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 Topic: scale of -10 to +10, how do you feel right now? |
Neale
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 Forum: The Haven Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 2:45 am Subject: scale of -10 to +10, how do you feel right now? |
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Tonight my husband and I were chatting before bed, and I was sort of chuckling over some of my childhood behaviors. For a few minutes my husband said nothing, then promptly announced tha ... |
| Topic: "20 things not to say to me when I'm upset"-- add |
Neale
Replies: 35
Views: 1728
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:12 pm Subject: "20 things not to say to me when I'm upset"-- add |
Is your period going to start?
You're not gonna get all nuts like your mother, are you?
You are your father's child! (Sadly, this is true) |
| Topic: Post something awesome or unique about yourself. |
Neale
Replies: 23
Views: 1068
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:09 pm Subject: Post something awesome or unique about yourself. |
| I can make myself sound just like the demon's voice in "The Exorcist" (as an aside, my father was once on a plane to London and the actress who provided said voice, Mercedes MacCambridge, was there). |
| Topic: So...It has been decided that I am stupid. |
Neale
Replies: 37
Views: 1176
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:27 pm Subject: So...It has been decided that I am stupid. |
blackcat:
When my son (now 6) was diagnosed with autism my husband called his father and got screamed at. Who knows why. Freak out over not having the grandchild they thought they had?
I don ... |
| Topic: Does the thought of BEHAVIORAL treatment make you twitch? |
Neale
Replies: 67
Views: 1791
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:13 pm Subject: Does the thought of BEHAVIORAL treatment make you twitch? |
| I'm all for supporting a child's interests. But if he/she can't focus on or talk about anything else they may not be able to become a paleontologist (or astronomer or geologist or whatever) because t ... |
| Topic: Are aspies really "indigo children". |
Neale
Replies: 141
Views: 7395
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:08 pm Subject: Are aspies really "indigo children". |
| The empathy part caught my eye. My son (6, LFA) cannot stand to see anyone in pain. A few years back, when a crying pre-school classmate landed in time-out, my son sat beside him and wept. Recently ... |
| Topic: The Truth About Autism [article in Wired March 2008] |
Neale
Replies: 15
Views: 1308
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:40 pm Subject: The Truth About Autism [article in Wired March 2008] |
| Personally, my theory is that we're all actually from another planet and were mistakenly swapped somehow so that we ended up here. And sometimes, I'm only half-joking with that. My Aspie teenage son c ... |
| Topic: The Music Game |
Neale
Replies: 1689
Views: 16317
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:28 pm Subject: The Music Game |
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| Topic: Faking autism and Faking aspergers |
Neale
Replies: 264
Views: 12021
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:19 pm Subject: Faking autism and Faking aspergers |
Here's why I went the professional route.
I can vividly, painfully remember being 12 years old, sitting in my bedroom and thinking, "I am crazy. Someday, someone is going to lock me up." I did ... |
| Topic: I am considering permanently leaving WP |
Neale
Replies: 243
Views: 9288
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:12 pm Subject: I am considering permanently leaving WP |
Tim--
My neighbor is married to an HFA guy who has his own interests (he's on the computer all the time and is into sci-fi while she's into gardening and her pets). Now, she does work with special ... |
| Topic: I feel humilated |
Neale
Replies: 12
Views: 438
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:45 pm Subject: I feel humilated |
| Maybe about seven years ago my husband and I were at Petco when we noticed a gecko running around on the floor. He scurried from the reptile area over towards the dog food, where he darted under a pa ... |
| Topic: Name 3 Movies that blew your mind! |
Neale
Replies: 20
Views: 636
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:17 pm Subject: Name 3 Movies that blew your mind! |
"Testament" (which I mentioned in another thread. Quiet film, huge impact)
"Star Wars" (keep in mind I was only 12 in '77)
"John Carpenter's The Thing" (I was heavy into my special effects ph ... |
| Topic: Does the thought of BEHAVIORAL treatment make you twitch? |
Neale
Replies: 67
Views: 1791
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:10 pm Subject: Does the thought of BEHAVIORAL treatment make you twitch? |
| My son's programs have been nothing but positive. Even if he messes up royally (patterns and sequencing are huge problems for him) the therapist simply adjusts his mistake without telling him he's wr ... |
| Topic: How would you like to die? |
Neale
Replies: 74
Views: 2013
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:00 pm Subject: How would you like to die? |
| Something fast, and--if I see it coming--really odd. Anyone who's ever seen "Dead Like Me" has an idea of how I'd like to go. A very Mouse Trap-like series of events and then poof! The basket drops ... |
| Topic: The "What did you eat today?" thread |
Neale
Replies: 192
Views: 3009
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:37 pm Subject: The "What did you eat today?" thread |
| Vente Chai Tea Frappachino. Followed by Exedrin. |
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