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 Topic: How do you think - visual / verbal / patterns / other |
WerewolfPoet
Replies: 41
Views: 1206
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 9:16 pm Subject: How do you think - visual / verbal / patterns / other |
| I am definitely both a strong visual and verbal thinker; it is as though my mind is the audio recording of a oddly-but-pedantically written textbook combined with video and pictorial input. That being ... |
| Topic: Do either of your parents try to pretend you're not autistic |
WerewolfPoet
Replies: 26
Views: 1083
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 2:20 pm Subject: Do either of your parents try to pretend you're not autistic |
| My parents bought Tony Attwood's Guide To Asperger's Syndrome after my previous therapist "highly suggested" that I have it. I'm the only one in my household who read it. Granted, though, my parents d ... |
| Topic: Facial expressions tutorial |
WerewolfPoet
Replies: 10
Views: 426
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 5:52 pm Subject: Facial expressions tutorial |
| This does appear to be fairly interesting. Thank you for sharing. |
| Topic: Please test my "autism simulation"! |
WerewolfPoet
Replies: 16
Views: 819
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 4:37 pm Subject: Please test my "autism simulation"! |
| The program was incredibly basic (though more complex of a program than I am capable of making!), but it accomplishes its goal in terms of giving those without sensory issues or autistic traits the ge ... |
| Topic: Take the Alexithymia test |
WerewolfPoet
Replies: 156
Views: 25224
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 7:19 pm Subject: Take the Alexithymia test |
| I found myself "undecided" about many of the questions because I honestly don't know how I feel about many items on the quiz, especially for such items as "8. - You cannot functionally live your life ... |
| Topic: Why would he even THINK that this is a good idea? |
WerewolfPoet
Replies: 9
Views: 567
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 8:53 pm Subject: Why would he even THINK that this is a good idea? |
| Though you are likely already aware of this, a possible reason for your son doing such "socially inappropriate" things may be due to a lack of impulse control; whereas some brains process random thoug ... |
| Topic: I Can Handle the Aspergers Thing |
WerewolfPoet
Replies: 3
Views: 282
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 5:25 pm Subject: I Can Handle the Aspergers Thing |
| Though I have never been diagnosed with ADHD, my distractabilty does occasionally prevent me from writing as much as I would like to. My main issue with productivity, however, is my depression; I some ... |
| Topic: Empathy myth |
WerewolfPoet
Replies: 82
Views: 2409
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:26 pm Subject: Empathy myth |
"Your score: 21"
And I thought I was answering rather emphatically!
I do have to agree with izzeme, though, in that internal and functional empathy are two different types of empathy. I have some ... |
| Topic: Obsessed with wanting to know |
WerewolfPoet
Replies: 13
Views: 486
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 10:04 pm Subject: Obsessed with wanting to know |
| I am very much in the same situation-- I have four different relatives saying four different things about my developmental history, and my school reports from years past are not much more consistent. ... |
| Topic: I Can Understand Metaphors And Use Them |
WerewolfPoet
Replies: 66
Views: 1797
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 9:53 pm Subject: Re: I Can Understand Metaphors And Use Them |
| I can understand metaphors and use them, but if I've not encountered them before I end up being clueless to what they mean. I found the expression "airing dirty linens in public" and I had no clue wha ... |
| Topic: Dealing with retiring parents |
WerewolfPoet
Replies: 7
Views: 219
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 7:20 pm Subject: Dealing with retiring parents |
| Both my father and my stepmother are going to retire in the next year or so. They are doing so at the expected age, though my father had me later in life, so I am only eighteen at the moment. Granted, ... |
| Topic: Which of these 4 is your attitude towards people? |
WerewolfPoet
Replies: 32
Views: 1098
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 3:56 pm Subject: Which of these 4 is your attitude towards people? |
| I feel that I am becoming a 2 because of 3; because relationships take a lot of energy and often lead in heartbreak, I am slowly becoming conditioned not to want them. |
| Topic: Curious to see what aspies get on this test |
WerewolfPoet
Replies: 82
Views: 4014
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 10:13 pm Subject: Curious to see what aspies get on this test |
Musical- 4.43
Language- 4
Nature- 3.71
Self- 3.57
Social- 2.86
Math- 2.57
Spatial- 2.43
Body- 2 |
| Topic: Hogwarts Sorting Hat: Aspie Edition |
WerewolfPoet
Replies: 53
Views: 1950
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 4:56 pm Subject: Hogwarts Sorting Hat: Aspie Edition |
Online tests seem to be unable to decide which house to place in me.
As I am creative, studious, and known throughout the social world as "the smart one," I seem to a natural fit for Ravenclaw, as ... |
| Topic: Describe Aspergers using single words |
WerewolfPoet
Replies: 30
Views: 1068
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 4:19 pm Subject: Describe Aspergers using single words |
Atypical
Sensitive
Peculiar
Esoteric
Redefining
Groundbreaking
Extraordinary
Revealing
Special |
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