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 Topic: Handwriting anyone? Inconsistent or just plain bad? |
Matt62
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:48 pm Subject: Handwriting anyone? Inconsistent or just plain bad? |
That is better than mine at its best! LOL
Matt |
| Topic: Handwriting anyone? Inconsistent or just plain bad? |
Matt62
Replies: 65
Views: 3912
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 11:41 am Subject: Handwriting anyone? Inconsistent or just plain bad? |
Well, it was always bad. But now throw in arthritis starting in hands, I believe I fit Asperger's description of our writing thusly: ATROCIOUS.
Thank God for my PC!
Sincerely,
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| Topic: Faking NT |
Matt62
Replies: 41
Views: 2472
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 11:34 am Subject: Faking NT |
After 50 years of life, I've become fairly good at "acting Normal". You have to to keep a job, if you do weird things they tend to get scared!
Sincerely,
Matthew |
| Topic: Do you have any out of the ordinary ailments? |
Matt62
Replies: 53
Views: 2862
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 11:31 am Subject: Do you have any out of the ordinary ailments? |
I also have had the grandaddy of all weird kidney ailments, Glomerulonephritis. I do believe that might be related to my Crohn's but it might be spontaneous. I have also had a bladder stricture.
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| Topic: Do you have any out of the ordinary ailments? |
Matt62
Replies: 53
Views: 2862
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:51 pm Subject: Do you have any out of the ordinary ailments? |
Oh God, where can I even start!
Crohn's disease. Not fun at all, and has tons of systemic complications ( approx. 200 known!!). Osteoarthritis also. Allergies.
Sincerely,
Matthew |
| Topic: Difference between Asperger's and high functioning autism? |
Matt62
Replies: 33
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:47 pm Subject: Difference between Asperger's and high functioning autism? |
Eniterly, or at least, mostly, subjective. It depends on the mindset of the person doing the evaluation. The two are very close or the same thing..
Sincerely,
Matthew |
| Topic: People assuming things about you? |
Matt62
Replies: 24
Views: 1815
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:45 am Subject: People assuming things about you? |
No one outside of the WP Community & my Inner Circle of friends even knows that I amsuspected of being on the Spectrum..
And yet, people make assumptions all the time about me. Its so annoyin ... |
| Topic: Are people with autism borderline sociopaths? |
Matt62
Replies: 417
Views: 24051
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:43 am Subject: Are people with autism borderline sociopaths? |
Let me be concise as to these two SEPERATE conditions:
Sociopath= Lacks empathy (and guilt too)
ASD= Trouble expressing/understanding empathy. Usually ( if HF) has some kind of moral code ... |
| Topic: is eharmony worth the cost? |
Matt62
Replies: 33
Views: 7644
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Forum: Love and Dating Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:44 am Subject: is eharmony worth the cost? |
From first hand experience? No, it is NOT. My matches did not even fit my criteria and were often from too far away to be useful. I got a Pen Pal out of them. That was it.
I avoid pay sites for O ... |
| Topic: Telling your partner about AS? |
Matt62
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Forum: Love and Dating Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:21 pm Subject: Telling your partner about AS? |
Honesty is best. The other person will find out sooner or later anyway. Save yourself the pain and tell them.
My only problem with this is when & how to go about doing it.
Sincerely, ... |
| Topic: It's JUST his ASPERGERS!! |
Matt62
Replies: 34
Views: 3255
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Forum: Love and Dating Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:18 pm Subject: It's JUST his ASPERGERS!! |
| Truth in that. I have picked up the vibe here more than once that our challenges make us somehow superior to NTs. I don't believe that. Everyone has something they can be good at, but there will never ... |
| Topic: Are people with autism borderline sociopaths? |
Matt62
Replies: 417
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:00 pm Subject: Are people with autism borderline sociopaths? |
You do not need to be a sadist to be a sociopath, just a lack of honesty, ethics, & empathy, while being able to fake all three..
Mixing sadism with this though..
I believe results in ... |
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