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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are neurotypicals unable to empathize with us? |
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Posted: 26 Aug 2008, 7:37 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 7,985
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| It's often said that people on the autism spectrum lack empathy, but do you feel like neurotypicals lack empathy towards us? I think it's a two way street. I think we simply tend to feel emotions over different things than them. We don't always get it why they get upset over some things that seem m... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do I have Asperger's? |
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Posted: 26 Aug 2008, 7:16 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,676
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| It sounds to me like you have REASONED THIS OUT and figure you have this because SO MUCH FITS and ARE SERIOUS. Though you really said nothing to indicate that you do or don't have AS, the short synopsis I outlined makes me think you probably DO have AS. I completly agree. Mostly because i did the s... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: AS and I |
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Posted: 26 Aug 2008, 6:37 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,054
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| I have Asperger Syndrom. Nothing to be ashamed of, nothing i can change. But the simple fact that i have AS makes my live a living lie... or at least, it did. Here's my story so far: For all my live, i knew i was different. From my first ever day in kindergarden on, i was an outsider. More intereste... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Do you always like to say the same stuff over again? |
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Posted: 21 Aug 2008, 5:12 pm
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Replies: 14
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| Yep, i'll do that as well. But in my case it might be more of a learned behaviour than the AS taking control. I'm working as software developer and system administrator. Given that i also have to explain basic things to people (like 'the power button turns it on.Why? Because...'), i make a habit of ... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Need advise with a girl... |
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Posted: 21 Aug 2008, 5:02 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,250
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| The story so far: In my workplace, i met a very nice girl[*]. I'm AS, she is likely NT but very, very shy. The real problem is this: While i'm accepable at talking to people, she more or less doesn't talk at all. For the two or so years, i'll never seen her initiating a conversation at with anyone. ... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Does anyone else hate talking on the phone? |
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Posted: 21 Aug 2008, 4:47 pm
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Replies: 165
Views: 75,674
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| I usually like talking to people in real life, but I hate talking on the phone--regardless of how nice the person I'm talking to is. Unless it's one of the people i know really well, talking on the phone is very disturbing to me. If it's a business call, i usually cut the people short after getting... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: How can I learn programming? |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2007, 12:52 pm
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Replies: 52
Views: 7,726
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| As for languages/environments, I would highly recommend starting in C# or VB.NET as they are in huge demand today. If you're based in europe, or want to work here, i do not recommend VB.NET. Most bigger companies see VB.NET as some kind of toy. Also, if you're wanting a job as software developer or... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: How can I learn programming? |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2007, 12:46 pm
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Replies: 52
Views: 7,726
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| cavac wrote Why BASIC, anyway. There are more modern languages with very good books and tutorials. I personally recommend learning perl. It is commonly recommended?(picture sheepish shrug) Well, as there are so many different languages out there, many people (including me) will recommend the one th... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: How can I learn programming? |
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Posted: 24 Oct 2007, 3:44 pm
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Replies: 52
Views: 7,726
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| Can anyone point me to a good incarnation of Basic for learning? Why BASIC, anyway. There are more modern languages with very good books and tutorials. I personally recommend learing perl. You can start quite simple, yet build complex business applications too. The book i'd recommend is "Learning P... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: close friends = free to say anything? |
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Posted: 24 Oct 2007, 3:34 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,012
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samtoo wrote: Aspies are messed up when it comes to this stuff. 
you're quite right. except it like the term "emotionally challenged" better.
Somehow situations like this always remind me of the movie "Galaxy Quest". Actors pretenting to know how to fly real spaceships.... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Understanding human attraction? |
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Posted: 23 Oct 2007, 7:58 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,849
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| However, I don't think men are so easy to figure out either. When given a line of pretty girls, why do they like one more than another? Now, THAT'S a good question. Well, it may sound rude, but in my opinion most men instincively (most times not actually *thinking* about it, either) look for 3 thin... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: USB stick error |
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Posted: 23 Oct 2007, 6:40 pm
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Replies: 6
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| Basically, I'm trying to copy a rather large .RAR file (it's almost 1GB) from my Windows XP PC to a brand new 2GB Kingston DataTraveler USB memory stick, and about a third of the way in, it's coming up with the error message "Cannot Copy *filename*.RAR. The parameter is incorrect" Can you see in th... |
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Forum: Español, Nederlands, Deutsch, Français Topic: Deutsch und Norwegisch (Polish) |
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Posted: 23 Oct 2007, 6:17 pm
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Replies: 45
Views: 21,926
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cloud wrote: Ich will nur wissen wer Deutsch ist oder Norwegisch.
Österreich (zählt das auch noch als deutschsprachig, obwohl mich Berliner meistens nicht verstehen?) |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: close friends = free to say anything? |
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Posted: 23 Oct 2007, 6:14 pm
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Replies: 15
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| there are two people in my life who like to call themselves my close friends. however, the definition of close friends for them means that they feel free to be telling me anything they don't like about me. in my world, if there is something i don't like about somebody, i either accept it, on our wa... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: How can I learn programming? |
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Posted: 23 Oct 2007, 5:44 pm
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Replies: 52
Views: 7,726
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| My meager attempts at learning programming (which I'm interested in and everyone says I would be good at) have only taught me how to handle repeated and miserable failure. :cry: Your problem seems to me, that you try to learn Theory without having a practical goal you want to achieve. You need a pr... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Aspergers and Addiction |
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Posted: 23 Oct 2007, 5:28 pm
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Replies: 49
Views: 852
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| Personally have never tried any drug that involved injections because needles make me hysterical. I too hate injections ("Doctor, don't you have that as pills instead?"), only thing worse is getting blood drained for a test. Urgs. Funny thing is, i got a tattoo a few months ago without even beeing ... |
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