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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's and chronic disorganization |
| agent_cooper |
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Posted: 19 Nov 2011, 12:42 pm
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Replies: 21
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| I know that I've posted this before but it sums up my life and what I would say in response to this post so perfectly there's no reason not to post it again. XD http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/06/this-is-why-ill-never-be-adult.html Oh my god, this just described my life! I burst out laug... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspie Girls Awkwardness |
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Posted: 12 Nov 2011, 3:41 am
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Replies: 92
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| I can relate to this. All my life I feel like I've been imitating people to get by. I often feel like a chameleon that changes to fit different situations. My earliest memory of doing this was at kindergarten. I remember being uninterested in most of the games. It was an alien environment and I didn... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Synesthesia |
| agent_cooper |
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Posted: 02 Nov 2011, 7:37 am
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,101
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| You should read the books from Daniel Tammet, he has Synesthesia himself and speak about it in his books. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll have a look into it. If I say banana, and you think 'yellow', is that synesthesia? No, because bananas are yellow so it's therefore a logical/natural association... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Synesthesia |
| agent_cooper |
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Posted: 02 Nov 2011, 6:36 am
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Replies: 21
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| Do you experience synesthesia? I'm curious as I read that people with AS/Autism are prone to it. If you do, do you find that the intensity fluctuates? If it does, what tends to enhance or reduce it for you? I'm asking because I have synesthesia and use it to make music. However I've noticed it's not... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Repeat songs and movie scenes over and over |
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Posted: 22 May 2011, 5:59 am
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Replies: 24
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| I do that too. I can listen to a song, an album, a film scene or a music video on loop for hours and not get sick of it. I especially love doing this with headphones on. It's like the world shrinks around me and I escape into my own world. :D I've always got bits of songs (or sometimes quotes from f... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Who stims in public? |
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Posted: 13 Apr 2011, 2:34 pm
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Replies: 39
Views: 3,701
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Yes, almost all the time. I can't make a list of all the things I do as it would be too long. 
I keep catching myself rocking (gently) around others. No one has ever said anything or looked at me weirdly when this happened so I take it they didn't notice. I don't know. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What did you do for your 18th? |
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Posted: 10 Apr 2011, 2:19 pm
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Replies: 84
Views: 8,129
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| Not much apart from feeling incredibly lonely and sad. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Fun quiz-How neurotypical are you? |
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Posted: 27 Mar 2011, 7:29 am
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| 29% - You aren't that neurotypical. Social skills aren't your strong suit and you tend to have more skill in other areas, however, you may still enjoy socializing. It is likely that you are autistic. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Did you ever go to the lunch room? |
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Posted: 25 Mar 2011, 1:38 am
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Replies: 27
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| I only went a few times because the people I was with forced me to. I hated it in there. I never realised why at the time. I was scared and overwhelmed, but didn't know anything about sensory overload back then! There was a river and woodlands close to the school. I usually went to eat lunch there, ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My Routines Have Turned Into Major Time Wasters! |
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Posted: 19 Mar 2011, 2:55 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,152
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| I'm the same. In fact it's one of my big problems at the moment. I have been in this situation before and managed to break out of it so I know it's possible, but not easy. While in psychotherapy, the way I did it was write down the new healthier routine - detailed daily schedules of what I would rat... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you take things literally even when you understand them? |
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Posted: 18 Mar 2011, 7:26 am
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Replies: 30
Views: 4,514
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ToughDiamond wrote: I get tired of doing things their way.
I think that's what it is. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you take things literally even when you understand them? |
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Posted: 18 Mar 2011, 4:47 am
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Replies: 30
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Laz wrote: Course, it makes for great humour And you can really winde people up in the process 
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you take things literally even when you understand them? |
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Posted: 18 Mar 2011, 4:46 am
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| No with me I first take it literally and it might take a bit of time for me to realise that it was a joke or something that didn't need to be taken literally. This happens to me sometimes too. Like with the 'don't worry' thing. Part of me feels like he genuinely thinks I'm overreacting to something... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you take things literally even when you understand them? |
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Posted: 18 Mar 2011, 3:13 am
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Replies: 30
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| My boyfriend's dad has a tendency to say things in funny ways and even if I understand his expressions, they irritate me so I still choose to react literally to them. For example, he says 'don't worry' all the time, even if no one's worried. I've come to understand he doesn't actually imply that I a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Which type of aspie are you? |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2011, 2:14 am
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Replies: 51
Views: 6,084
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Introverted (but tries to socialise)
Neither. I don't know if I have it officially, but either way it's not something I hate or feel proud of. It's just the way I am (and I'm fine with it).
Loads of obsessions.
Mostly awkward, but I shift between the two depending who I'm with. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Bouncy walking - unusual gait |
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Posted: 18 Feb 2011, 5:17 pm
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Replies: 42
Views: 23,704
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| When I was a kid / teenager I tiptoed all the time at home (and possibly outside too, don't remember). When I was 15 a girl I knew once told me "you walk funny. Why do you walk like you are bouncing / floating? It's weird.". I had never realised this and was quite defensive about it at the time (she... |
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