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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Being told "you'll never change" |
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Posted: 17 Feb 2013, 6:41 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,196
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| This is similar to the line other people use about me--"that's just the way Mercutio is..." There's a connotation of judgement involved, as if I should "be some other way." |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What are your obsessions? |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2013, 8:46 pm
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Replies: 39
Views: 7,478
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: AMERICA |
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Posted: 26 Jan 2013, 1:44 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,420
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| I laughed. I live in the Bible Belt, and it's scarily accurate. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Gov. Bobby Jindal has a good point.... |
| Mercutio_Jones |
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Posted: 26 Jan 2013, 11:11 am
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Replies: 43
Views: 3,514
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| A third party eh? We had that, once, who promised the best of both worlds and ended up being sent straight back to the political wilderness for the next hundred years. Just a fair warning. The G.O.P. aka the Republicans finally put an end to chattel slavery. Something which the Whigs and Democrats ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Catholic confession: Creepy or "sooooothing"? |
| Mercutio_Jones |
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Posted: 26 Jan 2013, 11:04 am
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,844
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| I went to confession maybe twice in 6th or 7th grade. I was never confirmed as a Catholic and I quit attending church when I moved out. My family made a huge fuss about this for years but I've stood firm all my life. Confession creeped me the f*** out, yes, but taking communion is also pretty creepy... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you find it hard showing your authority? |
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Posted: 24 Jan 2013, 11:32 pm
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Replies: 37
Views: 3,023
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| I'm better about it than I used to be. As a teacher, I have to be an authority figure all day. The kids usually figure out what they can and can't get away with me. They are usually cooperative because I work hard at making the class a good place for them to be. I know that I'm a pushover most of th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What kind of job do you do and are you happy? |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2013, 1:23 pm
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Replies: 32
Views: 3,839
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| I teach special education, "emotionally disturbed." The kids seem to like me a lot, but I am not very good at being a disciplinarian. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why is talking on the phone so difficult for us? |
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Posted: 19 Jul 2010, 12:30 am
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Replies: 60
Views: 7,115
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| I loathe the telephone. Although I suck at a lot of body language and facial expression clues, I can often tell if someone is being dishonest if I can see their face. That is probably a big part of the problem for me, because trusting the wrong people has been a disaster for me so often in the past.... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: New Person (Aspergers Heavy Metal Music Fan) |
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Posted: 18 Jul 2010, 9:26 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,016
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welcome, I'm pretty new too, and I play drums in a somewhat metal-ish band!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kERB5IKU0do&feature=related[/youtube] |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The autism social rule book. |
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Posted: 16 Jul 2010, 9:28 am
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Replies: 874
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| 42. if someone asks what you think about the work they have done, they do not want to know what you think. As far as I can tell they want: a) comment about a feature of the work to show understanding b) compliment their brilliance c) pretend you don't understand a second part so they get to explain... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: sleep disorders |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2010, 10:25 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,147
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| 2) Weed in small doses can relax the anxiety and let you drift off. Valium can also work if you have issues with illegal substances. I really can't do either of these. Any kind of mood altering chemical sends me careening and crashing. My behavior is super-erratic. Anytime they give me pain killers... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) test |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2010, 6:52 pm
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Replies: 136
Views: 29,209
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: sleep disorders |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2010, 6:41 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,147
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| I am curious about other's experiences with sleep disruptions. I have had trouble falling asleep since I was a little kid, often lying awake until 2 or 3 am. For many years I had night shifts because I couldn't sleep. Sometimes I would be super tired and sleep for 20 minutes. I still have occasional... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: the new kid! |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2010, 1:07 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,088
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| thank you, everyone, for the welcome. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: the new kid! |
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Posted: 14 Jul 2010, 9:23 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,088
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| Hello everyone, I have not been diagnosed by a doctor with any "disorder" on the autism spectrum, but I do score pretty high on the scales I have taken. Also, people have thought I was weird all my life, made fun of me, shunned me, and it was always hard for me to understand why. Any large social si... |
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