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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Expressive & Receptive Language: What is Considered Norm |
| singularitymadam |
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Posted: 15 May 2008, 12:21 am
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Replies: 2
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| My answer may not be what you want, because I find the word normal completely devoid of meaning in most discussions. However, replacing normal with healthy makes your questions easier for me to answer, even if that may not be what you are asking. So: Healthy expressive language seems to be the abili... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Which martial art? |
| singularitymadam |
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Posted: 14 May 2008, 11:59 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,089
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| I was just thinking about this, and I remembered reading about a martial art that was particularly well-suited for smaller people. I think it was Japanese, and it may have been Aikido, but I can't find that specific information yet. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? I don't want to hijack you... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: News story Autism Linked to Parents' Mental Illness |
| singularitymadam |
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Posted: 06 May 2008, 9:43 am
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,805
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| Because autism was previously diagnosed as schizophrenia, I'm wondering how accurate these results are. If a parent was actually autistic, but misdiagnosed as schizophrenic, this would mean that autism is inherited, not morphed from other psychiatric disorders. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: how the hell do you even have a conversation with girls? |
| singularitymadam |
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Posted: 03 May 2008, 2:28 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,615
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| Being a commuter transfer student I have zero friends at my university, and barely know anybody outside of the 3 people that work in my advisor's lab. My relationship with these folks is basically at a colleague level, because I don't talk to them about anything besides cognitive science or other n... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: List some software that you consider as being essential |
| singularitymadam |
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Posted: 18 Apr 2008, 9:53 pm
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Replies: 45
Views: 6,449
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| In addition to many of those listed above, for Mac: DarkAdapted X (This is by far my favorite program ever. It helps immensely with eye strain, and nights at the observatory.) And these I love simply because computers are built for convenience, and self organizing lists are superb: Booxter YummySoup... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: ~*the synthpop & italo appreciation thread*~ |
| singularitymadam |
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Posted: 18 Apr 2008, 12:22 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,243
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Spiked Bracelets: Reactions? |
| singularitymadam |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2008, 7:31 pm
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Replies: 13
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I wonder how they avoid injury. I tried wearing one, but I kept accidentally scratching myself. So rather than thinking they are making a silly fashion statement, I admire their coordination. Unless, of course, they look like a clawed animal has been affectionate with their face  |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Recommend some good fantasy/sci-fi books and/or book series |
| singularitymadam |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2008, 10:30 pm
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Replies: 32
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| Dan Simmons' Hyperion series is simply gorgeous. Even people who do not think they will like science fiction enjoy it. Larry Niven's "Known Space" novels, of which Ringworld is a good place to start. I concur with pakled about Asimov's Foundation , as any true SF fan should :P As a way to honor a ma... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Papers |
| singularitymadam |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2008, 9:21 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,163
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| Not impossible, but definitely excruciating. I have a 5 page paper due Thursday, and a 10 page paper due next week. I know what I want to write about and how I want to say it, but actually doing so is like trying to tell someone how to build a rocketship in a language I have never learned. I don't t... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Mac Devotees: Why Mac? |
| singularitymadam |
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Posted: 24 Mar 2008, 5:28 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,409
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| I have been a Mac user since I was a little kid--my first was the Apple IIe. My parents, on the other hand, have been using PCs with Windows operating systems. I recently convinced them to switch, and they seem to be happy with their MacBook Pros. My mother is a student, so she really enjoys the eas... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Garfield Minus Garfield |
| singularitymadam |
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Posted: 22 Mar 2008, 4:05 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,050
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| I don't actually like Garfield at all; I just found this comic to be a tremendously funny post-modernist version of it. |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Garfield Minus Garfield |
| singularitymadam |
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Posted: 22 Mar 2008, 12:45 am
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Replies: 13
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Things You Would Ban |
| singularitymadam |
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Posted: 20 Mar 2008, 11:57 pm
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Replies: 252
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| Uneducated and immoral individuals creating harmful legislation. The only problem is, who enforces the ban? No one can rely on the "basic goodness of human nature," so... I suppose it might be best to ban nothing at all, and force people to learn from their mistakes. Why ban petty things when there ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you know what you look like? |
| singularitymadam |
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Posted: 19 Mar 2008, 5:09 pm
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Replies: 42
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| Funny, I was going to start a thread about this. I saw my reflection the other day in the small window of a door leading out of a lecture hall, but didn't recognize myself. I thought I was going to smack the door into the girl on the other side, and almost apologized! That could have been so embarra... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: bionic eyes |
| singularitymadam |
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Posted: 18 Mar 2008, 3:07 pm
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| Sheesh, here I was, all excited about Orthokeratology , and you just had to find something more awesome. :P Actually, I'm having a hard time imagining coping with a constant overlay of data on my visual field. I have enough difficulty with migraine auras and synesthesia, so this would just be infini... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Night time period problem (women reply only please) |
| singularitymadam |
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Posted: 17 Mar 2008, 8:02 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 7,434
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If you are able to use tampons, they can be left in for up to 8 hours. A common misconception preventing their use is a concern for chastity: don't worry. Those little rolls of cotton don't go deep enough to disturb your hymen.
Sorry if this isn't helpful; I have never been able to use pads. |
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