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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Tight hugs VS Light hugs |
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Posted: 28 Dec 2014, 1:20 am
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Replies: 32
Views: 8,673
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| There are only two people who I enjoy hugging. Both are most likely also undiagnosed Aspies; we hug tighter and tighter until one of us lets out an involuntary grunt. If it isn't a bear hug, I'm not comfortable with it. With others, I'm afraid I am going to crush them because I can't tell how much p... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Christmas Presents for Autistic child |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2014, 9:22 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,315
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| Buy a book on numerical coding in history: binary, Smitty Harris Tap, or Morse code. there's probably more out there on binary and Morse thats age appropriate. This is a special interest of mine so I am always interested in giving more information (I developed a software that uses a modified numeric... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Socially-acceptable fidgetting/stimming |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2014, 3:28 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,223
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| I wear dog tags and when I feel nervous I take it off and trace the letters. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Being friends with people much older than you? |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2014, 3:02 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 22,297
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| I had nearly the same situation except for mine was at a Taekwondo school instead of the normal school. The way I approached it was I ask his opinion on a couple of things ( over the course of months) then I mentioned after he gave me some insight into a specific board break I was working on I said ... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Being friends with people much older than you? |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2014, 3:01 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 22,297
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| I had nearly the same situation except for mine was at a Taekwondo school instead of the normal school. The way I approached it was I ask his opinion on a couple of things ( over the course of months) then I mentioned after he gave me some insight into a specific board break I was working on I said ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: peculiar sleeping habits |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2014, 12:00 am
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Replies: 62
Views: 8,047
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| Some nights especially before a big project I sleep with a twenty pound weight vest laid on my back. Days where I have had too much sensory input I sleep with little to no clothing. Sometimes a combination of both. |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Advice on helping a boy to improve his handwriting? |
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Posted: 19 Oct 2014, 10:45 am
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Replies: 17
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| My handwriting and my typing skills are terrible. I use a code I developed that just uses six distinguishable characters and made a computer program where I could do the same thing. I'm in college now and can write five pages an hour. As for when I have to write legibly large block print capital let... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Five fields an Aspie should NEVER work in |
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Posted: 25 Aug 2014, 10:20 am
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Replies: 176
Views: 65,113
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| I agree with almost everything on here except the emergency services. I think Aspies can be good paramedics policeman or firefighters because we react less emotionally in times of stress. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: First time in history!! !! The NT/AS open hotline ! !! !! ! |
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Posted: 18 May 2014, 12:25 am
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Replies: 2,515
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| I'm an Aspie and a martial arts instructor. I have a 10 yr old child in one of my classes who is clearly either HFA or AS ( I won't list all the symptoms here but he is a textbook case). The parent (NT) doesn't realize the child's social problems. NT's: As a parent, would you want that brought to yo... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Did/Do you get along better with adults as a teenager? |
| camday |
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Posted: 17 May 2014, 11:34 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,212
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| 93% of my friends are 40+ which is more than double my age so yes adults work better for me |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: |
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Posted: 17 May 2014, 12:35 am
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Replies: 0
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| I'm a second (almost third degree black belt) in taekwondo, almost a blue belt in Brazilian jujitsu, and have trained in Krav Maga, and MCMAP (Marine Corps Marital Arts Program). It depends on what sensory issues you have as to what marital art would be a good fit. If shouting bothers you taekwondo ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: You Might be an Aspie if... |
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Posted: 04 May 2014, 11:51 pm
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Replies: 4,649
Views: 644,594
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If you've ever purposefully not done homework because the punishment was sitting at a lunch table by yourself reading 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea but done the same assignment for 75% of the class!
I have been THAT aspie! |
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