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 Topic: Unintentionally Hurting Your Partner |
Mikomi
Replies: 32
Views: 657
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:41 am Subject: Unintentionally Hurting Your Partner |
| Though to turn it back around on you, explaining it as 'common sense' probably is a poor choice of words. It may be common sense to you, but it clearly isn't for him, or at least wasn't, in my situati ... |
| Topic: I'm not wearing pants! |
Mikomi
Replies: 23
Views: 768
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 7:07 pm Subject: I'm not wearing pants! |
| I refuse to wear underwear, have since I was about four years old. The sensory overload is so painful that I can concentrate on nothing else at all. This means no skirts for the most part, though I ... |
| Topic: Riding a bike - sensory issues? |
Mikomi
Replies: 14
Views: 246
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 7:04 pm Subject: Riding a bike - sensory issues? |
| Sometimes I crash into things or just generally fall off, but that's never deterred me. I love riding bikes, especially on empty roads with no cars, going down hills =) But of course, going down hills ... |
| Topic: Tell Us About Your Religious Walk |
Mikomi
Replies: 57
Views: 1116
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 7:00 pm Subject: Tell Us About Your Religious Walk |
Mother was Catholic, but oddly would talk about everything from Heaven. Hell and Pergatory to past lives and reincarnation. I think she was profoundly confused.
Father was and remains Lutheran, at ... |
| Topic: Do you hate being touched? |
Mikomi
Replies: 43
Views: 747
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:52 pm Subject: Do you hate being touched? |
| If I'm ready for it, it's fine. I do NOT like being touched if I am not prepared. |
| Topic: "cure": A four letter word? |
Mikomi
Replies: 45
Views: 795
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:51 pm Subject: "cure": A four letter word? |
| Why don't we cure assholes instead of autistics? I really think that would be a much more worthwhile cause. |
| Topic: How did you behave as a child? |
Mikomi
Replies: 30
Views: 639
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:50 pm Subject: How did you behave as a child? |
| I suppose I was not easy to live with. My sensory issues were cause for major conflict. If I had issues with a shoe being tied slightly tighter than the other, for example, I would be inconsolable. ... |
| Topic: Unintentionally Hurting Your Partner |
Mikomi
Replies: 32
Views: 657
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:41 pm Subject: Re: Unintentionally Hurting Your Partner |
| it just makes him mad if I keep trying to get him to understand a seemingly common sense thing if he doesn't see it that way. When he sends the wrong social signals, I have ended up hurt and humiliat ... |
| Topic: Unusual attraction |
Mikomi
Replies: 29
Views: 630
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:10 pm Subject: Unusual attraction |
| People are constantly freaking out about how cute my kids are, and one has AS and the other has PDD-NOS. Now, I think they're the most adorable kids on the planet, but of course, I am their mother an ... |
| Topic: Can stimming sometimes get you in trouble? |
Mikomi
Replies: 11
Views: 240
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:06 pm Subject: Can stimming sometimes get you in trouble? |
Yeah, and humiliated too.
I've learned more subtle ways to stim throughout life though. |
| Topic: Do you dance? |
Mikomi
Replies: 63
Views: 1089
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:01 pm Subject: Do you dance? |
What, like naked?  |
| Topic: Sick of Being Cut off from the World |
Mikomi
Replies: 16
Views: 492
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:58 pm Subject: Sick of Being Cut off from the World |
Get out there.
If you're anything like me, you'll quickly realize it was way more awesome in your mind, and you'll retreat to solitude again - but much more content. |
| Topic: Unintentionally Hurting Your Partner |
Mikomi
Replies: 32
Views: 657
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:56 pm Subject: Unintentionally Hurting Your Partner |
I intentionally hurt a few of my partners, but they were really into it 
LMAO!!!! |
| Topic: Unintentionally Hurting Your Partner |
Mikomi
Replies: 32
Views: 657
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:55 pm Subject: Unintentionally Hurting Your Partner |
| he get meltdownish when he gets tired and he cant go 2 sleep when he wants coz he 'has to speak 2 me' It was so simple all he had to do was call me earlyer but everytime I tried to tell him that he al ... |
| Topic: Unintentionally Hurting Your Partner |
Mikomi
Replies: 32
Views: 657
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:47 pm Subject: Unintentionally Hurting Your Partner |
I am in no position to be handing out advice
No, I think you're in a great position to offer advice. Your response could have been written by my hubby! He says too that his trouble is mostly crea ... |
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