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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "Varied, spontaneous make-believe play" |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2010, 1:17 am
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Replies: 27
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| I followed the lines of some aspergers girls who still play imaginatively. I would do fine if it was my own game, and I was playing on my own. Looking back on things though, the storylines were lifted from movies and tv shows. For example, when I was 7, I had my troll dolls living in the doll house,... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Welcome to the Canadian invasion ;) |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2010, 12:56 am
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Replies: 18
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Nice to meet you  I'm from Nova Scotia |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Adults: stimming in general |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2010, 12:46 am
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Replies: 125
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| My stimming is tactile. I pinch, squeeze and pull the skin on my neck. I wish my stim was less noticeable. I also flick my fingers together and rub my face. When standing, I cross my arms and squeeze my upper arms and twist my torso left and right a little. I cannot stand still. When I was little, I... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Alcohol and AS |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2010, 12:35 am
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Replies: 59
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| Whenever I have to attend any social get-together, I always look for the bar or wherever the drinks are first. Drinking helps me relax a lot. I end up drinking a lot though too. I've thought of downing a couple shots of vodka before job interviews and then washing out my mouth with listerine but I'v... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspergers and being tidy |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2010, 1:31 pm
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Replies: 34
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| I function so much better when I am tidy, but when my life is going through a big change like right now, that I'm back in school, things go haywire. The mess in my room is driving me insane but there is so much to do and my school work always ends up being more of a priority. But I study better in h... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism Quiz on Facebook |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2010, 11:49 am
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,757
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A lot of my friends are doing it too. I got 36. Isn't it the same as the quesitonnaire by Baron-Cohen?
Interestingly none of my friends got anything above 17 except one who came out 35 and I'm not surprised. So maybe, as long as people actually answer honestly, it might have some merit. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Eye contact while passing someone? |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2010, 7:47 am
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Replies: 14
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| Thank you, thank you, thank you for this. The rules on making eye contact among other passersby depends largely on where you are, who you're passing, and what that passerby is doing (is she walking, with her head up looking out front, or is she busy rummaging through her pocket, glancing around look... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My bedroom walls have no posters - aspie thing or just me? |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2010, 7:30 am
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Replies: 135
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| It might be an aspie thing. I used to have bare walls, til my parents gave me their Auguste Rodin poster and a print of an old poster from the 1920s with a black cat (both framed). The Auguste Rodin poster is actually really relaxing to look at, it's not in your face or anything. I also have a flag ... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Not knowing how to comfort someone.. |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2010, 1:10 am
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Replies: 16
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| You just hold on, maybe rub a little and don't pat. Oops, I always pat with people i'm not too familiar with :oops: Then what afterwards though? I can't imagine how you'd make eye contact. Maybe I'm making it more complicated than it is. I don't have this problem with my family and when I date some... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Interview the person below you |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2010, 12:49 am
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Replies: 67,889
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Futurama.
What's your favourite breakfast cereal? |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: how do you start your day? |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2010, 12:47 am
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Replies: 59
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| - My routine at the moment is stay awake until past 3 a.m. - Alarm goes off at 7:15 a.m., I mash the Radio button to shut off the annoying alarm and fall asleep again dreaming about whatever they are yammering on about on the radio. I try and think what the hell to wear and it makes me tired and I f... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What's your singular special interest ? |
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Posted: 26 Oct 2010, 6:35 am
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Replies: 95
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| Love Canal disaster, Chernobyl, and dead malls, especially Dixie Square Mall in Harvey, IL, probably the most famous of all dead malls. It looks like it belongs in the apocalyptic future. I even found a map of the old layout of the building and I try to follow along in videos that people have taken ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Favourite films and why? |
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Posted: 26 Oct 2010, 1:26 am
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Replies: 24
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| - 12 Monkeys - 28 Days Later - Edward Scissorhands (nice to see a commonality here) - Back to the Future I and II (every time I watch them I catch something new) - Vertigo I love the idea of Vampires and werewolves, especially when they form an alliance. Why? Because I like the fact that natural ene... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Post a Picture of the Real You. |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2010, 9:35 pm
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AnonymousAnonymous wrote:
Thanks! I like your pic too |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Display your Artwork |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2010, 9:08 pm
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| Just started getting into Sketchup a few days ago. Outside: http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z178/Klint00/with_tank.jpg Inside (with rooms on either side): http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z178/Klint00/Inside2.jpg This is so cool... you've inspired me to try out SketchUp again. |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Songs with lists in them |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2010, 9:03 pm
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Replies: 28
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| Numb by U2 (list of "don'ts) Don't whisper Don't talk Don't run if you can walk Don't cheat, compete Don't miss the one beat Don't travel by train Don't eat Don't spill Don't piss in the drain Don't make a will Don't fill out any forms Don't compensate Don't cower Don't crawl Don't come around late ... |
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