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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Trobles with creative writing |
| Mort |
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Posted: 12 Feb 2015, 2:39 pm
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Replies: 19
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Autistic people do not have emotions as deeply as people not on the autism spectrum.
Read that, think about it for a couple of minutes, and then write something to support it or refute it. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is autism a invisible disability |
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015, 4:37 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,057
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| Many people express surprise when I tell them I am autistic, so I'm going to go with "yes". |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Do you support Autism Speaks? |
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015, 4:33 pm
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Replies: 77
Views: 6,424
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| Not only do I not support them, I actively lobby against them at every opportunity. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why do some of us have friends and the rest of us don't? |
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015, 4:32 pm
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Replies: 57
Views: 2,869
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| I think part of the reason I've enjoyed some success is learning a certain amount of elasticity in my responses to my perception of slights committed against me. I have to work against my instincts and assume that people are inherently good, not trying to hurt me. That doesn't make me completely nai... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What advice would you have for a parent of ASD child? |
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015, 4:24 pm
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,285
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| How many of you have what could be considered pretty normal social lives? Anybody? I am 42 now. I think I was 35 when I was diagnosed. Life before that was completely different. It's much better now that I know and can adapt. I'm only now starting to build friendships that have sticking power. Part... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What advice would you have for a parent of ASD child? |
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015, 4:11 pm
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Replies: 31
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| Hi Guys. I hope I'm not overstepping my boundaries, but I thought you all would be the best people to ask. My son just turned two and just got his ASD diagnosis (PPD-NOS as of now, but expected to change as he gets closer to 3). Of course I've got a billion questions, but I wanted to start with som... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Does it suck very bad in Sweden? |
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015, 3:57 pm
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Replies: 37
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thomas81 wrote: I am considering migrating to Sweden BECAUSE of its progressiveness.
Have you researched whether or not they will even have you? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Soylent good meal replacement for autistics? |
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Posted: 17 Jan 2015, 11:02 pm
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Replies: 48
Views: 5,239
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If you don't like the thread, there are plenty of other threads that may interest you. Just don't poop on this one for the rest of us, please.
I stated in a previous response precisely why this is relevant to my own autistic experience. |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: let's post weird music |
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Posted: 17 Jan 2015, 10:40 pm
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Replies: 104
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| I learned a couple of days ago that Die Antwoord was coming to my town. It would sound weird to most people but here it will make sense to some.... I got stuck in near shutdown anxiety over ordering the tickets. An NT friend who has a lot of experience working with ASD people knew what I was dealing... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Anyone trapped in a highly social profession? |
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Posted: 15 Jan 2015, 11:03 pm
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,484
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| I've reached a senior level in my software industry career where it's expected that I'll have additional social responsibilities, like public speaking engagements and coaching others. I seem to be able to get away with it but it does come with a cost for me soon after. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Soylent good meal replacement for autistics? |
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Posted: 15 Jan 2015, 11:02 pm
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Replies: 48
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| I've only had a couple of meals of Soylent, thanks to a friend who had quite a bit of the stuff and was willing to help with my curiosity. If you're curious about the taste and texture, I found it to be rather like a diet shake in texture. The flavor wasn't awful, but would best be described as &quo... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Hookah |
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Posted: 15 Jan 2015, 3:28 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 128
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It's really nice if you mix them up.
Especially some kind of pungent fruit + mint.
I'm particularly fond of any kind of citrus + mint, or grape + mint. Last night I had a 3-way mix of peach, gum, and mint that was very relaxing. |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Jobs for autistic people? |
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Posted: 15 Jan 2015, 3:26 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,152
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| Over the last 7 years, I've found a particular nack for art photography. It's developed slowly, only because I'm doing this on the side and I'm not prolific in my work. But I've become a bit of an underground curiosity in my city. If I could turn this into a full time career that would get me out of... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Jobs for autistic people? |
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Posted: 14 Jan 2015, 10:44 am
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Replies: 28
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| I'm in the software industry in an engineering role, and I used to think this was a good way to go. Why has that point of view changed? Agile & "DevOps". There is a movement towards being increasingly and constantly social in the way that we work. Private workspaces have all but disapp... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: AS & Facebook Profile Pics |
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Posted: 14 Jan 2015, 10:41 am
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Replies: 23
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| I usually use pictures of myself, but sometimes I use pictures of other things that are more of a reflection of me or how I feel at the moment. Because sometimes words are insufficient to describe how I feel, or people just don't want to hear about it. My headshot here is of me, but with a mask... w... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do i accept that im different |
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Posted: 14 Jan 2015, 10:36 am
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,365
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| Are any of your friends artists or art photographers? I am an art photographer. One of the things I enjoy doing is taking the people I love in my life, and showing them how I see them. Perhaps one of your artist friends would be happy to have you as a willing and patient subject, to let them practic... |
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