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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Favroite Disalbed Fictional Chacacter |
| Tangerine |
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Posted: 15 Dec 2006, 10:13 am
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,573
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| I haven't read much fiction since I was a kid (though I'm a voracious non-fiction reader and book collector). I read lots of books with disabled characters, though I don't remember the names of the characters themselves. One of my favourite books was Mine For Keeps, by Canadian author Jean Little, a... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Snow Cake & Serendipity |
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Posted: 15 Dec 2006, 9:43 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,421
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| I recently checked my local movie theatre website to see when Snow Cake would be coming out. They didn't list it at all under "coming soon", so I was worried it wouldn't come here. Also, I usually make my own coffee at home in the morning but today I realized I was out of coffee. So I ventured over ... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Numb3rs: His mathmatician brother has Asperges I'm sure! |
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Posted: 15 Dec 2006, 9:28 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,878
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| I love this show! I've also wondered about Charlie having AS. But since he was a genius who went to an Ivy League school as a young teenager, there are definitely other possible explanations for him being socially inept and absorbed in his math world. Being in an academic environment for the majorit... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Things you never say about that women's issue |
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Posted: 14 Dec 2006, 2:25 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 6,183
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| Queen Victoria's menstrual cramps were treated with marijuana by her doctor. I get such severe cramps that no OTC painkillers will relieve them, and I'm usually up ALL night on the first day of my period. Whimpering in the foetal position, no less. Cannabis helps, but usually just enough to get me t... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: marfan syndrome |
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Posted: 14 Dec 2006, 2:11 pm
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Replies: 26
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| Akhenaton (Amenhotep IV) who established a monotheistic cult in ancient Egypt is thought to have had Marfan's syndrome. Some people believe it to have been henotheistic rather than truly monotheistic . (Sorry, religion geek here!) The former would mean believing that multiple gods may exist, but on... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Anyone else never dated/been in a relationship? |
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Posted: 14 Dec 2006, 1:38 pm
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Replies: 15
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| I've 23 and have only "dated" one person, and it was only by accident really. We awkwardly made plans via email to attend a university function together, then everyone assumed we were dating (him included). I didn't know how to end it until he broke up with me after a few weeks. We were painfully sh... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Phone Numbers! |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2006, 12:05 pm
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Replies: 11
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| I never talk on the phone but I love phone numbers and I remember them easily. I have chromaesthesia for numbers so I'm actually memorizing the sequence of colors, not the actual numbers, so sometimes if a 3 and a 7 are in the phone number I'll mix them up and replace one with the other as they are... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Phone Numbers! |
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Posted: 24 Oct 2006, 11:31 am
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Replies: 11
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| Anyone else obsessed with phone numbers? I briefly did data entry for a phone company, and before that another job that sometimes involved entering phone numbers into a database. I began to pick up an uncanny ability to remember the exchanges* (ie, XXX where 1(555)XXX-5555 is the phone number). I ca... |
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Forum: Kids' Crater Topic: Nova Scotia |
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Posted: 23 Oct 2006, 9:52 am
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Replies: 3
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| I am, though I don't know if I should reply in this section since I'm unfortunately a grown-up. I'm still a kid at heart, anyway-- does that count? :wink: Nice to see that there are other people here from Canada's Ocean Playground, regardless of age. I'd be interested in hearing about peoples' exper... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Weed, and it's convenience for Aspies |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2006, 2:50 pm
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Replies: 60
Views: 774
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| I skipped some of this thread. I've been involved in drug policy issues for a long time, so I've had these arguments before and am not overly interested in rehashing them. Regardless of whether you like it or think it should be illegal, I'll smoke marijuana anyway. And regardless of whether I like s... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Reading facial expression and body language in films |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2006, 2:08 pm
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Replies: 5
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| I have trouble with TV characters. I can't keep track of the names/faces easily, especially if I'm trying to follow the dialogue as well. I never knew why, but I always preferred to have closed captioning on the TV-- I think reading the dialogue (in addition to hearing it) helps me keep track of thi... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: I think all the friends I've made have been abnormal, too. |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2006, 1:39 pm
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Replies: 14
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| I've noticed that every one of my (very few) friends have been "abnormal". (Whatever that means!) The only two people I've been close to in recent memory have both been hospitalized with bipolar disorder, among other issues. It's strange to look back on your life and realise that almost everyone you... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: What products do you use during your period? |
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Posted: 28 Sep 2006, 12:10 pm
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Replies: 60
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| There needs to be another option on the poll, if only "other". I use the Keeper most of the time and consider it the single best decision I've ever made in my entire life. It's that great. I also sometimes use cute washable terrycloth pads-- so much more comfortable than whatever they make disposabl... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Aspie characters on TV |
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Posted: 28 Sep 2006, 11:28 am
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Replies: 112
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| Hmmm...I'm very surprised nobody has said MASH's Corporal "Radar" O'Reilly. Now THERE'S an Aspie! I was obsessed with M*A*S*H in high school. I saw every single episode at least two or three times (and some up to 10 or more), and knew most of the episode titles. I also freaked out a class when a te... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: movies with asperger characters |
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Posted: 28 Sep 2006, 11:17 am
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Replies: 154
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| I wonder if the one line, "you don't have aspergers" was a red herring? Since admiting it would give him justification to act worse. That's what I thought. The guy who told him that (sorry, can't remember character names) was also the same one who tried to keep another woman doctor from telling Hou... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is hating to Shop an Aspie Thing? |
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Posted: 26 Aug 2006, 8:33 am
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Replies: 63
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| vivreestesperer, you just mentioned another one of the aspects of shopping that I hate most. Perfume! I hate it. I hate walking through stores and being assaulted by all the toxic fumes. (I also hate it on the bus, often to the point of needing to get off and wait 30 minutes for the next one.) I eve... |
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