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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone else obsessed with fictional characters? |
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Posted: 12 Feb 2013, 1:07 am
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Replies: 95
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| Given my love for all things Tolkien, many of his characters, but not the ones most people expect. Olórin, a.k.a Gandalf? Sure, but more as a part of the Istari. Manwë, King of the Valar. Ar-Pharazôn, the last king of Númenor. The dark lord, Morgoth Bauglir. Túrin Turambar, son of Húrin, eventual sl... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: In what way do you feel this planet is the wrong planet? |
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Posted: 12 Feb 2013, 12:44 am
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Replies: 96
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| It's not the planet, it's the inhabitants thereof. I meet a lot of people who aren't comfortable when someone different comes along. Too many people expecting me to be like them, to change who I am so I fit in, most often for their benefit and not mine. I want a world where it's universally recogniz... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: grief and funerals |
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Posted: 10 Feb 2013, 8:51 pm
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Replies: 19
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| I've been to the funerals of all four of my grandparents in the past decade, and each and every time, despite how well I liked them when they were alive, I just took the event as something I had to do, rather than a time for mourning or celebrating their life. Even as far as their passings went in g... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Zoning out.... |
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Posted: 07 Feb 2013, 1:17 am
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Replies: 28
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| All the time, especially if I lose interest in what I'm doing and I can't go do something else. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have trouble following instructions? |
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Posted: 06 Feb 2013, 11:48 pm
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Replies: 51
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| I suppose I can, but it really depends on if I want to do the task or not. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Feeling and touching things |
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Posted: 06 Feb 2013, 11:43 pm
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Replies: 68
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| Any squishy or rubbery substance — gel shoe inserts, for example. When I pass them in the store I have to give them a poke or a squeeze, and I never feel as if I've poked or squeezed quite hard enough. I've ruined plenty of stress balls that way, by digging my fingers into them way too hard. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Not being an expert on your special interest |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2013, 1:58 pm
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Replies: 22
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| Tolkien is my main interest. I accept that I don't have all-encompassing, encyclopedic knowledge, but I do generally know more than most. I was at a restaurant the other day that had one of those walls you can write on. I wrote a short message in Quenya using Tengwar. I doubt anyone passing through ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you so possessive of you objects that......? |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2013, 1:52 pm
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Replies: 30
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| Take your stinking paws off my stuff, you damned dirty ape! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Asperger's Ramble. |
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Posted: 01 Feb 2013, 6:24 pm
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Replies: 14
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| The people I know seem to act somewhat like I've chosen to do it, as if I've made a conscious decision to bug them. Of course I don't mean to, but it happens. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you memorize informations? |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2013, 4:10 pm
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Replies: 28
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| I just read or watch things a few times. If I want the info to stick, it usually does. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Selective eye contact?? |
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Posted: 30 Jan 2013, 1:13 pm
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Replies: 22
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| I'd kill for it to be selective; I don't even manage it very well with my own family. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you stare at people? |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2013, 11:54 pm
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Replies: 31
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| Not often — they might look back at me. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How is your humour? |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2013, 4:54 pm
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Replies: 32
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| A lot of my laughter is internal; I usually just crack a smile. I do occasionally laugh out loud when I find something extremely funny, but it's still rather quiet. I don't know that I could describe exactly what it is I find funny, though; it seems to be a case of "I know it when I see it". It may ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I'm sarcastic. Are you? |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2013, 4:44 pm
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Replies: 24
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are your circadian rhythms whacky? |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2013, 3:32 am
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Replies: 39
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| Yes. I often don't go to sleep (or even begin to feel sleepy) until 5 or 6 AM and wake around 1 PM. Every once in a while, for one reason or another, I'll get very tired during the day and go to bed at a more "usual" time like 10 or 11 PM. That will stick for several days, and then over the next cou... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you ever cry when watching TV/a film? Is this empathy? |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2013, 12:22 am
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Replies: 46
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| When it does happen, rather than specific emotional content, it's most often a result of a certain connection I have with the film or program in question, because it's affected or shaped me strongly at some point. |
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