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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: New and seeking help and advice |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2007, 3:06 pm
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| For instance he will come back from a visit with his mum and he will tell us she tried to drown him or they went skiing for the day and left him at the bottom of the slopes to fend for himself, at school he will tell them that his mum's boyfriend hit and hurts him, she sleeps all day and doesn't fe... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: AS parent, likelihood of AS child? |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2007, 2:56 pm
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Replies: 13
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| I have read that a high (as in the 20% area) percentage of autistic spectrum people are related to another person in the close family, ie back to first cousin level on the family tree, but I also read that high functioning autisitics and aspergers people are about 8% likely to havea parent, or grand... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you a toe-walker? |
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Posted: 20 Sep 2005, 2:10 am
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Replies: 66
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| Does anyone here tend to stand with their weight shifted on their toes? I do and its very annoying. My balance is so poor because of it, if anyone barely pushes me I fall over. I walk toe first, rather than heal first when indoors, I have had comments from people I have lived with the I walk quietl... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: I Don't Want To Like Her |
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Posted: 07 Sep 2005, 2:13 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,584
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Sarcastic_Name wrote: Da*n seasonal depression thingy side effect I don't like!! ! I have a crush!! ! Ahh!! !!
Do you get that too? Every year about august and september I get quite dawn on things, lazy, can't get out of bed, can't make an effort, just want to hide and sleep and be ledft alone. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is your ethnicity? |
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Posted: 07 Aug 2005, 1:58 am
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Replies: 129
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| . What that quote fails to mention is that was probably the first time the French had shown any balls since Joan of Arc. What balls, they sunk a private non-military vessel tied to a public wharf at nigth, and even then they still had to sneak up on it under warter! And the same people who where in... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is your ethnicity? |
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Posted: 06 Aug 2005, 3:41 pm
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Replies: 129
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| regular French (unfortunately) What does that mean? It means that the french are nasty nasty people, right up their with the Bush family of texas... On the night of 10th July 1985 Rainbow Warrior had already been in Auckland Harbour for three days, preparing for a protest voyage to the French nucle... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is your ethnicity? |
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Posted: 06 Aug 2005, 3:33 pm
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Replies: 129
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| I am a 6th generation New Zealander, but my ancestry is: Scottish 71.9% English 15.3% Irish 6.3% Welsh 6.3% Dutch 0.3% Same, except I am fith Gen, my kids are 6th, old great great (...) grand folks came over on the JAne Gifford in the 1840's... Got the same heritage as you but thrown in some souhte... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Urban Legend about a Mental Hospital |
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Posted: 25 Jul 2005, 3:08 am
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Replies: 15
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| (the wording of the legend is "shadows", not "ghosts") When I was younger, like 30 years ago, I used to see "shadows" in the family home, thats how I described them to my folks, before I "learnt" that people do not talk about these things.... I still remeber lying in my bed, facing the wall with th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Post Pics of Your Computer and Screen |
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Posted: 22 Jul 2005, 3:33 pm
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Replies: 26
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| w00t fellow *nix user. I prefer KDE over gnome tho Never really got into KDE myself, seemed too cluttered and too much likea windows clone, but that was back in 1998-1999, have not bothered to look at it since. But that said, aint choice grand! If I really wanted to all I have to do is log out and ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Post Pics of Your Computer and Screen |
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Posted: 22 Jul 2005, 3:29 pm
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Replies: 26
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| Hey! I noticed a rendering folder. What program do you use? I use rhino/flamigno/penguin POVray, I did use rhino about 6 or 7 years ago, but have not had a windows PC since 1999 so have not seen it since. It was easy to use but I prefer the interface of povray :D If you dont know what I mean by tha... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Post Pics of Your Computer and Screen |
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Posted: 22 Jul 2005, 3:18 pm
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Here we go, crappy cell phone pic and a screen shot.
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Paris Hilton |
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Posted: 14 Jul 2005, 8:02 pm
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Replies: 57
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adversarial wrote: Nobody has proven categorically that this video recording did in fact feature Pari Hilton
How do you mean unproven, I ahve seen the "porn" she was in, It's her, goes on for about 40 mins. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: i am a Ten year programer |
| Rob |
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Posted: 07 Jul 2005, 1:52 am
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Replies: 16
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Welcome indeed. I am currently 35, saw my first computer at my neighbours place when I was 11 or 12... (1982) fell in love, first love, still my favorite love...
Ahh the good old days, instant on, the "OS" was a programming language... to usea computer you had to programme one... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Favourite quotes |
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Posted: 06 Jul 2005, 2:37 am
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,226
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and finally the most obvious truth ever:
If the world were a logical place men would ride sidesaddle. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Favourite quotes |
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Posted: 06 Jul 2005, 2:32 am
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,226
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or this one of my own making, havign recertly seen team america:
Auckland, Pacific Ocean - 6524 Miles South of America. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Favourite quotes |
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Posted: 06 Jul 2005, 2:31 am
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,226
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| When the brain starts to falter, the owner is always the last to know. |
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