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 Topic: Dancing Aspies? |
quirkyandlaughing
Replies: 62
Views: 10728
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 Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:53 am Subject: Dancing Aspies? |
| I've always loved dance and took a couple of classes when I was young but I suck. I mean, I really suck. I lived in Brazil for a year with girls who did nothing but Samba and I never figured it out. N ... |
| Topic: questions about gluten free diet |
quirkyandlaughing
Replies: 7
Views: 699
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:49 am Subject: questions about gluten free diet |
| I went completely GF & noticed improvement within a week. I didn't have to go through the whole celiac testing ordeal because I had an allergy test & it revealed a mild wheat allergy. I lurked ... |
| Topic: Why do I keep losing weight!!! |
quirkyandlaughing
Replies: 19
Views: 4146
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 9:29 pm Subject: Why do I keep losing weight!!! |
I will do that. Thanks again for your useful advice. 
I'm so sorry I didn't reply to your earlier question! I'm new to WP & don't have a system down yet - I totally forgot about this thread ... |
| Topic: "Is my friend really a jerk, or am I too sensitive?&quo |
quirkyandlaughing
Replies: 15
Views: 1899
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:56 am Subject: "Is my friend really a jerk, or am I too sensitive?&quo |
I have this exact same problem. I never know where the line is between standing up for myself and being oversensitive.
This is SO me. I have found that when I've dropped people, I really needed to ... |
| Topic: Contacting old friends |
quirkyandlaughing
Replies: 6
Views: 567
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:50 am Subject: Contacting old friends |
The older you get, the more this will happen & it gets REALLY easy. Especially with Facebook in the picture. 5 years isn't long, though, so I totally understand why you're nervous.
Like everyo ... |
| Topic: Do you channel frustration outwardly or inwardly? |
quirkyandlaughing
Replies: 5
Views: 471
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:41 am Subject: Do you channel frustration outwardly or inwardly? |
| My natural tendency is to do it inwardly, which I did for decades. This would ultimately culminate in a meltdown (though always in private). Though my initial instinct is still to internalize, I'm muc ... |
| Topic: are all aspies fast walkers |
quirkyandlaughing
Replies: 103
Views: 10269
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 10:11 pm Subject: are all aspies fast walkers |
This is fascinating to me that this seems to be an Aspie trait. I walk SO fast. It drives me crazy when people walk slowly. It's because I hate wasting time.
I'm the worst at a grocery store. My h ... |
| Topic: When to talk? |
quirkyandlaughing
Replies: 7
Views: 501
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 10:06 pm Subject: Re: When to talk? |
| Sometimes, there are people of the opposite sex (I'm a male) in my class who approach me and just stand right in front of me, looking in my direction. I usually pretend I didn't see them and look in a ... |
| Topic: Attachment Object |
quirkyandlaughing
Replies: 30
Views: 2709
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:57 pm Subject: Attachment Object |
| I have several. I don't know if that qualifies? I find that I constantly need things to soothe myself. Whether it's my iPad or a Starbuck's drink or a book or whatever, I never leave the house empty-h ... |
| Topic: Do you hate getting advice? |
quirkyandlaughing
Replies: 25
Views: 2583
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:51 pm Subject: Do you hate getting advice? |
i only give advice when asked or if in an area where i'm an expert.
That's my goal. Sometimes I bug myself! |
| Topic: Are people bothered by your directness? |
quirkyandlaughing
Replies: 8
Views: 846
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:50 pm Subject: Re: Are people bothered by your directness? |
| I have the tendency to talk a person's ear off so I try to be brief and concise. I state exactly what I mean and ask a lot of direct questions. People are constantly reading extra meaning into any ... |
| Topic: Do you want to be social or do you feel like you have to. |
quirkyandlaughing
Replies: 66
Views: 4890
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:46 pm Subject: Do you want to be social or do you feel like you have to. |
| I like being social with good friends. I call them "family friends." I want to be able to lay on friends' couches & not worry about small talk or any social skill stuff at all. If I move to a new ... |
| Topic: Do you hate getting advice? |
quirkyandlaughing
Replies: 25
Views: 2583
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:40 pm Subject: Do you hate getting advice? |
Hi all!
I'm newly diagnosed & am still trying to figure out which parts of me can be explained by Asperger's. I get really mad when people tell me what to do, but then I find myself doling out ... |
| Topic: A Message to Neurotypicals |
quirkyandlaughing
Replies: 29
Views: 4017
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:36 pm Subject: A Message to Neurotypicals |
I only share emotions with people I trust.
Same here. I'll ramble on and on about my life story (a nervous habit), but feelings? Forget it! |
| Topic: Myself explained? |
quirkyandlaughing
Replies: 19
Views: 1086
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Forum: Getting to know each other Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:06 am Subject: Myself explained? |
There is a genetic connection of course. It's not 100% but it's high.
There's a genetic connection in my family! |
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