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 Topic: how does one motivate ones self. |
kclark
Replies: 18
Views: 324
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 Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:46 am Subject: how does one motivate ones self. |
I reward myself for getting tough things done with sushi.
I try and keep it as a last resort to give myself that last push if I am having trouble. |
| Topic: What's your Autism Quotient? |
kclark
Replies: 92
Views: 2313
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:35 am Subject: What's your Autism Quotient? |
| I have taken this quiz many times. I took it in different moods. During when I thought I was aspie, when I thought I wasn't. I have taken trying to put a NT spin on my answers and trying to put a AS s ... |
| Topic: My history, any autistic traits, etc? Discussion... |
kclark
Replies: 11
Views: 567
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:14 pm Subject: My history, any autistic traits, etc? Discussion... |
LabPet,
I think that is a typical symptom of grieving for someone. You see them where they normally would be. You expect to hear them and then you realize that they are not there. It feels like get ... |
| Topic: Doing more than one thing at a time |
kclark
Replies: 20
Views: 492
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:34 am Subject: Doing more than one thing at a time |
| My math comprehension works the same way. Class is only useful for watching the teacher perform the steps. I catch the names of the steps and get nice clues and shortcuts. I just get confused listenin ... |
| Topic: wandering off |
kclark
Replies: 34
Views: 732
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:24 am Subject: wandering off |
I wander. When I worked at the mall the best part was wandering the back hallways after hours. It is like some rat maze back there. I wander around the campus if I am early for class.
I wandered arou ... |
| Topic: RUSH on Colbert Report!!!!!!!!! |
kclark
Replies: 19
Views: 612
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:54 am Subject: RUSH on Colbert Report!!!!!!!!! |
| I thought it was strange because I knew that Colbert was doing it on purpose as a joke. He knew the song wasn't done and I knew that he was doing it on purpose the second he ran on stage. Yet I still ... |
| Topic: RUSH on Colbert Report!!!!!!!!! |
kclark
Replies: 19
Views: 612
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:28 pm Subject: RUSH on Colbert Report!!!!!!!!! |
I caught that episode it rocked.
For some reason I got embarrassed when Colbert ran out on stage at the "end" of the song. Probably because it is the sort of thing that I would do and actually mean i ... |
| Topic: Reading Fiction can help the socially awkward says research |
kclark
Replies: 20
Views: 789
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:24 pm Subject: Reading Fiction can help the socially awkward says research |
| Reading never helped me with close social interactions. I still have no clue and I think my biggest stumbling block is mentally stalling and crashing and burning when interacting with people. I have n ... |
| Topic: Social skills lessons-- I don't get why. |
kclark
Replies: 18
Views: 657
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:06 pm Subject: Social skills lessons-- I don't get why. |
| To me it is like the difference between reading and watching basketball and going out and playing basketball. It is really hard to perfect your jump shot without stepping on the court and shooting som ... |
| Topic: Obama thinks your kids should learn Spanish |
kclark
Replies: 118
Views: 2658
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:15 pm Subject: Obama thinks your kids should learn Spanish |
Wow, Fred2670. That post seems pretty offensive to those who speak the Spanish language.
American's speaking Spanish to Spanish speaking people to do business is stooping to their level?
That is pre ... |
| Topic: Teacher burns student as punishment and others support it... |
kclark
Replies: 46
Views: 1110
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:58 am Subject: Teacher burns student as punishment and others support it... |
Religious topics aside, if this was a consensual event, how is this any different than a teen getting a piercing or a tattoo?
With that said, I don't agree with what he did and definitely don't like ... |
| Topic: morse code |
kclark
Replies: 19
Views: 579
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:57 am Subject: morse code |
| I had started learning morse when I was young, but after a bad experience at a ham operator's meeting I lost most of my interest for it. |
| Topic: Stage Fright and ASD. |
kclark
Replies: 21
Views: 459
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:00 am Subject: Stage Fright and ASD. |
| I get pretty bad stage fright, but I find when I actually get up there and start it pretty much disappears. I did pass out once at a podium, but I think it was mainly due to a hot lamp shining directl ... |
| Topic: Mirroring? |
kclark
Replies: 2
Views: 237
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:26 am Subject: Mirroring? |
| I know I am terrible using the mirror. When I shave I am constantly angling it wrong because I am looking in the mirror and going in the wrong direction. I actually do a lot better if I don't look in ... |
| Topic: The rarest thing you've ever seen. |
kclark
Replies: 24
Views: 453
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:05 pm Subject: The rarest thing you've ever seen. |
| I talked to an albino guy when I used to work at the mall. |
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