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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: So Sleepy |
| lawlesslady |
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Posted: 30 Jan 2009, 11:41 pm
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| I'm not a doctor, but "back pain" can be any number of things, including kidney infection. If you have a bad infection, that could also be causing the sleepiness. Get yourself up, and get to the doctor, or a hospital and get it checked out. It's not normal to sleep that much and still be tired. Get ... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: I don't want to be the center of attention |
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Posted: 21 Jan 2009, 11:12 am
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| photography is art. But it's also a transferable skill. Do portraits - studio, quiet, your set up, one person, or a small family group, etc. That's just one option. Do you like animals? People love their pets.. that's another option. How about kids? What if you did architectural photography? There a... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: If Only I Had The Guts! |
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Posted: 21 Jan 2009, 11:05 am
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| There's a lot in your post that I can't speak to, but the one thing I would like to address is the "north american/western" way of thinking about leaving home and being on your own. I think this is the only culture that actually supports "leaving home". Every other culture that I can think of offhan... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Tips on socialising |
| lawlesslady |
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Posted: 20 Jan 2009, 1:32 pm
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| when he says "alright", you don't need to respond to that exactly. You can just smile and say 'hello", or "goodmorning", or "how ya doing?" "how ya doing" might be a nice ice breaker. Maybe start a conversation, if that's what you are looking for. There are some simple questions to ask if you want t... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time |
| lawlesslady |
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Posted: 14 Jan 2009, 11:22 am
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Thanks tomamil. I'll do a search for the other thread.
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time |
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Posted: 14 Jan 2009, 10:18 am
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| Has anyone else read this book? I loved it. It was the first time I realized how literally a common phrase can be taken by someone who has AS. It was funny in an ironic way, touching, inspiring, and it made me sad that I didn't understand my cousin better. Here's a link to the Amazon site. If you sc... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Question for those that do/did train in martial arts |
| lawlesslady |
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Posted: 13 Jan 2009, 9:54 am
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| Chasingthsun, you don't mention how long you have been practicing your martial art. That makes a difference. I'm a blue belt in Karate. In my style (Shito-riu Itoso-Kai), that's one step below a brown belt. I'm NT, and I had trouble with sparring as well. There are three factors (in my opinion). The... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: What is reccomended? |
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Posted: 13 Jan 2009, 9:28 am
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| Are you trying to get a tan? I know everyone wants to be a nice bronze, but it's really not good for your skin and it causes damage, so be really careful. If you must be out in the sun, be sure to apply sunscreen at least 20 minutes before you go out, and keep reapplying as per the instructions on t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Coming out of the closet |
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Posted: 09 Jan 2009, 1:01 am
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| I would start with your husband. Presumably he knows that you are an Aspie and he can intercede with your inlaws.. explain what it actually means and that they have nothing to be afraid of. Right now, they are wondering what their child has gotten himself into. They are most worried about him and wh... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I just watched a scary movie |
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Posted: 08 Jan 2009, 12:02 am
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| Kriska, I don't think this is an AS trait. I'm frightened at home alone at night. I always turn on the alarm. I think more specifically, women are almost "trained" to be more careful, and I think that also causes us to be more fearful. Having had an attempted break in must have terrified you.. this ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Random Conversations |
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Posted: 06 Jan 2009, 9:30 am
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| My cousin is an Aspie who is desperate for friends. Often, he will start random conversations with someone just to try to make friends. I've tried to explain to him that NT's (especially women) are threatened, and in fact fearful, of total strangers making contact, especially if it's a random commen... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Swearing |
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Posted: 06 Jan 2009, 9:19 am
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Replies: 27
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| I read somewhere (a long time ago) "Swearing focuses a person's attention on my words, not my thoughts", and it made so much sense to me that I rarely swear. Of course, in some situation, it just can't be helped...as another member posted, "Oh dear" just doesn't cut it. I think that the context of t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: NTs DO THINGS with conversation... |
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Posted: 05 Jan 2009, 10:39 am
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| Actually, the so-called "nonverbal language" is very simple, even primitive. It consists of signals such as "I like you", "I dislike you", "I`m sad", "I`m happy", "I`m mad at you" etc. Eg: Nowadays I know that if a co-worker comes to my office in the morning to say good morning, it means: "I want t... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Why didn't I do this in the first place?! |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2009, 1:36 am
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Replies: 30
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Dude, you should look into Oppositional Defiant Disorder.. that might explain why you are so angry and stressed out over being told to clean up your room.
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: John Travolta's son dies in Bahamas |
| lawlesslady |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2009, 1:17 am
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buryuntime wrote: Seems like that should be considered neglect, especially considering he was home by himself.
He wasn't home alone. He was in the Bahamas with his family, and apparently attended 24/7 (which should tell you something right there) by two nannies who accompanied the family.
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Things you didn't comprehend as a child because of autism? |
| lawlesslady |
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Posted: 03 Jan 2009, 9:27 pm
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Replies: 149
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| Hello all, This is my first time posting, although I have been lurking for while now. I'm NT, but I have a younger cousin who is a somewhat low functioning Aspie, and he has always been very special to me. In the course of a conversation about my cousin, my friend, Fuzzy, directed me to this website... |
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