must have some dead giveaways that make NTs wary of us. Perhaps it's the voice tone/volume issues, or that we have the wrong looks on our faces. But perhaps I'm just overreacting because of my social anxiety maki... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: On why people don't discuss their quirks on normal forums |
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Posted: 14 Sep 2009, 11:49 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,247
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I divulge my quirks quite freely, just to try and get people to realize that I will be doing similar things on a regular basis and to see if they can handle my weirdness. But this is IRL, as I don't frequent any other forums.
Not sure how on-topic that was. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: aspies with accents that are differnt |
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Posted: 14 Sep 2009, 11:44 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,755
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| I have the typical northern American/Canadian accent, so generally I'm not accused of having a strange accent, but a lot of people tell me that they can't understand me because I don't use a lot of inflection and have a quiet voice. Apparently I am human white noise. I do have a strange problem in w... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Problems with Clothing |
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Posted: 14 Sep 2009, 11:37 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 7,965
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| My clothing issues: No polyester, wool, or anything "slippery" or itchy. EVER. I fluctuate between really loose clothes (for comfort) and really tight clothes (for the pressure). No turtlenecks. I must be covered from my neck to at least my knees to be comfortable. Also, my dream would be a world wh... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Extreme literalness |
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Posted: 14 Sep 2009, 11:29 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,216
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I get a lot of lectures from my mom on not being so literal and from my dad about not telling him what I misheard.
Personally, I enjoy the pictures my mind creates for certain metaphors; they're generally quite amusing, though I get fewer of them as my repertoire of metaphors expands  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have any support system? |
| SingInSilence |
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Posted: 14 Sep 2009, 11:23 pm
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,784
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| I've got a few friends who appreciate my "eccentricities", one of whom suggested I might have AS in the first place. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you order the same food |
| SingInSilence |
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Posted: 14 Sep 2009, 11:20 pm
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Replies: 60
Views: 5,564
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| I am infamous in my family for living off a set menu of food I will eat. |
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