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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is with Aspies and cats? |
| CosmicCastaway |
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Posted: 10 Oct 2013, 9:30 pm
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Replies: 87
Views: 46,020
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| I really love all pets, but with cats, I suppose I have a link with them because I was raised with them since birth. As a young child, they were my first obsession--I would collect everything cat-related and get upset at anyone who would mess with my cat-collection. On a personal level, the family c... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you love weird smells? |
| CosmicCastaway |
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Posted: 10 Oct 2013, 9:08 pm
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Replies: 50
Views: 4,884
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| The smell of the inside of a carved-out pumpkin. It's one of my favorite things, really. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: A US government shut-down, will it happen? |
| CosmicCastaway |
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Posted: 30 Sep 2013, 10:17 pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 15,581
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| I find the political loopholes that have enabled the Tea Party republican faction of the House to manipulate our system to this point insane. The politicians themselves are insanely stupid. I live in Washington DC and I will certainly be affected by this mess, and what's more, a number of my friends... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Dealing Poorly with Change |
| CosmicCastaway |
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Posted: 30 Sep 2013, 10:07 pm
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,459
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| Thank you both for making me feel a lot better about what happened...after meltdowns I have a tendency to replay the worst bits in my head over and over again, so for a few days I was feeling that what happened that night was a lot more terrible than it really was...thank you for reassuring me that ... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Who did/didn't go to their high school proms? |
| CosmicCastaway |
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Posted: 18 May 2013, 8:31 pm
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Replies: 75
Views: 8,146
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| My boyfriend at the time refused to take me to the prom because he didn't want people to know that he was dating me. Needless to say I dumped his arse the same day he let me in on that little revelation. As for the prom itself, I decided to go since some of my friends would be there. The theme was "... |
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Forum: Adolescent Autism Forum Topic: What names have you been called? (if any) |
| CosmicCastaway |
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Posted: 07 May 2013, 10:02 pm
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Replies: 61
Views: 18,231
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| Freak ret*d Antisocial Weird Idiot Stupid Cold Empty Loser Ugly Pervert Sick Quiet Nerd Strange The one that stays with me the most wasn't even a word. When I was little a much older boy at the after school program played with me the whole day and made me feel happy to have at least one friend. The ... |
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Forum: Adolescent Autism Forum Topic: What is your autism quotient? |
| CosmicCastaway |
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Posted: 18 Apr 2013, 7:48 pm
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Replies: 126
Views: 32,343
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Forum: Adolescent Autism Forum Topic: Feel age awkward? |
| CosmicCastaway |
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Posted: 18 Apr 2013, 7:34 pm
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Replies: 22
Views: 55,359
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| Yeah, I'm with you on feeling age awkward. I'm always being told that I have an "old soul" (whatever the heck that means) and that I act extremely mature and calm, despite the fact that I am the youngest one of the group of friends that I sometimes hang out with. I just don't see the point of acting... |
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Forum: Adolescent Autism Forum Topic: What kind of Aspie are you? |
| CosmicCastaway |
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Posted: 18 Apr 2013, 7:10 pm
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Replies: 201
Views: 60,413
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Between 2/3, recently diagnosed on the spectrum as high-functioning. As I'm learning more about what is to be an aspie and I spend my time on forums like this though, I like to think that I'm becoming more type 4  |
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Forum: Adolescent Autism Forum Topic: Anyone else bothered by nail biters? |
| CosmicCastaway |
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Posted: 18 Apr 2013, 7:07 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,582
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| Nail-biting drives me frickin' insane! My roommate does this, and even if she's across the room, it sounds like she's doing it in my ear. I have to scream at her to stop it every time. I can't stand it! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Songs that resonate with you AS-wise |
| CosmicCastaway |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2013, 8:49 pm
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Replies: 193
Views: 79,459
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"Shout"--Tears For Fears (It's my rage song!)
"Across the Universe"--The Beatles
"Behind Blue Eyes"--The Who
"Take On Me"--A Ha (both the lyrics and the tune get me)
"Cosmic Castaway"--Electrasy (I took my login after this song on WP, so yeah, the lyrics strongly remind me of my own AS experience) |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: do most aspies have to be on antidepressants permanently? |
| CosmicCastaway |
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Posted: 19 Mar 2013, 6:39 pm
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Replies: 49
Views: 17,579
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| I've been on antidepressants for about 10 years now for panic and anxiety attacks. At first, I was terrified to go them for some kind of fear that they would change my personality or the way that I think. What really happened though, was that they took the edge off my anxiety and helped me to functi... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: The Word Sorry |
| CosmicCastaway |
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Posted: 19 Mar 2013, 6:31 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,112
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| Some people say it as if it were a nervous tick, but for the most part I've learned that it's one of those social rules that I've needed to adjust to. Like opening doors for other people and occasionally smiling. It's annoying, yes, but when used properly it's not the worst thing in the world. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Newtown school shooter = Aspie? |
| CosmicCastaway |
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Posted: 14 Dec 2012, 9:49 pm
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Replies: 122
Views: 21,181
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| Great. Like it isn't enough that my roommate routinely likes to tell people that I "have no emotions" since I told her about my Aspergers diagnosis. Now these blowhards in the media are distorting soundbites the psychiatrists are putting out there to portray Aspies as potential sociopaths. Worst of ... |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: A-Z of Boys Names |
| CosmicCastaway |
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Posted: 20 Nov 2012, 10:44 pm
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Replies: 10,915
Views: 255,733
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Count by Fives |
| CosmicCastaway |
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Posted: 20 Nov 2012, 10:43 pm
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Replies: 15,062
Views: 290,471
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