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 Topic: Any INTJ s in this forum? |
conundrum
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 12:56 am Subject: Any INTJ s in this forum? |
Taken the test twice, INTJ both times. INTJs rule the world...quietly
Ditto.
Most of us are INTJ, I suspect. It almost reads like a definition of Asperger's.
In some ways, yes it does.
I' ... |
| Topic: Aspies as Shamans ... and "Shaman's Disease" |
conundrum
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 12:50 am Subject: Aspies as Shamans ... and "Shaman's Disease" |
| Thank you for sharing this (all of you)--a lot of it does make sense. Seeing and otherwise sensing things differently, being "outside" of "conventional" society but still having much to offer to it... ... |
| Topic: Do others grow up too fast? |
conundrum
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 12:38 pm Subject: Do others grow up too fast? |
| I am somewhere in the middle right now (chronological age: 34). My favorite "adult show" is LAW AND ORDER: SVU (also watched the others in the franchise when they were still on, especially CRIMINAL IN ... |
| Topic: Do others grow up too fast? |
conundrum
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 10:52 pm Subject: Do others grow up too fast? |
| I feel bad for my 13 year old sister she feels she's too old for toys. I think becoming an adult can lead to depression some what. Instead of being excited over things alot or having a passionate obse ... |
| Topic: Why is talking to yourself "not normal?" |
conundrum
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 2:05 pm Subject: Why is talking to yourself "not normal?" |
| A few of you said what I was going to: put in a fake phone earpiece. I see so many people who look like they are talking to themselves, and then I see the Bluetooth device and realize what's really go ... |
| Topic: Why is talking to yourself "not normal?" |
conundrum
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 1:12 am Subject: Why is talking to yourself "not normal?" |
It is funny that it is not normal not to talk to yourself when you are a child, but it is not normal to talk to yourself when you are an adult.
Narmal, Nermal, Nirmal, Nurmal, Normal.
Very true. ... |
| Topic: Why is talking to yourself "not normal?" |
conundrum
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 1:02 am Subject: Why is talking to yourself "not normal?" |
| I do it all the time. I try to "catch" myself if it's in public (like on the bus to and from work, where I do it most often), but yes--it helps me work things out. Lately, I've been writing some of it ... |
| Topic: Would you rather have been public or homeschooled? |
conundrum
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 2:12 am Subject: Would you rather have been public or homeschooled? |
I selected "indifferent" because the answer is different, for different times:
I was in public school, and in retrospect, I think I ended up being better off for it--learned how to cope with social ... |
| Topic: Are you not aware of the traits you have? |
conundrum
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 2:06 am Subject: Are you not aware of the traits you have? |
"Their opinon is theirs, my opinon is mine. They are allowed to have their opinion, and I am allowed to have mine. They don't have to be the same."
I realy don't care what others think, I learned t ... |
| Topic: Do you hate it when people start a conversation with you? |
conundrum
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 2:03 am Subject: Do you hate it when people start a conversation with you? |
| I was sitting in the library reading when some old drunk guy sat down and started talking to me. I ignored him, but he kept on talking. In fact, it only provoked him to get a reaction from me. I was b ... |
| Topic: Do you hate it when people start a conversation with you? |
conundrum
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 12:21 am Subject: Do you hate it when people start a conversation with you? |
| Used to be very uncomfortable with this, and probably still would be if not for my cashiering job. "Small talk" is practically an unwritten requirement, and somehow, I've managed to "master" it fairly ... |
| Topic: Are you not aware of the traits you have? |
conundrum
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 12:19 am Subject: Are you not aware of the traits you have? |
| There are times when I forget too, say something that I probably shouldn't have, and then immediately think "oh, s**t." I don't get too many comments--just the occasional odd look (somewhere between " ... |
| Topic: I thought,... |
conundrum
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 1:55 am Subject: I thought,... |
I agree. They had no business inviting themselves in the first place. What they did to you was selfish and inexcusable.
Same goes for your "friend." That was really sh**ty of her.
I don't blame ... |
| Topic: Which Summer 2013 movies do you want to see the most? |
conundrum
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 8:39 pm Subject: Which Summer 2013 movies do you want to see the most? |
STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS. I don't plan on seeing too many films first-run, but this is definitely happening.  |
| Topic: Do you watch My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic? |
conundrum
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 11:08 pm Subject: Do you watch My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic? |
@Ganondox: drop it. You are never going to convince him of anything other than what he has already convinced himself.
@Klowglas: I find it amusing that you go on and on about how his defense of the ... |
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