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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Cracking the interview code. |
| Shpadoinkle |
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Posted: 31 Aug 2010, 12:17 pm
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Replies: 3
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| I work in health care, and I want to preface this by saying the only reason I'm on this web site is I've had a hard time understanding this social thing my whole life, and every time I read about autistic children's behavior, I think "Oops, I remember doing that for hours. Why didn't anyone catch th... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Flat affect |
| Shpadoinkle |
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Posted: 17 Dec 2008, 10:20 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 15,368
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| that's me... flat affect. all the time. always see that written in my notes from psych practitioners. and i would get that from people when i was fine- "smile more!" what, i didn't look ok? i was ok... yeah. People used to say that all the time to me: At work, at the bar, even while in an innertube... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Flat affect |
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Posted: 17 Dec 2008, 4:04 pm
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Replies: 20
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| Since then, I started taking (under medical advisement, of course) this wonderful stuff from a company called KAL called "Beyond St. John's Wort." Do you need a prescription for that? St. Johns Wort isn't really working for me. In the USA, there's no prescription required, BUT I ran it by my psycho... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: is there a reason aspies have been said to get along better |
| Shpadoinkle |
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Posted: 17 Dec 2008, 1:36 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,230
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| You know how NTs are very competitive about everything, usually? Well, I think people of the same age have a lot of reasons to compete with each other for social status. When talking to someone a little older or younger, I don't think that competition manifests the same way. I don't know why not, an... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Flat affect |
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Posted: 17 Dec 2008, 1:24 am
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Replies: 20
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| I've found I can appear really intense sometimes, which isn't really the same thing as FLAT, the way I understand it. So my solution is to find all kinds of ways to relax. I had really bad "generalized anxiety" starting when I was in my early teens, and I coped by developing a flat affect so people ... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Poll on neurotypical recognition of Autist emotions |
| Shpadoinkle |
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Posted: 08 May 2008, 2:28 am
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Replies: 55
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| Hi, Of course. People are always telling me "Smile." I'm one of the most consistently content people I know. I used to get offended when people told me to smile when I thought I was just thinking about the oxyhemoglobin dissasociation curve. Or 5-dimensional DNA that can think. Or key lime pie. Some... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: parents are trying to drag me to a wedding reception. help |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2008, 1:23 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,972
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| Sweet Jeezus, I'm sorry! Here's how I would approach this: 1. Refuse to go! If you must go, try to bargain with your parents so they will give you something as a reward. A marmoset. Or an emu. 2. If you go, make sure you look GOOD. Not quite as good as the bride or groom, but look as fashionable and... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Would greatly appreciate some input |
| Shpadoinkle |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2008, 1:09 am
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,360
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| I think ... Either he will be receptive to your input or he won't, but either way, the first step is to actually get to know him one-on-one. Once you have some connection, then you can decide if you want to talk to him about ASD. Does that sound reasonable? The first step should be to "check him out... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: "Just kidding!" |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2008, 1:01 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,675
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| Hi, whenever someone is trying to "jerk my chain," whatever that means (!), I can usually fall back on one of these comebacks: 1. "EXCUSE me?????" 2. "You've GOT to be kidding me." 3. "Gee, I haven't heard THAT one since ... 5th grade." Just some ideas. I only use these if I'm really not in the mood... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Have you ever smoked Marijuana? |
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Posted: 06 Mar 2008, 4:11 am
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Replies: 161
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| Hi all. I know some people have really strong opinions about drugs. BUT ... Until I was 16 I had some real problems connecting with people socially. I was awful. And when I smoked weed, it made me completely introverted. It made my problem worse, in a way. I completely "checked out" of the social si... |
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