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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Dancing Aspies? |
| quirkyandlaughing |
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Posted: 17 Feb 2012, 12:53 am
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Replies: 62
Views: 14,949
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| I've always loved dance and took a couple of classes when I was young but I suck. I mean, I really suck. I lived in Brazil for a year with girls who did nothing but Samba and I never figured it out. Not even close. |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: questions about gluten free diet |
| quirkyandlaughing |
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Posted: 17 Feb 2012, 12:49 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,275
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| I went completely GF & noticed improvement within a week. I didn't have to go through the whole celiac testing ordeal because I had an allergy test & it revealed a mild wheat allergy. I lurked in a lot of celiac forums as I was getting used to the diet (which is more of a lifestyle change, I... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Why do I keep losing weight!! ! |
| quirkyandlaughing |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2012, 9:29 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,795
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| I will do that. Thanks again for your useful advice. :D I'm so sorry I didn't reply to your earlier question! I'm new to WP & don't have a system down yet - I totally forgot about this thread. I didn't have much info for you anyway. I can't for the life of me remember where I read that. Very li... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: "Is my friend really a jerk, or am I too sensitive?&quo |
| quirkyandlaughing |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2012, 12:56 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,954
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| I have this exact same problem. I never know where the line is between standing up for myself and being oversensitive. This is SO me. I have found that when I've dropped people, I really needed to at that time. In a few cases, I was able to circle back years later. A big problem for me is seeing in... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Contacting old friends |
| quirkyandlaughing |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2012, 12:50 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,164
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| The older you get, the more this will happen & it gets REALLY easy. Especially with Facebook in the picture. 5 years isn't long, though, so I totally understand why you're nervous. Like everyone else, I vote for Facebook. If that's not an option, I would recommend just leading with the fact that... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Do you channel frustration outwardly or inwardly? |
| quirkyandlaughing |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2012, 12:41 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,148
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| My natural tendency is to do it inwardly, which I did for decades. This would ultimately culminate in a meltdown (though always in private). Though my initial instinct is still to internalize, I'm much better at managing frustration and externalizing when appropriate now. I'm old though! |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: are all aspies fast walkers |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2012, 10:11 pm
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Replies: 103
Views: 15,399
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| This is fascinating to me that this seems to be an Aspie trait. I walk SO fast. It drives me crazy when people walk slowly. It's because I hate wasting time. I'm the worst at a grocery store. My husband and mother-in-law refuse to go with me because they say I plow through everyone & it embarras... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: When to talk? |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2012, 10:06 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 965
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| Sometimes, there are people of the opposite sex (I'm a male) in my class who approach me and just stand right in front of me, looking in my direction. I usually pretend I didn't see them and look in another direction. Then, after me ignoring them and looking in another direction for long enough, th... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Attachment Object |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2012, 9:57 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 4,908
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| I have several. I don't know if that qualifies? I find that I constantly need things to soothe myself. Whether it's my iPad or a Starbuck's drink or a book or whatever, I never leave the house empty-handed. It's always with the intention of controlling my little universe & making sure that I hav... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Do you hate getting advice? |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2012, 9:51 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,120
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cathylynn wrote: i only give advice when asked or if in an area where i'm an expert.
That's my goal. Sometimes I bug myself! |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Are people bothered by your directness? |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2012, 9:50 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,640
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| I have the tendency to talk a person's ear off so I try to be brief and concise. I state exactly what I mean and ask a lot of direct questions. People are constantly reading extra meaning into any little thing I say or any question I ask. Do you have this problem? How do you deal with it? I also tr... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Do you want to be social or do you feel like you have to. |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2012, 9:46 pm
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Replies: 66
Views: 8,174
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| I like being social with good friends. I call them "family friends." I want to be able to lay on friends' couches & not worry about small talk or any social skill stuff at all. If I move to a new area, I will slog through the time it takes to get there with a handful of people, but I hate the ti... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Do you hate getting advice? |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2012, 9:40 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,120
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Hi all!
I'm newly diagnosed & am still trying to figure out which parts of me can be explained by Asperger's. I get really mad when people tell me what to do, but then I find myself doling out unsolicited advice all the time. Do any of you do that? Do you know if it's an Aspie thing? |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: A Message to Neurotypicals |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2012, 9:36 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 6,569
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TheygoMew wrote: I only share emotions with people I trust.
Same here. I'll ramble on and on about my life story (a nervous habit), but feelings? Forget it! |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Myself explained? |
| quirkyandlaughing |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2012, 12:06 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,284
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circular wrote: There is a genetic connection of course. It's not 100% but it's high.
There's a genetic connection in my family! |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: anyone here use twitter? |
| quirkyandlaughing |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2012, 3:27 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,012
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| I'm on twitter! @KirstenLesko |
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