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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: The Best Portrayal of An Aspie I Have Seen.... |
| bergie |
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Posted: 10 Dec 2011, 1:34 am
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Replies: 57
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| Hmmmm maybe not "the" best but one of the better ones in my opinion is Dr. Spencer Reid on Criminal Minds...... I think I read somewhere that the actor playing him even suspects that he (the character) has AS.....but I have not seen the show lately (only watched it twice since they let the actress ... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: What is the most useful programming language? |
| bergie |
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Posted: 08 Dec 2011, 12:40 am
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| My personal favorite is C#. I would start with an unmanaged language like C++ first though because once you know how to code, languages are just syntax. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Texas School With 'Exemplary' Status Only Taught 2 Subjects, |
| bergie |
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Posted: 08 Dec 2011, 12:35 am
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Replies: 10
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| Except that the countries scoring first also have public education. Good for them. In the U.S. public schools are a miserable failure. Placing the government in charge of any thing (in the U.S.) is a guarantee of failure. ruveyn Electing individuals to govern who view government as an inevitable fa... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Have AS and need health insurance but "high risk" |
| bergie |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2011, 12:04 am
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Replies: 11
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| If your dad has insurance through his work, you can probably get on it fairly cheap until you are 26. |
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Forum: Games and Video Games Topic: Xbox Knect (spelling?) |
| bergie |
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Posted: 23 Nov 2011, 9:48 pm
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Replies: 10
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| I have it and it is fun for physical/exercise games. Just make sure your living room is large enough and free from obstructions like coffee tables and stuff or the sensor won't work right. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: So what's the big deal about music? |
| bergie |
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Posted: 24 Oct 2011, 1:35 am
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Replies: 39
Views: 3,603
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| I am not a big music person. My radio is perma-tuned to NPR. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Thanks WP |
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Posted: 23 Oct 2011, 2:54 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,758
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Who Is Really Hurt When We Tax the “Rich” |
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Posted: 23 Oct 2011, 2:40 am
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Replies: 125
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| Who Is Really Hurt When We Tax the “Rich”...blah...blah If I offered you $100 would you take it? Even if the government would tax you 99% on that $100? If you answered yes to both questions, you just disproved 30 years of right wing propaganda. Businesses grow and shrink based off of demand. If dem... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are Aspies More Intelligent than Normal People? |
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Posted: 15 Oct 2011, 12:14 am
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Replies: 56
Views: 13,297
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| I was marked as a genius and "gifted" as a child. I have a genius-level IQ. My IQ probably masked many of my shortcomings. |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Five fields an Aspie should NEVER work in |
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Posted: 15 Oct 2011, 12:00 am
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Replies: 176
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| Overall, however, it's been great profession for me and Tony Attwood even writes that jobs in the legal profession are often good fits for Aspies. This has been my experience in life. I've always thought that way as far as Aspies becoming lawyers; it was one of my preferred career choices even befo... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Five fields an Aspie should NEVER work in |
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Posted: 14 Oct 2011, 11:55 pm
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Replies: 176
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| I actually find that I work very well under pressure where others start to freak out, I can maintain my composure, |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Any tips for speech anxiety? |
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Posted: 14 Oct 2011, 11:50 pm
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Replies: 7
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1. You will probably screw up
2. 99% of your audience will probably not notice your screw up
3. The 1% who notice will probably not remember it in 5 minutes |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Did I make a social mistake here? What was it? |
| bergie |
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Posted: 14 Oct 2011, 11:47 pm
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Replies: 12
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| You did nothing wrong. How were you supposed to know she was calling to a different Emily? Her meanness towards you was unwarranted and not your fault. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Will the US be like a rerun of the fall of the Roman Empire? |
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Posted: 14 Oct 2011, 11:44 pm
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Replies: 120
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| It will more closely resemble the French Revolution. We already have this week's Republican front-runner Herman Cain screaming "let them eat pizza!" (or 9-9-9) |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Holy Smokes I'm no Longer Going to be Autistic! |
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Posted: 14 Oct 2011, 11:35 pm
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Replies: 43
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| Still in that gray area where I fit most of the criteria but the degree to which I fit it is highly subjective. Especially: " Symptoms together limit and impair everyday functioning." Do I fit this? I have a job with the same growing company for the past 3+ years. I have been promoted and given rais... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Hobbys |
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Posted: 14 Oct 2011, 11:26 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,034
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Mine is correcting spelling mistakes on the internet. H-o-b-b-i-e-s.
j/k mine is poker (playing, watching, reading about). |
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