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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Irony |
| Cvulgaris |
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Posted: 21 Nov 2014, 7:09 am
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Replies: 11
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| I'm sorry, I still don't really get it. I don't think anyone gets on a plane expecting it to crash (except terrorists), so does that mean that every time a plane crashes, it's irony? |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Irony |
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Posted: 20 Nov 2014, 6:55 pm
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Replies: 11
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| So from the Alanis Morissette song, for those of you who don't know what I'm talking about: "He won the lottery and died the next day" not irony? "Black fly in a blue chardonnay" not irony? "Death row pardon two minutes two late" irony? "Traffic jam when you're already late" not irony? "A no smoking... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Irony |
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Posted: 20 Nov 2014, 10:03 am
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| Of my many journeys learning about Asperger's, one thing I found was that we can't understand concepts such as irony and sarcasm. I've got the sarcasm down--to the point where I am acutely aware of it, at least from myself. Irony, though, has always been a mystery to me. It's been explained to me in... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: What do you think of the episode from Arthur about autism |
| Cvulgaris |
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Posted: 15 Nov 2014, 11:18 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 786
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| A gifset of this episode (specifically the explanation of Asperger's) was the instrumental factor in me learning about Asperger's/autism and finding out I have it. No, it's not perfect and it doesn't cover everything, but it got my gears turning, and that's enough. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: People who trigger a shutdown/meltdown |
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Posted: 22 Oct 2014, 8:38 pm
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Replies: 10
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| My husband's father causes me so much anxiety that he has become a trigger for me. I cannot speak to him on the phone or be around him without having a panic attack. Even knowing that my husband is on the phone with him will make me a little anxious. I'm not sure that that particular case is really ... |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Pleasure or Punishment? |
| Cvulgaris |
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Posted: 15 Oct 2014, 7:40 pm
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Replies: 204
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Have to say punishment, though I've never seen Plan 9 from Outer Space. I don't like wine.
Spending a day raking leaves with friends? |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Aspie days |
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Posted: 14 Oct 2014, 12:11 pm
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Replies: 7
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| Like, I suspect, most of us, I have days where I am more "passing normal" and days where I have trouble functioning in society to varying degrees. Today is one of my Aspie days. At breakfast, it seemed like I kept saying things that made people upset and I didn't know why. Then a friend said somethi... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Having trouble adjusting |
| Cvulgaris |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2014, 5:41 am
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Replies: 2
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| I started school again on August 25th. This is my second time at a 4-year college, but this time I have an associate's degree, so I'm coming in as a junior. I'm living on campus because my house is 1h20m away in good weather... and the weather won't be good much longer. The transition has been hard ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you very aggressive? |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2014, 5:24 am
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Replies: 18
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| You're right--it's absolutely disrespectful to threaten or grab anyone, regardless of what may be going on in their mind. I grew up with a lot of aggression too, but mostly not until I hit middle school. At that point, my dad and I fell out, and I became a target for bullies. Of course I "know bette... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Why am I such a jerk to him? |
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Posted: 25 Sep 2014, 9:59 am
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Replies: 11
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| B19, I remember reading Amazon reviews for Aspie books having to do with couples, and getting discouraged because most of them were in regards to male Aspie/female non-ASD couples. Being that Asperger's manifests differently between the sexes, and chemical processes in the brain are different even i... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Why am I such a jerk to him? |
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Posted: 23 Sep 2014, 8:26 pm
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Replies: 11
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| Thank you, noyial and FredOak. I let my husband read your responses, and asked if he notices any signs that I'm becoming overwhelmed. He says I get really snappy. So I just told him, the next time I get snappy, say something like, "You seem like you are getting overwhelmed. Maybe you need some alone... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Why am I such a jerk to him? |
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Posted: 21 Sep 2014, 6:08 pm
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| I've been married for 8 years, and no one seems to be able to help my husband and I. I'm an Aspie, and my husband is non-ASD. Today we had a huge fight over, of all things, digging the damn fire pit. I've been under a lot of stress from other things lately too, and I blew up because I thought we had... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: what is it like to be non verbal? |
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Posted: 25 Aug 2014, 1:34 pm
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Replies: 33
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| OH! lol my bad. If you haven't guessed--I'm very literal. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: empathy your experiences? |
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Posted: 25 Aug 2014, 1:31 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 813
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| My initial response is "that's sad." But I don't actually feel sad. I've just been around long enough to know that's the "expected" response. That is an interesting and really unique way to go. I can't imagine there are many people that has happened to. And this is the point where I start debating h... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: what is it like to be non verbal? |
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Posted: 25 Aug 2014, 1:24 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,171
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| From what I have read, plenty of nonverbal people have no problem typing or writing. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: CDC Cover-up? |
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Posted: 25 Aug 2014, 1:00 pm
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Replies: 241
Views: 15,170
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| Isn't The Examiner a supermarket tabloid? |
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