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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: How is pandemic influencing social-skill concerns? |
| CyclopsSummers |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2021, 6:23 am
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Replies: 28
Views: 8,434
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| Most of my off-work social interactions before the pandemic, centered around going on excursions, visiting the cinema, expositions, conventions, book clubs, and the like.. based in meet-up groups and organisations for common interests and hobbies. Needless to say that stopped dead from March 2020. N... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Im soon 20 and never had a job, is that bad? |
| CyclopsSummers |
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Posted: 09 Jan 2019, 6:06 am
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Replies: 21
Views: 954
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| I finished secondary school at 16, and didn't enroll in a follow-up school afterward. I was living with my parents while I was preparing for my exams that would have allowed me access into university, but I failed to pass those exams due to psychological stress. Subsequently, I started searching for... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees |
| CyclopsSummers |
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Posted: 29 Dec 2018, 4:04 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 588
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| Janet Jackson? Stevie Nicks? Where are Judas Priest and Iron Maiden? Sorry, but the Rock Hall of Fame has become a big joke. It's never been a Rock Hall of Fame as in exclusively inducting artists that make rock music. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is open to all recording artists that make popu... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Having little to nothing in common with neurotypicals |
| CyclopsSummers |
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Posted: 29 Dec 2018, 3:36 pm
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Replies: 48
Views: 1,492
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| Sorry, but I agree with Sandpiper. The people whose company I've enjoyed best throughout my life have also been NTs for the most part. Most have excellent social skills and some are very extraverted; they are open-minded and share similar interests to mine. On occasions on which I found myself in th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Making friends or interests: which one do you Value more? |
| CyclopsSummers |
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Posted: 23 Dec 2018, 12:42 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 733
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| For me it's not an either/or thing, at least not anymore. I recently joined an online community with quite intensive and immersive social interactions, and I genuinely care about my new-found online friends to the point where on some days I'll forego studying or going to events centered around my in... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My OCD is easing |
| CyclopsSummers |
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Posted: 23 Dec 2018, 12:37 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 608
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Glad to read you've made such progress! Thanksgiving for sharing, it's honestly very inspiring.
I may not have compulsions on that level, but my father had OCD, so I've witnessed how debilitating it can be. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The inability to delude oneself |
| CyclopsSummers |
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Posted: 23 Dec 2018, 12:34 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 828
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| Aspies routinely get fired for working too hard and becoming a threat to their coworkers. They think that hard work will compensate for the lack of social interaction on the job. They do it over and over again. They are fully aware of the standard of work required. As is obvious from their rants. H... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I'm in a low mood |
| CyclopsSummers |
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Posted: 23 Dec 2018, 12:29 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 536
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| I'm sorry you have to go through this during the Holidays. I stopped celebrating Xmas and New Years a couple years ago, and I even avoid visiting my family. In the end it was just a stressful charade, and I was no longer willing to keep it up. But they understand. And I'll visit them in January inst... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Worst Austism Memes |
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Posted: 22 Dec 2018, 8:08 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 448
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| For the first time in my life, I had lots of interaction with online gamers this year through Twitch and Discord. I had previously mostly interacted with old comic book fans on message boards, and was surprised at how different the culture is. I noticed two prominent autism memes; one was the "... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Game of Thrones: Jon Snow Invents Pizza |
| CyclopsSummers |
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Posted: 22 Dec 2018, 7:51 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 613
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| It will truly unite the Seven Kingdoms! That is, until they introduce a type of pizza called 'Summer Isles Pizza' which has chunks of pricklecones on it: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71%2BqAJehpkL._SY355_.jpg And War will start again over whether or not Summer Isles Pizza is good. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why is suicide illegal? |
| CyclopsSummers |
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Posted: 22 Dec 2018, 7:44 am
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Replies: 137
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| I read this, and I was like "Huh"? Here in the Netherlands, one will face no legal repercussions after attempting suicide. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Happy Holidays, everyone! |
| CyclopsSummers |
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Posted: 19 Dec 2018, 11:56 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 199
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| I know it's a little bit early, but I wanted to take this opportunity to wish everyone here on Wrongplanet a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Whether on the spectrum or not, I hope we'll continue to grow and learn, as a community and as individuals. These past 10 years with you guys have been a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Interested in things other aspies find boring |
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Posted: 14 Dec 2018, 2:55 am
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Replies: 22
Views: 772
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| Pop music. I avoid talking about the latest albums of Justin Timberlake or Christina Aguilera here on Wrongplanet, as most folks are into metal and alternative rock. (Love me some Megadeth though!) |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Boring |
| CyclopsSummers |
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Posted: 12 Dec 2018, 6:59 am
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,093
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| I am legitimately boring myself. I don't have that much to add to any given conversation, I'm not knowledgeable on any topic, I don't get up to exciting things in my spare time. But it's OK, I know that a lot of people are put off by it, but I don't let it bother me too much. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Question for black aspies do you ever have more problems? |
| CyclopsSummers |
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Posted: 09 Dec 2018, 2:14 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 451
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| Black Aspies, do you feel you have more problems with black NTs than white Aspies have with white NTs? The same amount? Maybe less? I've always wondered. I think black American Aspies may actually have it a bit better among black NTs than white Aspies do with white NTs. I would say, percentually sp... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How should I socialize with NTs who are like this? |
| CyclopsSummers |
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Posted: 27 Nov 2018, 4:20 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,145
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| I co-sign sandpiper. I mostly go to events organized by nature lovers and history buffs, and they're filled with NTs that talk about a host of interesting topics. |
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