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 Topic: Post something that made you happy today. |
infinitenull
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 Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:48 pm Subject: Post something that made you happy today. |
| the fact that I enjoyed popping into WP for a moment... even if there was a little anxiety over dealing with some of the navigation because its not as familiar as it was :p |
| Topic: Flying |
infinitenull
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:32 pm Subject: Flying |
Airports suck, but flying is great...
I could almost cry when its time to go through security, but once I have my shoes back on I usually calm down... My job requires me to fly a couple of times a ... |
| Topic: Fluoxetine? |
infinitenull
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:51 am Subject: Fluoxetine? |
Supplements like St. John's Wart are not regulated by the FDA. The amount of the active ingredient varies from brand to brand and sometimes even from batch to batch of the same brand.
Choose a ... |
| Topic: do you wear ear defenders? |
infinitenull
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:33 am Subject: do you wear ear defenders? |
| I had a pair as a kid that were from my father's shop... at the time I thought of them as a toy and didn't quite understand why it was so comfortable drowning out sounds. I wore them all the time when ... |
| Topic: Baths and Showers |
infinitenull
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 9:11 am Subject: Baths and Showers |
I shower daily unless I dont have anywhere to go now a days... but in the past I didn't.
When I didn't the problem was all the steps that my brain turned it into: making a point of finding clothes ... |
| Topic: No empathy at all for particular person |
infinitenull
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 8:31 am Subject: No empathy at all for particular person |
I dont think this is ASD related... I am pretty sure NT people have a similar experience...
It's our brains reaction to protect us. Once the brain detects dishonesty it shuts off empathy so that t ... |
| Topic: did you want to be around people? |
infinitenull
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 8:24 am Subject: did you want to be around people? |
In early school days I was taught by parents, teachers, etc... that the way to stop being bullied was to make friends and to become popular...
By junior high school I had formed groups of friends, ... |
| Topic: How is your dating/relationship life? |
infinitenull
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 8:10 am Subject: How is your dating/relationship life? |
I voted "I'M A MAN. I am single, and I do experience chronic dating problems, which might be AS-related."
yet I dont strongly identify as manly man... and am asexual: which is actually my primary d ... |
| Topic: Aspies look younger than they are? |
infinitenull
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:32 pm Subject: Aspies look younger than they are? |
I am 30... the subject has only come up once recently and I was told that the person thought that I was maybe 20 or 21...
Otherwise I don't really have friends that are close enough to have that s ... |
| Topic: "Problem Solving" Dreams |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:20 pm Subject: "Problem Solving" Dreams |
When I am involved in more extreme intellectual work where I am wearing myself out on a daily basis mentally, I tend to do this...
Also sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night with the need ... |
| Topic: I would like to know the rational basis for this behavior |
infinitenull
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:55 am Subject: I would like to know the rational basis for this behavior |
I somewhat loose focus all the time... not just when my behavior is being corrected but just in general...
Not exactly thinking, and if so its typically not anything important... sometimes it's di ... |
| Topic: If it was possible to get rid of AS, would you go for it? |
infinitenull
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:51 am Subject: If it was possible to get rid of AS, would you go for it? |
If I could have had it early in life, like say about 5 years old just before starting school... Then I say a weak yes.
I get lots of benefits from being different, but from about 5-25 I spent a lo ... |
| Topic: Anti-Savant Skills? |
infinitenull
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:52 am Subject: Re: Anti-Savant Skills? |
I couldn't read it... and I debated on if I should say this but I think its an interesting topic so I will...
in Standard Deviation, the primary focus is not the standard, with the deviation being ... |
| Topic: SELF DIAGNOSIS ; Can you really know? |
infinitenull
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:28 am Subject: SELF DIAGNOSIS ; Can you really know? |
To OP:
Here is the thing, a diagnosis and determining root cause are two different things, and I think many people here miss that. If you are able to be objective about yourself then you should be ... |
| Topic: Clap Clap |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:57 pm Subject: Clap Clap |
How does this have ANYTHING to do with Autism or AS?!!!
It can be a stim.
Or more elaborately, a stereotypic/repetitive movement to stimulate the senses (and in turn stimulate cognitive functio ... |
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