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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you Nonverbal by Choice/need? (Poll) *revised* |
| bookwyrm |
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Posted: 12 May 2014, 2:00 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 4,349
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| I fantasize about being non verbal. I hate being forced to talk to people. My family get upset with me because of it. I run away from strangers to avoid talking. My son is completely comfortable with not responding to people which makes me envious but I find it embarrassing and so avoid instead. I h... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: [UK] Autistic starves to death after benefits stop |
| bookwyrm |
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Posted: 13 Mar 2014, 4:01 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,320
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I'd rather starve than deal with Atos. Which is why I haven't had benefits for the last five years. Luckily my mum took me in again and so as long as she lives I won't starve. But afterwards?
Must not think about that or I cease functioning. |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: How old were you when you had your first proper kiss? |
| bookwyrm |
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Posted: 20 Nov 2013, 5:13 pm
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Replies: 64
Views: 28,621
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| 16. It was alright until he tried to stick his tongue in my mouth which revolted me. I just didn't understand why he would want to, and I certainly wasn't going to reciprocate, even after he explained it was 'French kissing'. The next time I was 19 and it was alot better then but I have never come t... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Bad PMS |
| bookwyrm |
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Posted: 20 Nov 2013, 4:55 pm
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Replies: 14
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| My worst times definitely co-inside with my cycle. (Aunt Flow - I like that! But not her of course...) I am far more likely to feel suicidal or get so upset I hit myself when its that time of the month. In fact I have noticed an alternate cycle - maybe one ovary is worse than the other? I have final... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Is it possible to have an affectionate AS kid? |
| bookwyrm |
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Posted: 06 Nov 2013, 5:12 pm
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Replies: 45
Views: 12,032
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I have both an affectionate son with autism and one with Aspergers. Its my NT son that refused to hug me for years because it was uncool  |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Questions about homeschooling |
| bookwyrm |
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Posted: 06 Nov 2013, 5:10 pm
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Replies: 32
Views: 4,313
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| I home educated both my youngest sons. My eldest is severely autistic and went first to a special school and then when things became too dreadful - he was hurting me and his youngest brother and literally tearing the house apart - he went to boarding school. My youngest has now been diagnosed with A... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Should I be a vegan? |
| bookwyrm |
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Posted: 06 Nov 2013, 4:25 pm
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Replies: 76
Views: 11,669
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| Being vegan makes sense in so many ways. It is the healthiest diet, it avoids all that cruelty and it means that you aren't taking up ten times your share of the world's food resources. Personally I couldn't eat a dead animal - that is so disgusting, the thought makes me shudder. For a long time I ... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Pros and cons of having rabbits as pets |
| bookwyrm |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2013, 2:06 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,781
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Pros and cons of having rabbits as pets |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2013, 2:05 pm
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Replies: 23
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| 8) I hadn't seen that clip for ages. Love it. I have several rabbits that previous owners have begged me to take as everyone in the family had been wounded by them. You have to admire small fluffy creatures that can intimidate humans. The grumpy ones have the best characters IMO. I have one called C... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: animals and pets |
| bookwyrm |
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Posted: 18 Oct 2013, 2:28 pm
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Replies: 378
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| I've got 105 rabbits, 40 guinea pigs and a dog. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Death penalty, for or against? |
| bookwyrm |
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Posted: 18 Oct 2013, 2:15 pm
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Replies: 35
Views: 5,175
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| I think the only arguement necessary against it is that miscarriages of justice do happen. If you have the death penalty someone innocent is going to get murdered by the state. Totally Unacceptable. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: UK: Are Energy Firms Bleeding Us Dry? |
| bookwyrm |
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Posted: 18 Oct 2013, 2:12 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 657
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| Energy should be expensive, but it should be equally expenive for everyone. I think it is disgusting that poor people pay far more than well off people with the ability to shop around and work out the best deal. The green initiatives are reducing bills by bringing usage down which needs to happen, a... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: What was your high school life like? |
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Posted: 07 Oct 2013, 2:42 pm
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Replies: 54
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| I was a very sucessful truant. I'd go to school, then leave again and go to the field where I kept my horse or I'd make a deal with my mother that if she let me stay at home I'd do the enormous pile of ironing for her, or I'd jump up and down and make myself wheeze so she thought I was ill. I also g... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Eating dandelions. (Foraging thread!) |
| bookwyrm |
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Posted: 07 Oct 2013, 2:26 pm
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Replies: 56
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| My sister has gone mad eating dandelions. Nearly every day she picks a bag full and puts a pile on her dinner. I started her off with the forest garden I am doing, getting her to eat the purslane, herb robert etc. Now she has gone mad on the dandies even though I am growing chicory which is a close ... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Should I be a vegan? |
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Posted: 05 Oct 2013, 2:39 pm
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Replies: 76
Views: 11,669
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| Being vegan makes sense in so many ways. It is the healthiest diet, it avoids all that cruelty and it means that you aren't taking up ten times your share of the world's food resources. Personally I couldn't eat a dead animal - that is so disgusting, the thought makes me shudder. For a long time I ... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Basically, are you fat? |
| bookwyrm |
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Posted: 05 Oct 2013, 2:10 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,563
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| I've been fat for most of my life except for an interval when I starved myself for a couple of years in my early twenties. I'm afraid my natural weight seems to be 100kg. Its been steady there for twenty years now. I'm active and a vegan and don't have a sweet tooth, I only drink water or black unsw... |
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