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 Topic: The Autism Spectrum |
Jonesy
Replies: 2
Views: 225
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 Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:21 pm Subject: The Autism Spectrum |
| I'm currently an English teacher in Japan, but I'll soon be going back to Texas where I plan to start graduate studies in linguistics. As an undergraduate, I majored in linguistics and minored in psyc ... |
| Topic: The Autism Spectrum |
Jonesy
Replies: 2
Views: 225
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:30 pm Subject: The Autism Spectrum |
| I'm trying to put together a collection of profiles on all kinds of people with some form of autism spectrum disorder. I hope to increase awareness about what people with autism have in common, what t ... |
| Topic: Girls are impossible |
Jonesy
Replies: 27
Views: 1521
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Forum: Love and Dating Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:42 am Subject: Girls are impossible |
| I found my wife (who you might also call my first real girlfriend) on the Internet, and we went out without calling it a date, just "meeting". We didn't have any kind of romantic bonding going on thro ... |
| Topic: is it possible to kill anxiety? |
Jonesy
Replies: 24
Views: 795
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:13 am Subject: Yes |
| I think you definitely can desensitize yourself, but it's a rough process. I'm working as an English conversation instructor in Japan, and it's still hard after a year. Especially with new students, I ... |
| Topic: Paranoia and the Geek |
Jonesy
Replies: 15
Views: 606
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:52 am Subject: Paranoid or perceptive? |
| I think that because of the knowledge of technology and techniques, the "geek" is more aware of what is out there in the world, and this makes them more knowledgeable about the true possibilities of ... |
| Topic: Autism as your identity? |
Jonesy
Replies: 55
Views: 2670
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:50 am Subject: No cure for personality. |
| When I think of helping people with autism, I don't think of a cure that would make the person become average. That's ridiculous. I've always heard "average" as an insult, utterly boring with nothing ... |
| Topic: Dislike of laughter |
Jonesy
Replies: 17
Views: 660
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:16 am Subject: Dislike of laughter |
| I think almost everyone can agree that some kinds of laughter are unpleasant (annoying, nauseating, or whatever). A lot of laughter sounds like crying, which is always unpleasant to hear. You're proba ... |
| Topic: List of Idiomatic phrases |
Jonesy
Replies: 1
Views: 162
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 4:54 am Subject: Proverbs |
| That type of saying (the kind with some kind of advice or moral) is usually called a proverb. There's a pretty good list on Wikiquote, but I'm not allowed to put a link in my post until I make a few m ... |
| Topic: Any o' y'all in Japan? |
Jonesy
Replies: 3
Views: 216
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Forum: Getting to know each other Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 4:35 am Subject: Any o' y'all in Japan? |
| I've been living in southern Japan for almost a year now with my wife (not aspie, but I wouldn't say neurotypical) and my baby (2 years old and very talkative). I'm planning on returning to Texas in a ... |
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