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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone remember their first day in kindergarden? |
| Maolcolm |
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Posted: 06 Dec 2010, 7:28 am
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Replies: 80
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| Yes I remember. I freaked out and didn't want to stay. I didn't get on with the other kids but was obsessed with the "stickle bricks" and all I wanted to do was build with them. I hated the other kids being around because they would just like to knock bricks down. They all seemed loud and unpredicta... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: People in the Asperger's group pretending to be autistic |
| Maolcolm |
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Posted: 06 Dec 2010, 7:10 am
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Replies: 60
Views: 12,702
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| But no. I don't see why two people on the spectrum would not be able to converse by phone. I have many aspie friends and we often talk on the phone. :lol: I certainly see why. I could never have a "conversation" on the phone like you described. I just can't do it and most of the Aspies I know have ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Please Help Me To Understand This Conversation |
| Maolcolm |
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Posted: 22 Nov 2010, 6:58 pm
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,527
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| Having a troublesome "friend" is worse than having no friend. This friend of yours just doesn't seem like a very nice person - unless they are just having a 'bad day'. What you said did not warrant her nasty replies, IMO. I think she is the one who should apologize. Find more understanding and less ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: When Did the Bullying Start? |
| Maolcolm |
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Posted: 22 Nov 2010, 3:13 pm
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Replies: 48
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| I didn't get on with kids in pre-school and school but that was because I didn't understand or like other kids rather than them bullying me as such. Although, a couple of teachers in school from about age six did bully me because they didn't understand why I was different and didn't like it. The bul... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I was 'outed" |
| Maolcolm |
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Posted: 22 Nov 2010, 2:57 pm
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Replies: 18
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| Maybe I'm not. But I manage to irritate people on this forum. And it's filled with people that implicitly understand there own capacity to irritate. I think we might be quite similar in this regard. It's no exaggeration to say that I have no friends. As in zero. And this one, too. I was first alert... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: dx- how much did they ACTUALLY know about a.s? |
| Maolcolm |
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Posted: 20 Nov 2010, 1:38 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,169
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| It just shows how much the "official" diagnostic process is a lottery and that you have to have done the research YOURSELF to know if you have AS before you look for a diagnosis. Then you keep going until you get someone with enough experience and insight to see the truth, even if that takes seeing ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Time To Have Our Own Aspergers Hand Sign? |
| Maolcolm |
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Posted: 19 Nov 2010, 9:17 am
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Replies: 37
Views: 5,220
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I think we should have tiny little button badges. Maybe just a colour...like in the Invisibles cartoon.  Or small ones with a little 'WP' or an 'AS', would be very discreet. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Time To Have Our Own Aspergers Hand Sign? |
| Maolcolm |
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Posted: 19 Nov 2010, 9:13 am
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Replies: 37
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| How about something more discreet and usable in more than just a club...and one that doesn't look like we're attempting to mimic hip-hop artists and rappers. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone else has "oh s**t" moments years later? |
| Maolcolm |
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Posted: 19 Nov 2010, 3:55 am
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Replies: 43
Views: 4,927
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| I remember such things from years ago all the time, they just pop into my mind, and when I do I often swear out loud (as in the thread title) or just audibly groan because I feel bad/embarrassed about it. Thankfully this usually happens when no one else is around. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: List one NT thing you do not understand. |
| Maolcolm |
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Posted: 17 Nov 2010, 7:02 pm
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Replies: 1,024
Views: 108,100
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| The need to form a firm belief one way or another when the evidence simply doesn't support one conclusion over another and then to respond to that belief as if "fact". The need to predict things as if it's factual before the outcome is known and then say endlessly "I knew it! See! I said that would ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's Assessment - Today's The Day |
| Maolcolm |
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Posted: 17 Nov 2010, 12:36 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,453
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| Congrats. It's nice to have what you already knew confirmed. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: You're not Aspies, You're Indigo Children. |
| Maolcolm |
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Posted: 12 Nov 2010, 8:25 pm
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Replies: 105
Views: 15,197
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mgran wrote: What a load of crap.
Congratulations, you just answered the koan, 'What is the sound of one mind closing?' LOL.
You could be right. But then again.... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: You're not Aspies, You're Indigo Children. |
| Maolcolm |
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Posted: 12 Nov 2010, 8:12 pm
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Replies: 105
Views: 15,197
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| When considering which paradigm-challenging idea I should take seriously, I consider the source. If somebody with a New Age blog and a lot of links selling crystals says something paradigm-challenging, I'm not inclined to take it seriously. If Stephen Hawking says it, I am.....I am open to consider... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: You're not Aspies, You're Indigo Children. |
| Maolcolm |
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Posted: 12 Nov 2010, 4:19 pm
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Replies: 105
Views: 15,197
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| Indigo children are described via an entirely different paradigm than psychiatric disorders. I agree, which is why I said "I know, "it's not the same". But the attitudes displayed are essentially the same and both derive from seeing something as absurd because our belief system does not allow for i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: You're not Aspies, You're Indigo Children. |
| Maolcolm |
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Posted: 12 Nov 2010, 3:42 pm
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Replies: 105
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| I have no belief in Indigo Children either way. But It's fascinating to note that until fairly recently AS was not known to exist, and even today there are still those who dismiss AS as a fabrication and an illegitimate excuse for 'strange', 'selfish' or 'unsociable' behaviour. There are certain par... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: EFT |
| Maolcolm |
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Posted: 12 Nov 2010, 3:28 pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 5,116
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| Malcolm, don't let him wind you up. LOL. I suspect we were both winding each other up. But we are now happily chattering about how weird and wonderful the Universe is on another thread, so there's no harm done. I suspect we both enjoy a vigorous debate. :) But it would be nice if this thread lead t... |
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