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Message |
 Topic: Contacting friends |
ignisfatuus
Replies: 2
Views: 177
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 Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:58 pm Subject: Contacting friends |
| Your dilemma mirrors my situation in many respects, and although I've seen the error of my ways (so to speak) through retrospective analysis and a late understanding of my disorder, I have yet to put ... |
| Topic: 'Social' activities |
ignisfatuus
Replies: 18
Views: 450
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Forum: School and College Life Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:44 pm Subject: 'Social' activities |
*snorts*
If you cannot tolerate the "social garbage" of college life, you do not belong in college. How about a wine-cellar or an abandoned warehouse? I have little patience for poeple who moan &am ... |
| Topic: Do we really get upset easily? |
ignisfatuus
Replies: 19
Views: 639
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 5:59 pm Subject: Do we really get upset easily? |
Unfortunately, I do become extremely pissed over seemingly trifling matters.
Zelda, you were dealt with inappropriately. I'm not really sure what else to add other than that universities are poo ... |
| Topic: Proposal for 35+ forum |
ignisfatuus
Replies: 10
Views: 360
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 1:39 pm Subject: Proposal for 35+ forum |
Some people seem to be living relatively normal existences with families and careers, while others are struggling with acceptance and health issues. Would this dichotomy be ultimately divisive?
I w ... |
| Topic: Auties stand up in NJ! |
ignisfatuus
Replies: 16
Views: 558
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 4:46 am Subject: Auties stand up in NJ! |
| I have to agree with Willard on this one. A lot of individuals are growing up in a protective bubble due to advancements in autism awareness and activism by those with Asperger's and their family (th ... |
| Topic: A failure at work |
ignisfatuus
Replies: 11
Views: 354
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 3:34 am Subject: A failure at work |
| But the more I read on this site I realise I am lacking major diagnostic area - I don't really have special interests and that focus on one thing that people describe, or sensory problems, and I have ... |
| Topic: Aspies Like The Incredible Hulk? |
ignisfatuus
Replies: 9
Views: 300
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 3:31 am Subject: Aspies Like The Incredible Hulk? |
| Can we stretch outside the comic canon? For some reason, Raistlin Majere will always be the representative of the marginalized outcast in my mind. Well, I shouldn't say "for some reason" - I imbibed ... |
| Topic: No Teaching For Me |
ignisfatuus
Replies: 7
Views: 363
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 3:13 am Subject: No Teaching For Me |
Very few people can scrape an existence out of writing. I would keep a 'day job' if I were you and dabble at night with the quill and paper.
As far as teaching is concerned, if you can handle st ... |
| Topic: Perfect work experience |
ignisfatuus
Replies: 9
Views: 318
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:52 pm Subject: Perfect work experience |
| When you say "fast reading", do you mean skills built by speed reading courses/programs or developed natural reading skills? I'd be interested to hear what programs you used and techniques you practi ... |
| Topic: Making phone calls |
ignisfatuus
Replies: 25
Views: 996
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 7:14 pm Subject: Making phone calls |
| I use the phone five times a year, max. There's something about not being able to see the other person's face and gestures that is terrifying. |
| Topic: Adult Dx or Childhood Dx better? |
ignisfatuus
Replies: 12
Views: 495
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:21 am Subject: Adult Dx or Childhood Dx better? |
the educational system was geared towards making everyone conform
It still is. |
| Topic: Where Do You Go When You Want to Meet People? |
ignisfatuus
Replies: 15
Views: 639
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:42 pm Subject: Where Do You Go When You Want to Meet People? |
| I think you are going about it wrong. Your sole purpose for going out in town should not be to find a girlfriend. Even more if you approached a woman at any of the places you listed like the bookstore ... |
| Topic: Revenge as a stim? |
ignisfatuus
Replies: 7
Views: 426
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 4:22 am Subject: Revenge as a stim? |
| It's always nice when karma comes through. |
| Topic: Do these anxiety-reducing techniques work well with AS? |
ignisfatuus
Replies: 5
Views: 336
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 7:27 pm Subject: Do these anxiety-reducing techniques work well with AS? |
Exposure is equally reviled by those without Asperger's, just check out any SA (social anxiety) site and you'll find a vehement dislike for this treatment method.
Relaxation methods such as slowe ... |
| Topic: Revenge as a stim? |
ignisfatuus
Replies: 7
Views: 426
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 7:21 pm Subject: Revenge as a stim? |
| I have the same fixation with seeking retribution for past wrongs done to me. It hasn't really manifested into anything problematic yet though. It's terrible for your health to continually nurse and ... |
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