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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Prosopagnosia |
| nuttyengineer |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2016, 9:12 am
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Replies: 23
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| I did the Cambridge Face Memory Test: Thank you for taking part in this experiment. Your accuracy in the experiment was: 90% 8O The average score on this test is around 80% correct responses for adult participants. A score of 60% or below may indicate face blindness. In the last experiments where t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Prosopagnosia |
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Posted: 10 Jul 2016, 11:12 am
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Replies: 23
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| I amazingly got a 65%, but a lot of that was just hitting random keys. I definitely recognize people by their posture, hair, glasses, and voice much more than their faces. I didn't think it was a good test. The photos in the "remember this" portion were the exact same photos as in the &qu... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What gives you a 'sensory overload'? |
| nuttyengineer |
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Posted: 10 Jul 2016, 1:06 am
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Replies: 41
Views: 2,655
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| Loud sounds Being tickled Any kind of touch that I was not warned of in advance Handling raw meat or anything slimy or sticky Crowded environments (this could be a room full of people, or a busy street if I'm driving). This is more due to the visual overload of so many moving people/objects than any... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Prosopagnosia |
| nuttyengineer |
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Posted: 10 Jul 2016, 12:51 am
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Replies: 23
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| I amazingly got a 65%, but a lot of that was just hitting random keys. I definitely recognize people by their posture, hair, glasses, and voice much more than their faces. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Living Between Genders Trans people with autism express ... |
| nuttyengineer |
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Posted: 15 May 2016, 3:20 pm
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Replies: 10
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| Interesting. I was born female, but you wouldn't know it by looking at me. My mom always wanted me to be a 'girly girl', but was never successful. The day I went to college I decided that I was just going to be me and then a couple years ago I decided to transition to male. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: what were you scared of as a kid |
| nuttyengineer |
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Posted: 07 May 2016, 11:30 pm
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Replies: 44
Views: 1,602
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ZombieBrideXD wrote: ...also the THX thing before movies as well
I used to hate that THX thing so bad. The Cinedigm one they have now is still unbearably loud, but at least the sound isn't as grating. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Woman on plane terrified by man doing math |
| nuttyengineer |
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Posted: 07 May 2016, 3:40 pm
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Replies: 22
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| Well, you know, math and education are dangerous things... They allow people to think for themselves |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Has anyone jokingly called you autistic? |
| nuttyengineer |
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Posted: 07 May 2016, 2:25 pm
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,551
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| Not exactly, but I do get a lot of Rain Man comments from co-workers. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: what were you scared of as a kid |
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Posted: 07 May 2016, 2:06 pm
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Replies: 44
Views: 1,602
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| The sound of the toilet flushing, fireworks (thunder, loud noises, etc.)... And on a stranger note, my great aunt. To this day I have no idea why. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism and accents |
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Posted: 01 May 2016, 2:54 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,198
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| I notice that I will mimic the accents of people around me (without meaning to). It can be a little embarrassing sometimes, especially when the person whose accent I'm copying picks up on it and starts asking about where I'm from. I have to consciously try to talk "normally". |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you take care of your hair? |
| nuttyengineer |
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Posted: 06 Mar 2016, 12:48 am
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Replies: 64
Views: 3,545
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| My hair is incredibly thick and very difficult to care for, so I keep it short. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is there a preferred color scheme by Autistic People |
| nuttyengineer |
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Posted: 06 Mar 2016, 12:43 am
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,829
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| Dark colors. Bright ones hurt my eyes to the point where I have to change the color scheme on my computer to be black text on grey instead of white. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The worst thing a bully has done to you |
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Posted: 16 Feb 2016, 11:48 pm
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Replies: 417
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| I only have a few specific bullying incidents that come to mind... Most people just decided it was better to leave the quiet kid alone (especially because that quiet kid had a black belt). The two that come to mind are being on a class trip to a swimming pool in elementary school and a kid holding m... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What exactly IS "hand flapping"? |
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Posted: 14 Feb 2016, 6:23 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,397
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| I don't really flap in the stereotypical manner, but I do have kind of a weird motion like I'm flapping with my entire arm if I get startled or am excited about something. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Most awkward moment that has arisen because of ASD? |
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Posted: 14 Feb 2016, 12:27 am
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,402
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| There are a number of them. The worst of which is probably a mock job interview that I had to do for a high school class. I'm still traumatized by it. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you come across differently than you think you do? |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2016, 11:06 pm
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Replies: 41
Views: 4,862
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| Absolutely. My boss recently went on a crusade about everyone setting a custom message for their voice mail for their office phone because he doesn't like the default one. Listening to mine played back made me cringe because I thought that I sounded pretty natural with a passable voice when I was ta... |
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