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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Socially crippled |
| amaren |
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Posted: 11 Aug 2008, 7:59 am
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Replies: 10
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| Shastania - I think I'm in a very similar position - it's been nearly 2 years since I've even been on a date, and the one time I pushed past the overwhelming shyness, my talking was so forced and awkward that I didn't have a hope. Also, the one gay club in my town is horrible, and there isn't anyone... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sensory overload and injuries? |
| amaren |
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Posted: 05 Jun 2008, 5:30 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 728
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| I've had a bandage on my hand because there's a broken bone for near 3 weeks now, and I'm supposed to take it off now and start moving the hand to stop it freezing up. Using the hand to hold things is still sore, but moving it slowly and touching it doesn't hurt - but it does make me feel dizzy and ... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Another thread about inept flirting |
| amaren |
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Posted: 04 Jun 2008, 6:00 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,721
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| Gyms are very popular flirting places - so much so that there are lots of womens only gyms just so they can get away from the guys hitting on them. Just eye contact and smiles can do it sometimes - if you look at the guy of interest til he sees you looking at him then smile and look away. Do this at... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: in a relationship but pretty sure i'm screwing it up... |
| amaren |
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Posted: 04 Jun 2008, 5:40 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,492
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| What helped me in a similar situation was talking in great detail about what kind of intimate contact was wanted. This was terribly hard for all involved, as neither of us were used to saying such things. There were silences of a minute or more between comments as we tried to figure out how to expre... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: That dreaded time of the month |
| amaren |
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Posted: 04 Jun 2008, 5:02 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,619
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| Uh, parhaps this is a display of my ignorance, but how would birth control pills work? They keep the hormone levels stable (or more stable than without them). Less hormone fluctuation means less uterus lining made, and so there's less to lose, and less of the hormone (progesterone I think) which ca... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: That dreaded time of the month |
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Posted: 03 Jun 2008, 5:59 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,619
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| Urgh - just spent 3 days in bed in agony, missing important classes thanks to this.. Birth control pills, tranexamic acid, synflex, nurofen, non-scratchy pads (yuck so many are plasticky and scratchy), lots of water, no caffeine, limited sugar, comfort food (bacon and egg pies this time), iron table... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Possitives to Aspergers |
| amaren |
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Posted: 03 Jun 2008, 3:55 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,334
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I love the way I can be delighted by a soft thing, or obsessed with a sparkly thing, and stay entertained for hours, or even days.
I suspect its an AS thing, but I'm not sure, maybe I'm just easily entertained. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Flirting appropriateness help needed! |
| amaren |
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Posted: 01 Jun 2008, 9:13 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,417
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| Thanks for all the responses! With all your help, I think I've worked out a plan. I have 2 months between the end of the course and when I move, so there's a little bit of time.. but I won't flirt. After the last class, I'll ask her to come to something social with all my friends (a combination of s... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: AS and Fatigue/Tiredness |
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Posted: 01 Jun 2008, 8:50 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 11,906
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| I'm usually tired, and to any other Aspies out there, here's a bit of a solution: Bici-Commuting. I bike to school and home, and to run errands and the like. I always feel so much more refreshed than if my mom dropped me off. I also noticed I'm not depressed whatsoever on a bike. :) If only I could... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Tough Question |
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Posted: 01 Jun 2008, 8:38 pm
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,212
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| I have some of the same worries as the OP, but I've decided not to decide until I've found the right person to have kids with and am ready to look after them. If my partner wanted the kids to be ours, no matter the consequences, I'd probably get sentimental and agree. But if they preferred adoption,... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Telling children lies |
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Posted: 01 Jun 2008, 8:21 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,810
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| I'm glad of the way my parents did Santa Claus - they explained every year from when I could speak til I'd really understood that it was a game mum and dad play where dad dresses up and plays Santa but the presents are really from them. Perhaps they just wanted the gratitude, but it suited me. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What's the aspie girl from America's Next Top Model up to? |
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Posted: 01 Jun 2008, 8:06 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,851
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| According to Wikipedia, Kuzmich has appeared in People magazine twice, once in October 2007 and the second time in December 2007. She has also appeared on the cover of Spectrum magazine.[6] A challenge win during Top Model allowed Kuzmich to participate in a special photoshoot art-directed by Mary J... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Those new smock tops |
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Posted: 01 Jun 2008, 7:37 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,961
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When people wear them to hide their tummy podge, it makes them look pregnant - I think only skinny people can look good in them.
Don't get me wrong, I'm proud of my podge, I just don't think its a good idea to try to make it look round  |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Aspise girls and the mean boy friend syndrome. |
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Posted: 01 Jun 2008, 7:23 am
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Replies: 17
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| I think being aspie made me not notice that the physical abuse was abuse - I enjoy playfighting, and my ex and I had playfought, so I took a lot of instances of violence as just for fun. I laughed off sprains and concussions, thinking it was all in the spirit of fun. Looking back, I think it was abu... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: please - I need some feedback on this subject - |
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Posted: 01 Jun 2008, 5:45 am
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,142
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| I have a few vivid sense impressions back til I was about 3, but very few memories of what I was feeling or thinking. In fact, I don't really remember how I felt about things a year ago - I only know what I think of them now. It seems my memories change quite drastically depending on my current feel... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Violent Sleeping |
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Posted: 01 Jun 2008, 5:21 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,010
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| I'm very violent in my sleep - I sleep with about 15 pillows and 5 blankets and often have to recover them all from the other side of the room the next morning. Sometimes in the morning I find strange injuries - usually knuckles, wrists and feet, I think I hit the walls. I generally wake up right aw... |
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