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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can't do stuff I am not interested in. |
| delia43 |
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Posted: 20 May 2008, 11:01 pm
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Replies: 19
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| Yes. I have always been labelled a big "underachiever" for this and other reasons, but what can you do. In college, when this tendency was worst in me, I used to procrastinate from doing projects I didn't want to do BY DOING TOTALLY UNECESSARY RESEARCH in another area that interested me more. Yes, I... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Digestive Enzymes |
| delia43 |
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Posted: 20 May 2008, 10:37 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,965
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| What kind of probiotic are you using? Do you have to do pill form since you mostly can't do dairy? If you are feeling brave, or for anyone else who might be interested, I LOVE LOVE LOVE this stuff called kefir. It is a fermented milk drink that tastes sort of like yogurt and contains all sorts of lo... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you lack the drive to progress in life? |
| delia43 |
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Posted: 20 May 2008, 12:28 am
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Replies: 47
Views: 4,629
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| Pretty much, unless I do something or focus on something as soon as I think of it, it doesn't get done. To the OP, my apologies, I didn't read your first post carefully enough to realize you sometimes experienced this as a negative. I feel like I read somewhere once that this particular problem was... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you lack the drive to progress in life? |
| delia43 |
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Posted: 19 May 2008, 11:54 pm
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Replies: 47
Views: 4,629
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| I definitely lack the ambitions that others have, and I felt bad about it for a long time and tried to do what they did anyway. It went badly. I'm satisfied with what I want now, peace and quiet and my own deadlines. I'm setting up my life so I can live on a farm out in the country and spend my day... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Aspise girls and the mean boy friend syndrome. |
| delia43 |
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Posted: 18 May 2008, 8:05 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 5,309
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I do think we can be blind to smooth talkers and people who lie, and, since we are loyal and hate change, might also be more likely to want to stick around, especially if we've exerted the major effort it takes for us to become intimate with someone.
To the OP, I hope that you are currently safe? |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: age 16 aspie, what part time job can I get? |
| delia43 |
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Posted: 18 May 2008, 7:25 pm
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Replies: 18
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| WOW!! ! I just looked up Data Entry and there are companies that email people the work at home in which they work however much they want whenever they want. They range from $200-600 a week or $12-20 per hour! I have the basic typing skills and all other requirements. Now that I know more about what... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: age 16 aspie, what part time job can I get? |
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Posted: 18 May 2008, 3:15 pm
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Replies: 18
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| Most of my friends seem to have jobs in fast food places or retaurants where they have to interact with people. I do some oddjobs for neighbors, which are like chores at other people's homes, but are there any good part time or summer jobs someone with no social skills can do or even get? Why not s... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: working memory? |
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Posted: 17 May 2008, 11:40 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 4,737
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| My short-term memory is terrible. I'll forget what I'm doing while I'm doing it. I'll have the TV remote in my hand and forget where I put it :x I'm not even exaggerating =/ I've done this, too! I also regularly go to the supermarket because I need to buy one thing, will buy three other things, com... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is a meltdown? |
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Posted: 17 May 2008, 10:55 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,955
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| You should really check out the other links, they are very helpful. For me personally, when I have a meltdown it feels like my brain (and, to a lesser extent body) are screaming, even though I'm not making any noise. My whole body starts to feel very tight, and time sort of disappears. It is not lik... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What are your favorite/least favorite foods? |
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Posted: 17 May 2008, 10:49 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,241
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Two of my favorite things right now are turkey burgers and edamame.
Two of my least favorite things are pickles and pudding. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: working memory? |
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Posted: 17 May 2008, 4:58 pm
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Replies: 30
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| What is 'working memory'? Short-term memory. It's what you use to get through complex tasks, etc. It's different from long-term memory, which is memories of your childhood, etc, or procedural memory, which involves things like how to ride a bike. The label "working memory" is also an IQ-test subset... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: working memory? |
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Posted: 17 May 2008, 2:54 pm
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Replies: 30
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| I can't speak for everyone, but I absolutely tanked that part of the test. It was my lowest score. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: LATE dx: Question: |
| delia43 |
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Posted: 17 May 2008, 2:49 pm
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Replies: 2
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pakled wrote: what was the diagnosis? could be some OCD, AS, anything...
just from what you've said, doctors have made some possible links between childhood strep and OCD, and anorexia and AS.
I agree; knowing your dx would be really helpful. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: autism and jobs ..ASPIES ONLY ! !! ! |
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Posted: 13 May 2008, 11:51 am
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Replies: 62
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| what jobs have you taken? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: *"Me too, me too!" Reactions?* |
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Posted: 10 May 2008, 7:30 pm
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Replies: 40
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| I'm wondering if to some extent this isn't just a human thing, to be so thrilled not to be alone in the world when we think we are? And maybe that's what most human conversation and friendship is based on? And maybe aspies just feel it more on forums like this since we are both rare creatures to beg... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: depression and a AS diagnosis |
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Posted: 06 May 2008, 8:39 am
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,074
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| I was DEFINITELY relieved that my suspicions were correct. I also felt depressed and angry that I'd been misdiagnosed for a long time, resulting in a bundle of other psychiatric and other problems (including depression), both in school and in life. I felt sad for all the years of my life that were w... |
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