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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I thought this was funny - 30 Things Only Antisocial... |
| dreamingofhome |
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Posted: 25 Jun 2014, 11:58 pm
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Replies: 16
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1024 wrote: [nitpick]You mean asocial.[/nitpick]
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you suppress your Emotions? |
| dreamingofhome |
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Posted: 21 Apr 2014, 2:39 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,882
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devark wrote: I can't control them very well, but hiding them is like flipping a switch for me.
same. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Nasty shudders down my body |
| dreamingofhome |
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Posted: 27 Feb 2014, 1:41 pm
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Replies: 13
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| Yes, I get this too. Especially at the hair salon when my hair is being worked on. I get shudders that I try very hard to stifle but sometimes they have come out and the stylist is like, what's the matter? I don't really know how to explain that. This always happens to me too. And it makes me do an... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) test |
| dreamingofhome |
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Posted: 26 Feb 2014, 1:14 pm
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Replies: 116
Views: 20,788
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why don't you smile? |
| dreamingofhome |
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Posted: 26 Feb 2014, 1:03 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,698
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Ann2011 wrote: I rarely feel like smiling. I do sometimes because it would be rude not to. I don't share the merriment of social exchange either. Actually, things that make me smile almost never have to do with a social exchange. I wish it was acceptable not to have to smile when in the company of others. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Told you say weird things.... |
| dreamingofhome |
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Posted: 23 Feb 2014, 8:50 pm
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Replies: 19
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| I am not told that. People just ignore me or act all offended. I think it is because they don't understand my communication. They miss interpret what I am saying and take it out of context. Just like I can't understand the hidden meaning behind how normal people talk, they can't understand what I a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Random Cravings (Not the food kind) |
| dreamingofhome |
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Posted: 17 Feb 2014, 4:42 pm
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Replies: 5
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| I want to explain my situation and then see if anyone has any advie or goes through the same things. Every once in a while I get these cravings to do things. Usually they are very specific. Call this person, go to this place, Do this certain thing and when it happens I HAVE to do it. Even if in try... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Will AS disappear in the future? |
| dreamingofhome |
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Posted: 15 Feb 2014, 10:49 am
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Replies: 41
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| I know there is an increase in the cases of AS but I thought that was the result of poor diagnostic tools/knowledge until fairly recently. I think it is true that people on the spectrum are less likely to reproduce once finding a mate becomes entirely up to the individual. As for relatives, it is t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Will AS disappear in the future? |
| dreamingofhome |
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Posted: 15 Feb 2014, 10:43 am
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Replies: 41
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| I think in the past mating was a communal responsibility. Often people were joined by arranged marriages and children were expected of every couple. However, as we move forward, mating becomes an individual activity, one at which people with AS are generally bad (due to deficiencies in courting and... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is Los Angeles Aspie friendly? |
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Posted: 15 Feb 2014, 10:34 am
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Replies: 18
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| If you start looking for another city to move to {only if you get second thoughts about moving to LA}, you can scratch Portland off of your list. Portland is not an Aspie-friendly city, though some areas of Portland are nice and quiet, perfect if you have sensory issues. However, if you're so keen ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you feel your brain? |
| dreamingofhome |
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Posted: 17 Dec 2013, 10:02 am
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Replies: 64
Views: 24,150
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PunkyKat wrote: I get these weird dizzy spells all the time that I can only describe as a "brain spasm". I felt like I was falling fowards the other day but I was sitting perfectaly still.
That's vertigo. I experienced the same thing a while ago when I had an inner ear infection and didn't know it. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you feel your brain? |
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Posted: 17 Dec 2013, 9:56 am
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Replies: 64
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| If one supposedly cannot feel anything inside their brain, then why do people get headaches and migraines, and feel "brain zaps" when reducing / stopping anti-depressants such as Effexor? I have experienced these things myself, so I know for a fact that they exist. Headaches aren't actually "in" yo... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you feel your brain? |
| dreamingofhome |
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Posted: 17 Dec 2013, 9:41 am
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Replies: 64
Views: 24,150
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| There are many sensory neurons in the brain. However, all of them receive their data from other parts of the body. In other words, you cannot feel your brain. Therefore, if you experience this, there can be only two explanations: 1. The feeling is based on real data, but coming from some other part... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you feel your brain? |
| dreamingofhome |
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Posted: 17 Dec 2013, 9:31 am
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Replies: 64
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| I was just thinking about this last night. It was really quiet and I felt like I could feel my brain in my skull, blood pulsing along it, etc. But it is impossible to actually "feel" anything inside or along your brain. What's probably being felt (or heard and interpreted as felt) are probably just ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have to verbally list stuff? |
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Posted: 17 Dec 2013, 9:25 am
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Replies: 8
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| Lol everyone else thinks I'm crazy when I explain that I don't write lists because I'd never remember to go back and look at it. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is this a symptom of HFA/Asperger's? |
| dreamingofhome |
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Posted: 17 Dec 2013, 9:22 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,234
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| I have this problem constantly (another reason online interaction is great). But, I suspect this a condition universal to all humans. It is a widely documented experience. Also... some of the wittiest come-backs I ever heard sprang from the mouths of autistics. I think other people have it, but not... |
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