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 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: Help for inflexibility?

solaire
Posted: 24 May 2011, 3:10 am 

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I'm glad you described it as walking on eggshells, too! I don't have any direct experience with alcoholics myself, but I imagine it is a bit like what people describe when they have an unpredictable alcoholic parent. The slightest thing can set him off, and I am usually totally bewildered as to why....

 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: Help for inflexibility?

solaire
Posted: 30 Apr 2011, 2:39 pm 

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I realize that he is not doing it on purpose. My question is more about what kinds of strategies people who know they have AS have used to cope with situations where plans might have to change. I have a hard time understanding why he goes from mellow and happy to anxious and shouting so easily, but ...

 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: Help for inflexibility?

solaire
 Post subject: Help for inflexibility?
Posted: 25 Apr 2011, 3:46 am 

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So it seems that my husband has AS, and one of the biggest problems is the inflexibility. The other day we planned to go to a particular restaurant for lunch after a long walk on the beach, but when we got there it was really busy so we decided we didn't want to wait for a table. There are 3 or 4 pl...

 Forum: Love and Dating   Topic: Feel I am unworthy to ask girls out because they will be ...

solaire
Posted: 11 Mar 2011, 3:23 pm 

Replies: 40
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But I don't know what I have to offer. My interests are so narrow that they couldn't be of any use to anyone. I don't know about that. You just have to make an effort to find something about it that is related or appealing to others. My husband can bore my socks off talking about different classes ...

 Forum: Love and Dating   Topic: Feel I am unworthy to ask girls out because they will be ...

solaire
Posted: 10 Mar 2011, 5:44 am 

Replies: 40
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If a girl is so arrogant to think that you are beneath them, and is nasty about rejecting you, do you really want to date that person in the first place? Asking people out is awkward for anyone, regardless of whether they have AS or not. Perhaps you should lighten up on the expectations -- you want ...

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: New "neurotypical"

solaire
 Post subject: New "neurotypical"
Posted: 10 Mar 2011, 5:18 am 

Replies: 5
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I heard about this site from the Wiki article on Asperger's. I have been dimly aware of it for a while but recently it has been suggested that my husband may actually have it, so I've been doing a little bit of reading on the topic. So that is why I am here!
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