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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Anyone been through vocational rehabilitation? |
| BlueBean |
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Posted: 07 Sep 2014, 6:55 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,150
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| I have a DVR appointment on the 29th of this month. I'm willing to give it a chance. If nothing else, I can post a status update in this topic about my experiences with them in a couple weeks. |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Finally I found the right program |
| BlueBean |
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Posted: 16 Aug 2014, 6:39 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,012
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Congrats!
I was finally diagnosed this year, and now can qualify for Vocational Rehabilitation, which will also help me find a job. It's taken a lot off my mind, and it feels really good to have some hope. So I understand how relieved you must feel.  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do others with AS dislike being touched if not expected? |
| BlueBean |
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Posted: 23 Jun 2014, 1:32 am
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Replies: 40
Views: 3,329
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| Casual touching, especially from strangers, is extremely unpleasant to me. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Shy Bladders? |
| BlueBean |
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Posted: 22 Jun 2014, 6:04 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 745
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: aspergers and introversion: HOW MUCH alone time do you need? |
| BlueBean |
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Posted: 22 Jun 2014, 2:57 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 6,662
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| Ideally, I wouldn't want to be in contact with people for more than 3 days a week. Any more than that and it really starts tiring me out. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Online Aspie tests question |
| BlueBean |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2014, 12:28 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,147
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Who made these online tests, by the way?
EDIT: Nevermind, found the sticky. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Living life when you are not a social being |
| BlueBean |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2014, 12:15 am
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,812
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| Stop going by society's definition of "normal." Yes, it's considered "normal" to get a career, spouse, and family, but there are so many people who are miserable in their careers, incompatible with their spouses, and mean to their children. When that much dysfunction and misery is considered "norma... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Comparing someone with Asperger's to a gamer? |
| BlueBean |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2014, 12:13 am
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Replies: 35
Views: 1,754
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minorityreport wrote: I love video games, but I actually struggle with them because of slow response time (for fighting games and FPS) and executive dysfunction (for strategy games).
I am the same way; this why I exclusively play RPGs or adventure games; anything that doesn't require a lot of tactics or reflexes. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: needing to love and be loved |
| BlueBean |
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Posted: 19 Jun 2014, 9:16 pm
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,854
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Aside from my parents, my affection mostly comes from the pets in my life.
I tried the relationship thing once and it was a slow-motion fiasco. I'm not wasting my time trying to form intimate relationships with people anymore (at least not NT people). |
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Forum: Games and Video Games Topic: Can we use video games to improve social skills in Autism? |
| BlueBean |
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Posted: 17 Jun 2014, 9:28 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,321
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| Most of my social life is through online games. I feel that the ability to talk via text (which I'm more comfortable doing) and the tendency for ingame conversations to stay limited to in-game topics helps a lot for me. It's basically, these people have the same interest as me (the game) so it's not... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone talk to themselves? |
| BlueBean |
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Posted: 17 Jun 2014, 9:23 pm
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Replies: 46
Views: 2,429
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| I notice I talk to myself a lot when I drive, and it's probably because driving is very stressful for me. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone have trouble reading aloud vs silently? |
| BlueBean |
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Posted: 17 Jun 2014, 9:21 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,369
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| I am a very fast silent reader, but I will stutter all over myself if I read aloud. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Cooking w/o planning |
| BlueBean |
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Posted: 17 Jun 2014, 9:19 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 418
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Get a crockpot cookbook and a crockpot -- they are simple and easy. Just toss everything in, turn it on, and let it do its thing.
Or, get a cookbook that focuses on simple meals so there isn't a lot of overwhelming work involved (that's what I do). |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: the older, undiagnosed in childhood Aspie thread |
| BlueBean |
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Posted: 22 May 2014, 1:48 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 325
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| What kept me going was that i have always believed things can change, that i just have to wait. Simple as that. Also haveing ?secret? places to disapere to. I guess i was ?lucky? cos my mother prefered me out of the house so i would spend all day wondering around, which is where im sure i got my lo... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: What is your reason...to stay alive? |
| BlueBean |
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Posted: 18 May 2014, 2:01 am
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Replies: 336
Views: 4,844
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| I love learning new things, and being in nature and living with my dog. I also believe in God and that I can learn something useful from every hardship I face. I like being alive -- most of my pain comes from other people. If I avoid them and stay in the real world (which in my mind is nature and th... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Sex is boring for aspies? |
| BlueBean |
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Posted: 17 May 2014, 11:22 pm
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Replies: 225
Views: 4,455
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| I have very mixed feeling about sex, now that I'm coming out of a decade-long dysfunctional marriage. I used to be very interested in it, but now I have lots of emotional hangups and self-consciousness issues. Generally, I don't care too much about intercourse itself -- I like foreplay, but orgasm f... |
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