| Author |
Message |
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is this typical of aspiness.....arrgh ! |
| giaam |
|
Posted: 27 Aug 2011, 10:50 am
|
|
Replies: 12
Views: 2,205
|
| I think I understand; I get random obsessions where I feel I must take things apart, to fix them, clean them or just to see how they work, only to leave them incomplete; my latest projects have been a pair of binoculars and a Blackerry cell phone. I have re-assembled them since only because I wanted... |
|
 |
Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: any success stories working in foreign nation? |
| giaam |
|
Posted: 18 Sep 2010, 12:12 pm
|
|
Replies: 6
Views: 1,276
|
| I worked in the UK as a civil servant (government) until last year; I have since moved to Canada to be with my partner who moved here last year. I am now working in a construction related trade which I learned before my governmant job, and am really happy. There are obviously subtle differnces in th... |
|
|
Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Being late to work |
| giaam |
|
Posted: 18 Sep 2010, 11:57 am
|
|
Replies: 24
Views: 4,746
|
| It drives me crazy, the thought of being late (for work mainly). I plan my schedule and any route changes in advance with time built in in case of un-forseen delays. Being late tends to ruin my day. |
|
|
Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: The personality test at 35,000 feet. |
| giaam |
|
Posted: 27 Apr 2008, 6:27 am
|
|
Replies: 15
Views: 1,434
|
| Deep down, you prefer spending time alone to spending time with others. You enjoy thinking more than talking. You are good with your place in the world. You are confident and comfortable with who you are. Your gift is having a good eye. You take amazing picture and have the natural talent for most v... |
|
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ROLL UP! take the online autism test! |
| giaam |
|
Posted: 20 Apr 2008, 3:30 am
|
|
Replies: 154
Views: 21,074
|
44  I found it a little odd, in that even though I know my preferences, and deficits in some of the areas indicated, I can adapt; therefore as I get older, doing things the NT way just becomes like putting on a disguise, so unless you delve a bit deeper, you'd never guess. |
|
|
Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Does anybody like amy winehouse |
| giaam |
|
Posted: 16 Apr 2008, 5:27 am
|
|
Replies: 12
Views: 1,227
|
I like most of her music. I think she needs to get a grip of her life tho.  |
|
|
Forum: The Haven Topic: stupid humans |
| giaam |
|
Posted: 16 Apr 2008, 3:50 am
|
|
Replies: 8
Views: 1,162
|
| Thinking more and more that I am my own species. Humans too much work to bother with. Why do I keep trying? As much a I try and connect with others, I just dont 'get' them; illogical, un-predictable with a 'herd mentality' I find them generally confusing and fustrating. Biologically I'm human, my m... |
|
|
Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: what do you find beautiful? |
| giaam |
|
Posted: 03 Apr 2008, 4:30 am
|
|
Replies: 11
Views: 1,195
|
| What I find beautiful? (1) about or in myself - I like being me (2) about or in other people - variety (3) about or in nature - we're all part of it (4) about or in life - there's a general nature for goodness (5) about or in existance - I am and you are (6) about or in anything else - dont know 'ti... |
|
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you feel when someone denies you have Asperger's? |
| giaam |
|
Posted: 15 Mar 2008, 7:03 am
|
|
Replies: 73
Views: 6,696
|
| (which it can be in extreme cases) Correction, the majority of cases. Thanks for the correction. I was writing from my own perspective. I will clarify what I meant. The reason I said in 'extreme cases' is that from my experience, people generaly expect AS to mean that you are akin to 'rainman' in s... |
|
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you feel when someone denies you have Asperger's? |
| giaam |
|
Posted: 15 Mar 2008, 6:04 am
|
|
Replies: 73
Views: 6,696
|
| I just get frustrated... so I chose the angry category. Many NTs who don't know much about Autism or AS can't seem to grasp that it's a spectrum. They seem to think if you aren't completely low functioning, you don't have any form of Autism. Not all NTs are like this of course, but many I've met ar... |
|
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I feel wronged by a psych tester who didn't see my AS |
| giaam |
|
Posted: 11 Mar 2008, 7:13 am
|
|
Replies: 99
Views: 10,477
|
| It does appear that you do have a point. Based on my own experience of getting a DX, many profesionals are still quite un-informed about the whole autistic spectrum, as if they expect an austistic person to be a non-verbal savant or raving eccentric. Its my opinion that, in my case, (and possibly yo... |
|
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: .....you might be an aspie. |
| giaam |
|
Posted: 01 Mar 2008, 5:13 pm
|
|
Replies: 65
Views: 6,698
|
| YMBAI.... -you work through lunch because you 'zone out' on your current task -you notice alpha/numeric patterns / palindromes everywhere -you recognise the brand and model of tyres by the tread pattern -you know how old you are in days (14,036 today) -you consider everyone else weird/ovine :twisted: |
|
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The stroop effect speed test: For Research. |
| giaam |
|
Posted: 01 Mar 2008, 4:12 pm
|
|
Replies: 26
Views: 6,508
|
1 min 54 seconds, 1 wrong attempt, "you need to focus more", = "unbalanced" - yeah, tell me something I haven heard....  |
|
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Most people on this forum don't have Asperger's Syndrome |
| giaam |
|
Posted: 17 Feb 2008, 4:29 pm
|
|
Replies: 238
Views: 21,627
|
| Everyone entitled to an opinion; but thats just it, an opinion that most peole on here dont have AS. Like you would know us all personnaly and are qualified to then make a DX based on what is written by them. Its a spectrum disorder, some have it 'worse' than others, some appear as social cripples, ... |
|
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Value of Professional Diagnosis of Aspergers |
| giaam |
|
Posted: 17 Feb 2008, 6:00 am
|
|
Replies: 21
Views: 2,358
|
| I was just considered 'weird' by or 'mildly eccentric' by everyone who came close to me; it wasn't until a friend who worked in the autistic field mentioned that I could well have AS that anybody considered it a possibility. I managed to get by, even with a long history of disastarous social / perso... |
|
|
Forum: News and Current Events Topic: UK: Offenders to be chipped like dogs |
| giaam |
|
Posted: 15 Jan 2008, 5:27 pm
|
|
Replies: 24
Views: 2,756
|
| Well intentioned, but not good for freedom. Limited-period leg tagging of criminals is all that is needed. If a criminal is going to commit a crime, first thing they will do is remove their leg tag. That should be sufficient warning that they are going to do something else that is illegal after tha... |
|
|
| Sort by: |
