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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you explain the reasons behind your interests to others? |
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Posted: 10 Apr 2012, 3:32 pm
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Replies: 35
Views: 5,114
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| A lot of my intense interests aren't unusual enough that I have to explain them, but there is one. I am obsessed with bags/pockets/backpacks/boxes and folders/binders and finding collectibles and sheets of paper to store in them. I haven't really told anyone and I don't understand why I do it but if... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you describe your sensory overload and/or shutdowns? |
| SilverSolace |
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Posted: 10 Apr 2012, 3:11 pm
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Replies: 57
Views: 13,948
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| Just as the title says. What does it feel like to be sensory overloaded and shutdown? What causes it, and are there different degrees of either that you experience? Do you just get tired, sleepy, or some other physical or mental/emotional side effect as well? How does it affect your communication or... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: It's not the eyes, it's the muscles around them. |
| SilverSolace |
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Posted: 10 Apr 2012, 2:32 pm
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Replies: 32
Views: 5,470
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| This thread has been enlightening. If I'm correct, the direction of the head/eyes [tilting head up but eyes going down, versus head tilting down and eyes going up, etc] plays a part in expression as well. While this helps me understand how NT may express themselves, it makes it increasingly tiring t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Use of antiquated language...I'm feeling old :( |
| SilverSolace |
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Posted: 29 Mar 2012, 1:08 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,561
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| I use those words sometimes too. Amongst, thus/thusly, happenstance, etc. It just seems as natural to use those kinds of words as more "modern" equivalents, although I learned that it sounds odd to other people. I'm 17 and have a mix of valley girl and southern accent when I speak, and so I understa... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is this echolalia/echopraxia? |
| SilverSolace |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2012, 3:13 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,177
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| I read that echolalia/echopraxia can be common in foms of autism,so I had some questions about anyone who experiences or has observed these conditions. Can you give some examples of echolalia or echopraxia in your life? Are there different degrees of the conditions or is it pretty much the same for ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What are NT social rules? |
| SilverSolace |
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Posted: 09 Mar 2012, 1:04 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,710
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| "If you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours." "If I scratch your back, you're pretty much obliged to scratch me otherwise you are a rude and unfriendly person." "Scratch other people's backs in the way that I would like you to scratch other people's backs." "You're also a rude and unfriendly person... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Do you think this is funny? |
| SilverSolace |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2012, 11:03 am
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,658
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| LOL! I thought this was hilarious! I didn't find anything offensive about it, mainly because I don't think anyone could take it seriously enough to gain any misconceptions about AS. It seemed... is uh, satirical the right word? I can never remember all the different definitions of kinds of humor lol... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Social interaction as a special interest? |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2012, 12:33 pm
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Replies: 2
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| This is almost exactly how I feel. I've always had an intense interest in communications of all sorts. If I'm listening to anyone speak, my mind is automatically (but consciously) and compulsively dissecting their pattern of speech, accent, word choice, etc. As for social interaction, I still can't ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Being interrupted/reminded |
| SilverSolace |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2012, 11:41 am
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Replies: 3
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| Are you exceptionally agitated at being interrupted from something you're doing? Especially if it's something you've already planned, at least to yourself? Have you ever been planning to do something, and so you're doing everything you planned you would do beforehand, and then you get interrupted b... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Savant skills? |
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Posted: 19 Jan 2012, 2:59 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,073
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| I've been reading up about savant skills and super memory and such, and how it's more common in people with autism. But I was wondering, are there savant skills that aren't as "common" like music or math or calenders? Or is extreme skill/ability in anything outside of those subjects not considered s... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Internalising. |
| SilverSolace |
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Posted: 31 Dec 2011, 11:45 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,791
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| Thanks for the reply everyone. It's interesting to see situations both similar and different to myself, and thinking about causes. Like annmaria I wonder if there is greater commonality among girls, which might also add to the trend of girls on the spectrum going undiagnosed because of it. It would ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Internalising. |
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Posted: 30 Dec 2011, 7:13 pm
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Replies: 14
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| Do you ever internalise your emotions, reactions, or meltdowns? If so: is it something you do automatically/have always done, or do you do suppress things on purpose? Do you just shut down when things get too stressful? If either of the above, do people tend to not believe you when you actually try ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What led you to discover...? |
| SilverSolace |
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Posted: 15 Dec 2011, 9:51 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,698
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| How did you come to find out about autism and aspergers? And if you are diagnosed or seeking a dx, what led to that? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone think that their hearing is more acute with AS? |
| SilverSolace |
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Posted: 14 Dec 2011, 11:11 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,776
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| I do have heightened/more sensitive senses. Is my hearing more acute because of the sensitivity? If you mean I can hear higher and lower pitches than most people can, and hear quieter sounds from farther away, then yes. However, I also have auditory -processing- issues, and while my hearing is great... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Empathy, yeah, but only if you have fur, feathers or fins... |
| SilverSolace |
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Posted: 14 Dec 2011, 10:54 pm
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Replies: 39
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| I think this whole subject smells of crypto misantropy, but in this case weeping dogs upset me more then weeping children. I don't want anyone to get me wrong. I care deeply about humans in the sense I would protect most with my life. People are incorporated into my value system even if I do not em... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Stuck In Limbo.... |
| SilverSolace |
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Posted: 14 Dec 2011, 5:39 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,143
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| This is -exactly- how I feel, in my life. Because on the outside I don't appear to have any sort of deficits, when someone sees me not doing something they think I can/should, the assumption is that I'm being lazy, forgetful, rebellious, etc. It leads to misplaced frustration. Someone who acts norma... |
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