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Message |
 Topic: Aspie Love Stories |
Liverbird
Replies: 40
Views: 2099
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 1:07 pm Subject: Aspie Love Stories |
DO NOT ACCEPT WHO YOU ARE. It is natural instinct to do this. Look at reality. You are NOT normal. At your age, I knew I was different but didn't know why. I went through the next 16 years of ... |
| Topic: Autism Speaks |
Liverbird
Replies: 40
Views: 1380
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 12:52 pm Subject: Autism Speaks |
Heck, I'd consider robots taking over the world and destroying humanity a more likely outcome than that.
OOOOhhhh. I vote for that! |
| Topic: object blindness? |
Liverbird
Replies: 19
Views: 474
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 12:48 pm Subject: object blindness? |
| My husband says I do this especially when something needs to be picked up. He doesn't understand how I can just "ignore" certain things. He forgets that my brain is usually working on some problem i ... |
| Topic: How did you decide what you wanted to do with your life? |
Liverbird
Replies: 25
Views: 688
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 12:00 pm Subject: How did you decide what you wanted to do with your life? |
| I'm still waiting for that magical thing to hit me on the head. I have a degree in early childhood education and two teaching licenses, but I can't seem to decide if I actually want to be trapped in ... |
| Topic: The "N" Word |
Liverbird
Replies: 43
Views: 1599
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:55 am Subject: The "N" Word |
| Sometimes after particularly bad social interactions in which I later find out that the person went to someone else and said something to the effect of "what's wrong with her/why is she so weird/etc." ... |
| Topic: Aspie Love Stories |
Liverbird
Replies: 40
Views: 2099
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:14 am Subject: Aspie Love Stories |
| I think that in my case, and those of you who are the same chime in, that I have a forever brick wall with barbed wire fences around my heart. I'm WAY too easily hurt by people. I tend to rebuff fir ... |
| Topic: Does It Bother You To Have People Feeling Sorry For You? |
Liverbird
Replies: 32
Views: 709
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:07 am Subject: Does It Bother You To Have People Feeling Sorry For You? |
| I think that howzat is a texter. That's why the spelling. Just read phonetically and you'll figure it out. |
| Topic: The "N" Word |
Liverbird
Replies: 43
Views: 1599
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:02 am Subject: The "N" Word |
There is no such thing as a normal, problem-free person. Everyone is different in some way.
And isn't that a happy world view? Sorry, but as the weird cog in the wheel, I understand that some ... |
| Topic: Facial Expressions Take So Much Effort. What about you? |
Liverbird
Replies: 29
Views: 727
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:58 am Subject: Facial Expressions Take So Much Effort. What about you? |
I hate that when people say, "Cheer up, it's not that bad." A few years ago, I started replying, "You're right, it's much worse than that."
Imagine the looks that I get, then! Love it! |
| Topic: Aspergers the syndrome of the year |
Liverbird
Replies: 94
Views: 3630
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:49 am Subject: Aspergers the syndrome of the year |
It seems to me that the real debate here is that if you are self-diagnosed then somehow you aren't as valid as someone who has been officially diagnosed. Ridiculous.
So, does that mean I can't sel ... |
| Topic: Autism Speaks |
Liverbird
Replies: 40
Views: 1380
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:36 am Subject: Autism Speaks |
| The problem with that is that there have been tests for lots of other things like Downs, etc and people are still having babies anyway. I think it's a concern that people will view it as a way to eli ... |
| Topic: Asperger's and athletic hobbies |
Liverbird
Replies: 28
Views: 687
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:31 am Subject: Asperger's and athletic hobbies |
| If you read Dr. Jean Ayres she says that for sensory integration issues, specific purposeful movements are needed. Not to say physical sports, but my son is diagnosed AS and he has found that jogging ... |
| Topic: NuDictionary |
Liverbird
Replies: 30
Views: 803
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:59 pm Subject: NuDictionary |
Hiresch.
A choking retching sound that precedes the act of vomiting. See also *technicolour hiresch.
I thought I was going to puke, but instead all I did was hiresch.
Next word: Kistamanicdy ... |
| Topic: Things you've learned-- add to the list! |
Liverbird
Replies: 16
Views: 502
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:53 pm Subject: Things you've learned-- add to the list! |
| Don't panic! |
| Topic: Aspergers the syndrome of the year |
Liverbird
Replies: 94
Views: 3630
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:48 pm Subject: Aspergers the syndrome of the year |
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You're not gay, you need to stop self diagnosing! Start dating women until you get an official diagnosis from a doctor. Only they can tell you if you're gay.
I'm sorry, I just cou ... |
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