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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Analyzing how people treat us vs NTs |
| tinmaiden |
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Posted: 22 Mar 2010, 2:13 am
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Replies: 35
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| People definitely treat me differently... in general, they are very nice to me. I have that "lost young woman" vibe, apparently, that makes people go out of their way to help me. I used to feel that occasionally people were being "mean," but after a few years' experience I've come to realize that it... |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Songs in Alphabetical Order |
| tinmaiden |
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Posted: 22 Mar 2010, 2:10 am
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Replies: 2,399
Views: 92,563
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| "Dead Man's Party," Oingo Boingo |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Are all aspies artisians? |
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Posted: 21 Mar 2010, 1:20 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,412
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| I've been told that I'm wildly creative; I'm a musician and an artist, but I honestly consider myself more logical/left-brained. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Thoughts on "Songs of the Gorilla Nation" |
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Posted: 21 Mar 2010, 12:25 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,684
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| This was one of my favorite parts of the novel, as well. I adored the way she described her own tendency towards enjoying patterns and repetitive tasks being pivotal in establishing this connection. I had a similar experience to that, and what you describe for yourself, with a boy named Travis, that... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Criticism |
| tinmaiden |
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Posted: 21 Mar 2010, 12:05 am
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,010
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Real or perceived, this is definitely something I have trouble with. Self-abuse is not good, and I'm sad to hear when people have a problem with it, but goodness does it sound familiar.
Please take care of yourself. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Thoughts on "Songs of the Gorilla Nation" |
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Posted: 20 Mar 2010, 11:47 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,684
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| Please don't misunderstand. I posted this thread because there are things I don't grasp, and I want to. I am not informed, but I'm not ignorant, either, and for that reason I greatly appreciate your post. |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Star Wars |
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Posted: 20 Mar 2010, 6:16 pm
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Replies: 63
Views: 7,536
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I love the original three Star Wars movies so much. I want to name my first son Luke.  |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Any daytraders here? |
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Posted: 20 Mar 2010, 6:15 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,199
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| My boyfriend is thinking about getting into this. We're still wondering if it's worthwhile. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Dining out alone |
| tinmaiden |
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Posted: 20 Mar 2010, 6:13 pm
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Replies: 60
Views: 8,729
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| Dining out alone with your laptop, magazine, or an engrossing novel is one of the most relaxing things ever. |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Countdown 100 to 0. Whoever gets 0 wins! No multiple posts. |
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Posted: 20 Mar 2010, 6:12 pm
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Replies: 23,604
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Autism speaks and asperger's |
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Posted: 20 Mar 2010, 6:05 pm
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Replies: 50
Views: 10,077
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I have mixed feelings about Autism Speaks. After reading up on some of the controversial advocacy, I think that they do a lot to help out families affected by autism.
As for aborting fetuses affected by autism... yeah. I'd have to see this one before I believe it. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Oxitocin ENDS asperger life! |
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Posted: 20 Mar 2010, 6:02 pm
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Replies: 51
Views: 7,090
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| I wouldn't use it. But if someone is on the lower-functioning end of the spectrum and they would like to try it, why not? Medications of any kind are about the benefits outweighing the potential side-effects. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: The Black List - think before you buy |
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Posted: 20 Mar 2010, 5:58 pm
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Replies: 118
Views: 11,672
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As a person with diagnosed AS, I'm trying to get more informed about what the "community" has against Autism Speaks. I thought that the organization existed to help people on the autism spectrum.
I'm going to read up on it. Either way... I really don't think that boycotting is the answer. |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Why Are Nerds Unpopular? |
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Posted: 20 Mar 2010, 5:33 pm
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Replies: 18
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| The true definition of popularity is having a lot of people like you, I think. A sweet nerd who is well-liked and generally respected for his/her intelligence is far from being "unpopular" in the realest sense of the word. |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: AS and Latex allergy? |
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Posted: 20 Mar 2010, 5:27 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 11,916
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| Allergic to latex, along with lots of other things. I think it's interesting that Aspies have a higher than normal tendency to have allergies in general. |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Dresses and skirts. >.< |
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Posted: 20 Mar 2010, 5:25 pm
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Replies: 126
Views: 30,989
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| I don't mind dresses and skirts... but the way I move, fidget, and sit on my legs in class would probably end up with me unintentionally committing a public indecency crime. :p Pants and shorts are safer. |
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