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 Topic: aspies vs women- where have you felt contradictions? |
Semi_Lost_Serenity
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 Forum: Women's Discussion Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:38 pm Subject: aspies vs women- where have you felt contradictions? |
| I hate shopping, make up, don't have a clue what it means to "style one's hair", and only own a hair dryer because my mom gave me her old one (so that in the dead of winter, my hair wouldn't literally ... |
| Topic: Self esteem boosters |
Semi_Lost_Serenity
Replies: 12
Views: 396
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:14 pm Subject: Self esteem boosters |
Dance around to country music and have my guineas giving me questioning, grumpy looks (they hate being woken up from their naps).
Eat chocolate.
Drink coffee.
Think about all those people who ... |
| Topic: Resources for adults... |
Semi_Lost_Serenity
Replies: 9
Views: 336
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:08 pm Subject: Resources for adults... |
My apologies.
The Craigslist in DC isn't so bad - just have to be careful of the usual creeps, idiots, and those who seek to do harm.
So scratch Craigslist (I don't trust it for a job source and ... |
| Topic: Women, Aspergers and Sex Drive |
Semi_Lost_Serenity
Replies: 37
Views: 5622
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Forum: Women's Discussion Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:29 pm Subject: Women, Aspergers and Sex Drive |
| Mine is not either "on or off". It's either there or it's not. It's a great source of frustration. |
| Topic: Auditory Processing Disorder |
Semi_Lost_Serenity
Replies: 8
Views: 288
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:34 pm Subject: Auditory Processing Disorder |
| The audiologist says that she cannot rule out APD in my case because I have autism. Since those on the spectrum have difficulty with processing language, it could be the autism. However, since I do ... |
| Topic: Does anybody in here understand relationships? I need help |
Semi_Lost_Serenity
Replies: 15
Views: 999
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Forum: Women's Discussion Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:09 pm Subject: Does anybody in here understand relationships? I need help |
Talking about it has already helped a ton. I'm glad I didn't keep it all bottled up inside (my usual recourse) - the anger was eating me alive.
There are some days I doubt I am autistic because I ... |
| Topic: Talking to my prof? |
Semi_Lost_Serenity
Replies: 11
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Forum: School and College Life Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:04 pm Subject: Talking to my prof? |
| IF you did really, really poor on the midterm, ask your professor if you can re-take the midterm and explain that you were having an off-week. This is usually acceptable in most situations - depends ... |
| Topic: Does anybody in here understand relationships? I need help |
Semi_Lost_Serenity
Replies: 15
Views: 999
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Forum: Women's Discussion Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:38 pm Subject: Does anybody in here understand relationships? I need help |
| Well, when I'm horny, I'm horny and when I'm not, I'm not. It's actually like my emotions: I have difficulty expressing those finer "in the middle" emotions. My emotions don't multi-task, neither do ... |
| Topic: scale of -10 to +10, how do you feel right now? |
Semi_Lost_Serenity
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:25 am Subject: scale of -10 to +10, how do you feel right now? |
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I'm procrastinating, it's a nice day outside.
My feet are cold and I have much homework and chores to do before tonight. Blah. |
| Topic: New to AS and Wrong Planet |
Semi_Lost_Serenity
Replies: 23
Views: 564
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Forum: Getting to know each other Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:12 am Subject: New to AS and Wrong Planet |
Welcome!
Is that a picture of a barn owl? |
| Topic: Resources for adults... |
Semi_Lost_Serenity
Replies: 9
Views: 336
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:11 am Subject: Resources for adults... |
I beg to differ.
If it was a failure, I would not have responded.
I'm having the same trouble out in MD. DC has great resources for my speech and hearing, but Florida has the resources I need f ... |
| Topic: ERROR! Anybody else? |
Semi_Lost_Serenity
Replies: 18
Views: 693
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:08 am Subject: ERROR! Anybody else? |
| Oh thank god. My computer is still working. I thought the error message was my computer telling me to "Go to bed all ready!". Ha ha. (Lame joke, I know) |
| Topic: Is Anyone Else Studying like 3+ Hours Per Day Right Now? |
Semi_Lost_Serenity
Replies: 23
Views: 855
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Forum: School and College Life Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:07 am Subject: Is Anyone Else Studying like 3+ Hours Per Day Right Now? |
Oh, you're not the only one.
I'm a graduate student who's graduating in May.
I spent all of yesterday (about 8 hours) studying THREE chapters. Not a whole book, THREE chapters. By the end of t ... |
| Topic: Does anybody in here understand relationships? I need help |
Semi_Lost_Serenity
Replies: 15
Views: 999
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Forum: Women's Discussion Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:05 am Subject: Does anybody in here understand relationships? I need help |
It's nice to know I'm not alone 
Yeah, he knows I have autism. I tell guys within the first or second date - if they're scardy cats, then I wouldn't want one any way. My meltdowns take a pretty ... |
| Topic: Does anybody in here understand relationships? I need help |
Semi_Lost_Serenity
Replies: 15
Views: 999
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Forum: Women's Discussion Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:31 pm Subject: Does anybody in here understand relationships? I need help |
I need to know all the hows. So, nothing is unwarranted because I'm just craving information.
There's no books out there written by autistic adults in relationships. And if there does exist such ... |
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