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 Topic: Aspies and suicide (not a cry for help) |
arko5
Replies: 12
Views: 1059
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 5:56 pm Subject: Aspies and suicide (not a cry for help) |
| I think loneliness/social isolation is directly linked to depression and suicidal tendencies, so it's probably not aspergers=depression but rather aspergers may be more likely to put you in a situatio ... |
| Topic: Do you ever feel guilty for (non-sexually) touching ladies? |
arko5
Replies: 13
Views: 870
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Forum: Love and Dating Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 5:09 am Subject: Do you ever feel guilty for (non-sexually) touching ladies? |
| I've heard light touching (say on the arm) can express friendliness, although I'd be way too uncomfortable to ever actually do it. It took me a long time to work out when someone hugs you, you're sup ... |
| Topic: NY Times article on introversion |
arko5
Replies: 5
Views: 690
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 5:28 am Subject: NY Times article on introversion |
| V. interesting article. I often wonder whether the modern psychology approach is due to our individualistic society. Whenever an someone has something resembling a mental illness the focus seems to ... |
| Topic: What did a diagnosis do for you? |
arko5
Replies: 16
Views: 897
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 7:16 am Subject: What did a diagnosis do for you? |
It lets you come onto wrongplanet and moan about NTs  . Seriously though I've found a diagnosis allows you to forgive yourself for some of the traits associated with AS, it can also make you aware ... |
| Topic: Does everyone here have sensory issues? |
arko5
Replies: 7
Views: 678
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 7:04 am Subject: Does everyone here have sensory issues? |
| I find I can ignore external sounds most of the time, it's when I'm stressed or tired that 'sensory issues' appear (I'm not entirely sure if they are sensory issues or not). When it happens it's lik ... |
| Topic: Advantages to Asperger's Syndrome? |
arko5
Replies: 23
Views: 2226
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 7:00 am Subject: Advantages to Asperger's Syndrome? |
| I've always appreciated being able to learn something insanely quickly when it becomes a special interest, can be useful. There's also extreme attention to detail, although I think this can go both w ... |
| Topic: College assistance |
arko5
Replies: 10
Views: 606
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:46 am Subject: College assistance |
| I'm in the UK so the support may be slightly different, but I've just applied for assistance for the first time this year. I was allowed to have on-campus accommodation for all years (normally you m ... |
| Topic: ever wish you were deaf? |
arko5
Replies: 30
Views: 1326
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:37 am Subject: ever wish you were deaf? |
| I wish you could close off your ears like shutting your eyelids. It would be great to just turn off sound sometimes, I can only think of one occasion were I've 'heard' silence (walking on the moors), ... |
| Topic: Computer OS |
arko5
Replies: 20
Views: 1161
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 6:26 pm Subject: Computer OS |
| I'm currently using windows 7, I have to say I'm pleasantly surprised with the quality, it seems like it's the new xp. I did toy around with linux for a while, I used ubuntu for a few years and loved ... |
| Topic: not afraid to join conversations, I just don't know how. |
arko5
Replies: 12
Views: 1776
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 1:15 pm Subject: not afraid to join conversations, I just don't know how. |
| I quite often get called shy when in fact I just can't generate small talk fast enough in a group conversation. I can't offer much advice in terms of joining conversations, but perhaps you could watc ... |
| Topic: IMDB top 250 |
arko5
Replies: 7
Views: 717
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 1:25 pm Subject: IMDB top 250 |
| Is anyone else here working their way through the imdb top 250? I wanted to watch more 'good' films so I decided to use the list, I've currently seen 206 of them (might make that 207 tonight). It's ... |
| Topic: XKCD |
arko5
Replies: 16
Views: 1191
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:45 am Subject: XKCD |
| great webcomic, I think it's listed amongst the core textbooks for most computing/maths/science degrees. |
| Topic: Eye contact |
arko5
Replies: 19
Views: 1851
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:46 am Subject: Eye contact |
| Are people supposed to look at each other when walking in the street? I'd never really considered that before, I just walk along pretty much oblivious to all but vague shapes I have to walk around. ... |
| Topic: "You only started acting like you had autism since your |
arko5
Replies: 30
Views: 2097
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:38 am Subject: "You only started acting like you had autism since your |
| I haven't been told that by people, but I do worry that it has happened sometimes (i.e. I may have become 'more autistic' since diagnosis). It seems plausible that a diagnosis makes the traits seem m ... |
| Topic: The new AS Test (Among the best I've seen) |
arko5
Replies: 190
Views: 12252
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:23 am Subject: The new AS Test (Among the best I've seen) |
| 66/72, considering I'm only supposed to have 'mild aspergers' that seems pretty high, mainly lack the synaesthesia stuff. I've never heard of 'autistic inertia' before, I've been wondering why I find ... |
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