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 Topic: Support groups in Ohio? |
kuiamalynne
Replies: 17
Views: 387
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:29 pm Subject: Support groups in Ohio? |
| Hmmm, I didn't know they did those other things. They sound interesting. I had heard about the reunions though. What kind of books do you read at the book club?( It's hard for me to read something tha ... |
| Topic: Support groups in Ohio? |
kuiamalynne
Replies: 17
Views: 387
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:08 pm Subject: Support groups in Ohio? |
I contacted my local asd chapter and they told me about aspirations. I've thought about it, but they only meet eight times and it cost $250. It seems more like a teaching kind of thing than a meetin ... |
| Topic: Support groups in Ohio? |
kuiamalynne
Replies: 17
Views: 387
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:12 am Subject: Support groups in Ohio? |
I'm in Columbus, OH. Ohio State's Nisonger Center runs a support group for young adults on the spectrum: http://aspirationsohio.org/
The web site says people aged 17-30, but I think there are peopl ... |
| Topic: Women And Eating Disorders |
kuiamalynne
Replies: 62
Views: 3867
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Forum: Women's Discussion Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 12:52 pm Subject: Women And Eating Disorders |
| I don't have an eating disorder and don't care about my weight. (I am pretty thin, though.) However, I do have a lot of problems with food that I would guess are related to AS. I am so very picky abou ... |
| Topic: The WrongPlanet KnowledgeDatabase: List of special interests |
kuiamalynne
Replies: 95
Views: 3048
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 4:05 pm Subject: The WrongPlanet KnowledgeDatabase: List of special interests |
The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)
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| Topic: How Neurotypicals React to Autistic Special Interests |
kuiamalynne
Replies: 46
Views: 1779
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:35 pm Subject: How Neurotypicals React to Autistic Special Interests |
| Reactions to my special interests? I suppose it depends on which interest, and who I am talking to at the time. My nearly lifelong interest has been the Electric Light Orchestra, and unless I'm postin ... |
| Topic: Whats your biggest accomplishment lately with your autism? |
kuiamalynne
Replies: 47
Views: 1383
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:00 pm Subject: Whats your biggest accomplishment lately with your autism? |
| Hmm. Mine is probably just "dealing with people" in general. It seems like I've had to interact with people a whole lot more lately, from students to peers to professors to doctors/therapists. It's be ... |
| Topic: What do you get as a normal grade in each class? |
kuiamalynne
Replies: 58
Views: 3261
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Forum: School and College Life Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 6:31 pm Subject: What do you get as a normal grade in each class? |
| Before I dropped out of high school, I had all A's. I then took my GED after being truant for a while, and throughout college and grad school I've maintained a 4.0 GPA. I've just finished my first yea ... |
| Topic: Do you eat by yourself? |
kuiamalynne
Replies: 32
Views: 1044
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:47 pm Subject: Do you eat by yourself? |
| I prefer to eat alone. I'm very easily distracted, and when I eat with chatty people, I tend to forget about my food entirely because I have to pay attention to the conversation. Maybe it's a multi-ta ... |
| Topic: Ethnicity |
kuiamalynne
Replies: 148
Views: 6606
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 4:08 pm Subject: Ethnicity |
| French-Canadian. Possibly 25% Irish, but we're not sure who my biological grandfather is (my dad was adopted). |
| Topic: Aspies and Strange Movies and Music? |
kuiamalynne
Replies: 16
Views: 795
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 3:43 pm Subject: Aspies and Strange Movies and Music? |
| I don't consider my musical choices weird, but growing up, my family and my classmates did (and still do). I am quite literally obsessed with the Electric Light Orchestra, hence my user name (which = ... |
| Topic: "you might be an aspie if" threads -- video? |
kuiamalynne
Replies: 1
Views: 309
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:00 am Subject: "you might be an aspie if" threads -- video? |
| This might be a dumb idea, but I'm going to ask it anyway! I'm really fascinated by previous threads here and on other forums that deal with "you might be an aspie if..." I've literally spent hours re ... |
| Topic: Whats Your personality Type? |
kuiamalynne
Replies: 106
Views: 6948
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 3:46 pm Subject: Whats Your personality Type? |
| INFJ. I get this every time. I'm also surprised to see so many other INFJs. Cool. |
| Topic: Toewalking |
kuiamalynne
Replies: 14
Views: 528
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 3:33 pm Subject: Toewalking |
| When I was a toddler, my feet were put in casts/braces to keep me from toe-walking. I believe my parents went through Easter Seals? I hadn't yet been DXed with Asperger's, though. I think that, at tha ... |
| Topic: AS and Fatigue/Tiredness |
kuiamalynne
Replies: 17
Views: 1008
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:21 pm Subject: AS and Fatigue/Tiredness |
| YES. I tire out so easily and feel fatigued, both mentally and physically, quite often. And it definitely has to do with stress, nervousness, and preoccupation in my case. Seemingly simple things are ... |
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