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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Never smoked, got drunk, taken drugs, one night stands... |
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Posted: 19 Feb 2026, 8:59 pm
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Replies: 17
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| Autistics tend to be rule followers so Chris's post should not be surprising. I also never smoked or did drugs. I drank but not to excess. And I didn't have my first sexual experience until I was 27. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Should people with disabilities date and get married? |
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Posted: 09 Nov 2025, 9:17 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 567
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| As a guy on the autism spectrum, I don't have any trouble attracting or talking to women, but I'm completely clueless about how to conduct a relationship. I tend to ghost women after the initial encounter because I have no idea what to do next. Also, virtually all of the women I've been romanticall... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Should people with disabilities date and get married? |
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Posted: 02 Nov 2025, 9:20 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 567
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RFK Jr. doesn't think so. All the more reason to do it.
If you have Netflix, watch Love on the Spectrum and Down With Love. Proof that yes, it's possible. |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia |
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Posted: 02 Nov 2025, 9:14 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 79
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| On season 8 now. The first couple of seasons were so-so but it's been really good after that. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: 'not autistic enough' |
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Posted: 04 Sep 2025, 5:22 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 438
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| At first I thought I couldn't be autistic if I graduated college and have a good job. Only once I discovered that you don't have to be like Rain Man to be autistic that the pieces of the puzzle started to fit for me. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Ideas for support groups. |
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Posted: 09 Jul 2025, 7:18 pm
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Replies: 2
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| The online groups at AANE.org are worth looking into if you're looking for an online support group. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Major study on autism uncovers four distinct subtypes |
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Posted: 09 Jul 2025, 7:05 pm
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,903
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| With all the different traits and variations of how autism presents itself, it makes sense that there would be an attempt to break these down into subgroups. In the long run it could help tailor therapies to address specific sets of traits. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How often do you think of embarrassing social moments? |
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Posted: 09 Jul 2025, 7:01 pm
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Replies: 17
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| I do. And it's part of my tendency to dwell on the bad things I do in life instead of the good things. I'm working with a therapist on trying to accentuate the positives in my life but at my age (60) it's not easy to change a mindset that's been ingrained in me for so long. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't |
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Posted: 15 Jun 2025, 8:23 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,091
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I have days where I feel very lonely and wish I had some really good friends.
Then I have days where I want nothing to do with friendships and the headaches that come with them.
Anybody else struggle like this? |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Trump orders investigation of Biden |
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Posted: 05 Jun 2025, 6:52 pm
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Replies: 2
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| Of course, how do we know Biden actually made that statement and it wasn't made by someone else covering up for him? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Being Overly secretive and private |
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Posted: 05 Jun 2025, 6:48 pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 5,725
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| I found out I was on the spectrum at 54. I was masking my whole life -- I just didn't know it. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Should David and I just elope if we want to get married? |
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Posted: 27 May 2025, 7:50 pm
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Replies: 13
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I really wanted to do a quiet island wedding so I wouldn't have to deal with the social crap. My now-wife wanted a traditional wedding with all the bells and whistles.
Guess who won?
Bottom line -- Do what works for the two of you. If the brother doesn't like it, too bad. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: I don’t think Trump has a form of dementia |
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Posted: 27 May 2025, 7:03 pm
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Replies: 4
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| He definitely has some sort of mental issue. He's clearly a narcissist and has zero sense of empathy. Personally, I think he's also mildly autistic and might even be dyslexic (hence the basic spelling errors on social media). He's got plenty of cognitive issues but I don't think dementia is one of t... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Getting Worse with Age? |
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Posted: 27 May 2025, 6:51 pm
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Replies: 24
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| Once I found out I was on the spectrum, it kind of gave me permission to stop forcing myself to be sociable. That "get out of jail free card" served to greatly reduce my stress level. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: First Autistic Survivor Contestant |
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Posted: 20 May 2025, 6:13 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,342
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| Wednesday night is the finale, and she's still in it. I doubt she'll win but it's a heck of an accomplishment to make it to the final episode. |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Survivor |
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Posted: 20 May 2025, 6:11 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,810
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| Wednesday night is the finale, and she's still in it. I doubt she'll win but it's a heck of an accomplishment to make it to the final episode. |
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