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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: ‘Love on the Spectrum’ Netflix show |
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Posted: 18 Aug 2020, 12:12 pm
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Replies: 92
Views: 11,144
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| I enjoyed the show a great deal, but my feelings are mixed. On the one hand, it is the most diverse depiction of autism I've ever seen on screen. Each of the persons featured is unique, interesting and charming. I felt it very easy to identify with them. On the other hand, it is still a reality TV s... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Fav Characters who are unintentionally rude: Anya and Peri |
| zeitgeistbuster |
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Posted: 05 Aug 2020, 11:21 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 471
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| Hi everyone, Two of my favorite characters in recent memory are Anya from Buffy: The Vampire Slayer and Peridot from Steven Universe. I say recent memory because I did not watch Buffy until five years ago. Anyway, in both cases, I latched onto these characters immediately. I WILL DEFEND WITH MY LIFE... |
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Forum: Kids' Crater Topic: Steven Universe? |
| zeitgeistbuster |
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Posted: 02 Aug 2020, 8:13 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 14,868
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| I know this is an old post, but I wanted to stop in to say I love Peridot! But I have to admit, I love her more when she is grumpy, before she cheers up. I just love her grumpiness, I love her refusal to let anyone help her, her stubbornness. That she calls everyone 'clods!' That is why I picked her... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Executive Dysfunction |
| zeitgeistbuster |
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Posted: 02 Aug 2020, 8:09 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 561
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| Thank you for your responses. This is helpful perspective for me. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: repost: Talking vs Typing |
| zeitgeistbuster |
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Posted: 31 Jul 2020, 5:31 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 376
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| I find there is a pretty big difference between how I talk and how I type and... how I think! :) I don't always think in words or sentences, but when I type, I do. I think of the words and type them, usually all at once, though sometimes I take a moment to think before typing. And, of course, I some... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Executive Dysfunction |
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Posted: 31 Jul 2020, 5:27 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 561
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| Can you tell me what Executive Dysfunction is for you? I'm just now hearing about this term. When I think about my own Executive Functioning, I think there is a part of me that just really is resistant to doing it at all. Like, I look at these suggestions for managing Executive Function, and it's li... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Issues with face masks |
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Posted: 31 Jul 2020, 5:15 pm
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Replies: 45
Views: 7,320
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| I actually kind of like the masks because I have a lot of social anxiety, so when I'm wearing one in my building (I work at a health center), I like that I can hide behind it a little bit. We wear paper masks, and have been doing so since late May (worked at home before that), and in that time I hav... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What's up with trains? |
| zeitgeistbuster |
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Posted: 22 Jul 2020, 5:22 pm
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Replies: 52
Views: 7,383
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| please note: I was never all that interested in the facts about trains, but I love the look and the feel. Best things about Trains: The tracks something about how they follow a track is so satisfying. The way the cars couple together similar to the tracks, the modular nature of the train is very sat... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anxiety |
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Posted: 03 Jul 2019, 10:55 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 241
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| I think the question is, how do you know if you are just anxious for normal reasons, versus how do you know if your anxiety is related to an anxiety disorder or something like ASD. I think there are clues. It is probably an anxiety disorder or ASD related if: 1. Nothing upsetting happened lately; i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What does it feel like when you can't read someone? |
| zeitgeistbuster |
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Posted: 01 Jul 2019, 11:57 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 733
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| maybe it's just paranoia, but I sometimes get locked into a loop where I think maybe I heard a cue or subtext or something, but I'm not sure, and I try to understand and think about it, and then I space out a little, but they keep talking, so I have to let it go and hope it will be fine (and it usu... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Typing vs Talking |
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Posted: 01 Jul 2019, 11:37 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 363
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| would it be rude to just copy/paste it to a different forum? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What were you like as a teenager? |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2019, 2:43 pm
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,465
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| Oh, and another one I remember was language! I had a great vocabulary, and my peers didn't like that. I got hassled for it constantly. Of course I decided it was because they were all idiots. My parents seemed to like that I had a good vocabulary and would engage with me. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What does it feel like when you can't read someone? |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2019, 2:40 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 733
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| maybe it's just paranoia, but I sometimes get locked into a loop where I think maybe I heard a cue or subtext or something, but I'm not sure, and I try to understand and think about it, and then I space out a little, but they keep talking, so I have to let it go and hope it will be fine (and it usua... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Typing vs Talking |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2019, 2:25 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 363
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| I find there is a pretty big difference between how I talk and how I type and... how I think! :) I don't always think in words or sentences, but when I type, I do. I think of the words and type them, usually all at once, though sometimes I take a moment to think before typing. And, of course, I some... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What were you like as a teenager? |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2019, 2:15 pm
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,465
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| A sullen, aloof, proud, entitled, narcissistic, disdainful, dismissive, ignorant, indolent, self-indulgent, emotionally incontinent bastard. ^^^^Couldn't have said it better myself :) I rejected many popular social conventions, and would loudly and often tell everyone how dumb they were. Most espec... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi, a little about me |
| zeitgeistbuster |
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Posted: 24 Jun 2019, 11:43 am
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Replies: 2
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| Hi, I'm not exactly new here, as I have lurked on and off for many years. I don't think I ever made an introduction post though. I am 38, and I am undiagnosed, though I have at times thought I might be on the spectrum or in some other way not NT. I think mostly, I am looking for comfort and sometime... |
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