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04 Aug 2022, 9:06 am

I'm the person who talks about God all the time & into yer typical nerd interests

Autism is woven in there obviously. So I'd say I partially identify as ASD among other things.

Hopefully a good dancer as well

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04 Aug 2022, 9:10 am

babybird wrote:

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I see personality as something extremely complex that’s been shaped by a variety of factors, so it’s impossible to neatly categorize it, especially with something as limited as language.

That's an interesting thing to say. I'm curious to learn what else other than language we could use to categorise something.

There’s probably nothing else.

Well now I'm disappointed. I thought you was gonna paint us a picture or something. :lol:

I’ve not tried painting.

I could play an assortment of pieces on the piano to describe who I am, but I’d be playing for a long time. I would probably have to play until death because personality isn’t stagnant; it grows and evolves with the person.

I think it seems more fixed than it is because of the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves.

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04 Aug 2022, 9:24 am

I’m a composer who can’t read or play a note

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04 Aug 2022, 9:26 am

I think it's hard to define personality. I think people just react to situations they are in. We could say 'person A tends to react angrily to difficult situations.' 'Person B tends to react tearfully to difficult situations' etc. But apart from that, people are always changing.

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04 Aug 2022, 9:29 am

People are dynamic—but most are pretty consistent through the years.

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04 Aug 2022, 10:07 am

Twilightprincess wrote:

babybird wrote:

Twilightprincess wrote:

babybird wrote:

Twilightprincess wrote:

I see personality as something extremely complex that’s been shaped by a variety of factors, so it’s impossible to neatly categorize it, especially with something as limited as language.

That's an interesting thing to say. I'm curious to learn what else other than language we could use to categorise something.

There’s probably nothing else.

Well now I'm disappointed. I thought you was gonna paint us a picture or something. :lol:

That's true. I feel like have lived so many lives and been so many people during my life and I'm not even that old. I just keep moving and evolving. Some things are constant but I'm never stagnant.

I always had a problem with being diagnosed with borderline pd because for one thing I can't remember being assessed for it and for another thing that was only for that point in my life. Who I became after that was someone who may not have been diagnosed with that.

I do think however that autism is something that is always there but it doesn't have to be "stagnant" it can be fluid and move with you (as and individual) as you grow.

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04 Aug 2022, 10:12 am

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Do you ever say: I do that (or this) because I'm autistic or because I'm this or that.

Yeah. I'm not ashamed of my autism, and if someone is close to me or will understand it I don't hide the fact that I do certain things or have certain issues because I'm autistic. I think the difference between me and a lot of posters here though is that I can't hide my autism, and that figuring out I had autism did make a big difference in my life. I have no reason to hide something that obvious.

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04 Aug 2022, 10:17 am

kraftiekortie wrote:

People are dynamic—but most are pretty consistent through the years.

Do you mean emotionally?

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04 Aug 2022, 10:21 am

HeroOfHyrule wrote:

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Do you ever say: I do that (or this) because I'm autistic or because I'm this or that.

Yeah I don't see anything wrong with letting people know if you've done something that may be as a result of your autism especially if it's something that couldn't be helped but may be a little bit out of the ordinary. It can be difficult sometimes to have an invisible disability and sometimes the only way is to tell people.

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04 Aug 2022, 10:28 am

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I find that I dance to a different beat (literally) to other people. It's like I'm hearing little intricacies in the music that others don't hear.

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04 Aug 2022, 10:38 am

I'm an artist. I do lots of paintings and drawings that I sell for $5 each. I also loom knit hats and scarves in various colours that I sell for $5 each. I'm going to try weaving soon and start making pot holders. I also like to doodle as well. I define myself as an artsy person before I define myself by my autism.

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04 Aug 2022, 10:47 am

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If no one likes you because of your autism then that would mean that everyone with autism would have no fans.

I like you BTW KitLily

Oh no, I meant that no one likes me generally. Only a couple of people even know I've got autism, I don't tell anyone because it isn't important to me.

Thanks, I like you too!

I like you. I think you're a great person, a wonderful mum and a Sweet Pea.

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04 Aug 2022, 10:48 am

I am the son, I am the heir,
Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar,
I am the son and heir,
Of nothing in particular.

You shut your mouth, how can you say,
I go about things the wrong way,
I am human and I need to be loved,
Just like everybody else does.

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04 Aug 2022, 10:55 am

I like you Fnord. Sometimes I'm a bit scared of you but that's just because I don't always get you.

I see you as a protector type person and I can relate to that.

Would you say your autism has helped you to be successful in your life?

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04 Aug 2022, 10:56 am

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Is this your own business?

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04 Aug 2022, 10:58 am

babybird wrote:

CockneyRebel wrote:

Is this your own business?

I sell my stuff at the flea market. I'd like to have a business selling my work.

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