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 Topic: The Aspie Quiz |
ToughDiamond
Replies: 14
Views: 3414
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 9:12 am Subject: Re: The Aspie Quiz |
Yes indeed, what hunting got to do with AS?
And what about, "Do you like to jump over things?"
The guy who designed the test was interested in the "Neanderthal theory" of AS. If I remember ... |
| Topic: politely refusing offers |
ToughDiamond
Replies: 32
Views: 1632
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 9:29 am Subject: politely refusing offers |
| Only time I've noticed this about food was my aunt who offered me more of some dessert I'd just said I'd enjoyed. My parents told me later I should have refused, though when I questioned it they admit ... |
| Topic: First time in history!!!! The NT/AS open hotline !!!!!! |
ToughDiamond
Replies: 1798
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:15 am Subject: First time in history!!!! The NT/AS open hotline !!!!!! |
Question for AS people:
If you're in a marriage or long-term relationship equivalent, do you have any wants and/or expectations from it? If yes, what?
If you're not currently in such a relationshi ... |
| Topic: Do you find this type of gossip boring? |
ToughDiamond
Replies: 26
Views: 1152
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:46 am Subject: Do you find this type of gossip boring? |
| I don't see that kind of "matter-of-fact" gossip as a bad thing. Just like others here, I'm not going to feel interested if it's about somebody I'm not interested in. No big surprises there. If it ... |
| Topic: Going On and On About A Subject |
ToughDiamond
Replies: 10
Views: 519
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 7:20 am Subject: Going On and On About A Subject |
Isn't there a better way than walking away?
My grandmother used to talk for hours........in the end I just relaxed and accepted that most of it wasn't going in. I'd kind of pretend to listen, which ... |
| Topic: Exchanging phone numbers with new friends? |
ToughDiamond
Replies: 7
Views: 384
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 6:10 am Subject: Exchanging phone numbers with new friends? |
| Usually I just stay really passive and wait for them to make overtures to me. Haven't ever asked to friend anybody on Facebook, don't even know where the button is for that. But Facebook friending is ... |
| Topic: Why do a lot of NTs seem to hate intellectuals? |
ToughDiamond
Replies: 122
Views: 6789
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 5:33 am Subject: Why do a lot of NTs seem to hate intellectuals? |
| Excuse me if this has already been mentioned, but maybe some of this apparent hatred of intellect we notice is simply their expression of frustration whenever they try to reach us emotionally and we r ... |
| Topic: My husband keeps accusing me of ignoring him... |
ToughDiamond
Replies: 31
Views: 1821
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 10:27 am Subject: My husband keeps accusing me of ignoring him... |
This is only a conjecture that I am making off the cuff. I have no scientific proof of this. I am not defending his behavior one bit. I'm just stating what I think ocurred. First, qplan is mo ... |
| Topic: My husband keeps accusing me of ignoring him... |
ToughDiamond
Replies: 31
Views: 1821
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:29 am Subject: My husband keeps accusing me of ignoring him... |
What baffles me is that the nearest he gets to detailing his problems with her is that she hurt his business because he didn't know she had AS.  Could it be that he's a poor communicator whose p ... |
| Topic: My husband keeps accusing me of ignoring him... |
ToughDiamond
Replies: 31
Views: 1821
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:12 am Subject: My husband keeps accusing me of ignoring him... |
My husband keeps accusing me of ignoring him...
most people i know accuse me of "ignoring" them, but i just ignore their accusations because they are not true, and also because i could not care less ... |
| Topic: Why do a lot of NTs seem to hate intellectuals? |
ToughDiamond
Replies: 122
Views: 6789
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 7:04 am Subject: Why do a lot of NTs seem to hate intellectuals? |
| We make their heads hurt because they're not used to critical thinking, and their intellectual muscle-power is embarrassingly feeble. Nobody likes to stand next to a person who out-classes them. It' ... |
| Topic: Excuses |
ToughDiamond
Replies: 24
Views: 1008
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 5:07 am Subject: Excuses |
TD, sorry but I found a few...
Eg: "If you become one of those inveterate punsters, you soon find yourself the center of inattention,`` he warned."
Bah! Bang goes my hope of turning my wordplay ... |
| Topic: Excuses |
ToughDiamond
Replies: 24
Views: 1008
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 7:04 pm Subject: Excuses |
the centre of inattention
 great way to describe it, yes.
Thanks. I just googled the term and it doesn't seem to have been used before in such a context.  |
| Topic: Excuses |
ToughDiamond
Replies: 24
Views: 1008
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:04 am Subject: Excuses |
| Well well, look at all these adamantly sought-after autistics here! Wish I had your problem, guys. With my social life, if anything, I'd have to make up excuses for accepting the invitation, if I wa ... |
| Topic: Excuses |
ToughDiamond
Replies: 24
Views: 1008
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 8:18 am Subject: Excuses |
| If I felt they were being too invasive about getting me to join in, I might tell a downright lie, but I'd prefer to just call them out for their aggression and tell them not to do that, and just admit ... |
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