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 Topic: Do certian words make you cringe? |
vetivert
Replies: 34
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2004 11:17 am Subject: Do certian words make you cringe? |
i use people's names more often than most people do - a counselling "device". probably irritates the hell out of everyone.
words i hate tend to be bastardisations of engilsh - prioritise, burglari ... |
| Topic: Dealing with Dying People HELP!!! |
vetivert
Replies: 8
Views: 1113
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2004 4:21 am Subject: Dealing with Dying People HELP!!! |
| people are uncomfortable and frightened about death and grief - they don't know what to or say, and that's why they change the subject. i don't think it's meant to be rude, more like embarrassment, b ... |
| Topic: Hide and Seek (and Mindblindness) |
vetivert
Replies: 24
Views: 4909
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 3:33 pm Subject: Hide and Seek (and Mindblindness) |
| don't know about clarity, but resonate completely with magic's experiences - there seems to be something in the "intuition" magic talks about, as i'm very good at working out what people are thinking, ... |
| Topic: If you want to chat, come here, I AM NEW!!!!! |
vetivert
Replies: 11
Views: 1602
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Forum: Getting to know each other Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 11:37 am Subject: If you want to chat, come here, I AM NEW!!!!! |
hello aly-the-bookworm, and welcome to wrongplanet.
from vetivert-another-bookworm. |
| Topic: Any Females on this group? |
vetivert
Replies: 10
Views: 2826
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Forum: Love and Dating Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2004 6:21 pm Subject: Any Females on this group? |
quite right, kofeinik  |
| Topic: Questions about you |
vetivert
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Forum: Getting to know each other Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2004 4:56 pm Subject: Questions about you |
hello, kofeinik. is that a russian name? (kirill, i mean).
there is (or used to be) a degree in maths and music in london - your combination has a logical, even scientific basis!
welcome to wr ... |
| Topic: Visual learning and foreign language |
vetivert
Replies: 21
Views: 4805
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Forum: School and College Life Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 8:09 am Subject: Visual learning and foreign language |
hi scoots.
following on from goldengate, would it help to have pictures of verbs and adjectives and stuff as little icons, people, or anything you choose.
what i'm thinking is the verb-person co ... |
| Topic: Are you a person that you would get along with? |
vetivert
Replies: 50
Views: 5948
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 12:10 pm Subject: Are you a person that you would get along with? |
me as my own friend?
it would be a race to see who assassinated who first. AND it would be justifiable homicide.
V. |
| Topic: How to apologize? |
vetivert
Replies: 15
Views: 2728
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 4:35 am Subject: How to apologize? |
If all else fails, totally flip-out and kick everyone's collective ass with a fork or something.
...In fact why wait until all else fails, try that option first!
lol.
not the apologising ki ... |
| Topic: Bullies |
vetivert
Replies: 34
Views: 5693
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 7:26 pm Subject: Bullies |
If anyone is interested, I can post a detailed account of the situation and how it was handled.
yes please - PM it to me.
ta.
V. |
| Topic: How to apologize? |
vetivert
Replies: 15
Views: 2728
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 7:38 am Subject: How to apologize? |
just been reading a post about apologising - how it's difficult to do it when you know you're right.
i just say "i'm sorry if you're upset/you don't agree/you feel like that", which means i'm not s ... |
| Topic: don't you hate it when...? |
vetivert
Replies: 14
Views: 1493
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 7:33 am Subject: don't you hate it when...? |
we're all different - aspies, NT's whoever. no-one's "better" than anyone else (except for me, of course ).
it's a huge shame that "society" doesn't value people for who they are, and al ... |
| Topic: New here |
vetivert
Replies: 3
Views: 978
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Forum: Getting to know each other Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 7:22 am Subject: New here |
hello, young fogey.
nothing wrong with being an artist/dreamer - where would we be without music and books and art...
science and maths have more kudos in today's society (in the west, certainly ... |
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