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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I've read about neanderthal and came crasy idea to me.. |
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Posted: 06 Jul 2011, 6:09 pm
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| When you look at the research that Borat's cousin is involved in, he seems to have almost worked it out. Remember, other than pure blooded African homo sapiens who have continued to evolve, we are all members of a one of a number of stable, hybrid species - homo sapien x neanderthalis (please correc... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I've read about neanderthal and came crasy idea to me.. |
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Posted: 06 Jul 2011, 3:52 pm
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| And come idea me that I'm NT neanderthal in behavior Let's think about an NT Neanderthal. Iced up for 9 months out of 12, he'd probably spend most of his time indoors, with a limited number of people. In the dark environment, tribal eye contact wouldn't work. He would stare more, and whilst trying ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: If there was a aspie nation, what would the customs be |
| Cupperty |
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Posted: 26 Jun 2011, 5:16 pm
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| Pretty similar to those found in Germany. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is this Autism? |
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Posted: 26 Jun 2011, 5:13 pm
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I wish I could change the title of this thread to "Is this Autistic thinking?"
Although this presupposes there is such a thing as autistic thinking. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is this Autism? |
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Posted: 26 Jun 2011, 9:12 am
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Quote: I'm asking the doctor, "did I really sneeze five times last night?"
Actually, a better continuation of your analogy would be "is this what a spinning head feels like?"
peterd - Trying to do stuff, or trying to get better at doing stuff? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is this Autism? |
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Posted: 26 Jun 2011, 8:56 am
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| That's not really very helpful But your answer has been really helpful in clarifying my thoughts. :) I'm not really asking for a diagnosis of the disability that is called autism. It's more a question of whether I think in a profoundly autive (made up a word there to try and avoid confusion) way, i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is my family really this stupid? |
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Posted: 26 Jun 2011, 6:42 am
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| Families seem to have powerful inbuilt mechanisms to develop and promote collective stupidity. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is this Autism? |
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Posted: 26 Jun 2011, 6:38 am
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Quote: "A debilitating inability to stop learning and start doing."
I could substitute "learning" with "analysing" or "considering the alternatives" etc. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is this Autism? |
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Posted: 26 Jun 2011, 6:11 am
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| I have a feeling that this discussion is starting to go in a direction a little different to that which I intended. My fault though... Focused Interest: I have read and watched a huge amount about the World wars. I much prefer new information, but I'm happy to watch a documentary for an hour or so w... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is this Autism? |
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Posted: 25 Jun 2011, 11:54 pm
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| It's occurred me that an inability to stop learning would be incredibly frustrating for someone who also has learning difficulties. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is this Autism? |
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Posted: 25 Jun 2011, 11:47 pm
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| Does it include walking in circles, talking to your self aloud, fiddling with things, and other senseless, repetitive actions? Circles... Not really, unless I'm on the phone. talking... I think in words, and practice potential conversations in my head all the time. Occasionally a sentence will slip... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is this Autism? |
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Posted: 25 Jun 2011, 11:32 pm
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Could well be.
Except that I always seem to be busy doing stuff, and yet never get anything done. In fact I really struggle to sit and do nothing.
My mind is always, always, always trying to improve its understanding. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is this Autism? |
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Posted: 25 Jun 2011, 11:13 pm
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I've been told by people they think I'm autistic.
If they are right, I would sum up the way it affects me as:
"A debilitating inability to stop learning and start doing."
Does this strike a chord?
Thanks,
Alex. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I've read about neanderthal and came crasy idea to me.. |
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Posted: 25 Jun 2011, 10:49 pm
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| I find it satisfying when a similar conclusion is reached from a totally different direction, so you guys might find this interesting. I've been told by people that I'm autistic. For the last week or so, I've considered this as a viable explanation, and have been looking into it. By "looking into it... |
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