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 Topic: Inventor of ADHD says ADHD is a fictitious disease |
Fern
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 7:14 pm Subject: Inventor of ADHD says ADHD is a fictitious disease |
| My major qualm with ADHD is that the DSM diagnosis criteria are nebulous and are extremely subjective compared to other disorder diagnoses. I myself suffered as a kid because of this, getting put on a ... |
| Topic: Autistic/Aspie Stereotypes You Don't Display? |
Fern
Replies: 156
Views: 9708
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 1:18 am Subject: Autistic/Aspie Stereotypes You Don't Display? |
| I'm doing a PhD in creative writing, although admittedly I have problems with writing plot and character and the imaginative side of it. But I like reading and writing, and find playing with language ... |
| Topic: Who likes driving? |
Fern
Replies: 49
Views: 1338
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 10:58 pm Subject: Re: Who likes driving? |
| I hear many people on this forum admit they don't like driving. I enjoy driving so much that I go on joy rides and listen to music. I was randomly driving in the city one night. I found myself driving ... |
| Topic: Songs that resonate with you AS-wise |
Fern
Replies: 93
Views: 3726
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 11:04 pm Subject: Songs that resonate with you AS-wise |
"How soon is now?" and "Iris" have already been mentioned. Tori Amos seems to capture AS quite well (though not intentionally). "Flavor", "Daisy Dead Petals" and "Cornflake Girl" are good examples.
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| Topic: Autistic/Aspie Stereotypes You Don't Display? |
Fern
Replies: 156
Views: 9708
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 4:57 pm Subject: Autistic/Aspie Stereotypes You Don't Display? |
| I'm doing a PhD in creative writing, although admittedly I have problems with writing plot and character and the imaginative side of it. But I like reading and writing, and find playing with language ... |
| Topic: Autistic/Aspie Stereotypes You Don't Display? |
Fern
Replies: 156
Views: 9708
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 8:56 am Subject: Autistic/Aspie Stereotypes You Don't Display? |
Stereotypes I do fulfill:
- I am good at math, and science, and art (though it took a long time for me to develop that)
- I am a synesthete
- I strongly dislike prolonged eye contact, but I can f ... |
| Topic: Scariest type of spider? |
Fern
Replies: 30
Views: 768
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 2:11 am Subject: Scariest type of spider? |
Spiders get an undeserved bad reputation.
Don't Preying Mantises do the same thing?
Bite the male's head off after copulation?
Very bad manners, those ladies.......
Sylkat
Firstly, "pre ... |
| Topic: What is the strangest item you own? |
Fern
Replies: 110
Views: 5373
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:01 pm Subject: What is the strangest item you own? |
| I have two giant paper-mache carrots nailed to my wall. I think maybe that's the weirdest thing... either those or the 40 flutes. |
| Topic: Are any of you musical? |
Fern
Replies: 34
Views: 858
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 11:29 pm Subject: Are any of you musical? |
| I play flute, bass ukulele and some piano, but not much |
| Topic: Are there Aspies that CAN read body language? |
Fern
Replies: 48
Views: 2406
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 11:01 pm Subject: Are there Aspies that CAN read body language? |
| I don't know! I think that I do, and then I find out that I'm wrong +_+ |
| Topic: Wretches & Jabberers |
Fern
Replies: 5
Views: 348
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 10:38 pm Subject: Wretches & Jabberers |
| Is there a place we can watch it for free? I can't find it on youtube. |
| Topic: Were you Ritalinized? |
Fern
Replies: 26
Views: 636
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:41 am Subject: Were you Ritalinized? |
| When I was 12 my mom took me to a psychiatrist and had me put on ritalin. I fought her tooth and nail about it all the way. Although, within the first few days of taking it I started peeing blood, so ... |
| Topic: Can you imagine this? |
Fern
Replies: 60
Views: 1854
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 10:26 am Subject: Re: Can you imagine this? |
I have trouble imaging the follow? How many of you are with me?
Here it goes...
1. Imagine a room
2. Imagine three chairs in the room
3. Imagine two people sitting in two of the chairs
4. Imagin ... |
| Topic: Confessions |
Fern
Replies: 1
Views: 126
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 1:49 am Subject: Confessions |
| Having just moved to a new place, I feel like I should do my best to act normal and make some friends. I don't want to unleash all of my oddities in one fell swoop and frighten them off... but it gets ... |
| Topic: Post your unpopular opinions |
Fern
Replies: 752
Views: 24813
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:07 pm Subject: Post your unpopular opinions |
I don't find Ryan Gosling attractive.  |
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