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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: No Television? |
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Posted: 05 Oct 2012, 8:21 am
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Replies: 45
Views: 4,558
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| I put myself as minimal viewing. I don't own a television and haven't for years by choice. I got rid of the TV set when I had occasion to unplug the set once, and the noise level in the house dropped noticeably and so did my stress level. I had already known that the tube made this buzzing sound tha... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you like to give food as a gift to people on holidays? |
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Posted: 04 Oct 2012, 11:43 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,432
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| I always bake for the holidays. I can't stand the stress during the Yuletide blood match/ shopping spree, so I've opted out for the last few years. I make cookies for all of the adults in my family instead. No one's complained, and they're all pretty certain I'm weird. As a matter of fact, I've been... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Executive Dysfunction |
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Posted: 30 Sep 2012, 10:17 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,868
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| Executive functioning is a lot for me of not being able to plan, organize, feel motivated to get stuff done , or basically "get my crap together" as I like to say. Figuring out how to work around it is another matter. Ah, yes, the motivation thing. After many years of battering my head against it, ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: does anyone avoid mobile phones? especially smartphones |
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Posted: 30 Sep 2012, 9:29 pm
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Replies: 32
Views: 3,497
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| I've never seen the allure of the telephone in general. My dad always told me that I would understand about girls talking on the phone one day, but that day never came. I'm not nervous about talking on one, but when I call someone it's to relay information, not a social chat, unless the other person... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Two-Factor Imagination Scale |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2012, 1:29 am
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Replies: 66
Views: 8,391
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| 36. I've always thought of myself as being fairly imaginative -- I write, paint, daydream, etc. -- but I suppose I do deliberately sit down and think about these things rather than just have them flow out of me, like some people. I'll start with a writing prompt, for instance, such as a particular s... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Socializing on the Job |
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Posted: 13 Jul 2012, 9:56 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,434
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I've landed a full-time job working in a lab... Thanks to those who tried to answer and help. I think I put too much identifiable information into the original post, so I'm taking it down. Chalk it up to a late night and a down moment.  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The wrong impression... |
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Posted: 13 Jul 2012, 9:31 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,412
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| Yes, all the time. I've actually had people become very angry with me because they built up what should have been a very simple exchange or misunderstanding into a major issue -- without ever asking me what I had meant or intended . The entire thing may be a figment of their own imaginations -- but,... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Hating life right now... |
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Posted: 14 Jun 2012, 6:32 pm
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Replies: 3
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| I'm having a bad month, or maybe a bad year... I've been having financial problems for a while now. I graduated in December with a brand new degree -- but no full-time job. I'm working two part-time jobs, with the promise that one of them will go to full time in July. I've just gotten a promotion at... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: What Women Mean by "Creepy" |
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Posted: 11 Jun 2012, 10:27 pm
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Replies: 92
Views: 9,537
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minervx wrote: i was being sarcastic lol
Ah... we need that sarcasm font... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: What Women Mean by "Creepy" |
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Posted: 11 Jun 2012, 10:12 pm
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Replies: 92
Views: 9,537
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| ^ My heart aches... Burns for you like 1000 candles On a warm summer night This line will get you any woman. Um, no. Just -- no. This would get the door slammed in his face. As for the OP, actually, it was kind of endearing in a naive sort of way. A heartfelt, "you light up the room" is far better ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: A fun test (well I thought it was fun anyway) |
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Posted: 10 Jun 2012, 11:34 pm
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Replies: 71
Views: 7,128
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| 92% My basic skills at mathematical calculation are terrible. I often count on my fingers for basic addition and subtraction, and memorizing multiplication tables was beyond me. I often turn numbers around, but can identify identical strings of numbers (like picking out duplicate addresses, or so fo... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I don't understand why some things are "personal" |
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Posted: 07 Jun 2012, 10:39 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,368
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| Many "personal" topics are also topics in which people have many different opinions about and feel strongly. For example (JUST EXAMPLE) I were to say I worshipped Satan and believe having sex with goats is the only way to go (I don't in either case btw lol) some people would have strong opinions ab... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: CNN: The Most Bizarre Name in News. |
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Posted: 03 Jun 2012, 10:25 am
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,946
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| reports on zombies and "bath salts"... Does no one actually read or listen to anything but the titles of news stories anymore?! ! Seriously! Sorry to hijack your thread, but I actually read one of the stories that started the online stuff about these two items all the way through . "Bath salts" is ... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Career Issues |
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Posted: 02 Jun 2012, 7:52 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 732
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| That could be part of it. I'm not really thrilled with the level of nastiness that sometimes appears. Mostly, though, I'm worried about trying to move at a pace that keeps me engaged and at a comfortable stress level while managing a very demanding career. I'm not sure the academy -- in general, not... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "talking" with NT family and getting points across |
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Posted: 02 Jun 2012, 6:41 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,265
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| Just remember that understanding the why of someone's behavior is not the same thing as considering that behavior to be acceptable. It's like going to another country -- being a foreigner will only get a person so much leeway for mistakes, and being a jerk translates into any culture as being a jerk... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Career Issues |
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Posted: 02 Jun 2012, 6:34 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 732
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| I've got an issue that's come up recently and I'd like to get some input from others. I've recently finished a MA program in anthropology and am considering my options for continuing for a PhD. The thing is, although I love the research and writing, and truly enjoy teaching when I'm asked to do so a... |
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