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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: If there was a "cure" to autism/aspergers would u?

Posted: 24 Apr 2011, 9:29 am 

Replies: 133
Views: 14,815


Am I the only one who would take a cure? I don't believe, hypothetically, that if I were to take a cure I would become normal. Even if I gain the social abilities of an NT, my memories growing up as an aspie will still influence me. I would become something that transcends both aspergers and neuroty...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Anyone have abnormal sleeping patterns?

Posted: 24 Apr 2011, 8:05 am 

Replies: 9
Views: 2,170


I don't have a sleep schedule. My bedtime gets later and later every day. One day I go to bed at 9 PM and wake up at 9 AM. Two weeks later I'll go to sleep at 9 AM, and wake up at 9 PM!

 Forum: Art, Writing, and Music   Topic: Is it a word if the meaning is understood?

Posted: 31 May 2010, 12:38 am 

Replies: 11
Views: 3,307


It becomes a word once multiple people understand and agree on the meaning. The meaning of a word like Wordsmithmanship is pretty self explanatory, because it's based on a real word from the English language. So I guess it could be a word....

 Forum: News and Current Events   Topic: 'Love' hormone may help autism symptoms

Posted: 20 Feb 2010, 9:58 pm 

Replies: 13
Views: 2,548


I found that even sexual activity does the trick for a couple of hours. For me, it's a pronounced and obvious difference...and it also motivates me to take better care of my appearance, and increases my awareness of what my body is doing... I felt it was halfway like a cure, actually. They really RE...

 Forum: The Haven   Topic: Freak out...over something that should be nothing

Posted: 13 Jan 2010, 4:57 pm 

Replies: 4
Views: 1,031


I can understand how that would make you feel, though. Generally I tell myself a positive aspect to whatever just happened. Think of it this way: It's an opportunity for you/your gf to buy you a BETTER hoodie. Or I convince myself it's actually funny.... (My old laptop crashed, and the charger start...

 Forum: Random Discussion   Topic: Anyone else good at decoding abbreviations/slangs?

Posted: 13 Jan 2010, 4:30 pm 

Replies: 4
Views: 936


I've also had no problems, oddly enough.

 Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends   Topic: Not relating to people, period.

Posted: 10 Oct 2009, 12:41 am 

Replies: 18
Views: 6,573


I have a lot of trouble. Dealing with other people is like watching a movie, as someone said. I don't really care that much about them or about their concerns, and I can't predict how they will behave. Is that the same as not understanding them?

 Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends   Topic: Do people delete you on facebook?

Posted: 04 Oct 2009, 8:14 am 

Replies: 24
Views: 22,684


I know how you feel, and I feel the same way. End this entire incident by forgetting about it, I guess? Drown out the people who dislike you with the people that actually like you. If you said before you'd add the 30 people who would bother talking to you, that means you know 30 people who still wan...

 Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends   Topic: Do people delete you on facebook?

Posted: 04 Oct 2009, 7:59 am 

Replies: 24
Views: 22,684


If you do that, what happens to other friends who might still want to talk to you? They won't be able to find you and they might think you hate them too. Forget about one person. Block them out of your mind. Or put them on an "I hate you for eternity list", which is what I did to a former friend who...

 Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends   Topic: Cure for Social Anxiety?

Posted: 04 Oct 2009, 7:49 am 

Replies: 24
Views: 4,981


I'm unable to really adopt that "No one actually cares" mindset. It just doesn't click no matter how hard I try to assure myself it's true.:( Also, REAL social anxiety causes severe physical reactions. Once a person's body becomes physically affected by stress, it stops being an issue of whether the...

 Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends   Topic: how did you deal with gossip and labels?

Posted: 29 Sep 2009, 4:42 am 

Replies: 6
Views: 1,153


It drives me crazy. But I've seen NT friends do it to other NT friends, and whoever I hang around will usually have some gripe with someone else in the group. This happens in every group I've ever hung out with, whether it was in middle school, high school, or college. And then they'll go back and b...

 Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends   Topic: They need to relate

Posted: 28 Sep 2009, 2:46 am 

Replies: 3
Views: 986


I usually find people who share my interests online, and speaking with them is enough to prevent me from falling into depression. But I'd be SOL If I suddenly got banned from my favorite sites.

 Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends   Topic: Cure for Social Anxiety?

Posted: 24 Sep 2009, 9:27 pm 

Replies: 24
Views: 4,981


I've read that aspies often respond well to MUCH smaller doses than normal, which also avoids the side effects. This is true, but only to a certian degree. My dosage is tiny and one 0.5 MG pill can last me for at least a week. While I don't immediately faint from fatigue like I would if I took an e...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: what causes spaciness?

Posted: 24 Sep 2009, 9:13 pm 

Replies: 22
Views: 9,030


It's fine, because it makes me feel very happy. Yay, I'm helpful!

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: what causes spaciness?

Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 9:33 pm 

Replies: 22
Views: 9,030


Wow, I wasn't expecting such gushing thanks. You just made my day. Also I don't believe we're in a constant state of spaciness, it's more like we can only focus on one thing at once, and once we "tangent" into our dream-worlds we can't come back easily. But if I start something important immediately...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: How can I get my teens to socialize more?

Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 8:55 pm 

Replies: 35
Views: 9,894


True. I thought I would have a great time before I went. It wasn't the social anxiety that wore me down, it was the constant demand of filling a social-butterfly role. A bunch of my different friend circles went, and I was always with someone else. Sometimes even people I didn't know would approach ...
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