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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I prefer the company of non-autistic people |
| Alyosha |
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Posted: 18 Feb 2016, 12:14 pm
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,198
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| i have mostly autistic friends. my boyfriend isn't autistic. i have some nt friends. ive gone to social groups and events for autistic people a lot and sometimes i get on with people and sometimes i dont. i think it can be hard if two people have social deficits for them to interact. there are some ... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: 9 Guidelines For Dating With Asperger's |
| Alyosha |
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Posted: 19 Jan 2016, 9:10 am
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Replies: 164
Views: 116,873
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'We’re kind of empty.'
speak for yourself.
overall i found this article a pretty offensive read. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I interview Steve Silberman about his bestselling book, Neurotribes |
| Alyosha |
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Posted: 09 Oct 2015, 12:06 pm
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Replies: 162
Views: 11,583
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| i read the book and the interview. i have not read this thread. i liked the book and the interview. however for me the book made me feel quite isolated as an autistic person who is not good at maths, science or technology because of all the talk about how we are supposed to be great at that. i am no... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Autistic Role Models in the African American Community |
| Alyosha |
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Posted: 20 May 2015, 9:56 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 986
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| hes not American, he's British, but have you looked about Stephen Wiltshire? hes a cool dude. i think a part of the problem is that black children in the US are likely to be diagnosed older than white children in the US (probably the UK too but i havent seen any studies for that). this means that th... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: ASAN (Autism Self-Advocacy Network) |
| Alyosha |
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Posted: 05 May 2015, 3:57 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,065
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| Here is their website. Questions: 1) What do you think of ASAN? 2) Is there anyone viewing this post who would be interested in a VA self-advocacy group? 3) I'm NT but I would find an autistic person to co-lead such an organization and share responsibilities. If you were interested in a group like ... |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Keep a word, drop a word... |
| Alyosha |
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Posted: 27 Apr 2015, 1:12 pm
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Replies: 47,972
Views: 554,701
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Keep a word, drop a word... |
| Alyosha |
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Posted: 27 Apr 2015, 11:56 am
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Replies: 47,972
Views: 554,701
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Keep a word, drop a word... |
| Alyosha |
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Posted: 27 Apr 2015, 8:20 am
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Replies: 47,972
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Generation Z's kids are gonna be educationless morons |
| Alyosha |
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Posted: 27 Apr 2015, 8:19 am
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,379
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Who_Am_I wrote: 14-year-olds have always been idiots. Relax.
[quote= "Skullbug"]I'll eat my metaphorical hat if turns out there wasn't a generation that said "The next generation is doomed."  [/quote]
i second both of these. |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Keep a word, drop a word... |
| Alyosha |
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Posted: 27 Apr 2015, 2:25 am
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Replies: 47,972
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you prefer the term Autism or Aspergers |
| Alyosha |
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Posted: 21 Apr 2015, 9:06 am
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,265
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| I think of myself as autistic. I tell people I have Asperger's even though my official diagnosis is ASD because I was diagnosed after the DSM-V came out. I refer to other people as Aspies because there is no good equivalent for 'people with ASD.' autistics maybe? i wouldnt want anyone to refer to m... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you prefer the term Autism or Aspergers |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2015, 8:11 pm
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,265
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| I think of myself as autistic. I tell people I have Asperger's even though my official diagnosis is ASD because I was diagnosed after the DSM-V came out. I refer to other people as Aspies because there is no good equivalent for 'people with ASD.' autistics maybe? i wouldnt want anyone to refer to m... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: A REAL difference between HFA and Asperger's |
| Alyosha |
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Posted: 06 Apr 2015, 8:01 am
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Replies: 64
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| It is true that some people with hfa don't desire being around people just for the sake of it. I don't enjoy being around people unless I have a reason like I want to learn something from them or we have shared interests, but then it's not the people that it's enjoy but what me and the other people... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Non-Autistic Sibling(s) |
| Alyosha |
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Posted: 31 Mar 2015, 1:38 pm
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Replies: 30
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| my brother and i weren't exactly close but we weren't totally separate. my brother has adhd and he would do a lot of things that were distressing for me sensory wise, but we did enjoy each others company and comfort occasionally. he is very good socially and had lots of friends and would let me hang... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Any Aspies who would consider themselves one these options: |
| Alyosha |
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Posted: 29 Mar 2015, 9:42 am
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,283
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| im jewish and i follow religious traditions but not that closely. i dont believe in g-d though |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Were Nice Guys Always the Pariah? |
| Alyosha |
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Posted: 23 Mar 2015, 11:21 am
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Replies: 118
Views: 5,096
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| Behold the Nice Guys anthem! All should stand up and show respect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-ZAFiVoD9M&t=219 ok if this is true representaiton of what people mean when they say nice guys. i think they problem is not just 'girls hate nice guys they want mean guys' it's nice guys look for... |
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