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12 Sep 2010, 11:58 pm

Is there anyway to be autistic and not appear eccentric?



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13 Sep 2010, 12:02 am

Garner enough social understanding and a high effort to appear normal, which should make the person not fit the diagnostic criteria any longer, and will probably result in unhappiness.



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13 Sep 2010, 12:56 am

no, better get used to it.

"ifyou are poor they call you weird
if your'e rich they call you excentryc"


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13 Sep 2010, 1:58 am

buryuntime wrote:
Garner enough social understanding and a high effort to appear normal, which should make the person not fit the diagnostic criteria any longer, and will probably result in unhappiness.


Well-said, IMO, not worth it.


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13 Sep 2010, 2:44 am

Dress well, do a strong and silent thing, its that simple.



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14 Sep 2010, 7:33 am

I'd rather be known for my kinks, than try to be normal.


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14 Sep 2010, 1:22 pm

Depends on your personality, but being eccentric isn't necessarily a bad quality anyway.



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16 Sep 2010, 11:02 am

Surfman wrote:
Dress well, do a strong and silent thing, its that simple.

This is not bad advice. If you're dressed attractively people will simply think you're "mysterious." Watch out though - they might get really curious.