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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Overwhelmed by restaurant menus? |
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Posted: 09 Apr 2014, 3:08 pm
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| Boy, do I know this one! When I'm going out to eat in my home town, I usually pick the restaurant because I know they have a specific dish that I want at that particular time. My friends tease me about always ordering the same thing at any given restaurant. As someone else commented, if I try somet... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Overwhelmed by restaurant menus? |
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Posted: 07 Apr 2014, 11:06 am
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bethmc wrote: I'm sorry your experiences leave you feeling paralyzed. If I'm going to a new restaurant, I usually check to see if they have a menu online - it makes me feel better knowing what to expect and already being familiar with the menu items. Good luck!
My wife frequently does that for me. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Overwhelmed by restaurant menus? |
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Posted: 07 Apr 2014, 10:39 am
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| Hey, so I was wondering. Is anybody else just completely paralyzed by restaurant menus if they don't have something you *know* you like? My wife loves going to these nice restaurants where they *just don't have hamburgers* or anything like that -- no burgers, no chicken sandwiches, nothin'. It's all... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I don't feel Aspergery |
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Posted: 09 Apr 2013, 12:24 pm
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Replies: 16
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| Benny (Ima call you Benny), I'm in a similar boat. I don't really stim unless I'm severely anxious, and otherwise I don't feel terribly asperger-y. But I am diagnosed, and very recently, and by all accounts, my story is one of progressive improvement from a kid to today. As it stands, I still get re... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Were you Ritalinized? |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2013, 12:20 pm
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Replies: 26
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| I was on ritalin for years, but it never seemed to affect me any. My mom would periodically ask me if I thought the pills were helping, and I'd just sort of shrug and tell her I never noticed a difference between being on it and off it. This was the early-to-mid 1990's, when I was a kid, and they di... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: 'Underachievement' in school |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2013, 12:11 pm
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Replies: 43
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| Me all over. I was notorious for never doing my homework and skimping on assignments. Everything just seemed pointless to me; I was educating myself in the areas I was interested in, and school just struck me as ridiculous and arbitrary. I just didn't *care*. My grade, as a result, were absolute gar... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Graduate School |
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Posted: 16 Jan 2013, 1:34 pm
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Replies: 2
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| I'm going to be starting grad school in theology in September, and I'm trying to psych myself up for it and start preparing mentally. I'm pretty worried; I'm a smart guy, but my time management and study skills have never been spectacular, and grad school I understand is supposed to be pretty intens... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How good is your vocabulary? |
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Posted: 11 Dec 2012, 9:49 am
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Replies: 52
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I got a perfect score on the new GRE verbal section, which is supposed to be pretty jaw-droppingly rare.
People think I use big words to sound smart, but I'm really just reaching for precision.
These are the same people who get on me for using "ain't." I love "ain't," though. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is autism heritable? |
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Posted: 10 Dec 2012, 11:17 am
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Replies: 16
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| I'm ASD, my fiancee is not. I'm pretty concerned about how likely it is we'll have children on the spectrum. I'm not the only person in my family with ASD, either; my cousin Ben has it, and I'm pretty sure a couple of my uncles do, too. So, anybody know anything, or have their own kids and can offer... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do any of you pretend Christmas doesn't happen? |
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Posted: 05 Dec 2012, 1:31 pm
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Replies: 46
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| I'm really religious, so yeah, I love Christmas and I look forward to it. I'd never ditch it for all the world. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: the self diagnosed |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2012, 10:27 pm
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Replies: 89
Views: 6,889
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| My diagnosis was free, because I'm participating in an ASD study at a neuropsychology research university, and assessment is the first part. So there are options for people who aren't well-off or don't have insurance; God knows I couldn't have afforded it otherwise. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: IT'S OFFICIAL: No More Aspergers |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2012, 4:05 pm
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Replies: 151
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| I'm really worried about the new terminology. Asperger's doesn't exactly have the same stigma as autism. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can someone like change? |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2012, 4:02 pm
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Replies: 5
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I'm a novelty junkie in computing, myself. I love new features and playing around with them.
I just resist change in my schedule and routines. As long as those are unimpeded, I'm a happy guy. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: gender mistaken on forums |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2012, 4:00 pm
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Replies: 29
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| I think people on the internet tend to assume everyone's a dude, white, and American. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Am I an Aspie? |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2012, 3:33 pm
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Replies: 9
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| Tommy, you sound pretty much exactly like me when I was your age, about seven years ago. I just got diagnosed myself last week, so I would say it would be worth pursuing if you have the means. If you live in the New York City area, there's a study being conducted at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bron... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Keeping Focused |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2012, 2:09 pm
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Replies: 4
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| Hey guys and gals, kiddos and kid...ettes.... I had a question. I got diagnosed with Aspergers last week after years of wondering, but I was diagnosed with ADHD as a kid, which I understand is quite common. The medications I was on during childhood never helped, and I had significant academic impair... |
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