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 Topic: Are these stims? |
Liopleurodon
Replies: 3
Views: 249
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:16 am Subject: Are these stims? |
| Hair twirling is a stim. However, a lot of non-autistic individuals stim to some extent: hair twirling, foot tapping, lip biting and so on. So the fact that someone twirls hair a lot doesn't really te ... |
| Topic: NaNoWriMo and insanity... |
Liopleurodon
Replies: 12
Views: 384
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 4:36 pm Subject: NaNoWriMo and insanity... |
Yup, I'm doing it.
If the author search ever gets enabled again, I'm MightyBitey. |
| Topic: Outrageous asperger myths and stereotypes |
Liopleurodon
Replies: 124
Views: 7488
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:17 am Subject: Outrageous asperger myths and stereotypes |
A quote from my boss a while back (she was on the phone, talking about someone else):
"And I'm no psychologist, but I swear she has Asperger's Syndrome. Oh, you don't know what it is? It's... it's ... |
| Topic: The Only Homosexual Aspie Out There? |
Liopleurodon
Replies: 17
Views: 1131
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Forum: Love and Dating Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:57 am Subject: The Only Homosexual Aspie Out There? |
| Aspie lesbian checking in. Welcome to WP. |
| Topic: Auditory and Visual Overload |
Liopleurodon
Replies: 11
Views: 396
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:38 am Subject: Auditory and Visual Overload |
| Big problems with noise. No problem with lights or visual stimuli at all so I can't help with that. For the noise I invested in a pair of Peltor Optime III ear defenders, which are brilliant, and whic ... |
| Topic: Horse riding. |
Liopleurodon
Replies: 42
Views: 804
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:35 am Subject: Horse riding. |
| I used to go riding every week from aged 9 to about 17. Would love to do it again at some point but it's expensive and I decided that singing lessons were more important to me. I still love horses tho ... |
| Topic: To be autistic or not to be? |
Liopleurodon
Replies: 52
Views: 1686
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:23 am Subject: To be autistic or not to be? |
| I have a mild preference for "autistic" but I'm not too fussed - I'm not going to get mad at someone who uses a different term. I'm most bothered by the mentality which changes terminology every three ... |
| Topic: Imaginary self-punishment |
Liopleurodon
Replies: 22
Views: 609
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:35 am Subject: Imaginary self-punishment |
| Certainly these images get more severe for me when I'm depressed. When depression gets really bad they start to take over. |
| Topic: Imaginary self-punishment |
Liopleurodon
Replies: 22
Views: 609
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 6:50 am Subject: Imaginary self-punishment |
| Oh yeah, I have a whole bunch of these. I imagine a noose tightening around my neck, or a knife going through my abdomen. I don't think it's healthy but it's sort of automatic. This kind of obsessive ... |
| Topic: Homosexuals should carry warning tattoos, says chaplain |
Liopleurodon
Replies: 50
Views: 1812
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 6:46 am Subject: Homosexuals should carry warning tattoos, says chaplain |
Dear church guy.
Please get off my team.
That is all. |
| Topic: Monkeys work in Japanese restaurant |
Liopleurodon
Replies: 8
Views: 423
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:53 am Subject: Monkeys work in Japanese restaurant |
| I think it rules. |
| Topic: What kind of introvert are you? |
Liopleurodon
Replies: 21
Views: 837
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:41 am Subject: What kind of introvert are you? |
| I couldn't get past the drivelling about tarot and astrology. It looks as though it's another vague profile of "every category fits everyone a bit." Much like astrology in fact. |
| Topic: Sexy female Aspies... |
Liopleurodon
Replies: 42
Views: 2109
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:58 am Subject: Sexy female Aspies... |
| OK. I'm a hot aspie female. Now what is the point of this thread? |
| Topic: Are your parents very neurotypical? |
Liopleurodon
Replies: 77
Views: 1905
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:10 am Subject: Are your parents very neurotypical? |
| Neither of my parents is diagnosed but both have pretty strong AS traits. My dad is the stereotypical aspie in many respects: reclusive; logical; doesn't give a damn what he looks like; always speaks ... |
| Topic: Will there ever be an ASD President of the USA? |
Liopleurodon
Replies: 43
Views: 1977
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:00 am Subject: Will there ever be an ASD President of the USA? |
| I don't think there will be one. This isn't a simple prejudice, like racism. The colour of a person's skin has no impact on their competence to rule a country. Asperger's Syndrome, as much as I wouldn ... |
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