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 Topic: Annoyed that Asperger myth spreads faster than fact? |
DevonB
Replies: 61
Views: 4020
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 Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:58 am Subject: Annoyed that Asperger myth spreads faster than fact? |
How about:
You look so normal, you can't have THAT.
But you don't rock or spin things.
Aspies cannot communicate.
Aspies don't show emotion.
But you're married and have kids...
A million and o ... |
| Topic: Did you line up your toys as a young child? |
DevonB
Replies: 65
Views: 1575
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:43 am Subject: Did you line up your toys as a young child? |
I don't remember exactly, but I always put my kids' toys in order. I'll even spend a relaxing evening putting all their lego into blocks of all the same shape and size by colour.
Wonder why we do ... |
| Topic: baby sleeping |
DevonB
Replies: 3
Views: 189
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:54 pm Subject: baby sleeping |
| Welcome to parenting. Children will follow schedules to a point. Sounds like you're lucky, as it is, as one of mine was up at 5-5:30AM from the time he was born...and nothing we did would change it. ... |
| Topic: I just got diagnosed yesterday...Now Whatt? |
DevonB
Replies: 6
Views: 372
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:48 pm Subject: I just got diagnosed yesterday...Now Whatt? |
What it means...
That all depends. Were you ever hard on yourself because you didn't have many or any friends? Did you ever belittle yourself because you just didn't get it? Have you never been ... |
| Topic: Wrong for my mother to say these things to me when angry? |
DevonB
Replies: 11
Views: 450
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:50 am Subject: Wrong for my mother to say these things to me when angry? |
It it unequivocally wrong to threaten your child with death. Period.
Unless your mother is mentally ill, and not on her medication at the time, that is just wrong, and depending on the time whe sa ... |
| Topic: Can you make a sandwich? |
DevonB
Replies: 120
Views: 2730
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:43 am Subject: Can you make a sandwich? |
To be honest, in the right frame of mind I can cook anything. One of my special interests at one point was spices. I tried all spices in everything. It was a lot of fun.
I can cook from scratch, ... |
| Topic: How engaging is your child? |
DevonB
Replies: 25
Views: 888
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 4:24 pm Subject: How engaging is your child? |
| My son is very engaging. He tries to connect with other children, he just doesn't know how. Asperger's is still new in the school systems. They don't really understand. Here in Canada I paid for a ... |
| Topic: Getting sick of the bigots and trolls on WP |
DevonB
Replies: 184
Views: 6933
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 4:03 pm Subject: Getting sick of the bigots and trolls on WP |
| Wow, except for the one time that someone snapped on line (and really, I don't blame him...he was dealing with some obsessive issues...poor guy), I haven't seen much of it here. Maybe I'm just not re ... |
| Topic: Curly versus Straight |
DevonB
Replies: 20
Views: 915
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Forum: Love and Dating Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:59 am Subject: Curly versus Straight |
Hair is irrelevant. I find that many people who have straight want curly and vice versa.
It's the person under the hair that counts. |
| Topic: Should I tell my parents? |
DevonB
Replies: 15
Views: 576
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:49 am Subject: Should I tell my parents? |
All I can recommend is being gentle...
Get some information about AS. You might want to offer it to them. Tell them it's something you feel that might explain you. Getting a diagnosis is also im ... |
| Topic: My other topic went missing, So I reposted here. |
DevonB
Replies: 8
Views: 255
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:40 pm Subject: My other topic went missing, So I reposted here. |
You've got some talent.
Drawings are good. You've got a certain eye...
I'm not into anime, but I admire your ability. |
| Topic: Do you guys ever say things over & over again in your mi |
DevonB
Replies: 59
Views: 1506
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 11:55 am Subject: Do you guys ever say things over & over again in your mi |
Words alone with repeat and repeat....it gets tiresome at times. Then there's the music or tv Shows...Wow...
Sometimes I'll do it out loud, but mostly it's quiet (in my head). |
| Topic: TALKtalktalkTaLkTALKTalktalkTALK |
DevonB
Replies: 27
Views: 1362
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 11:50 am Subject: TALKtalktalkTaLkTALKTalktalkTALK |
My guy can go on , and on, and on, and on....
I'm an aspie too, so sometimes I'll get him to read while I read. Sometimes I tell him it's time to go play. Other times I'll try and play a video ga ... |
| Topic: I was given a compliment yesterday what do you think? |
DevonB
Replies: 7
Views: 291
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 11:47 am Subject: I was given a compliment yesterday what do you think? |
| Hard work does get you places. I don't mean just in terms of a profession. I worked hard at learning body language. I worked extremely hard at trying to recognize facial expressions. I still have ... |
| Topic: A question concerning high functioning AS and stims......... |
DevonB
Replies: 62
Views: 1389
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 11:43 am Subject: Stimming |
| I agree, I don't think it matters which label you have. If you say you are high-functioning, then go with it. I'm considered high-functioning (but at 40 I've had alot of years to perfect my cover), ... |
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