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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Haircuts |
| y-pod |
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Posted: 20 Feb 2026, 10:39 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,970
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| I've been cutting my own hair for years. If your hair is long enough it's very easy to do. There are many instructions and videos online on how to cut your own hair. I actually loved getting haircuts, but I couldn't justify the cost once I learned to do it myself. Maybe one day when I'm old and don'... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone else have a learning disability in math? |
| y-pod |
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Posted: 16 Jan 2026, 4:18 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,131
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| For years I thought I was bad at math, because my teachers said so. It's all relative. The rest of my family and my friends were all better than I was at math. This continued until grade 9 when they started doing calculus, then I got hopelessly bad at it. My poor little brain just wasn't developed e... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: How far out from my wedding do I need to select a dress? |
| y-pod |
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Posted: 23 Dec 2025, 12:09 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,880
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| If you wear a common size or smaller size thrift stores might have something nice for you. You wouldn't know until you go look. I hope you find something good there. If the size is very close you can have it altered. I no longer shop in thrift stores here any more because they got rid of the fitting... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sleeping patterns? |
| y-pod |
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Posted: 22 Dec 2025, 4:03 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 421
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| I don't like to sleep in the dark, because I love the dark so I'm smart and active at night. I go to bed at dawn and sleep during the day most of the time. That's my natural rhythm. I pretty much fall asleep instantly when the sky starts to get bright. I do wear eye mask and ear plugs because it's d... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Favourite christmas song? |
| y-pod |
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Posted: 21 Dec 2025, 6:11 am
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Replies: 29
Views: 473
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I like "O Holy Night". Learned it originally from Cartmen in South Park.  Eventually I learned it properly. It showed off my vocal range well. We're not religious so we would sing songs of any origin. We used to go caroling at nursing homes every year until the pandemic. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Hate being touched |
| y-pod |
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Posted: 09 Dec 2025, 1:12 am
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Replies: 20
Views: 755
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I can't imagine not being hugged everyday.  That proves all aspies are different. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you get frequent migraines? |
| y-pod |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2025, 4:39 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 241
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| I get it very occasionally. Never figured any reason before it just disappeared again. Probably something to do with hormone fluctuations. |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Is it normal to still no little about finances at 30+ ? |
| y-pod |
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Posted: 03 Nov 2025, 5:31 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 309
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| Sure. It's normal to know nothing about finance if you've always been taken care of, or have never needed to make a lot of monetary decisions. I know quite a few people who don't know how to manage money or investing. Now if you want to learn about these things I suggest taking a personal finance cl... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Flu Vaccines for this season |
| y-pod |
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Posted: 30 Oct 2025, 4:56 am
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Replies: 30
Views: 660
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| Got mine a couple days ago. It's free here but you do need to have appointments. I've never had flu even once, but I plan to volunteer soon so I'll get the jab. Booked Covid vaccine for next month. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are all people with autism picky about food |
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Posted: 22 Oct 2025, 7:19 am
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Replies: 99
Views: 110,817
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| One of my sons was so picky when he was little, there were only a handful of things he would eat, and only a small amount. He was very thin and small and people worried he wouldn't survive. The rest of us ate balanced meals and kept offering him stuff, but he was not interested. When we bought him a... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: I have a question for women 40 and over |
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Posted: 22 Oct 2025, 6:15 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 31,347
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I just got it done today. It's not bad at all. Try to time it a couple days after period when they're naturally softer.  As you age breast tissues turn into fat so the pain will be less as well. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: how many left handers here were made to become righthanded? |
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Posted: 22 Oct 2025, 6:12 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 486
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| I'm ambidextrous. I do write with my right hand so nobody bothered me about it. I wondered if I could have been left handed as my left hand is bigger and stronger. Now with computers I think my left hand types a bit faster and can use the mouse equally as well. :? I guess it doesn't matter any more.... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Any recommended calming/coping strageties? :< |
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Posted: 14 Oct 2025, 7:55 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 409
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| You are too young to drink.:) But I think it's OK to have herbal teas (no caffeine)? Chamomile, lavender and passionflower are calming. You can also find pre-blended tea bags. Just look for words like calm, relax, or maybe even nighttime. Just the ritual of making steaming hot tea can be calming. Ma... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: not being able to physically speak in some situations |
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Posted: 12 Oct 2025, 8:38 am
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Replies: 19
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| Is that called "selective mutism"? I think it's rather common for autistic people. One of my sons has that. We try to give him a lot of time to reply, and not think too much if he didn't manage to say anything. We got him a medic alert tag that says he can not speak when stressed. So far h... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: What does growing up mean? |
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Posted: 12 Oct 2025, 8:30 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 236
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| I think it entirely depends on your own feelings. Don't compare to other people. Having a house or children doesn't necessarily mean they feel all grown up. (More likely they just feel stressed out from the responsibilities.) It does seems like you want to try a bit more independence. You might want... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: "Living independently" but it ain't pretty. |
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Posted: 12 Oct 2025, 8:14 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 335
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| If you're not getting sick from living in a dirty place, then you don't have a problem. None of my family members like cleaning so we rarely do them. :D We do keep up with dishes, laundry, basic bathroom cleaning. Anyone who want to visit need to give at least a three day notice, and we always did c... |
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