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17 Jun 2010, 3:01 pm

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The point about wow for me was that it was a controllable form of socialization. I would retreat into it to deal with real life situations that were beyond me. I can't deal with normal social situations, camp would be a living hell. Doing it to please a parent would make me deeply resent the parent. Wow I could control up to a point, and, up to that point, it taught me a lot about how to socialize. Your ex is wrong, he is hurting his son, and you, with his inability to come to a basic understanding of AS.


Thank you so much. I wish he were my "ex." But I'm still married because it would be even more stressful for my kids if we divorced. (And because I believe in the idea of keeping your friends close and your "enemies" closer)



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17 Jun 2010, 3:25 pm

Ignore my previous post, I was unaware of your son's weight problem and the extent of his father's opposition.



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17 Jun 2010, 5:36 pm

I used to play WoW, back when it first came out. I played it for about 6 months and then stopped because there was nothing interesting left for me to do and I only liked one class in the game, Druids. Then periodically as they'd make big updates or add expansions I'd play again for a month or two, and now I'm at the point where I'll read about stuff they're adding, but have no interest in playing anymore.

I get bored with it too quickly typically, despite all the supposed stuff to do. I think it is because I would much prefer a one player game, but in WoW you have to interact with other people to get anything good in the game.

Prior to playing WoW, I played a game called "Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind." Which is similar to WoW, just without the online multiplayer components. I played that for a long time and enjoyed the heck out of it.



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17 Jun 2010, 5:43 pm

What is it about aspies and WoW? Seriously.


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17 Jun 2010, 5:46 pm

I play WoW but I find I can't play it for more than 2 hours or so before needing to do something else. I also keep doing the same thing over and over - start a hunter, get them to level 15, get bored, start a hunter of another race, repeat.

I've only just started to figure out the social aspect of the game, however. We'll see if that makes it more interesting or more troublesome.


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