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Forum: The Haven Topic: The chokehold of my job. |
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Posted: 27 Mar 2010, 4:54 pm
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Replies: 11
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memesplice wrote: I was thinking about doing something in an office style environment. Can't all be as bad as this , can they?
Most offices have their own politics, but they're not all bad. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Culture Shock |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2010, 10:39 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,084
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Visiting another country is nice. People will explain the unwritten social rules to you, because they assume that yours are different.
I'm much happier, socially, in England (well, Central London) than I am in the United States; I understand the rules better. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Dining out alone |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2010, 10:32 am
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Replies: 60
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| I don't really have a preference. I enjoy eating out alone and I enjoy having a meal with friends. |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Asperger's and promiscuity |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2010, 10:30 am
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Replies: 45
Views: 30,347
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| Not to de-rail the thread, but plenty of AS men can find partners. This forum, in my experience, is not a realistic representation of the experience of AS men in relationships/sex. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: NLD Information and Support Thread |
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Posted: 13 Mar 2010, 5:26 am
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Replies: 346
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NLD is usually caused by a structural abnormality in the brain; it's not a heritable trait and thusly it's unusual for NLD to run in families. There are other disorders/disabilities which cause similar difficulties but are not NLD.
A PIQ/VIQ discrepancy is only one necessary characteristic for NLD. |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Have You Managed Employees? |
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Posted: 11 Mar 2010, 11:57 am
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Replies: 24
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| Yes, I've managed employees. I don't mind it. It can sometimes be frustrating when they don't do their jobs and you can't work with them to correct the problem. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Ugh... Life is so messed up right now. |
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Posted: 10 Mar 2010, 1:48 pm
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Replies: 17
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| The end of a long-term relationship can be difficult, especially if it's your first such relationship. The disturbance in routine was always a difficult thing for me, too, |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My self-diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome |
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Posted: 10 Mar 2010, 9:25 am
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Replies: 109
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| If they're administered clinically, yes there's a guide. I know Baron-Cohen's clinic used to make their instruments available on their website. Your AQ score is borderline for someone with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Your EQ also indicates that you might have difficulty experiencing empathy. I'm no... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Do you think Firefox is losing market share to Chrome? |
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Posted: 10 Mar 2010, 9:21 am
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Replies: 17
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| I've had poor experiences with Firefox 3.5+ on Win 7. I actually switched to using Chrome on my Win 7 machine, because I get better performance (in general) than I do with Firefox. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: double standard with NTs |
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Posted: 10 Mar 2010, 9:19 am
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Replies: 15
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| My friends have luckily become accustomed to my odd sense of humour. |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Aspergers. What do I tell my employer? |
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Posted: 10 Mar 2010, 8:51 am
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Replies: 14
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| UK law in this area is very different from what I'm used to here in the US. In my experience, an employer even asking to have copies of your medical information would be highly inappropriate. The only exception to this is usually for positions involving security clearance, large sums of money, or ch... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: So what's happening with Stargate Universe? |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2010, 4:21 pm
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Replies: 8
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Barbary wrote: I like SG:U
But your right. This new series and the new Caprica series aren`t very good and I hope that they find some direction soon.
I enjoy Caprica more than I enjoyed BSG in the beginning. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: NLD Information and Support Thread |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2010, 5:12 pm
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Replies: 346
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| What you said about scripts is very interesting, even though I had never heard it referred to as scripts. For example, there are a lot of instances that I can recall where I could incorporate what I had learned before and come up with an acceptable answer. There are situations, particulary when I a... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: what quirky thing other Aspie do |
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Posted: 04 Mar 2010, 5:26 pm
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Replies: 13
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| Texture issues here too, especially denim. Bright light, too much going on around me... Don't like being touched unless I really know and trust the person..not even shaking hands. The feel of being touched gives me a weird sensation that I can't describe. I forgot to mention these. I absolutely do ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: NLD Information and Support Thread |
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Posted: 04 Mar 2010, 5:21 pm
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Replies: 346
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| i haven't read it yet, but there's a book about NLD entitled, "i shouldn't have to tell you this." just hearing about the title sent off a lot of little "bells" in my mind. it's familiar. i pretty much grew up with that phrase. suddenly i understood why. i don't know much either of what people are ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Financial crisis been blamed on people with Asperger's! (wtf |
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Posted: 03 Mar 2010, 11:30 pm
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Replies: 120
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| Well, from the headline one might assume that the article is a tinfoil hat piece saying "Aspies caused the economic meltdown." In reality, the author seems to be saying "Hey, if we had more people who thought analytically and logically we might not have this problem with our economy." I find it diff... |
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