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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: TV Naïveté

PR0TEUS
Posted: 19 May 2013, 11:10 am 

Replies: 26
Views: 3,589
OP described what you'd expect if you had a smaller social network, did'nt have simular age examples to reference (siblings, cousins, etc.), or were socially excluded. The average person would be expected to turn to the easiest source of social/cultural references, the television. All of these thin...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Adult Aspie Meltdowns

PR0TEUS
Posted: 18 May 2013, 8:18 am 

Replies: 36
Views: 7,453
Describing my meltdowns: For me, I feel as though I am completely overwhelmed and my mind just implodes, which can make me explode. I have all of this emotional energy thrashing around inside of me, attacking me, and I have no way to disperse it. It is attacking me from the inside, whatever it is t...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: TV Naïveté

PR0TEUS
 Post subject: TV Naïveté
Posted: 18 May 2013, 8:15 am 

Replies: 26
Views: 3,589
For a while now I have been wondering,

Does the Television we watch as children give us unrealistic expectations of the real world?
People are portrayed as being friendlier, etc.
For me as an aspie child this caused me a few problems early on.

Anyone else?

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: What have people said to you that made you suspect AS?

PR0TEUS
Posted: 18 May 2013, 7:54 am 

Replies: 90
Views: 25,139
"Why don't you look people in the eye when you speak to them?"

"You don't talk much do you?"

"Smile"

Among many others.

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Wasted Intellect

PR0TEUS
Posted: 18 May 2013, 7:44 am 

Replies: 60
Views: 8,841
metaldanielle wrote:
Yes, my intellect is wasted. I frequently get the line "You're so smart! You could be doing anything!" I tell them my intellect is wasted since I don't have the interpersonal skills necessary to use them.


This.

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Nasty (NT) behaviour

PR0TEUS
Posted: 18 May 2013, 7:40 am 

Replies: 33
Views: 3,659
I can't understand how someone would find that funny.

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: Hello, new

PR0TEUS
 Post subject: Hello, new
Posted: 17 May 2013, 9:59 am 

Replies: 7
Views: 679
Hi, I'm a 19 year old recently diagnosed aspie.
I will be studying maths and physics at university in September.
I'm looking forward to meeting some like-minded people :)
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