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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Does anybody else here sing? |
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Posted: 25 Nov 2007, 2:46 pm
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| Sinsboldly, weren't you scared singing on the streets? I'm impressed that you supported yourself and your husband and several other people in this way. I love singing and recently I've discovered acappella. I'm a bass. In the UK there's a network of what's called natural voice teachers. http://www.n... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone ever comment on your VOICE? |
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Posted: 20 Sep 2007, 12:34 pm
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Replies: 56
Views: 5,297
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| I have been told that I have a loud voice. One colleague at work used to call me Boomer. It didn't even occur to me to think why he gave me this nickname. I used to be a teacher, and I think a loud voice helped with discipline, particularly with my poor non-verbal language skills. Often I'm not even... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Have you ever almost died? |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2007, 3:15 pm
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,548
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| I went into a coma from alcohol poisoning at college. I'd just left home and I'd got involved with a bad group of people who bought me lots of drinks, because I never behaved drunk. Fortunately, they did call an ambulance. Unfortunately, they forgot to include my shoes. The next day I discharged mys... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Things you feared as a child |
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Posted: 04 Jun 2007, 3:06 pm
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Replies: 104
Views: 9,771
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| I was afraid of men in white coats for many months after I had an operation on my eyes at 18 months. I guess I thought they were going to operate on my eyes again. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Need advice on showing empathy, comforting, consoling... |
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Posted: 21 Mar 2007, 2:59 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,182
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| ... So she feels like she has no one to talk to - and feels like I don't listen. I'm her only friend really and she says I don't know how to be a friend because I don't know how to deal with when she is upset or sad. She thinks that I'm not allowing her to be upset - that I want her to be fake and ... |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: word association game |
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Posted: 18 Mar 2007, 11:52 am
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Replies: 78,297
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: what are you listening to THIS VERY SECOND? |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2007, 1:36 pm
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Replies: 65,356
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| The sound of the fan in my computer |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: New Member |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2007, 3:31 pm
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Replies: 11
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| ... I've had Aspergers since I was 3yrs of age but, I was not diagnosed until 2002 therefore, for 30 yrs now I've had to struggle in many areas of life mentally,emotionally,socially, etc.. I have managed to make some achievements though as, I'm able to take care of myself and can deal fairly well i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: An autistic person teaching grade school...Is it impossible? |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2007, 1:59 pm
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Replies: 18
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| Only you know whether you will be able to cope teaching a classroom of children. Have you been able to try a little teaching to see how you manage in the classroom? Many years ago I earnt a little money giving one-to-one tutoring of maths to teenagers. I found it so satisfying I decided to train as ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Who is your Favorite Aspie? |
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Posted: 11 Dec 2006, 2:54 pm
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Replies: 21
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| I would like to add Alan Turing to the list. He was a master code breaker during the Second World War. I can really recommend a visit to Bletchley Park for those who live in England. He also invented the Turing machine and had a major influence on modern computer science. His suicide was a tragic in... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: anyone else tramitized by movies seen at a young age?! |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2006, 3:55 pm
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Replies: 53
Views: 5,299
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| I had night terrors after seeing "Snow White" at 6. A particular scene affected me badly. It's the scene when the queen/witch offers Snow White the poisoned apple. What terrified me was how helpless Snow White was in this situation. Perhaps I was more affected by this, because I had had two operatio... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: New report highlighting bullying of disabled pupils in UK |
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Posted: 19 Nov 2006, 3:17 am
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,751
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| ... I took matters into my own hands and i decided i wouldnt let my son go to that hell hole if that is what it is doing to him, school life was destroying him! Having a 'difference' to whatever they believe to be the 'norm' is very hard in schools and no matter what bullying is there and it wont g... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: New report highlighting bullying of disabled pupils in UK |
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Posted: 18 Nov 2006, 4:35 am
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Replies: 11
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| It's sad to see yet another report highlighting the extent of bullying of children with disabilities. This is in the UK. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6160548.stm I wonder what recommendations the commisioner will make to handle bullying in schools. It's clearly not an easy problem to solve. Is it i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: adult diagnoses? |
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Posted: 03 Nov 2006, 2:16 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 998
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| I was diagnosed this year at the age of 45. The process involved completing several questionnaires and then a 2 hour interview with two clinical psychologists. My mother also had to fill out a questionnaire to provide information on how I was as a child. She also answered questions from the psycholo... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Procrastination |
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Posted: 03 Nov 2006, 2:11 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,163
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| I have found one way to help with my procrastination. I divide all activity into three groups: chores, work and fun. Before the start of the weekend, I'll decide on the few chores that I think I might be able to achieve with a bit of motivation. I then design a plan that intersperses the chores or w... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: So what kind of things should I talk about with Normal women |
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Posted: 03 Nov 2006, 2:02 am
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Replies: 31
Views: 4,021
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| ... Something that complicates this though, is that oftentimes the closer two people are, the more time they want to spend with each other. At least this is what happens in the NT world. For AS, on the other hand, spending a lot more time together results in a lot of space and boundary conflicts, p... |
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