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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are your facial expressions either absent or exaggerated? |
| Sibyl |
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Posted: 14 Apr 2012, 3:26 pm
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Replies: 41
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| I think that I used to be both. One of my college roommates told me that I was "mugging" in conversations -- she thought that I was trying to be a comedian, doing it deliberately. I wasn't, had never noticed, so I did do some work on calming that down. I was probably successful, too, because now mos... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What makes an interest a "special interest"? |
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Posted: 14 Apr 2012, 2:54 pm
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Replies: 28
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| I noticed that the OP said "new to being an Aspie", and I kind of understand that, but the thing is that he/she/you may be newly diagnosed, but has _always_ been an Aspie. I was an Aspie for 65 years or so before I was diagnosed as one, and now my Special Interest is Asperger's itself, and Autism. P... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does autism effect motivation and discipline? |
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Posted: 10 Apr 2012, 2:13 pm
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Replies: 8
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| There is self-discipline, and then there's discipline inflicted by others. I think that autism actually makes _self_discipline better, but it has to be toward something that _you_ want, like your Special Interest. I suppose the trick is to convince yourself that you want to bring home straight As on... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Underdeloped? Naive? |
| Sibyl |
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Posted: 10 Apr 2012, 12:30 pm
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Replies: 16
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| What everybody else has said, roughly. But I'd like to add, especially for your kitchen problems, but for your whole life: with or without AS, you can _work on_ your clumsiness and forgetfulness. Get a timer to set for when something is due to come out of the oven, and then don't leave the room whil... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What rules do nts use about speed limits? |
| Sibyl |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2012, 11:12 pm
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Replies: 72
Views: 7,000
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| I have never driven 140 mph in my 55 years of driving, including when I was a crazy teenager when I once touched 100. And it's more dangerous to drive fast in the dark, as in 3AM, than it is in daylight. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What rules do nts use about speed limits? |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2012, 7:49 pm
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Replies: 72
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| Oh, and most places in the US don't have cameras. Inside small cities, maybe, but we've got a whole lot of open road here, and small towns that can't afford the things. And people, please, say mph or kph when you're saying a number, at least the first time you mention a number in your post. We're gl... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What rules do nts use about speed limits? |
| Sibyl |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2012, 7:39 pm
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Replies: 72
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| Really? Theres no "unwritten" speed limit in UK. I guess our roads are very different. Not really: here it depends more on the mood of the cop who catches you, especially if he has radar evidence. Most of them are reasonable, and are going to go after the guy who zooms by doing 90MPH in a 55 zone, ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "No Autistic People Fifty Years Ago" What? |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2012, 7:03 pm
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| Over 50 years ago they were known as scientists and inventors. I kid. There was a lack of awareness. The discovery of autism goes back to the early 1900s. Most of them would have ended up in mental asylums. Not really, to all. I was born in 1944, with Asperger's, when Dr Asperger was doing his earl... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I'm actually NT. |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2012, 8:31 pm
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Replies: 11
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| I've actually been on my guard since yesterday, when a New Zealander, across the International Date Line and a day ahead of the US, put up a really great one on his blog. Had me going, until a couple of friends remarked on the date and on his being a day ahead, and "It's about time!"... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The government has us under surveillance! ;^) |
| Sibyl |
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Posted: 31 Mar 2012, 11:00 pm
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone else not have sound-related sensory issues? |
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Posted: 31 Mar 2012, 10:57 pm
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| Not really. Nails on a blackboard hurt, and I think 90% of the kids and teachers in my grade school hated that one (the other 10% were the ones who did it just to see other people cringe). In a place with loud music, I seem to have more trouble than most people do understanding what anybody else is ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Curious Labels |
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Posted: 24 Mar 2012, 5:13 pm
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Replies: 29
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| I guess "Egghead" must have gone out of style as slang. It was not complimentary. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I Should Just Shut My Mouth! |
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Posted: 18 Mar 2012, 11:58 pm
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Replies: 10
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| Wish I could help, because I've done things like that over and over, and often couldn't even figure out afterward what I did wrong, but the trouble is that culture makes a huge difference in things like maintaining friendships, and good manners. I'm 67 years old, and still haven't learned to keep my... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My entire life has been faked, please help |
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Posted: 18 Mar 2012, 11:16 pm
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| Oh and, are you saying that the fact that I have empathy means I cannot have Asperger's? I have empathy, and diagnosed Asperger's by a specialist. My social skills are rotten, and I have face blindness, pretty close. Tony Attwood said that a diagnosis of Asperger's is like a thousand-piece jigsaw p... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Need emergency advice with brilliant aspie inventor spouse. |
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Posted: 18 Mar 2012, 9:22 pm
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Replies: 35
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| Well, he has classical aspie traits when he is well. He does not read social signals, very compulsive, very single minded. He has a couple of interest that he drills like a madman in. After a number of years, he can finally get jokes. He is pretty cute little aspie, when well. You have to understan... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Need emergency advice with brilliant aspie inventor spouse. |
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Posted: 18 Mar 2012, 4:51 pm
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| sibyl, what ultimately ended up happening to him? After the divorce, he spent a few months in the state mental hospital, calmed down a lot, and got Social Security Disability (bought a house with it and some veteran's programs, and what he could scare up.) He was always afraid of earning money, for... |
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