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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: "You're too smart to be working at McDonald's" etc |
| g_mahler5 |
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Posted: 24 Feb 2012, 2:07 pm
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Replies: 56
Views: 14,222
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| I definitely have this problem. I wouldn't say it pisses me off per se. I've come to accept it for what it is. NTs are going to be critical and judgmental and know-it-alls when interacting with us, and I know my limitations and what I want and that's what really counts. I'm trying hard to own my lif... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: hi, I'm Mel, a 100% definite aspie |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2012, 10:30 pm
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Replies: 10
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| Hi Mel! Welcome to Wrong Planet! Congratulations on getting closer with your brother. 1. Definitely do move out of your fiancee's father's home, as soon as possible. Make this a priority, as it is not likely to work out. 2. Do look into more schooling after you figure out what you are really intere... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Feel more normal with alcohol |
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Posted: 20 Feb 2012, 11:51 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 405
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| For me, alcohol definitely improves my social skills and it helps to relax me and let me care a lot less about what other people think about what I say and do. I'm starting to realize though that it doesn't quite temper my very direct way of speaking, and the stuff that I'd be afraid to say normally... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Froggy Aspie |
| g_mahler5 |
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Posted: 20 Feb 2012, 11:10 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,826
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| Absolutely. She is an amazing individual. I cannot thank her enough for 'enlightening me'. What she has given by explaining autism from inside is such a gift. The way she sees things in the film really spoke to me. Some of the things that caused anxiety as well. So I decided to research the web abo... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Popular TV shows or movies you hate: |
| g_mahler5 |
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Posted: 20 Feb 2012, 3:59 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,266
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Malcolm in the Middle
Forrest Gump
Lord of the Rings, 3rd one's more tolerable
Megamind
Lost in Translation |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Clapping at the end of movies |
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Posted: 20 Feb 2012, 3:56 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,268
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| I have started the clapping 2 or 3 times as a joke I've only encountered this in screenings or some special event. Seems kind of pointless to applaud for the projectionist or the automation software that runs the projectors. I think the clapping is to let others in the theater know that you enjoyed... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: What movies have you seen recently? |
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Posted: 20 Feb 2012, 3:47 pm
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Replies: 20,197
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| I saw the new Sherlock Holmes movie recently, great story and ridiculously cool action scenes. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Questions about you |
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Posted: 20 Feb 2012, 3:39 pm
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Replies: 5,722
Views: 1,121,239
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| What is your first name? Mel Age:28 Location: Wisconsin, USA Hobbies and Interests: music, movies, video games, surfing the net, perfecting pointless tasks, poker (in the past) Why are you here? because I diagnosed myself with AS yesterday and I want to reach out and find others like me, now that I'... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: hi all |
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Posted: 20 Feb 2012, 3:05 pm
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Replies: 9
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| hi Kazz, welcome to WP :) I was self diagnosed with AS yesterday, and part of my realization had to do with work that day. I've always felt like I never fit in and that others tended to mock me behind my back or even to my face (sometimes subtle, sometimes not so much) that day was especially bad, a... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello |
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Posted: 20 Feb 2012, 2:37 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 690
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| Hi, welcome to WP :) I just figured out yesterday that I'm an aspie, and this was after multiple years of not knowing for sure. I was sort of diagnosed with OCD in college, and suspected I might have ADHD too. The information I found online using the trusty google machine was useful, but in the end ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Froggy Aspie |
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Posted: 20 Feb 2012, 2:21 pm
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Replies: 16
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Hi Lyll, welcome to WP 
I saw Temple Grandin movie too, and always though ti'd be nice to be as successful of an aspie as Temple Grandin is, though she's obviously a rare, extreme case. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: This is my first time |
| g_mahler5 |
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Posted: 20 Feb 2012, 2:15 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,339
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| hi, welcome to WP |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi ppl. |
| g_mahler5 |
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Posted: 20 Feb 2012, 2:11 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 807
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| hi and welcome to WP |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: I'm Litzah, I'm new on here. :.) |
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Posted: 20 Feb 2012, 2:09 pm
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Replies: 32
Views: 4,577
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| hi litzah, welcome to WP! |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hey Everybody! :) |
| g_mahler5 |
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Posted: 20 Feb 2012, 1:47 pm
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Replies: 8
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| Hey Jeff, welcome to WP! :) I diagnosed myself with asperger's yesterday, and I'm glad you and others on here have reached greater self-awareness and have embraced the aspie identity. I'm 28, and am thinking of going back to school as well, as my original undergrad major (psychology) obviously isn't... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Looking for some advice & support |
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Posted: 20 Feb 2012, 1:38 pm
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Replies: 8
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| hi J, and welcome to WP :) A few other things... First, that pediatrician is definitely wrong about aspies not having motor issues. Those frequently go hand in hand, at least that's what my internet research tells me. Your 15 month son's early tendencies (late crawling/walking, low muscle tone, nois... |
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