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 Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends   Topic: Covering up your AS

shaman
Posted: 27 Jul 2011, 6:16 pm 

Replies: 33
Views: 5,705
Lie your ass off to conceal embarrassment. I know its's stupid and most people can sense you're "different" anyway, but giving the socially expected answers to questions that I've learned over the years has made me appear the complete opposite of what I am. Regrettably, I did this at my first doctor...

 Forum: Love and Dating   Topic: Does anyone else feel this way about relationships?

shaman
Posted: 27 Jul 2011, 5:59 pm 

Replies: 13
Views: 2,428
I'm 25, I've had only one short relationship, much to the dismay of my few friends who know this. Strangely, I'm very good at talking to strangers and have no problem attracting women, it's the ambiguity of taking things further that throws me off as well as not being able to understand the intentio...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: MUST win arguments/debates

shaman
Posted: 27 Jul 2011, 5:43 pm 

Replies: 39
Views: 3,919
I try to avoid this but I sometimes stumble into an argument on the basis of something trivial. I seem to get worked up not because I'm "right" as such, rather I feel the other person hasn't understood the point at which we disagree. People feel that they are being attacked when I question their sta...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: How do folks with aspergers deal with bereavement

shaman
 Post subject: Immenent death
Posted: 30 May 2011, 4:05 am 

Replies: 56
Views: 25,001
My mother was diagnosed with a brain tumour earlier this year and has been told it is very unlikely she is to live much longer than a year. She has only just turned 50 and has no record of bad health, so this has come as a surprise to us all. I have responded to this in quite a matter of fact manner...

 Forum: Work and finding a Job   Topic: Job Interview Tips for people with Asperger's Syndrome:

shaman
Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 4:17 pm 

Replies: 22
Views: 21,285
Thanks for the post! I've particularly been thrown by the "what are your weaknesses?" question. Common sense (whatever that is) would dictacte that you don't be too honest and go off on a rant, but that didn't hit me till after the interview, lol. One thing in particular bothers me in interviews tho...
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