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Forum: The Haven Topic: I failed my passion? |
| danchrist |
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Posted: 11 Oct 2019, 2:35 pm
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Replies: 8
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| Embrace your inner drunken toddler. Let yourself write badly, then begin the adventure of improving it. Easier said than done, I know: I struggle the same way. Part of my journey has been trying to get myself to remember how, as a child, my passions were for me, alone. I dove into them, focused on t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Standing in front of the cupboard like a lemon... |
| danchrist |
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Posted: 11 Oct 2019, 11:29 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 401
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| I do this constantly, generally because my mind is elsewhere. There's really only room for 1 thing in there! I'm also heavily routine based. My pockets always have the same contents, my before-work routine is the same, my meds are always arranged the same to help me remember which I take when, it's ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: You may be Autistic if... |
| danchrist |
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Posted: 03 Oct 2019, 12:34 pm
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Replies: 318
Views: 10,690
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Uh. <sigh>
Fnord wrote: [color=black]You may be Autistic If...
... you go so far as to correct the posts to which you are replying.
... you've been promoted to Admiral Literal.
... your reading habits are so ... eclectic ... that Amazon's algorithms have up and started offering coloring books. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Have you ever been attracted to unattractive individuals? |
| danchrist |
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Posted: 24 Sep 2019, 5:02 pm
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Replies: 60
Views: 2,898
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IsabellaLinton wrote: If you are attracted to them, they aren't unattractive.
I wish we could "+1" posts. That's exactly what I was going to type |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The eccentric strange world of neurotypicals |
| danchrist |
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Posted: 12 Sep 2019, 11:47 am
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,611
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kraftiekortie wrote: I tend to take about 5-10 minutes. I make sure the clothes fit properly.
I'm a chubby guy----and I don't want to look too fat. I'm vain that way.
I do a kind of reverse pickard maneuver, where I pull my shirt out of it's tuck a bit so it isn't tight on my belly. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Unmasked Me. |
| danchrist |
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Posted: 12 Sep 2019, 11:44 am
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Replies: 4
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| Very. I feel naked and helpless. I'm really only completely unmasked when I'm completely alone, for that reason |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The eccentric strange world of neurotypicals |
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Posted: 12 Sep 2019, 11:33 am
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Replies: 26
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| I basically have 2 modes of dress - work or not. I may avoid fancier places if I'm in not-work mode, but that's the limit of my thinking about it. My work mode features a suspiciously coffee colored short sleeve cotton button down, so I never really worry about wrecking anything. I never wear open t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Your environmental awareness |
| danchrist |
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Posted: 12 Sep 2019, 11:23 am
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Replies: 10
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| I'm generally pretty good, but if I've been taken captive by an interest, all bets are off. As others have noted, if I'm driving, I'm driving, so that's usually pretty good. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Reactions to telling people you're on the spectrum? |
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Posted: 29 Jun 2019, 5:50 pm
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Replies: 6
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| A couple of my friends said "I can see that." The reaction I liked best was when my wife told her sister, "I could have told him that 20 years ago! I thought he knew!" My counselor (who I believe works with autistic children) said "I'm frustrated that I didn't see this." |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Fight with Vacuum cleaner |
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Posted: 29 Jun 2019, 5:47 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,309
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| I've had a lot of fights with inanimate objects, vacuums included. We've had a couple from 'high-end' brands that seemed to have gratuitous differences from normal ones, and I'd have trouble figuring out how to get the tipping hinge-thing to unlock, or get the extensions attached, or whatever, and t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Forgetting |
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Posted: 29 Jun 2019, 5:44 pm
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Replies: 19
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| If I'm knocked off my routine in the morning, I forget things - my meds especially. If I do things out of order in the shower, I'm liable to shampoo twice and not realize until it gets really lathery the second time. It's pretty normal for me to walk into a different room to get something and forget... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Nerve wracking... |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2019, 8:26 pm
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Replies: 17
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| Good luck with the zoo job! |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Nerve wracking... |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2019, 8:25 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 902
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Mountain Goat wrote: What are K-12 programs?
Kindergarten through 12th grade in the US school system. Like 5 year-olds to 18. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How to be less aspie |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2019, 8:15 pm
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Replies: 27
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| In his defence - he is a wonderful husband in so many ways. Sometimes I just drive him nuts when I get the same stuff wrong again and again! What kind of stuff you get "wrong" again and again, if I can ask? All sorts of things, but a few examples are: 1. Going back on something we've agre... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Delurking |
| danchrist |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2019, 7:35 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 525
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| Hello. I've been here for a while now, reading but rarely posting, and think the time may have come ripe to introduce myself. I'm a middle-aged man who recently became aware of how well I fit the pattern of autism spectrum/broad autistic phenotype. The thought has occurred to me over the years, but ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Narrow Mindedness. |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2019, 6:36 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 658
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| I'm similar, MG. I'll get narrow-mindedly fixated on some topic until my curiosity is satisfied. After that, sometimes I continue the routine of visiting related forums and news sites, sometimes I find a new thing to latch onto. To be honest, since I've realized how much of my personality is driven ... |
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