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The music playlist...

I used to.
Oh, wait. I guess YouTube music video lists count.

Do you have a pet?

No music and no pets



What activities did you quit, how long did you do them, why did you quit, are you glad you quit?

I quit basketball my freshman year of highschool. It was a good decision.

What is something that you did that you regret? (or didn't do that you regret?)

Quit Mid-Term:

Sunday School
My teacher traced the outline of my body on a big piece of paper for Art.
I didn't believe that the entirety of me ( my "self" or my "soul" ? ) fit inside the finite space. It seemed so small.
I argued with the teacher and my parents let me quit. There must have been other reasons.

Skating lessons
Fluorescent lighting, buzzing lights, too many spectators, too big and impersonal
My father taught me outdoors instead.

Organ lessons
The teacher was a very strict, old-fashioned Welsh guy. He came to our house.
I was scared of him for some reason.


I also took ballet, tap dance and gymnastics for one term each.
I completed the terms but didn't return because I have no physical coordination

Regrets:
I regret never eating in my school cafeterias or going to any dances in high school.
I was so frightened I hid in the library at lunch and on my breaks. I didn't join anything.


same q

Regret:. San Diego, structural engineering, Mr redelings,

Regret not joining club, standing up to Amy Lee b***h and other dipshit, spoiled upper middle class brat



In what ways did someone misinterpret your autism symptoms?

Not sure if this really answers the questions, but before I was diagnosed, I used to sometimes have people think I was selfish, a mooch, or using them (and this even when I was actually trying to be considerate of the other person and/or show appreciation, respect, or help them).

Same question

People have thought I was rude because I didn't make eye contact and I was very quiet. They thought I was ignoring them but in reality I was scared. When I do feel comfortable I can go overboard with giggling and joking around. Someone once thought I was drunk when I was just feeling silly.

Same q

People thought I was hyper, and possibly on speed.

People thought I was “socially ret*d” as well.

Same question

If I am indeed autistic, people used to say:

I was a slow learner
I was smart, but not socially smart
I had "tunnel vision," focusing on one thing at a time
I was aloof (actually, I liked being around people and a lot of people did like me. I just never realized it.)

Same q.

I was often as seen as being hyperactive, mentally ret*d, anti-social, etc


Have there been times where you've felt lost, not in a physical, geographic manner mind you?

Yes, pretty much since I was 14. That's when I gave up trying to fit in with my peers, and became nearly reclusive.

Do you like kumquats?

yes..


Do you like Grapefruit?

I don't eat grapefruit very often, but I do like it if it's not extremely tart. I don't mind the bitterness and rather like the odd combination of bitter, sweet and tart.

Are there any words that you think sound funny or make you giggle or snicker when you hear them or think of them? If so, what are they?

I just have to say, one of those words for me is: buttocks. See, I'm grinning right now after I wrote it....

yarn
kumquat
serendipity
moist
Winnebago

same q

bulbous
willy-nilly
bumbershoot

What are some words that you think are interesting to look at, interesting to say, interesting for no particular reason?

A few for me:

truncated
discombobulate
Arbogast
freakish
agog

Schenectady
Ralph

percolate
poof
flummox
unkempt (why is nothing ever kempt?)