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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: It's almost 00:00 here in Spain so...HAPPY ASPIE DAY! 18/Feb |
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Posted: 18 Feb 2012, 1:40 am
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Replies: 27
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| What. We actually have our own day? 8O Who knew! (Oh. Well, heh... apparently all of you, that's who. I really should keep up with the world a bit better than I have of late. Yep; gonna work on that, yes, I, yam ....) I didn't know about this! It seems a celebration is in order, however large or sma... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Infrastructure improvements and jobs in America? |
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Posted: 27 Jul 2011, 12:50 am
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,905
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| "Taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society." (<-- usually attributed to Oliver Wendell Holmes) California used to have the best schools in the country, Detroit used to be livable and not just boarded up, Chicago used to have roads instead of endlessly long stretches of dangerously deep poth... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Name ONE thing that irritates you about modern culture |
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Posted: 05 Jul 2011, 4:24 pm
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Replies: 85
Views: 8,617
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| Advertising! The ever-increasing, almost-inescapable, rudely intrusive commercials-&-commercialism! Faster, faster... and larger, noisier, more shrill, more and more often and more tightly packed .... ["blip-verts" indeed! <-- w/respectful nod to prescient "Max Headroom"] TV show creators pompou... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Philosophy / Philosopher for Aspies |
| Lizst |
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Posted: 01 Jan 2011, 6:28 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,955
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Wittgenstein, IMO, for 2 reasons;
1.) the way he thought/wrote about language & communication
2.) he was most likely aspie himself  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you accept yourself and recieve treatment? |
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Posted: 31 Dec 2010, 5:29 pm
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Replies: 8
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| Why not both? I don't think they have to be mutually exclusive. I accept who I am, yet I'm also in therapy. A chance to change the things that make life difficult seems to me like a chance worth taking. I want to continue to grow and learn throughout my life, and therapy is one way to do that. Admit... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Jobs which Aspies would probably not be good at. (Funny) |
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Posted: 10 Dec 2010, 11:39 am
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Replies: 23
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| Politician (I can't look you in the eye, but, trust me; I'll be a great governor! :D ). Kindergarten teacher (...off in a corner by myself playing with the legos while the kids run wild? Yeah... So? :o ). Office manager (known on the job as a lazy crank who constantly complains -- mis-hears, misunde... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Why poor people fat, rich people thin? |
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Posted: 27 Jun 2010, 2:09 pm
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Replies: 79
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| It really is appalling, isn't it; what our current culture does to the poor .... I think everyone who's posted on this topic has the right idea; empty calories, stress, affordability, lack of options ... And I'll add, under lack of options, also geography: The poorest neighborhoods [here in the U.S.... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Can I teach my ASD child to play music? |
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Posted: 18 Apr 2010, 6:43 pm
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Replies: 12
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| Hi. You mention that there's "plenty of instruments around the house for us to play with". That's a good start in life for any child, whether on the spectrum or nt. ;-) Does your daughter show interest in making sounds with the instruments herself? If no one plays those you have around, she may not ... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Banter practice thread? |
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Posted: 14 Dec 2009, 6:06 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,240
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| banter, chit-chat, small talk, prate, mutter, declaim, rant, prattle, jabber, gossip, quibble, whisper, stammer, harangue, utter, address, dialogue, converse.... 8O whew ... Altogether too many options -- I overwhelmed myself just thinkin' of 'em. -- and you've gotta figure the above are just the st... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you develop a trigger later in life? |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2009, 1:35 pm
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Replies: 7
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| << ive told him numerous times......he either does it more, or ignores me. >> . Oh, that's too bad (my mother used to do that sometimes too; doing more of what i'd tell her bothered me). Hard to know how to handle that. Well, maybe he'll grow up some day. << so that is like, an AS symptom? that sort... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you develop a trigger later in life? |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2009, 11:12 pm
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Replies: 7
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| << Sorry, I'm not sure what the official term for it is. >> . Trigger is a good term for it. And yes, we can develop new ones. They can happen not just as we age, but suddenly and sometimes temporarily too; like, during times of high stress or depression. They can come and go -- ie; not only can new... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Adults with AS, how do you find eye-contact? |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2009, 7:53 pm
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Replies: 183
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| At 57, it's still difficult, and I'm still working on it. Or perhaps I've given up working on it [some days, hard to tell, depending on mood and circumstance, and lately having so much else to work on]. But, I've discovered ways and times and situations where it is a bit easier; a.) when I know some... |
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