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 Topic: Hooray for critical thinking skills |
2ukenkerl
Replies: 7
Views: 389
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:27 pm Subject: Hooray for critical thinking skills |
| I just overheard teachers the other day talking about how a kindergarten boy knew all of the sounds for the letters, but yet couldn't write the letter that his name began with. That apparently is supp ... |
| Topic: unusual worries |
2ukenkerl
Replies: 16
Views: 546
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:25 pm Subject: unusual worries |
| Guess what!!!! I have the *****EXACT***** same fear! Where I am right now, there is a drain, and I try to keep alert. I have a funny stim that puts my keys at risk when they are about to be used! |
| Topic: Has anyone felt sorry for you because you had AS? |
2ukenkerl
Replies: 3
Views: 279
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:04 pm Subject: Has anyone felt sorry for you because you had AS? |
Ana54,
At least the vice principal put it in a good light, and said YOU ARE SMART!  As for not knowing what to do with yourself? WHO DOES?
Some people seemed to want me to lament aspects, b ... |
| Topic: So, uh, what am I? |
2ukenkerl
Replies: 32
Views: 1081
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:01 am Subject: So, uh, what am I? |
BTW daniel,
I would say labpet is autistic ONLY because she has so many somewhat debilitating things, like meltdowns. I bet she would be happy to get rid of those, but NOT if she got rid of the go ... |
| Topic: So, uh, what am I? |
2ukenkerl
Replies: 32
Views: 1081
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:35 am Subject: So, uh, what am I? |
Danielismyname,
Trying to tell how a given person thinks/feels is VERY difficult EVEN if you are that person. I don't know about you, but I notice some things about myself only after knowing about ... |
| Topic: Head is to Hat... |
2ukenkerl
Replies: 36
Views: 894
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:20 pm Subject: Re: Head is to Hat... |
| A simple number scheme of 1, 3, 5, 7, .... where they expected 9, 11; I would answer was 11, 13 or something completely different based on what I saw at that time... I might have seen a series that wa ... |
| Topic: Asberger's Syndrome and evolution |
2ukenkerl
Replies: 48
Views: 1608
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 11:33 pm Subject: Re: genes |
| Since AS is not digital, either on or off, I doubt it is a single gene that controls its presence. There is a whole spectrum of AS people from barely there to a massive display of characteristics so I ... |
| Topic: You don't have asperger's ha ha |
2ukenkerl
Replies: 40
Views: 2271
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:21 pm Subject: You don't have asperger's ha ha |
What other posters in this thread mentioned is true, about being able to pass for NT so successfully, that they are fooled themselves. That's me.
Yeah, I know just what you are talking about. Ever ... |
| Topic: Asberger's Syndrome and evolution |
2ukenkerl
Replies: 48
Views: 1608
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:10 am Subject: Asberger's Syndrome and evolution |
So brain size may not be a significant measure of mental capability.
If that was in reference to the stuff I posted above, the microcephalin gene didn't have any real impact on brain size, except t ... |
| Topic: Personal Cure |
2ukenkerl
Replies: 21
Views: 594
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:47 am Subject: Personal Cure |
Still waiting at 33. 
Maybe you should try a different line of work... ?
In Silicon Valley that's not much of a problem. Everybody just quietly rocks in their cube. 
WOW, I have ... |
| Topic: "Just be yourself!" Yeah, right! |
2ukenkerl
Replies: 41
Views: 1402
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:41 am Subject: "Just be yourself!" Yeah, right! |
| The advice to "just be yourself" I think is usually given for things like sales or talks to groups, and is supposed to be to relax you to sy you are ok, and shouldn't act. If you do act, there is mor ... |
| Topic: Literal thinking. |
2ukenkerl
Replies: 15
Views: 590
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:31 am Subject: Literal thinking. |
likedcalico.
Technically, reading between the lines means seeing soething that isn't there. SO, as I understand it, "pull up your socks" means to get going, do the work, etc... I guess it is bec ... |
| Topic: Does anyone else taste the rainbow? |
2ukenkerl
Replies: 11
Views: 408
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:14 am Subject: Re: frag me!!! |
friggin' terrific! something else now to ensure i will never be normal.
and no this isn't like a seizure. it is like every day! all the time!
it is no more a seizure than breathing is an exercise f ... |
| Topic: Asberger's Syndrome and evolution |
2ukenkerl
Replies: 48
Views: 1608
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 12:26 am Subject: Re: genes |
| Since AS is not digital, either on or off, I doubt it is a single gene that controls its presence. There is a whole spectrum of AS people from barely there to a massive display of characteristics so I ... |
| Topic: Does your aspieness come out in what you type here? |
2ukenkerl
Replies: 32
Views: 871
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:47 pm Subject: Does your aspieness come out in what you type here? |
| Every now and then, it comes out with me. about 10 years ago it would have been more obvious. It is a pity I didn't retain the style I had 15 years ago. My grammar certainly used to be better as we ... |
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