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 Topic: Autism unawareness month |
HereComeTheLizards
Replies: 9
Views: 453
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 6:50 pm Subject: Autism unawareness month |
| The problem is that, by the very definition, and whatever their personal qualities, autistic people don't 'come across' well. This naturally has a negative imapct on how autism is perceived in the me ... |
| Topic: How to explain autism to NT dummies. |
HereComeTheLizards
Replies: 34
Views: 1080
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 5:05 pm Subject: How to explain autism to NT dummies. |
| I'd explain it as like having a house that's been wired, shall we say, unconventially. All the right appliances and fixtures are there, but the connections are different. The switch outside the bath ... |
| Topic: The "social skills" dellusion |
HereComeTheLizards
Replies: 60
Views: 2076
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:57 pm Subject: The "social skills" dellusion |
| Social skills are little more than bullshit skills. Smile. Nod. Feign interest. Follow the script. Is it any wonder those who are most expert in social skills are often successful con artists? L ... |
| Topic: What makes NT's so "normal"? |
HereComeTheLizards
Replies: 37
Views: 1107
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:13 pm Subject: What makes NT's so "normal"? |
Shallowness.
'Normal' and 'accepted' male interests : Sports, sex, one-upmanship
'Normal' and 'accepted' female interests : Shopping, gossip, bitching
Yes, I'm being harsh here. But if your ... |
| Topic: 'How are you?' |
HereComeTheLizards
Replies: 63
Views: 1692
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:06 pm Subject: 'How are you?' |
When people greet me with "How are you?", I feel like telling them the truth. That would surprise them.
What gets me about it is not only is the person not actually interested in your current sta ... |
| Topic: any other night owls? how do you make yourself go to sleep? |
HereComeTheLizards
Replies: 42
Views: 1335
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:30 pm Subject: any other night owls? how do you make yourself go to sleep? |
| Fine malt whisky. Not perfect by any means, but works for me. Especially when it's 12:30am and I have to be up at 6:50am for work. |
| Topic: What is your blood type? |
HereComeTheLizards
Replies: 51
Views: 1758
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:19 pm Subject: What is your blood type? |
| B+. Ironic, judging my outlook on life. I'm a blood donor. Not much use for me otherwise, so I may as well be a haemaglobin factory. |
| Topic: Walking on tiptoes? |
HereComeTheLizards
Replies: 37
Views: 2112
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:17 pm Subject: Walking on tiptoes? |
| Most of my family on my mothers' side do this. 'Short tendons' is the medical opinion. I am the least affected person, my brother (definately not AS) is the worst. |
| Topic: Does it bother you that you don't have love in your life? |
HereComeTheLizards
Replies: 48
Views: 1716
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:44 pm Subject: Does it bother you that you don't have love in your life? |
| I'd like love in my life the same way I'd like to have £10 million. I'd like to have it, yes, but not having it doesn't ruin my life. |
| Topic: is it me or do we not have much tolerance for bad service |
HereComeTheLizards
Replies: 26
Views: 795
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:15 pm Subject: is it me or do we not have much tolerance for bad service |
| What you have to remember is that customer service jobs are, by and large, minimum wage. I work as a shop assistant and get £5.60 an hour (minimum wage in the UK is £5.52). You are not likely to get ... |
| Topic: What's the deal with interests? |
HereComeTheLizards
Replies: 20
Views: 627
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:56 pm Subject: What's the deal with interests? |
Has your interests ever interfered with your lives?
My interests are my life. |
| Topic: Smiling... |
HereComeTheLizards
Replies: 38
Views: 1833
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:47 pm Subject: Smiling... |
Little makes me smile, except the world's stupidity.
"Cheer up, it might never happen!" they say.
Oh, but it has. It has. |
| Topic: Telling people about your AS? |
HereComeTheLizards
Replies: 31
Views: 936
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 5:32 pm Subject: Telling people about your AS? |
| I'd tell people if they asked, or made a big fuss about "what the hell is wrong with you" when I commit some bizarre faux-pas, but I'd prefer to keep it to myself. I don't need people's derision and ... |
| Topic: What is your obsession? |
HereComeTheLizards
Replies: 139
Views: 4410
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 4:38 pm Subject: What is your obsession? |
| At the moment it's European Royal history and geneology at the moment. Give me two Royals and I could quickly tell you their exact familial relatedness to each other. More morbidly, I like investiga ... |
| Topic: Friendship possibly ending; very sad. |
HereComeTheLizards
Replies: 10
Views: 621
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:00 pm Subject: Friendship possibly ending; very sad. |
| Friendship is priceless, but you shouldn't accept any price for it. |
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