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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Men's Discussion |
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Posted: 17 Aug 2011, 9:14 pm
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Replies: 846
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| So, what do you other guys do to feel manly? How do you handle your masculinity, etc? I don't really get it. Why would I have a need of "handling" my masculinity? Does it have a tendency to get out of control or something? If I have to do something special to feel manly, doesn't that imply that I w... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: do you find yourself saying... |
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Posted: 17 Aug 2011, 8:47 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,318
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| If someone tells a joke that's not funny, I simply don't laugh (unless they're holding a gun, always do what the guy with the gun wants...). If someone gets upset I might ask them "why are you upset?" If they can explain why, fair enough, if not, I just tell them "So you're upset for no good reason?... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Dont like the other aspies... |
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Posted: 17 Aug 2011, 8:41 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,111
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| I want to be friends with them and stuff but I know nothing about video games and stuff so I dont know what to say to them. It also doesnt help that Im the only girl aspie in the class but I still wanna be friends with them. Not really sure what to do. Best way to get a friend is to be a friend. Ta... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: skills and talent mean nothing to NTs if you cant sociallize |
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Posted: 17 Aug 2011, 8:34 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,550
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| When you have to deal with the normals, make a game of it. Pretend you're a spy and need to blend in with the natives. Or that it's a role playing game and you earn XP for each new social skill you can master. Normals like superficial stuff, so give them a show! Talk about boring stuff like weather,... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Being Misunderstood -I want to hear about it. |
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Posted: 17 Aug 2011, 8:21 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,895
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| Story of my life. "Why did you do that?" "Why can't you be like everyone else?" "Why do you do [task] so unusually?" "What do you mean by that?" It really breaks down your self esteem to constantly be questioned. It's only lately that I've come to understand that it needs to be rebuilt. I was right ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Going out in public with my NT boyfriend |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2010, 6:51 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,631
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TheHaywire:
Simple rule:
If they don't accept who you are, they are not your friends.
Your boyfriend is a keeper. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: People telling you you're a sociopath? |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2010, 6:49 am
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Replies: 37
Views: 6,577
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| Personally, I don't have a lack of empathy. I have a LOT of empathy. The problem for me is interaction with the outside world. * How to read people good enough that you actually understand that they are in pain or in need of empathy. * Or the problem of how to SHOW your empathy and when it is approp... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The autism social rule book. |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2010, 6:39 am
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Replies: 877
Views: 306,324
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| 268. No one cares about you. They care about themselves. How does having contact with you benefit them? If you want to connect with them, you need to focus on them. Keep in mind that a benefit may be more complex than just money or attention. Charity, for example, also have some kind of hidden selfi... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Mac IS a pc... |
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Posted: 15 Apr 2008, 2:38 am
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Replies: 31
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| What's worse is that people are falling for it! Ask any apple devotee why they paid twice as much for the same machine and youll get an answer about "the programming being more elegant" or "the interface being more intuitive" or "these are built for creative thinkers". And it's the exact same machi... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: i am 16 and have a 3 MONTH OLD BABY GIRL |
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Posted: 14 Apr 2008, 11:38 am
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Replies: 84
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| It's a pity that you have to end up in such a serious situation so early. But on the other hand, what is done is done, you have a baby and now the entire purpose of your life is to make sure that your baby will get the best possible upbringing in this f****d up world. Make sure you have some kind of... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How to make up for misleading body language? |
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Posted: 09 Apr 2008, 2:37 am
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Replies: 12
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| Smile a lot. Practice smiling. I have trouble getting the muscular coordination correct, so I need to practice it. Make eye contact. This is a big one for aspies to overcome, but it's very valuable to master. Alternate between the mouth, and each eye and stay on each location between 1 and 3 seconds... |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Type with your eyes closed |
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Posted: 26 Mar 2008, 10:39 am
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Replies: 234
Views: 14,083
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Ahrgs Awarebes!
Next:
Supercalifragilistiexpialidocious |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: A question for those who support China's atrocities in Tibet |
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Posted: 25 Mar 2008, 5:11 pm
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Replies: 74
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D1nk0 wrote: To Elaborate Ion: You people talk about "spiritual yearnings"
Who are we? |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: A question for those who support China's atrocities in Tibet |
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Posted: 25 Mar 2008, 10:43 am
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Replies: 74
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D1nk0 wrote: I wonder if you understand the social function of religion; because its quite clear that you're living in a fantasy world along with the rest of those religious extremists  .
o_O
Elaborate. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: A question for those who support China's atrocities in Tibet |
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Posted: 25 Mar 2008, 9:07 am
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Replies: 74
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| ion, given that a Tibet under the lamas would be a theocracy, I think a discussion of theocracy is not irrelevant - but in any case I brought it up when you said the Chinese government is the most evil organisation in the world and I brought up the Saudi monarchy and al-Qaeda as counterexamples. I ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: A question for those who support China's atrocities in Tibet |
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Posted: 25 Mar 2008, 12:50 am
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Replies: 74
Views: 6,278
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| Spare me the logical fallacies. I challenge you to expose them. Straw man: Person A has position X. Person B presents position Y (which is a distorted version of X). Person B attacks position Y. Therefore X is false/incorrect/flawed. You keep putting words in my mouth and discredit what I say based... |
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