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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Walt Disney World... |
| seaequalsdancer |
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Posted: 12 Nov 2009, 11:55 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,752
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| Well, I definitely think that the attractions there are meant to be viewed in different ways by both adults and children. I LOVED Disney as a kid, though I was more of an EPCOT geek, especially because I loved the whole idea of how it was originally thought up to be a model community and stuff, but ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: so, my grandma just died... |
| seaequalsdancer |
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Posted: 06 Nov 2009, 3:52 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,020
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| I lost my grandfather less than two weeks ago. The timing was really bad because his death was very unexpected and rapid. I hadn't even known he was sick to begin with because no one tells me anything since my mother chooses to treat me like a child who is incapable of handling news that might upset... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Thinking in pictures |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2009, 11:59 am
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,126
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| I definitely think and learn easiest visually or just by doing it. If someone tries to explain how to do something to me without showing me it is quite useless. When reading instructions I often just have to work out how to do it on my own and will get frustrated if someone tries to help me by givin... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Getting my SSI check back . |
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Posted: 01 Nov 2009, 11:36 pm
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Replies: 10
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| Well if you are in a program then I am guessing that the doctor there must have filled a form saying that you were incapable of being your own payee and/or the program routinely takes their clients SSI checks as 'payment' and you might not have understood or even really known this. I would contact S... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do people really see us as children? |
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Posted: 23 Oct 2009, 7:08 pm
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Replies: 44
Views: 4,795
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| I think with the movie Adam the context of that scene is important. He just found out that she lied to him about a previous event, during which they went to see a play and ran into her parents. She pretended like she totally didn't know they were going to be there but he found out that she did and h... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Dealing with flakey-ness |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2009, 4:07 pm
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Replies: 3
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| I know how you feel somewhat. While I thankfully have the luxury of living alone, one of the only people I ever go out with is my sister. She isn't flaky in the sense that she bails on plans, but in the sense that SHE NEVER MAKES PLANS! She will call me up like an an hour before doing something and ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Getting an AS Diagnosis at 20 |
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Posted: 25 Sep 2009, 11:26 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,986
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| I am in a similar situation, though I'm 29 right now. I have suspected I have had an ASD for quite some time now, but I was always hesitant to bring it up with professionals because I never wanted to seem like I was fishing for a diagnosis. When I first seriously started seeing a psychiatrist I was ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: There is no room for those who do not drive..... |
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Posted: 21 Sep 2009, 11:20 am
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Replies: 31
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| I never learned how to drive so I knew ever since I was 18 that I would need to live in a city (I'm 29 now). I live in Philadelphia, which is about an hour train ride from my hometown. The public transportation here is pretty decent and it is becoming a very bike-friendly city as well (we also have ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: hon, sweetheart, etc |
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Posted: 21 Sep 2009, 10:30 am
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Replies: 34
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| Wonder how much of it might be an age and/or cultural or regional thing? Yeah I was going to say this as well. I live in the Mid-Atlantic where calling someone you don't really know honey, darling, sweetheart, etc would be kind of strange, but in other places like the South it is commonplace. So I ... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Premiere of TV show "COMMUNITY" on NBC |
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Posted: 19 Sep 2009, 8:45 pm
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Replies: 7
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| I'm not sure he was trying to berate him. If you noticed at the beginning when he was telling Jeff about what he knew about the girl he liked in his Spanish class Abed said "She has a sister who works with kids who have a condition that she thinks I should look up" or something to that effect and th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Just some random thoughts on therapy |
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Posted: 19 Sep 2009, 8:27 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,605
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| Are you expecting your relationship to end with your therapist any time soon? It doesn't sound like you are but I'm not sure. It isn't insane that you would think of it as a loss when the time comes, because it is a real loss. But usually your therapist won't cut you off until you are ready unless y... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you talk fast? |
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Posted: 19 Sep 2009, 12:36 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 6,035
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| I normal interaction I don't think I talk particularly fast. However in presentations I was ALWAYS told that I talk much too fast. I think part of it is nerves because I just always want to get things like that over with and the other part is probably wanting to fit all of the information into a cer... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Dancing |
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Posted: 19 Sep 2009, 12:25 pm
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Replies: 48
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| I love to dance!! Structured or freestyle dancing is like one of my favorite activities and forms of self-expression and from what I have been told I'm quite good at it (and I guess I have always thought I was good at it as well though it is generally difficult for my judge those types of things). P... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "You're too old to do that!" Aspies and holidays |
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Posted: 19 Sep 2009, 11:55 am
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Replies: 29
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| Plenty of adults still dress up for Halloween, though I guess they go to more 'adult' events like parties at clubs and such, unless they have kids of their own or are handing out candy. I'm not into it personally. I never have any good ideas as to what to dress up as and I don't really go out much t... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Very annoying interview question about your education |
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Posted: 18 Sep 2009, 2:04 pm
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Replies: 4
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| I find it odd that interviewers would even ask that question. It seems very tactless. I know the business world is all about connections, especially alumni connections, so maybe this question is more commonly asked in interviews for those types of jobs but it still seems really odd to me. Most peopl... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you learn best? |
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Posted: 17 Sep 2009, 6:39 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,207
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| Visual. I have a difficult time processing things I hear quickly enough, which sometimes made college difficult for me because they try to cram so much into a lecture and you can't really tell your professor to slow down if you are in a lecture. However a lot of professors are now using power point ... |
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