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 Forum: Adult Autism Issues   Topic: Does it take a really long time to be able to drive?

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Posted: 25 May 2010, 7:45 am 

Replies: 60
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I got my permit at 15, license not until 19, and I didn't get a car (or drive regularly) until I was 22. Still ahead of my mom, who didn't drive until she was 34. It was the same reason for both of us - waaay too stressful, until there was no other option. I did most of my early practice in one smal...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Any Aspies that defy the "clueless to other people's...

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Posted: 22 Apr 2010, 3:24 pm 

Replies: 18
Views: 2,204
I have always been very sensitive to negative emotions, like they emanate off of people in waves. I then get stressed out and anxious in response. Yay. It might have something to do with spending my early years with two clinically depressed caregivers (grandmother & father), one of them with oth...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Aspies, how are you doing financially? (Adults)

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Posted: 22 Apr 2010, 2:59 pm 

Replies: 43
Views: 5,193
I didn't answer the poll, but I'm somewhere between "not as much as I'd like" and "getting help from family". A few years ago I lived on my own just fine, but I moved closer to my parents and found that the cost of living was much much higher here, which left me the choice of staying with my folks o...

 Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends   Topic: Emotional Savants & Aspie Empaths

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Posted: 25 Mar 2010, 2:48 pm 

Replies: 24
Views: 7,187
I am very sensitive to the moods of the people around me, but I'm not always aware of it. Like, if someone around me (same room) is feeling stressed and anxious, I'll start to feel stressed and anxious, too, but it normally takes me a while to figure out WHY I'm feeling like that. Same with someone ...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Are you a big picture thinker or a details thinker?

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Posted: 25 Mar 2010, 11:57 am 

Replies: 50
Views: 14,879
I used to think that I was completely a "big picture" thinker, but lately I've noticed that I get very bogged down in the details. When I'm thinking about history or politics or psychology, say, I'm really into general trends, with details just for support. But when it comes to thinking about someth...

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: Questions about you

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 Post subject: Hi!
Posted: 24 Mar 2010, 3:12 pm 

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What is your first name? Kate Age: 28... when did that happen? Location: Southeastern VA Hobbies and Interests: science, genetics, human evolution, linguistics, history, sci-fi/fantasy (but it's so hard to find good authors), current events, dog behavior (if you'd had my dogs... :P ), human pre-his...
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