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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I HATE THE NOISE OF ______________________BECAUSE |
| fiddlerpianist |
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Posted: 14 Jul 2010, 9:19 am
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Replies: 205
Views: 21,360
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Sirens (but more so car horns and other loud, unexpected noises)
Styrofoam squeaking together
Things that have pitch that don't consistently hold pitch (such as a bad bagpipe player) |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Compensation by overpoliteness? |
| fiddlerpianist |
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Posted: 14 Jul 2010, 7:20 am
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,850
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| All the time, actually. My wife has helped me to back down a bit in recent years. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Singing in kindergarten..... |
| fiddlerpianist |
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Posted: 14 Jul 2010, 7:17 am
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,253
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| I don't explicitly remember singing in kindergarten being a problem. The larger problem was that I would sit and hum to myself in all of my classes. My third grade teacher thought I wasn't paying attention and my parents got an earful for it. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's and Good Handwriting |
| fiddlerpianist |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2010, 1:00 am
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Replies: 112
Views: 29,816
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| I remember learning to write cursive and gripping the pencil way too tightly. I'd give myself hand cramps trying too hard, and it still came out sub-par. I've since learned that I do better printing (for awhile it was all caps, now it is upper and lower case.) I still don't like writing or holding a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: <Offensive Thing to Aspies> |
| fiddlerpianist |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2010, 12:23 am
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Replies: 171
Views: 12,765
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MONKEY wrote: <calls above poster a nazi for NT bashing>
<points out that above poster invoked Godwin's law, and by doing so has not only lost the argument, has ended the thread> |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "Everyone knows about it and I don't" |
| fiddlerpianist |
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Posted: 06 Jul 2010, 2:29 pm
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,738
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Willard wrote: I wouldn't read that simpering teen girl fantasy garbage unless someone paid me cash up front - and I feel the same about the Harry Potter series and all of Anne Rice's books
Whoa there. I wouldn't ever put Harry Potter into a comparison with Anne Rice. That's just me, though. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "Everyone knows about it and I don't" |
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Posted: 06 Jul 2010, 1:08 pm
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,738
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| The don probably went to see the movie with her kids, or because she wants to know what young people watch these days. But hey! No shame in saying: "What's that you're talking about?" or "I can't remember what 'Twilight' is. Care to remind me?" That's also more than adequate conversation, and nothi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: No need for a diagnosis? |
| fiddlerpianist |
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Posted: 06 Jul 2010, 12:58 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,789
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| The only reason I want a diagnosis is to be 100% certain that I have Asperger's so I can simply say "I have Asperger's" without vaguely feeling like I'm lying or using it as an excuse to myself or others. Your being 100% certain is, most likely, mutually exclusive of getting a diagnosis. Certainly ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sensitivity to smells |
| fiddlerpianist |
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Posted: 06 Jul 2010, 9:32 am
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Replies: 62
Views: 26,575
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| I've always known that I had a sensitivity to sound, but I am only recently starting to suspect that I have a mild sensitivity to smells. It seems that I can detect smells that are farther away or fainter than most people would pick up on (although when I point it out to someone else, they notice to... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Old people saying whatever they want |
| fiddlerpianist |
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Posted: 06 Jul 2010, 9:26 am
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,722
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| Now, I am 27 and look old for my age. Do other people have experiences dealing with situations like this and do you think questions like this are appropriate? I don't know what the protocol is for something of this nature. Now I am in the older generation and we were brought up differently, there j... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Did any of you guys and gals have happy childhoods |
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Posted: 06 Jul 2010, 9:07 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,701
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| My childhood was wonderful. I loved going to school to learn, though the bullies did certainly make that more difficult. I never let them get me down, though, despite some pretty hard bullying. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Effect of music upon you - As an Aspie |
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Posted: 01 Jul 2010, 12:09 am
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Replies: 69
Views: 9,786
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| Music is simply transformative for me. In a world where I feel like a penguin on land, when I'm playing music I'm a penguin in the water. Since we're posting videos, here is one of my favorites. It's Louis Boudreault playing quebecois tunes during the height of the revival in the 70s. Amazing stuff.... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I went to get a diagnosis, my GP didn't believe me |
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Posted: 29 Jun 2010, 6:13 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,390
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| It doesn't sound like aspergers to me at all, it seems more like a developmental disorder... Asperger Syndrome IS a developmental disorder, so I'm not sure what you are getting at... Asking for a hug too, doesn't sound like something an aspergers person would do. It all depends, I'd say. While many... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: NPR program on autism |
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Posted: 29 Jun 2010, 8:39 am
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Replies: 4
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: NPR program on autism |
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Posted: 29 Jun 2010, 8:39 am
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Replies: 4
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| Great show! I particularly like the unedited version. Reading over the comments, it always amazes me how so many people view such a positive and uplifting interview negatively... such as the person who thought it was a "waste of time." I guess some people don't want to (or can't) see the positive si... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone ever call you the name of a tv character as an insult |
| fiddlerpianist |
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Posted: 15 Jun 2010, 12:10 pm
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Replies: 51
Views: 4,884
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Screech from Saved By The Bell.. .because we both have big curly hair.
I still get this. Some punks at a pub last week thought they were being clever and original. It's easiest just to ignore them. |
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