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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Were you a bossy child? |
| MadFialka |
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Posted: 11 Aug 2016, 4:59 pm
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Replies: 22
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| Thank you everyone for your responses so far! I was never bossy. I was the one who got bossed, and I was okay with it. Playing the way other kids wanted to play was fine by me so long as no one was in any danger or being treated unfairly. That passage should be in a book entitled "A Complete Gu... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Liking the aesthetic of things, but not into them |
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Posted: 11 Aug 2016, 1:41 pm
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Replies: 5
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| Film noir. I absolutely LOVE the aesthetics - the camera angles, lighting, the use of shadow, even the clothes (especially the women - love the femme fatale look!). But nine times out of ten I find the plots extremely boring. I have an opposite feeling toward the fantasy genre however - I quite enjo... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Were you a bossy child? |
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Posted: 11 Aug 2016, 11:57 am
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Replies: 22
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| So I finally got around to reading Tony Attwood's "The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome" and came across something interesting. Apparently, some children with Asperger's will play with friends as long as they can be the 'boss.' Or the 'mom' or the 'teacher.' If other kids try to play ... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Anyone NOT get PMS? |
| MadFialka |
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Posted: 10 Aug 2016, 9:59 am
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Replies: 27
Views: 12,915
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| I do get PMS every month. I put down 'mild' because while it always happens, it's not some massive difference. I'm just a bit more irritable, I have a slightly stronger appetite. I'm a bit clumsier, a bit more prone to headaches, and I have mild digestive issues (though, this could just be because I... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why Are Aspies Suspicious Everyone Is Lying About Autism? |
| MadFialka |
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Posted: 08 Aug 2016, 12:03 pm
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Replies: 191
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| By the time I signed up for this forum, it had been two years since I read that first wiki article and took that one online quiz. I did read other articles and blogs over the course of a few sleepless nights after, but then, like birdinflight (whose posts on this thread I relate to very much) I put ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Not interested in Pokemon Go |
| MadFialka |
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Posted: 07 Aug 2016, 9:27 am
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Replies: 55
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| I think it's actually pretty awesome. Everywhere I go I'm seeing kids and families walking around, exploring the city, being out. It gives people (kids, especially) who might not otherwise leave the house, or might just go hang out at the mall or whatever, a reason to get out into their community. Y... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: On limitations, frustrations, and self loathing. |
| MadFialka |
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Posted: 01 Aug 2016, 2:36 pm
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Replies: 10
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| Thank you all so much for your responses btbnnyr, johntyner, and HighLlama. I've actually been avoiding this thread because I was a bit embarrassed by it, but your words have made me feel a lot better. I'm actually crying a bit right now! btbnyrr: I do agree the core problem here is lack of understa... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you miss AS traits as a child but have them as an adult? |
| MadFialka |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2016, 8:49 pm
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Replies: 19
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| For me it's more like... I grew out of certain autistic traits, but others took their place. I was a weird kid but as an only child with rather eccentric (possibly on the spectrum themselves) asocial parents a lot of my quirks were explained away or not seen as odd because they had nothing to compar... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: A bit at a loss... |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2016, 6:19 pm
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Replies: 5
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| Yeah, if the team does decide to participate in this I'm not going to force her not to go. You guys are right, she shouldn't miss out just because of a difference of opinion on my part. It would be different if this were, say... a religious organization that discriminated against LGBT people or some... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: A bit at a loss... |
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Posted: 28 Jul 2016, 9:08 pm
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Replies: 5
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| Thank you for your reply ArielsSong. I actually did google 'Autism Speaks bad' and came up with some good recent articles on the controversies (including one by a father in a situation similar to mine). I've discussed this with my boyfriend (my step-daughter's father - though we're not married, we'v... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you feel after a meltdown? |
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Posted: 28 Jul 2016, 3:41 pm
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,688
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| Exhausted, embarrassed, depressed. There's a tiny bit of relief in there too, sometimes, but I typically feel too guilty to enjoy it. Afterwards there's typically a 'shutdown period' that can last anywhere from five minutes to an hour, where I lay there, staring into space, unable to speak or move. ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: A bit at a loss... |
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Posted: 28 Jul 2016, 12:10 pm
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| Okay, so I'm not sure if this is the right forum to put this in, but I've run into an awkward situation involving my step-daughter and I'm not sure how to approach it. First off, she is neurotypical. I am not. I strongly suspect I'm autistic, based on A LOT of research, and have just started taking ... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: On limitations, frustrations, and self loathing. |
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Posted: 28 Jul 2016, 11:53 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 841
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| Although I can't relate completely, I am a self loather myself. I have had scary meltdowns and am still recovering from a recent one. I am sorry things have been so hard and I hope things will get better. Thank you. I am feeling a bit better, especially since my boyfriend and I had a good long talk... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: I don't know what's wrong with me anymore.(warning; sucide |
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Posted: 25 Jul 2016, 10:28 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 646
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| I just read your post, and my heart goes out to you. Though your difficulties are beyond anything I've experienced personally, I can can least relate somewhat to the frustration of feeling like people underestimate you, and of wanting to do more to feel useful. I'm going to echo the advice of anothe... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: On limitations, frustrations, and self loathing. |
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Posted: 25 Jul 2016, 9:39 pm
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Replies: 10
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| Hi, I'm fairly new to this forum, and I hate that my first thread is going to be about something so negative and personal... I'll try not to ramble on too much, but I'm not used to sharing private things. And there's just so, so much in my head and I need to get it out, and I need to have it heard b... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Do you think people flirt at you without you noticing? |
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Posted: 21 Jul 2016, 1:54 am
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Replies: 80
Views: 4,969
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| How did you commence a relationship with him without flirting? We were friends for about a year before we became friends with benefits (thanks to a night involving too much alcohol), and then that turned into an actual relationship. I'd only dated a handful of people before that, and the longest I... |
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