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 Topic: Stupidity by Movie Characters |
lion_crest
Replies: 20
Views: 621
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:20 pm Subject: Stupidity by Movie Characters |
| I hate horror movies, first of all, for several reasons. When I was five I was sitting in front of the television watching the Addams Family and then a different movie came on. About ten minutes into ... |
| Topic: the old empathy question/Baren Cohen |
lion_crest
Replies: 56
Views: 1984
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:39 pm Subject: the old empathy question/Baren Cohen |
| I agree with Cohen. I grew up a very strong trait of not reciprocating with others emotions. Such ss during a funerals for example I observed everyone putting their arms around each other wheras I was ... |
| Topic: being touched |
lion_crest
Replies: 51
Views: 1587
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:10 am Subject: being touched |
| I hate being touched. My mother tells me I was "cuddly" until about five, but I can't tolerate touch now. My mother could just come up and hug me and I'll completely freak out. It's unfortunate, I sup ... |
| Topic: Favourite things to play with |
lion_crest
Replies: 15
Views: 381
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 2:45 pm Subject: Favourite things to play with |
| I've been wondering about this ever since seeing Mozart and the Whale when Skeets is playing with the hand-held egg beater. Me personally, I like things like that as well as salad spinners and yo-yos. ... |
| Topic: Comforting Noises? |
lion_crest
Replies: 37
Views: 840
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 12:36 pm Subject: Comforting Noises? |
| White noise is very comforting to me, but more things are annoying to me than not. For example, in English class we're doing these "poetry jam sessions" (teacher's words not mine) and instead of appla ... |
| Topic: By Golly I've cracked it! |
lion_crest
Replies: 12
Views: 768
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 9:18 pm Subject: By Golly I've cracked it! |
Good for you!
I must be odd... I love filling out forms. Not the ones where they ask you questions and leave a blank space where you make up an answer... but things like "Name, Address, Date of Birt ... |
| Topic: Being treated like a child as an adult. |
lion_crest
Replies: 44
Views: 1482
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 9:15 pm Subject: Being treated like a child as an adult. |
| I hate it when people do this! My mother does it to me. She treats me as if I'm five and everything has to be explained to me. I'm eighteen years old and she treats me as if I'm ten years younger than ... |
| Topic: Superheros on the spectrum |
lion_crest
Replies: 13
Views: 480
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 9:06 pm Subject: Superheros on the spectrum |
| It's odd that someone put this topic up. I was thinking about the likelihood that Tony Stark was aspie just this evening. I can't think of any other superheroes who may be on the spectrum, though. Gre ... |
| Topic: Nervous for first gynecologist visit |
lion_crest
Replies: 11
Views: 999
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Forum: Women's Discussion Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:35 pm Subject: Nervous for first gynecologist visit |
| I'm incredibly nervous for my first gynecologist visit. I have a problem with people touching me and I can't think about the appointment without being frightened, anxious and self-conscious of someone ... |
| Topic: Adoption |
lion_crest
Replies: 2
Views: 153
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:32 am Subject: Adoption |
| Again, I didn't quite know where to put this topic. I'm adopted and I was just wondering if any other aspies or possible aspies have been adopted and raised by their adoptive parents. |
| Topic: Video game rituals |
lion_crest
Replies: 16
Views: 423
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:40 am Subject: Video game rituals |
| Huge "guilty pleasure" still to this day, as they say, is Spyro the Dragon. I've played those games about fifteen times each. I can't help it. It's a comparably simpler game than, say, the Final Fanta ... |
| Topic: Human Dictionary |
lion_crest
Replies: 50
Views: 1128
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:24 am Subject: Human Dictionary |
It has to be said that I never thought this topic would get quite a bit of replies in the first 24 hours, so I'm quite happy about that. Nice to know I'm not the only one who does this  .
I correct ... |
| Topic: I dont understand why no one will date me.... |
lion_crest
Replies: 49
Views: 2370
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Forum: Love and Dating Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:47 pm Subject: I dont understand why no one will date me.... |
| I'm a woman, and from what you've said I can't find a reason to find you repulsive in the least. You sound like a great guy (especially if you have a sense of humour), and you're not unattractive. I'm ... |
| Topic: Human Dictionary |
lion_crest
Replies: 50
Views: 1128
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:35 pm Subject: Human Dictionary |
| I don't even know if this should be in this category of General Autism Discussion, but I was wondering if anyone has this particular tendency. I am a human spell-check! I can't help but point out typo ... |
| Topic: What characters do you imitate? |
lion_crest
Replies: 43
Views: 1320
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 6:46 pm Subject: What characters do you imitate? |
| I have a tendency to speak in an English accent and it apparently annoys people. So they tell me. I always answer the phone in the accent (which actually seems very natural to me) and I use it when ou ... |
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