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27 Aug 2012, 10:53 pm

...but I've lately found out don't.

Have a 24/7 radio station going on in their heads
Pick people's faces apart -- Where did she get that scar? He has a gray hair in his eyebrow -- when I'm supposed to be listening to what they're telling me.
Rock, shake their foot, drum their fingers, etc
Trace shapes with their eyes -- letters on signs, shapes of furniture
Trip, fall, spill things, break stuff
Prefer written instructions over verbal ones
Feel awkward when socializing
Get all sneezy and stopped up when walking the laundry soap aisle in the grocery store

These are some of the things that are telling me that I'm different when I thought I was "normal".



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27 Aug 2012, 10:59 pm

Webalina wrote:
...but I've lately found out don't.

Have a 24/7 radio station going on in their heads
Pick people's faces apart -- Where did she get that scar? He has a gray hair in his eyebrow -- when I'm supposed to be listening to what they're telling me.
Rock, shake their foot, drum their fingers, etc
Trace shapes with their eyes -- letters on signs, shapes of furniture
Trip, fall, spill things, break stuff
Prefer written instructions over verbal ones
Feel awkward when socializing
Get all sneezy and stopped up when walking the laundry soap aisle in the grocery store

These are some of the things that are telling me that I'm different when I thought I was "normal".


I was always amazed how not awkward other people were at socializing. It seemed to come as natural as breathing to them. So from an early age I could tell that my social awkwardness was not universal by any means.



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27 Aug 2012, 11:11 pm

One that immediately comes to mind:
Notice how many tattoos/piercings a person has.
I had a conversation with someone and he said with a puzzled look "how the heck do you notice that?" and later told me he was shocked I could remember with 100% accuracy. Name anyone and I can tell you where their visible tattoos are and how many piercings I know they have and what type. I suppose when you don't make much eye contact you pick up on other things. A possible reason for that is I can't stand either and am always eyeing potential mates for it without even realizing it.



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27 Aug 2012, 11:15 pm

GiantHockeyFan wrote:
One that immediately comes to mind:
Notice how many tattoos/piercings a person has.
I had a conversation with someone and he said with a puzzled look "how the heck do you notice that?" and later told me he was shocked I could remember with 100% accuracy. Name anyone and I can tell you where their visible tattoos are and how many piercings I know they have and what type. I suppose when you don't make much eye contact you pick up on other things. A possible reason for that is I can't stand either and am always eyeing potential mates for it without even realizing it.


I have a tat on each ankle and most people don't notice them, even when I'm wearing a skirt or shorts.


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27 Aug 2012, 11:34 pm

<--- Not one tat on his body. :(


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28 Aug 2012, 1:52 am

again_with_this wrote:
Webalina wrote:
I was always amazed how not awkward other people were at socializing. It seemed to come as natural as breathing to them. So from an early age I could tell that my social awkwardness was not universal by any means.


When I'd listen to the other kids talk to each other I'd wonder how they did that, why I couldn't do that and why they didn't talk to me. I still find the sound of two people conversing interesting, and in fact, strangely comforting, even with my deficit.



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28 Aug 2012, 2:04 am

Webalina wrote:
...but I've lately found out don't.

Have a 24/7 radio station going on in their heads
Pick people's faces apart -- Where did she get that scar? He has a gray hair in his eyebrow -- when I'm supposed to be listening to what they're telling me.
Rock, shake their foot, drum their fingers, etc
Trace shapes with their eyes -- letters on signs, shapes of furniture
Trip, fall, spill things, break stuff
Prefer written instructions over verbal ones
Feel awkward when socializing
Get all sneezy and stopped up when walking the laundry soap aisle in the grocery store

These are some of the things that are telling me that I'm different when I thought I was "normal".


I do all of them except the face one, lol. I was amazed about the written vs verbal instructions too, and when I realised at school that I was the only person who found reading/writing languages so much easier than speaking/listening which I always did really badly in even though I got As in the writing part :s. I always have music playing in my head too, which makes it really hard to get to sleep although I listen to audiobooks to help.



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28 Aug 2012, 2:45 am

Off topic a wee bit, but I wonder if anyone else here looks at different objects and tries to figure out if they fit together or have similar shapes. An example would be that I noticed the shape of part of my car's rubber floor mat and had to see if my cell phone would fit in it. I am constantly working out spatial problems like that in my head and wonder if that is an autistic thing or a contraindication of autism because autistics are supposed to have poor spatial reasoning skills.


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28 Aug 2012, 3:07 am

Webalina wrote:
...but I've lately found out don't.

Have a 24/7 radio station going on in their heads
Pick people's faces apart -- Where did she get that scar? He has a gray hair in his eyebrow -- when I'm supposed to be listening to what they're telling me.
Rock, shake their foot, drum their fingers, etc
Trace shapes with their eyes -- letters on signs, shapes of furniture
Trip, fall, spill things, break stuff
Prefer written instructions over verbal ones
Feel awkward when socializing
Get all sneezy and stopped up when walking the laundry soap aisle in the grocery store

These are some of the things that are telling me that I'm different when I thought I was "normal".


Is this a trait of autism/ASD, or just the sign of a left brain dominant person? I am just like this, even down to the need to read the lyrics to a song whose lyrics I already know, because I don't really understand the song until I read the lyrics not just hear them (unless it's obvious what the song is about).



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28 Aug 2012, 4:16 am

Webalina wrote:
Have a 24/7 radio station going on in their heads


NTs don't get songs stuck in their head? I was pretty sure they did.



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28 Aug 2012, 4:32 am

Jitro wrote:
Webalina wrote:
Have a 24/7 radio station going on in their heads


NTs don't get songs stuck in their head? I was pretty sure they did.




Yes, Non-Autistic people do get songs stuck in thier head. BUT, having a 24/7 radio station going on in ones head is.....something totally different.

Also, often-times, it's just one song on a particular day THAT may bring back some nostalgic memories.

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28 Aug 2012, 8:09 am

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Trip, fall, spill things, break stuff


OK.....maybe British people are more clumsy than USA people then.....I see people tripping, spilling things and breaking stuff all the time. That is why I don't really like other people handling my phone.


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28 Aug 2012, 8:54 am

Webalina wrote:
...Have a 24/7 radio station going on in their heads
Pick people's faces apart -- Where did she get that scar? He has a gray hair in his eyebrow -- when I'm supposed to be listening to what they're telling me.
Rock, shake their foot, drum their fingers, etc
Trace shapes with their eyes -- letters on signs, shapes of furniture
Trip, fall, spill things, break stuff
Prefer written instructions over verbal ones
Feel awkward when socializing
Get all sneezy and stopped up when walking the laundry soap aisle in the grocery store
These are some of the things that are telling me that I'm different when I thought I was "normal".


And the radio gets louder when you get nervous, right? To the point that it drowns out your thoughts?


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28 Aug 2012, 9:38 am

Mindsigh wrote:
Webalina wrote:
...Have a 24/7 radio station going on in their heads
Pick people's faces apart -- Where did she get that scar? He has a gray hair in his eyebrow -- when I'm supposed to be listening to what they're telling me.
Rock, shake their foot, drum their fingers, etc
Trace shapes with their eyes -- letters on signs, shapes of furniture
Trip, fall, spill things, break stuff
Prefer written instructions over verbal ones
Feel awkward when socializing
Get all sneezy and stopped up when walking the laundry soap aisle in the grocery store
These are some of the things that are telling me that I'm different when I thought I was "normal".


And the radio gets louder when you get nervous, right? To the point that it drowns out your thoughts?


Wow.

May I ask, do any of you guys have braces or any type of dental work(such as fillings)?

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28 Aug 2012, 9:49 am

Webalina wrote:
...but I've lately found out don't.

Have a 24/7 radio station going on in their heads.


Oh. I thought everyone else did this. :oops:



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28 Aug 2012, 9:53 am

outofplace wrote:
Off topic a wee bit, but I wonder if anyone else here looks at different objects and tries to figure out if they fit together or have similar shapes. An example would be that I noticed the shape of part of my car's rubber floor mat and had to see if my cell phone would fit in it. I am constantly working out spatial problems like that in my head and wonder if that is an autistic thing or a contraindication of autism because autistics are supposed to have poor spatial reasoning skills.


I do that too. Isn't spatial reasoning linked to math? Also, doesn't Temple Grandin have good spatial reasoning skills? I'd say it goes along with thinking in pictures...