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 Topic: how do i initiate a friendship? with another aspie?? |
Merceile
Replies: 11
Views: 330
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 Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 10:57 am Subject: how do i initiate a friendship? with another aspie?? |
| Why don't you write him an Email und explain exactly what you just told us? I learnt to tell people exactly what I want or mean, when I don't want to be misunderstood. And him beeing an Aspie too doub ... |
| Topic: Girl's stag night |
Merceile
Replies: 9
Views: 420
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 8:01 pm Subject: Girl's stag night |
I just came home from a girls stag night, or more of a eve of the wedding party? I'm not quite sure what the correct english term is.
It was one of the worst experiances I ever had. And not becaus ... |
| Topic: Birthday gift for my brother, help ! |
Merceile
Replies: 6
Views: 366
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 11:59 am Subject: Birthday gift for my brother, help ! |
| Well I ment no suprises in the sense that I couldn't take him spontaneously to a concert or something if it wasn't his own idea and he had some time to get used to it? It might work if it is really so ... |
| Topic: Birthday gift for my brother, help ! |
Merceile
Replies: 6
Views: 366
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:39 am Subject: Birthday gift for my brother, help ! |
| I kind of want to say thank you to my brother, so I wanted to give him something a little more meaningful than usual. But that turns out to be really difficult. I have been diagnosed with Aspergers, ... |
| Topic: Present for one's host |
Merceile
Replies: 2
Views: 153
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 11:36 am Subject: Present for one's host |
Usually you give a small present when you are invited somewhere, mostly when you actually stay somewhere a few days.
So I got chocolate today, actually really really really bad foreign chocolate. ... |
| Topic: Finally got the Disability pension in Australia |
Merceile
Replies: 8
Views: 837
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 11:13 am Subject: Finally got the Disability pension in Australia |
| Getting some kind of pension does not mean giving up. It doesn't mean you are not allowed to work, I guess it is even encouraged. (wouldn't you get bored?) But it can take a lot of pressure off, if yo ... |
| Topic: Outcome of informing at work about AS |
Merceile
Replies: 8
Views: 504
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 10:41 am Subject: Outcome of informing at work about AS |
| I tried that once and it didn't work out at all. But I guess that depends on the kind of relationship between boss and employee or what kind of person your boss is. While my boss gave me more leeway ( ... |
| Topic: I got fired because.. |
Merceile
Replies: 2
Views: 663
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 8:21 am Subject: I got fired because.. |
I am working different jobs and I tend to get fired, mostly without reason and sometimes I just don't understand it.
So I had this temp thing which was basically filing - my boss was a bit of an a ... |
| Topic: Procrastination and time management |
Merceile
Replies: 14
Views: 1161
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 8:01 am Subject: Procrastination and time management |
| I use my iPhone for everything. I have alarms set for paying bills, doing laundry, shopping (including shopping list ect) - I even have monthly alarms set for things like calling my grandmother or pho ... |
| Topic: Procrastination and time management |
Merceile
Replies: 14
Views: 1161
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 1:46 pm Subject: Procrastination and time management |
ADD is an out dated term. Its now called ADHD-PI (primarily inattentive).
I think that change hasn't made it into german professional literature yet. (English isn't my mothertongue obviously, sorry ... |
| Topic: Procrastination and time management |
Merceile
Replies: 14
Views: 1161
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 11:00 am Subject: Procrastination and time management |
| Well ADD like me is without the hyperactivity (otherwise it would be called ADHD) - I am more of a dreamer and get easily distracted. But I was a very quiet and well behaved child, kust lost in my own ... |
| Topic: Procrastination and time management |
Merceile
Replies: 14
Views: 1161
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 7:34 am Subject: Procrastination and time management |
| I have huge issues with procrastination and my atrocious time management. Well I was diagnosed with ADD long before my Aspergers diagnosis for a reason. I have problems to get my priorities straight, ... |
| Topic: Should I just say I have Asperger's First thing? |
Merceile
Replies: 13
Views: 1242
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:24 pm Subject: Should I just say I have Asperger's First thing? |
| Well the whole idea is that they can simply chose to ignore something you have written, they have time to think about it and don't have to answer immeadiately. It is less offensive, and if you are jus ... |
| Topic: Should I just say I have Asperger's First thing? |
Merceile
Replies: 13
Views: 1242
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:57 pm Subject: Should I just say I have Asperger's First thing? |
| I would try to explain to them now, probably also only in writing. You will feel less insecure, and that makes it easier to get your point across. It is also less confrontenal. If you do it next semes ... |
| Topic: Should I just say I have Asperger's First thing? |
Merceile
Replies: 13
Views: 1242
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 11:10 am Subject: Should I just say I have Asperger's First thing? |
| Well I did have the problem that people thought I was hitting on them too. You are a guy, so it looks probably worse for you if you approach a group of females. Were they generally good looking? All o ... |
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