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 Topic: Is watching youself in the mirror a common aspie trait? |
gitchel
Replies: 43
Views: 1434
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 3:36 pm Subject: Is watching youself in the mirror a common aspie trait? |
Several possibilities come to my mind.
It may be that he's simply fascinated by the sight of a full-sized copy of himself mimicking everything he does.
Or, this may be his first uniform, and tha ... |
| Topic: Who has body piercings? |
gitchel
Replies: 23
Views: 487
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 10:05 am Subject: Who has body piercings? |
Got almost everything done at one time or another. Most are gone now.
No ears. |
| Topic: Is Your Geeky Lifestyle Affecting Your Health? (Yahoo!Tech) |
gitchel
Replies: 11
Views: 538
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:46 pm Subject: Is Your Geeky Lifestyle Affecting Your Health? (Yahoo!Tech) |
Computer tech for close to 30 years.
WAY too much screen time.
53 years old. Diabetic and overweight.
At first, computers seemed like a great idea. Now I would sell at least two limbs to be a ... |
| Topic: Sense of Humour and AS |
gitchel
Replies: 34
Views: 967
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:07 pm Subject: Sense of Humour and AS |
Steven Wright is my favorite stand up. Though Lewis Black is close second.
I like a lot of British humor.
My current favorite sitcom is Big Bang Theory on CBS (watch for free at the CBS site or ... |
| Topic: Big Bang Theory |
gitchel
Replies: 47
Views: 2977
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:04 pm Subject: Big Bang Theory |
You can watch all the back episodes for free at the CBS website. I buy them for 2 bucks apiece on iTunes so I can carry them around on my iPod and listen to the dialog over and over 
I do love t ... |
| Topic: I'm not selfish! Am I? |
gitchel
Replies: 5
Views: 453
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Forum: Adolescent Autism Forum Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:51 pm Subject: I'm not selfish! Am I? |
It may simply be that your Mom is asking for love.
I'm sure she wonders if she's done enough, herself, and the topic she brings up may be dear to her. She may wonder if she's done enough to make a ... |
| Topic: Taking photos |
gitchel
Replies: 7
Views: 365
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:47 am Subject: Taking photos |
| Well, even without motor dysfunction, it's hard. It makes a big difference what kind of camera, how it's setup (if that kind of camera), what kind of picture you're making, and the circumstances you'r ... |
| Topic: Does Anyone Here Get Panic Attacks? |
gitchel
Replies: 23
Views: 428
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:07 am Subject: Does Anyone Here Get Panic Attacks? |
| I had panic attacks pretty bad for a while. Led to a fairly dark depression. Serzone worked for me. I used it long enough to grab a breather for several months. That allowed me to practice various cop ... |
| Topic: Serious Face |
gitchel
Replies: 26
Views: 632
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:30 pm Subject: Serious Face |
My poor Beloved - even after 29 years of marriage - keeps concluding that I am dissaproving of her or something she does. Sometimes it's impossible to convince her otherwise. :-/
I try not to wear ... |
| Topic: Stop the insanity! |
gitchel
Replies: 15
Views: 536
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 3:09 pm Subject: Stop the insanity! |
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| Topic: Symptoms of AS but not math/science oriented |
gitchel
Replies: 24
Views: 668
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:51 pm Subject: Symptoms of AS but not math/science oriented |
| I was really awful at Algebra. It took me five semesters to finally get a year's credit. And I wasn't fond of most other Math either. I can't internalize rules when I'm just told to memorize them and ... |
| Topic: You Think Too Much! |
gitchel
Replies: 28
Views: 872
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:07 am Subject: You Think Too Much! |
How many times have you had someone say this to you? "You think too much."
What exactly do they mean by this?
I've had friends, co-workers, teachers and therapists say it to me.
My current th ... |
| Topic: Have you ever been popular anywhere? |
gitchel
Replies: 37
Views: 1216
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:11 pm Subject: Have you ever been popular anywhere? |
| Second Life. |
| Topic: Are you clean? |
gitchel
Replies: 30
Views: 472
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:46 am Subject: Are you clean? |
| There was a day last Spring that I skipped my shower. But it wasn't as bad as it might have been: I did still have my small bottle of Purell with me. And, of course, the large bottle on my desk. And t ... |
| Topic: Parents of adult aspies! Are the 'teen' yrs the 'worst' yrs? |
gitchel
Replies: 12
Views: 705
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:07 pm Subject: Parents of adult aspies! Are the 'teen' yrs the 'worst' yrs? |
| I haven’t really talked bout it yet myself, but I felt I wanted to say “Yeah. It gets better.” My aspie 20-something son now has his Psychology degree, his foreign language (Russian!), a few years of ... |
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