| Author |
Message |
 Topic: What's wrong with you? |
Stupidcat
Replies: 19
Views: 615
|
 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:01 pm Subject: What's wrong with you? |
| I really get tired of it when my roommate says it to me. Mostly because she's got social anxiety disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder. If I don't do things the way she wants them done she says t ... |
| Topic: Pet theory to help autism/AS |
Stupidcat
Replies: 15
Views: 471
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:56 pm Subject: Re: Pet theory to help autism/AS |
http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=833416
have a look at the video in this link, be sure to let the add pass before the report starts.
im thinking about getting a dog now. maybe ... |
| Topic: does aspergers mean we get the short end of the stick? |
Stupidcat
Replies: 18
Views: 708
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:26 pm Subject: does aspergers mean we get the short end of the stick? |
| now that i think about it that was a horrible question...i've been asking alot of whys as to autism and trying to convince myself there are positives in it but when someone throws a short end of the s ... |
| Topic: does aspergers mean we get the short end of the stick? |
Stupidcat
Replies: 18
Views: 708
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:40 pm Subject: does aspergers mean we get the short end of the stick? |
| What do they mean by "the short end of the stick"? Not literally speaking. I'm confused about what exactly are we not getting that someone else is because of AS? |
| Topic: Subtitles on movies and TV |
Stupidcat
Replies: 47
Views: 1236
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:20 pm Subject: Subtitles on movies and TV |
| I have always and forever loved to have subtitles on when I watch anything. It bugs the heck out of my family but it really helps me understand what's going on. |
| Topic: Truly unable to connect |
Stupidcat
Replies: 70
Views: 2319
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:05 pm Subject: Truly unable to connect |
| I've learned how to fake it over the years. I can close that gap socially most of the time when there's not a large group around. For the most part people believe what they see and I can fool just abo ... |
| Topic: An Odd Observation |
Stupidcat
Replies: 12
Views: 405
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:50 pm Subject: An Odd Observation |
| Earlier this week I was doing some field work in a classroom of 16 pre-k students all around the age of four. The kids were excited to have a visitor in their classroom. While we were having reading t ... |
| Topic: What message is this? |
Stupidcat
Replies: 19
Views: 633
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:31 pm Subject: What message is this? |
| Seems a little weird to me. I would have felt a little creeped out. You barely even chatted about bus schedules and he wants your number? Weird. |
| Topic: Never had kids.... |
Stupidcat
Replies: 34
Views: 1143
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 3:41 pm Subject: Never had kids.... |
| Each to their own. I have six children and life is chaotically fun. My youngest has high functioning autism. My life would be empty without them all and I knew from around 12 years old that I wanted c ... |
| Topic: Houstonian WP-members looking to meet up someplace.... |
Stupidcat
Replies: 498
Views: 13341
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 1:11 am Subject: Houstonian WP-members looking to meet up someplace.... |
If I were heading back to University sooner than the end of the month I would so be there. With bells on.  |
| Topic: Do you have Savant-like Abilities? |
Stupidcat
Replies: 106
Views: 3399
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 12:22 am Subject: Do you have Savant-like Abilities? |
| I have an amazing ability to write fluently and beautifully I've been told. I can also understand languages after only a limited exposure. |
| Topic: Late Diagnoses |
Stupidcat
Replies: 58
Views: 1671
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 12:19 am Subject: Late Diagnoses |
| I wasn't diagnosed until last spring and I'm 23. I just learned how to fake it and hide how I was different. |
| Topic: Seemingly Everything a Struggle |
Stupidcat
Replies: 4
Views: 279
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 12:13 am Subject: Seemingly Everything a Struggle |
| Maybe you just aren't around the right kind of people. I rarely try to make friends but I recently got a new job and I thought it would be nice if I could at least be on friendly terms with some of my ... |
| Topic: What does "lacking empathy' mean? |
Stupidcat
Replies: 35
Views: 2433
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 12:03 am Subject: What does "lacking empathy' mean? |
| Lacking empathy and being (for whatever reason) unable to display empathy are two very different things. People will usually take not displaying empathy as lacking empathy. In a situation where empath ... |
| Topic: nm |
Stupidcat
Replies: 17
Views: 555
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:58 pm Subject: Re: what is wrong with my thoughts? |
If I were religious, I'd probably blame my thoughts on the devil.
I was watching a movie with a friend when I noticed that my friend had a smile on his face, because, obviously, he was having a goo ... |
| |
