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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Good Memories? Bad Memories? A Bias...? |
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Posted: 07 Oct 2015, 10:15 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,535
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| I had a rough childhood (uh, who didn't?) ;-) and I had a lot of trouble with not sleeping and ruminating on bad thoughts. I really loved to read the encyclopedia so I learned everything I could about how memory works and went to the library so I could figure out how to stop thinking about bad thing... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have vivid memories before the age of 4? NT & AS |
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Posted: 07 Oct 2015, 10:05 pm
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Replies: 46
Views: 1,758
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| After taking one of those Asperger's diagnostic tests and it mentioned a fixation on "flowing water", I remembered that when I was 3 or 4, I would get up in the middle of the night, run a bath and stick my toes in the faucet. I asked my mom and she remembered it well because I would lock t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Analytical versus Cued Empathy in Autism |
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Posted: 10 Sep 2015, 3:22 am
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,116
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| When I see someone is upset, I try to behave the way I have seen on TV. I will hug that person and listen and try to say comforting things. It's not that I don't empathize, but when I am upset, I don't want anyone to talk to me or touch me. If someone tries to hug me, I just get more upset. Normally... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Analytical versus Cued Empathy in Autism |
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Posted: 10 Sep 2015, 3:16 am
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,116
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| Any one else cry when they see someone else cry? I have never been able to control it. Even if I see someone cry on TV, my eyes instantly well up. I've asked this before, but haven't seen any response. Additionally, once I start crying (not sympathetic crying, but actual crying because I'm personall... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does crying over empathy mean I don't have AS? |
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Posted: 10 Sep 2015, 3:10 am
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Replies: 47
Views: 7,671
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| I used to think that the fact that I automatically cry if I see someone cry (even on TV) and that I am extremely empathetic meant that I couldn't possibly have Asperger's. I believe that newer research indicates an excess of empathy is more likely than "no empathy". I have poor coordinatio... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: AS and sense of direction? |
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Posted: 10 Sep 2015, 2:52 am
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Replies: 78
Views: 17,303
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| 3 I rarely go anywhere new by myself because I always get lost and it is very stressful. If I pay close attention and memorize landmarks to get back, it helps, but whatever "feels" like the correct direction is almost invariably wrong. Should probably do a poll 1 I'm Male, Autistic, and ha... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: How do you approach no-strings-attached sex? (Non-explicit) |
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Posted: 04 Jul 2015, 4:08 pm
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Replies: 17
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| The Milkman is right -- masturbate! ;-) It turns out that this is among the most calming things we can do. I can't seem to find the research article (which is very dry and technical, so I know we would all love it!), but the release of oxytocin helps with anxiety and stress, particularly in Aspie gi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Difference between kindness and Empathy. |
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Posted: 04 Jul 2015, 2:46 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,205
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| Does anyone else here cry if they see someone cry? Even if I just see someone's eyes start to tear up on a TV commercial - even if I don't know why they are crying. It works exactly like yawning when you see someone else yawn. I don't start full-on weeping or have a meltdown, but at the very least m... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: How do you approach no-strings-attached sex? (Non-explicit) |
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Posted: 04 Jul 2015, 1:01 am
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Replies: 17
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| I say this because I am a sixteen year old girl whose brother has attempted to explain to me what it's like to "be a man" by saying that his approach to sex and girls is "that is a candy bar (girl). I want it." And he won't necessarily buy the candy bar, but he is tempted by it.... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Theories on why more males than females have AS |
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Posted: 04 Jul 2015, 12:26 am
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Replies: 53
Views: 6,595
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| Personally, I like my logic in this case: Autism is accurately diagnosed early in nearly all cases due to its verbal impairment, and the ratio of autism is 4/5 to 1 of males to females. Now, if Asperger's is seen as autism but without the verbal impairment, then the ratio should logically transpose... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: AS in males vs. in females |
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Posted: 04 Jul 2015, 12:02 am
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,514
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| I don't have great motor skills, never an athlete. I'm a lot older than most people here, but in the 80s, many girls didn't participate in sports so perhaps it just didn't come up the way it might for boys. I have zero sense of direction and get lost all the time, so much so that it has affected my ... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Do you feel more like males than females? |
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Posted: 03 Jul 2015, 11:34 pm
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Replies: 48
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| I'm a hetero female, but yeah, I do tend to be more like a stereotypical man in that I enjoy sex without love, don't like to cuddle and dig those dumb Hangover movies. I'm not particularly warm or nurturing, but if I were a man, I don't think anyone would notice. I have no idea if it has anything to... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Women, Aspergers and Sex Drive |
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Posted: 04 Mar 2013, 8:35 pm
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Replies: 177
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| Based on what I have read so far, there is little difference between the NT pop and aspie population when it comes to sex drive and dysfunction although the term "asexual" is thrown around. I find that my sexual desire goes through phases that are probably more related to age and change than asperge... |
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