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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is there anything your particularly good at? |
| LongleafPine |
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Posted: 18 Jul 2018, 7:10 pm
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Replies: 47
Views: 991
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| Communicating with horses and dogs. Organizing stuff-have helped many people get their houses in order. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anxiety problems from becoming more aware of own behaviour. |
| LongleafPine |
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Posted: 19 May 2018, 9:27 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 265
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| Share with you the pain of awareness of social awkwardness. But it does change and has improved my current interactions. It's stressful, but I have learned how to communicate better and what situations to avoid completely. The most helpful idea is that ALL people have difficulties in life, so we Asp... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Atheist moves to Bible Belt from NYC. Advice on fitting in? |
| LongleafPine |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2017, 10:04 pm
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,342
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| A nice thing you'll find out over time is that even in your small town you will meet artists, atheists, progressives, and gay people. And you will really, really appreciate them! In my experience, talking about food, crafts, travel, home repairs, and/or sports provides enough common ground to get by... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you clumsy? A klutz? A little uncoordinated? |
| LongleafPine |
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Posted: 06 Dec 2014, 3:49 pm
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Replies: 41
Views: 2,553
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| Clumsy, terrible hand-eye coordination, always picked last in sports in school, slowest runner ever, but I love to move and am thriving on physical activity in my retirement years. So keep on truckin'! !! !! No matter how clumsy. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone else prefer a (dog) pack lifestyle |
| LongleafPine |
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Posted: 02 Nov 2014, 3:03 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 992
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| So if you're referring to dogs, literally-I go out every day hiking and doing trail maintenance with my dog and we're definitely a team. I'd have at least one more dog if circumstances allowed. We truly work together and that's always been my relationship with dogs. If you're referring to people in ... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Do you attract lots of haters? |
| LongleafPine |
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Posted: 31 Oct 2014, 3:08 pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 7,346
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| While I try to stay under the radar, it seems people start ignoring and avoiding me without ever even having a conversation. Or they'll be friendly for a while if we share common interests, then drift away. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: so we're all underweight. |
| LongleafPine |
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Posted: 24 Aug 2014, 8:51 pm
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Replies: 91
Views: 10,767
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| Didn't think it had to with AS but I've been on the low side of normal weight all my adult life. I love to eat and cook, but don't consider it a priority and will eat very simple meals when busy, but I get lots of exercise so don't forget to eat for sure. |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Can you learn to live with someone ? |
| LongleafPine |
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Posted: 12 Jun 2014, 6:34 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,056
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| If I had known more about Aspergers early in my life, I would NEVER have lived with a lover. It was always so stressful-but I didn't realize how ill-suited I was to continuous coupledom. Even having your own room in the house, if you say you want to sleep alone, it's "why, what's wrong, is something... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I want to go home! |
| LongleafPine |
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Posted: 02 Jun 2014, 6:22 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,139
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| Oh, I want to go home too-to a place where I'm protected and accepted and can rest from life! My personal childhood home wasn't like that, yet when my father sold our childhood home (I was over 50 at the time) , I felt devastated-"I can never go home." It was so embarrassing to feel that way, yet in... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Something that amazed you or touched you in some way |
| LongleafPine |
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Posted: 30 May 2014, 7:27 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,371
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| Lots of magic in just in the last couple weeks- I visited a friend who volunteers at a wonderful restored farmstead and we got walk around the old house, gardens, and barns right before dark with no one else around-so ethereal! I was on my way to a big hiking club event in a small town. Right before... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have more friends of the opposite sex than same sex? |
| LongleafPine |
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Posted: 28 May 2014, 7:56 pm
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,747
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| Interesting topic. Female and as a child and young adult, I usually had only one or two female friends who were motherly toward me. I was sort of afraid of boys. Then at college age I hung out with hippie groups of both sexes. But once I started working, I felt more comfortable with the men because ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Ever have trouble putting thoughts into words? |
| LongleafPine |
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Posted: 18 May 2014, 3:10 pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,722
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| Oh, and the most frustrating thing is when you garble up something to the point someone feels insulted, when you meant just the opposite. My ideal strategy (when it's possible) in workplace, social, or organizational settings is to have "interpreters" who somehow can read me better (and that I'm cal... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Help getting off meds ! |
| LongleafPine |
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Posted: 13 May 2014, 8:21 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,128
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| For many people, psych meds are much harder to get off of than they anticipated. I've compiled this list of books over the years about psych meds. Hope something helps and that you can find a way. Drug Effects Anatomy of an Epidemic by Robert Whitaker The Emperor?s New Drugs by Irving Kirsch Myth of... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: why do we have this connection with animals? |
| LongleafPine |
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Posted: 13 May 2014, 8:12 pm
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Replies: 45
Views: 3,320
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| Love what you said B19 about animals having as much right to exist as humans. I do have Asperger friends that see the logical side of how much a pet cost in money and time and think having pets is illogical. Animals (pets, horses, farm animals, wild animals) and I communicate well and I love them, b... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: General common sesne (not just social) |
| LongleafPine |
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Posted: 11 Apr 2014, 9:44 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 616
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| Making judgement calls often require thinking through several options. Each option has a series of steps, and each step has a cause and affect. Each step may also have its own options. So yes, I think that's complicated and difficult. 8O I supplement my lack of ability in this area with slowing down... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Do You Feel Like You Can Be Yourself With Other People? |
| LongleafPine |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2014, 5:18 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 13,029
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| My oldest friends were here visiting recently, and I' was able to relax, laugh, and talk seriously about things. Yes, sometimes certainly I still evaluate my thought before speaking, but overall I feel SO MUCH more myself with them than with the acquaintances and casual friends who live nearby. I've... |
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