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 Topic: My past, and what it means today (Kind of long) |
Grey_Kameleon
Replies: 6
Views: 204
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:29 pm Subject: My past, and what it means today (Kind of long) |
I don't really care about how many I have now, I've kind of burned out trying.
I went to Lee University (a smallish Church of God school in a suburban neighborhood), and the people were very outwar ... |
| Topic: My past, and what it means today (Kind of long) |
Grey_Kameleon
Replies: 6
Views: 204
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:44 am Subject: My past, and what it means today (Kind of long) |
| After years of trying to figure myself out, I have recently come to understand autism in the context of something other than 'Rain Man'. Some symptoms fit, some don't fit so well, but I think I am und ... |
| Topic: How do I 'shift gears'? |
Grey_Kameleon
Replies: 9
Views: 294
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:09 pm Subject: How do I 'shift gears'? |
This isn't the first time this has happened. I have an assignment (not unreasonably difficult), and I have little time to start it or even complete it.
I've had a week to do this, though. The probl ... |
| Topic: Does anybody hate their own race? |
Grey_Kameleon
Replies: 131
Views: 4557
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:15 pm Subject: Does anybody hate their own race? |
| Yeah. Native Americans got pretty violent themselves. Still, it's more fun to hear about their wars than it is to hear about my recent ancestors destroying entire cities with the drop of a bomb. Brr.. ... |
| Topic: Sometimes feel I am the only one unhappy to have AS. |
Grey_Kameleon
Replies: 14
Views: 681
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:07 pm Subject: Sometimes feel I am the only one unhappy to have AS. |
| No, you aren't the only one. I've spent much of my life trying to circumvent the 'differentness' in myself, and let me tell you, it isn't worth it. I sometimes envy the normies, sometimes I'm glad I'm ... |
| Topic: Another Diagnosis thread - simple question |
Grey_Kameleon
Replies: 13
Views: 573
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:58 pm Subject: Another Diagnosis thread - simple question |
| How much would a diagnosis cost without health insurance, and how does it affect getting health insurance. |
| Topic: not convinced I have Asperger's |
Grey_Kameleon
Replies: 45
Views: 1599
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:23 pm Subject: not convinced I have Asperger's |
| Yeah, that'as very true. Asperger's Syndrome is not defined by having the sum of all the symptoms, but by having what all of those symptoms have in common (which I'm not necessarily adequate to define ... |
| Topic: Clicking teeth |
Grey_Kameleon
Replies: 15
Views: 801
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:18 pm Subject: Clicking teeth |
| I do it incessantly. Because my teeth are just a wee bit uneven, it can lead to pain, or at least an uncomfortable awareness that I have teeth. |
| Topic: Chewing on shirts |
Grey_Kameleon
Replies: 62
Views: 1872
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:54 am Subject: Chewing on shirts |
| That was a verrrrry hard habit for me to break. I don't even remember when I broke it, but I just had to chew every shirt I would wear. |
| Topic: not convinced I have Asperger's |
Grey_Kameleon
Replies: 45
Views: 1599
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:29 am Subject: not convinced I have Asperger's |
| When I am around another person, my 'energy', as such, can be quickly raised or lowered by the mood they give off. If someone I am around is in a negative mood, I will feel strangely responsible for c ... |
| Topic: How do you do favors? |
Grey_Kameleon
Replies: 11
Views: 354
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:27 am Subject: How do you do favors? |
| Don't send the message that people can push you around. Be giving when you are needed, but be wary of doing 'favors'. |
| Topic: not convinced I have Asperger's |
Grey_Kameleon
Replies: 45
Views: 1599
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:06 am Subject: not convinced I have Asperger's |
| When I am around another person, my 'energy', as such, can be quickly raised or lowered by the mood they give off. If someone I am around is in a negative mood, I will feel strangely responsible for c ... |
| Topic: not convinced I have Asperger's |
Grey_Kameleon
Replies: 45
Views: 1599
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:59 am Subject: not convinced I have Asperger's |
That's an interesting subject for another topic: How does your AS mix with alcohol?
I was kind of joking about that last thing, but it seems like Asperger's isn't so much about not being able to ca ... |
| Topic: HELP! I THINK IM GAY!!! please reply! |
Grey_Kameleon
Replies: 23
Views: 720
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:53 am Subject: HELP! I THINK IM GAY!!! please reply! |
OMG! all I see is a 'broken link' box! What does this mean??????
It means you are gay. If you're straight, you'll see women in bikinis. If you're bi, you'll see both. |
| Topic: not convinced I have Asperger's |
Grey_Kameleon
Replies: 45
Views: 1599
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:48 am Subject: not convinced I have Asperger's |
| Daniel, you are very right. I have apparently been using the word empathy very wrongly for a while now (or at least very creatively). |
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