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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do sensory issues have to hurt? |
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Posted: 08 May 2012, 3:14 pm
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Replies: 35
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| I feel left out here because of hyposensitivity to sound. I actually find I can't write tests in the classroom because it is so quiet and I need a bit of noise to concrete. I like to work with music on. I don't find people being noisy in the hallway distracting, and most people do (not just here, N... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What are your favorite sensations? |
| zoey |
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Posted: 08 May 2012, 3:46 am
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Replies: 885
Views: 82,428
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| soft or smooth fabrics, like satin, silk, velour, angora, ect. Petting a long haired cat, floating in water, the weight of a heavy cableknit sweater, the cool smoothness of baby powder, my boyfriend playing with my hair, playing with HIS hair, all sorts of fragrances, soft music (particularly new ag... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Outrageous asperger myths and stereotypes |
| zoey |
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Posted: 08 May 2012, 2:04 am
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Replies: 68
Views: 26,088
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| Someone told me once that AS people "have no empathy." I don't think that's true. It seems like a lot of people on here have empathy. It's not like psychopathy. ugh I hate this one!! ! I'm EXTREMELY empathic, to the point that someone I don't even know can be upset and I'm in tears without even kno... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Outrageous asperger myths and stereotypes |
| zoey |
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Posted: 08 May 2012, 1:51 am
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Replies: 68
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Aurore wrote: Spiral_Architect wrote: I don't know if I'm actually Aspie or not, but I do have a sense of humor. Although mine tends to be really tasteless sometimes. Oh, god, mine too. One popular in my family: "Why did the monkey fall from the tree?" *pause* "Because it was dead."
^BAHAHAHAHA!! !! ! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Grief and ASD/Aspergers |
| zoey |
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Posted: 07 May 2012, 11:31 pm
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Replies: 21
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| thanx for this. My mom died just over a year ago, and my life has been a mess ever since. I was working in a high stress job that I hated, and caused me regular meltdowns, but I was able to push through, but after my mom died, I made it maybe 2 weeks before a quit. This caused a chain reaction of st... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can Aspies have a laid-back personality? |
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Posted: 07 May 2012, 6:30 pm
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Replies: 29
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Klokateer wrote: I'm extremely laid back to the point of apathy, but if you engage me in a topic of great interest, ill talk your ears off lol. Situations like people arguing or fighting make me nervous and/or freakout prone.
^yup, sounds like me in a nutshell. Thoug the more stressed I am, the more uptight I get. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sensitive to temperature? |
| zoey |
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Posted: 07 May 2012, 6:01 pm
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Replies: 49
Views: 13,248
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| well I really can't offer you any answers, but I can tell you, you aren't alone. I'm very uncomfortable in warm temps, and I keep my home at a steady 70 degrees. I love the cold and often think I should relocate since I live in florida. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My Mom says I "drain" people |
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Posted: 07 May 2012, 5:54 pm
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Replies: 26
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| I've never been told I drain people, but I often wonder if that's the case.i can't seem to get anyone to be brutally honest about how they percieve me. I know people tend not to talk as much when I'm around, and often when I try to talk about what's on my mind, suddenly everyone has somewhere else t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Regulating the volume of your voice |
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Posted: 07 May 2012, 1:26 pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 6,857
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| Do people constantly have to tell you to keep your voice down, or to speak up because they can't hear you? This happens to me all the time; others will tell me that I'm speaking too loudly or softly, when I think the volume of my voice is fine. I get told to speak up all of the time. My voice hurts... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Regulating the volume of your voice |
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Posted: 07 May 2012, 4:06 am
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Replies: 38
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| ugh yes... I'm a mumbler. It sounds loud in my head, but people always ask me to repeat myself (which frustrates me when it happens alot) or people talk right over me because they didn't notice I was speaking. I don't talk very much because it's just too exausting to try to talk loud enough, regulat... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "The Asperger's Stare" |
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Posted: 07 May 2012, 3:39 am
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Replies: 233
Views: 71,279
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| ah, figures. I'm mobile so can't change settings or share a pic any other way for some reason...but yeah, I can relate. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do sensory issues have to hurt? |
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Posted: 07 May 2012, 3:25 am
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Replies: 35
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| sensory issues aren't always painful per se. Sometimes if there is too much going on at once, I just faze out, and can't move or speak for a minute or so. Certain types of music or tones can give me goosebumps so intense that it almost hurts. Sometimes my senses overlap or trigger eachother, like a ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have unusual eating habits, incl food fads? |
| zoey |
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Posted: 07 May 2012, 2:44 am
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Replies: 53
Views: 8,177
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| I don't like crunchy foods, for multiple reasons. For one, the sound of crunching is too loud, and my mouth is rather sensative. I also don't like foods that are very spicy or salty. Basically I like mushy bland foods. I get fixated on particular foods for weeks at a time, where I will eat the same ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are Hearing problems common with Asperger's? |
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Posted: 07 May 2012, 2:26 am
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Replies: 55
Views: 11,486
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| I always had problems with my ears growing up. I had ear infections constantly as a kid and still get them every few years as an adult. Loud noises hurt, and music with high pitched noises or fast beats make me very agitated. I basically stick to ambient and soft new age music to keep me calm. I can... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "The Asperger's Stare" |
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Posted: 07 May 2012, 1:26 am
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Replies: 233
Views: 71,279
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "The Asperger's Stare" |
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Posted: 07 May 2012, 1:00 am
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Replies: 233
Views: 71,279
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