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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: A long post from an absent loon |
| Cyberpunkwriter |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2007, 5:36 am
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| He has continous access - that's why I'm worried. His health is rather precarious - he is being treated for cancer, is taking thyroid hormones, is diabetic. I know where he lives and works of course but I was always taught that I should never inturrupt his work (or annoy his employers - conducting i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: A long post from an absent loon |
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Posted: 16 Jan 2007, 4:20 pm
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| :cry: As of 4:18pm EST/USA, I am feeling incredibly alone and depressed and half out of my mind with worry - I have not heard from any of my friends and I can't find my Dad. He conducts several symphonies in several cities but he usually returns my emails or phone calls. On top of the cancer, this i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: A long post from an absent loon |
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Posted: 15 Jan 2007, 11:21 pm
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| A very long update – as I have been away for awhile: Personal challenges: My dad was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and for awhile there we were all in complete and total crisis mode – no emails, no phone calls, nothing – just the family huddle. Since then he has had his thyroid removed and has begun... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Any aspies here skilled with any instruments? |
| Cyberpunkwriter |
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Posted: 15 Jan 2007, 11:18 pm
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Replies: 38
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| I am professonally a writer but I play french horn, trumpet and bass guitar. The brass on a symphonic level. I have sat in with the two nearest symphonies and am on call to one local Lyric opera company. I am just learning bass guitar. On that I still sound really rather awful, although I am getting... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: would you want your asperger's to be cured?? |
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Posted: 15 Jan 2007, 11:03 pm
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Replies: 66
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Nope - being Aspie makes me a better writer - more research , and no social hangups of my own so I can be my character w/ all their hangups for a day.  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Visual anomalies |
| Cyberpunkwriter |
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Posted: 14 Aug 2006, 10:44 pm
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Replies: 32
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Meares-Irlen Syndrome
Scotopic Sensitivity/Irlen Syndrome
www.autism.org/irlen.html
Hope you find it helpful or at least vaguely interesting. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Visual anomalies |
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Posted: 14 Aug 2006, 10:23 pm
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| okay, will try to get that ASAP |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Visual anomalies |
| Cyberpunkwriter |
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Posted: 14 Aug 2006, 7:46 pm
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| I too see cats, usually when I am very tired and somewhat "overloaded" but I have also had cats as pets literally since birth, and I'm hypoglycemic which may play a role in what my doctor terms "mild visual phenomenon". As to the other oddities, no, not as described...but I have suffered very poor v... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why AS can be a blessing. aka Good days should be shared! |
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Posted: 25 Jun 2006, 1:23 pm
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Replies: 15
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| I read all of the holy texts when I was considering theology or philosophy as a major, Koran, Talmud, KJ Bible, Cath. Bible with w/apocrypha, Gnostic Gospels, writings of the Cathars, Upanishads, Writing of Confucious, Writings of Buddha, Books of Enki, Tao Te Ching, books of Enochian Magic, the C o... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is anybody interested in electronics |
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Posted: 25 Jun 2006, 1:47 am
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Replies: 16
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| I do my own computer repairs and most of the families, plus I work on amplifiers and amplified instruments sometimes for friends. I am also a huge radio and amateur radio buff, I chat on FRS, GMRS, 11 meter CB, and am trying to get my ham license - I have trouble remembering the freqs, and they are ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why AS can be a blessing. aka Good days should be shared! |
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Posted: 25 Jun 2006, 1:38 am
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Replies: 15
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| Yay! No more writers block, several shorts out and working on the AS book! Happy, happy, happy.... Let me tell you about one of the advantages to being autistic. I can have a truly phenomenal and happy day. And all I have to do is quit trying. I( can allow myself to forget all the social conventions... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Obsessive behaviors |
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Posted: 11 Jun 2006, 3:44 pm
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| Spriteling: No, I play the french horn and the electric bass. I am a huge fan of the cello sound however. Very mellow and incredibly expressive. I also enjoy the oboe - which my adopted father plays when he is not conducting, that is. I actually think he is a better oboeist (sp) though. Do you play ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Obsessive behaviors |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2006, 9:29 pm
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| Yep and thank you. No need for embarassment. I'm the ignorant one. Query: do you play the cello (?) or another instrument? No answer req. sorry if outta bounds. I play electric bass guitar, the ingrown nail is on my chording hand - hence the strong desire to quit eating said nails. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Obsessive behaviors |
| Cyberpunkwriter |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2006, 8:05 pm
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Replies: 15
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| no - I have not tried purfume or acetone. I will though. And forgive me I have been a nail biter since I was very little, so I am fingernail ignorant. What's an emory board? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Obsessive behaviors |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2006, 7:15 pm
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| I have been looking at OCD and other ritualistic "ailments" lately - including AS/HFA/PDD. Any one but me got one? I rearrange everything in my house every 6 months and bite my fingernails. Actually am trying very hard to stop biting nails since one of them ingrew - talk about painful, getting shot ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Ceiling Fans |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2006, 7:09 pm
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Replies: 39
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| Yep, I love to watch ceiling fans, I also have a thing for strobe lights, disco balls, refresh rates, any optical "light tricks" really. |
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