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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspie, not autist!! |
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Posted: 14 Aug 2011, 1:29 pm
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Replies: 24
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alexfromnorway wrote: Am I the only one who is fed up with us aspies incorrectly being called autists?
Once the DSM V comes out, there will be nothing "incorrect" about it. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Clothes... why... |
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Posted: 14 Aug 2011, 1:25 pm
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Replies: 23
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| I have always been greatly opposed to dress codes. Specially in work environments. Who cares what I wear, as long as I get the job done? It depends on the work, and it depends on the job. There's some extremes that baffle me, like Ross Perot believing it was much better to teach a guy in a suit how... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Your parents |
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Posted: 14 Aug 2011, 1:04 pm
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Replies: 38
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| My parents were awesome, and I miss them a lot. They didn't worry too much about my eccentric behaviors, and I suspect nurture, rather than nature, had a lot to do with who I am today (the good parts of who I am today, anyway.) My sympathies to anyone with less than optimal parents, but both of my p... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Japanese Culture |
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Posted: 14 Aug 2011, 12:56 pm
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Replies: 41
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| I kind of find "interested only in superficial things" to be kind of a judgement call. Go to a mall frequented by 12-14yr olds and just listen to the subject of their conversations. Now imagine that same thing but with 24yr~30yr olds. I can understand small chat or 'for fun' chat but when they do t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Clothes... why... |
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Posted: 14 Aug 2011, 12:21 pm
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| why wear a costume? Why wear a uniform outside of a military role? Like a office suit, I do not understand why people have the need to look all the same and not show individuality? Oh YES, they choose a realy colorfull tie! Yes, they show individuality big time! Yes! Wearing a neck warming peace of... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Socially awkward NTs |
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Posted: 13 Aug 2011, 12:00 pm
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Replies: 11
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| They could low self esteem or social anxiety which is the root of their social troubles, or they could be the opposite of that and just not care much for social norms. I knew a boy when I was younger who was by all accounts awkward and nerdy. He was overweight, usually had food on his shirt, had a ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Japanese Culture |
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Posted: 13 Aug 2011, 11:37 am
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Replies: 41
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| I lived and studied in Japan for a little while and yes, I did experience a fair share of vapid, bovine girls interested only in superficial things BUT in the last months of my stay I got to know some of these airheads rather well and it turns out that buried deep down there really was a smart and ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Your Own Brother Gets Off Deliberately Causing A Meltdown |
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Posted: 13 Aug 2011, 11:05 am
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Replies: 8
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| I was thinking the same thing about the mother when I saw the videos. I would have told the brother to shut off the camera. I recall the screaming brother screaming about his brother taping his tantrums so obviously the recording was escalating them and the mother was letting it happen. She should ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I feel people are out to get me. Do you feel the same? |
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Posted: 13 Aug 2011, 12:02 am
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Replies: 40
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| This is where I think ''Aspies lack empathy and NTs don't'' is either BS or a myth, because I actually have more empathy than most people do. If I see an odd-looking person in the street, I think of all sorts of reasons as to why they could be odd-looking, instead of just staring at them or gigglin... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Shall I tell my father that he has AS? |
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Posted: 12 Aug 2011, 11:46 pm
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Replies: 10
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| Dear listeners, I am not sure, if it would do good if i told my father that he and also his father has AS, as I do. He once told me that he wondered what this thing is, why he often focus on single thing completely and may get mad about it, and that he wanted to know that. I tried telling my father... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I Have The Right To Say No! |
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Posted: 12 Aug 2011, 11:26 pm
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Replies: 8
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| Call them on it. Point out the rules aren't consistently enforced and in the future, be a little less generous and a and a little more selfish and a little less altruistic. The goal is not to become a horrible, selfish person...don't over do it. It's just to define and enforce your boundaries for o... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Criticism, anxiety and defensiveness. |
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Posted: 12 Aug 2011, 11:15 pm
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Replies: 19
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| A dislike to criticism is a known aspie/autie trait, but how bad are you? I guess I'm wondering how normal or abnormal this degree of anxiety, fear of criticism and defensiveness is for someone on the spectrum. I dropped an art class because I simply stopped going after the instructor criticized my... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I yawned |
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Posted: 12 Aug 2011, 11:02 pm
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Replies: 34
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| Hate to burst your bubble here, but an NT wouldn't have over-analyzed a yawn like that :lol: Of course not. A yawn is a reaction that can be triggered by any number of things: being tired, being deprived of oxygen, or observing someone else in the room yawning. If I am alone, I can rule the last re... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I yawned |
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Posted: 12 Aug 2011, 9:52 pm
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| Hate to burst your bubble here, but an NT wouldn't have over-analyzed a yawn like that :lol: Of course not. A yawn is a reaction that can be triggered by any number of things: being tired, being deprived of oxygen, or observing someone else in the room yawning. If I am alone, I can rule the last re... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Japanese Culture |
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Posted: 11 Aug 2011, 6:08 pm
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Replies: 41
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| i guess what im trying to say is that it seems like a aspie could be better understood and accepted in a japanese society this is merely from observation i have no experience with this just a theory. I lived in Japan for a year as part of my job and you might want to read up on Omote/Ura before you... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I really do not get how the NT social mind works |
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Posted: 04 Aug 2011, 4:30 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,363
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| I just don't get how NTs can be more bitchy and socially get away with it, yet an Aspie can be the most trusting, nicest, sweetest person you'll ever meet, and nobody wants us. They say when an aspie makes a good friend, they are friends for life. The problem is we don't have very many friends at a... |
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