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Message |
 Topic: Asperger's and Driving? |
lotuspuppy
Replies: 21
Views: 225
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:19 am Subject: Asperger's and Driving? |
| I have a driver's liscence, but I haven't touched a car in months. I hate driving. I live in one of the few cities in this country where public transportation is a feasible alternative. When I do driv ... |
| Topic: Is anyone here confident? |
lotuspuppy
Replies: 42
Views: 891
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 12:49 am Subject: Is anyone here confident? |
| I'm getting more confident every day. I'm realizing that I've been this way for ever, and that I can't change. Most days, though, I don't want to. |
| Topic: Am Having a Hard Time Feeling Sympathy for a Friend |
lotuspuppy
Replies: 12
Views: 396
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:23 am Subject: Am Having a Hard Time Feeling Sympathy for a Friend |
I honestly think you should apologise for the way you acted.
'Embracing your aspergers' should not mean acting like a jerk to friends.
Yes, some aspies do not show appropriate responses, but a ... |
| Topic: ever had a bad therapist? |
lotuspuppy
Replies: 7
Views: 213
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:55 am Subject: ever had a bad therapist? |
| Most of the therapists I've had were excellent. There was this one, though, who talked about herself more than I talked. She lasted two or three sessions. |
| Topic: Am Having a Hard Time Feeling Sympathy for a Friend |
lotuspuppy
Replies: 12
Views: 396
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:40 am Subject: Am Having a Hard Time Feeling Sympathy for a Friend |
| I have gotten myself into an undesirable social situation. I am coming to embrace my Aspergers, and am no longer faking emotions neurotypicals expect me to have. This policy ran into a problem when I ... |
| Topic: The end of Asperger's draws near |
lotuspuppy
Replies: 41
Views: 1659
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:17 pm Subject: The end of Asperger's draws near |
| I kind of see that as a good thing, actually. I have Asperger's, but the word "Asperger's" is so inelegant. I personally prefer the term "autism." It's a little easier to role off the tongue, anyway. ... |
| Topic: Ever been told you only care about your interest? |
lotuspuppy
Replies: 18
Views: 435
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:05 pm Subject: Ever been told you only care about your interest? |
| I get told that all the time. Thankfully, I live in a place where people only care about their own interests. |
| Topic: Post a book you're reading |
lotuspuppy
Replies: 812
Views: 28770
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 10:09 pm Subject: Post a book you're reading |
At least two:
All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemmingway |
| Topic: Is anyone else obsesed with Lady GAGA? |
lotuspuppy
Replies: 55
Views: 1872
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:48 pm Subject: Is anyone else obsesed with Lady GAGA? |
| She's definitely to pop for my tastes, but I respect her because of how she got where she is. She's very smart, and basically fought her way to the top. She won't be popular forever, but I have a feel ... |
| Topic: Should I tell my professors? |
lotuspuppy
Replies: 4
Views: 207
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 4:43 pm Subject: Should I tell my professors? |
| I don't know how art schools differ from other institutions, but I can "tell" my professors about my AS in a formalized manner. I go to a national university in the DC area, and we have a Dissability ... |
| Topic: Experiences jumping from high school to college? |
lotuspuppy
Replies: 13
Views: 447
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Forum: School and College Life Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 12:42 am Subject: Experiences jumping from high school to college? |
| I loved getting away from high school. I had bad experiences there, and college was a fresh start. I wasn't even homesick, and I moved 500 miles away. |
| Topic: Professors w/Asperger's or Autism? |
lotuspuppy
Replies: 23
Views: 1794
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Forum: School and College Life Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 12:41 am Subject: Professors w/Asperger's or Autism? |
| I know of one professor with Aspergers becaause he told me. We're great friends, and I go to him for advice on living in the "real world." I have a couple professors I strongly suspect are AS. |
| Topic: Should I tell my classmates at Uni that I have AS? |
lotuspuppy
Replies: 22
Views: 1044
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 12:16 am Subject: Should I tell my classmates at Uni that I have AS? |
I think it depends on who you tell. I once told a friend, who then said he has Aspergers himself. Such luck is rare, obviously.
Two of my NT friends know. One guessed that I had Aspergers, and he i ... |
| Topic: Alone on Halloween... |
lotuspuppy
Replies: 8
Views: 318
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 12:08 am Subject: Alone on Halloween... |
I know the feeling perfectly well. I, too, am alone on Halloween night because I never have any real friends. I hate Halloween every single year because it reminds me how alone I really am.
Persona ... |
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