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 Topic: Graet article - by Donna Williams |
MJIthewriter
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:09 am Subject: Graet article - by Donna Williams |
Thanks. This is going in my bookmarks along with the interviews.
Though, I can very competitive or not very competitive... I guess it depends. As a general rule I hate having to compete for things. ... |
| Topic: Lack of Imagination- No I don't |
MJIthewriter
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:50 am Subject: Lack of Imagination- No I don't |
Sorry for bumping this, but I am a lurker that found this topic through the search...
I have PDD NOS and I believe I have a very good imagination when developing things. I can look at just about a ... |
| Topic: Aspger's and ADD not each other's friend, especialy for work |
MJIthewriter
Replies: 20
Views: 663
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 6:31 pm Subject: Aspger's and ADD not each other's friend, especialy for work |
| I must be one of the ADHD type auties as well... I find it interesting because they say auties need a schedule and keep to it rigidly. Me I can't keep to a shedule... but I find I need to have some s ... |
| Topic: Why do neurotypicals not appreciate the aspies' ? |
MJIthewriter
Replies: 18
Views: 771
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 5:43 pm Subject: Why do neurotypicals not appreciate the aspies' ? |
| I come across a similar issue. It isn't that people don't appriciate my work. In fact I get lots of compliments... Just I have no idea how to get the ball rolling so I can get something published. Pa ... |
| Topic: Do people care more about your diagnosis than your feelings? |
MJIthewriter
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 5:47 am Subject: Do people care more about your diagnosis than your feelings? |
My grandma is a bit like this...I've been kindly telling her and trying to work with ehr to stop. I hope we are making progress.
Eve notice it seems to be the negative things that people compare wi ... |
| Topic: Glasses. |
MJIthewriter
Replies: 79
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 5:03 am Subject: Glasses. |
| I'm nearsighted. Likely I could have used them since 3rd grade but being a stubborn person I am, put up with blurry vision until freshman year in highschool, when it got to the point I couldn't take n ... |
| Topic: The Cure... |
MJIthewriter
Replies: 21
Views: 750
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 4:40 am Subject: The Cure... |
Here's my take from reading both sides of the argument:
The people wanting "cure" want the same things people who don't want a cure are striving for. Like it or not I think some of the points of ne ... |
| Topic: Do you enjoy being misjudged? |
MJIthewriter
Replies: 16
Views: 552
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 8:02 pm Subject: Do you enjoy being misjudged? |
I'm glad someone knows what I'm talking about. . .
(Possibly the finest moment of my freshman year: "I can't believe I'm being beaten by a 13 year old female chess player." Out loud. So much bette ... |
| Topic: What YEAR were you officially diagnosed? |
MJIthewriter
Replies: 49
Views: 936
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:34 pm Subject: What YEAR were you officially diagnosed? |
| 1989 (PDD NOS) |
| Topic: Do u ever get depressed for no reason? |
MJIthewriter
Replies: 29
Views: 1047
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:15 pm Subject: Do u ever get depressed for no reason? |
| i've gotten used to the idea that i'm not at all aware of my feelings until it hits a certain extreme. it's something i plan to pursue in therapy, actually, because it's really freaking inconvenient t ... |
| Topic: Hate for auties on Oprah.com |
MJIthewriter
Replies: 51
Views: 2322
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:22 am Subject: Hate for auties on Oprah.com |
| Shelby, I want to go on and post something, but I can't... It won't let me log on... I get an error. Okay I'm trying IE and now I can create an account but my computer is dragging. It will take me awh ... |
| Topic: Do u ever get depressed for no reason? |
MJIthewriter
Replies: 29
Views: 1047
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:46 am Subject: Do u ever get depressed for no reason? |
Right now.  |
| Topic: Anyone get measles, mumps, or chicken pox from the vaccine? |
MJIthewriter
Replies: 35
Views: 771
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:44 am Subject: Anyone get measles, mumps, or chicken pox from the vaccine? |
I got chickenpox the hard way at age 5 if I remember... I was told not to scratch or it will scar, but at the time I couldn't care less and scratched like crazy... 
As far as the other stuff ... |
| Topic: Is your general knowledge limited? |
MJIthewriter
Replies: 35
Views: 810
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:28 am Subject: Is your general knowledge limited? |
| I don't know... I seem to pick up just about anything I put my mind to and not forget easily. I think I may deal with low latent inhibition. The good thing is, I can talk about a variety of topics, l ... |
| Topic: Hate for auties on Oprah.com |
MJIthewriter
Replies: 51
Views: 2322
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:24 am Subject: Hate for auties on Oprah.com |
Trolls will be trolls...  You can't change someone's opinion or open a closed mind...
The best anyone can do is give positive insight in a non confrontational way and hope it will benefit the mo ... |
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