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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What counts as eye contact? |
| corvusgal |
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Posted: 21 Sep 2012, 2:06 pm
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| I've been wondering about this myself. I have bad face recognition, and tend to remember people by hairstyles or glasses or facial hair. I can't really conjure up a good mental image of the faces of anyone I know, but I could give a fairly good description of people's haircuts, and different outfits... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you sometimes dream of a very simple life? |
| corvusgal |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2012, 8:46 am
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Replies: 37
Views: 3,867
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| When I was little I read My Side of the Mountain (which is about a boy who runs away and lives in a hollowed out tree in the woods). I wanted to do that for a long time until I realized I probably wouldn't last a week foraging in the wilderness. Now I dream about living in a tiny cabin in the woods ... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: what are you listening to THIS VERY SECOND? |
| corvusgal |
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Posted: 21 Aug 2012, 9:18 am
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Replies: 67,542
Views: 2,802,171
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I have Billy Idol's White Wedding stuck in my head. Delightfully over the top and cheesy.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgFh4RHgn0A[/youtube] |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Jonathan Coulton |
| corvusgal |
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Posted: 21 Aug 2012, 9:09 am
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,015
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| I love his music! I heard an a cappella group do a version of Re: Your Brains and the lyrics cracked me up. I just recently got his album Johnathan Coulton's Greatest Hit and have been listening to it non stop for the past few weeks. I love The Future Soon. His songs for Portal and Portal 2 were spo... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Do you miss someone right now? |
| corvusgal |
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Posted: 21 Aug 2012, 8:07 am
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Replies: 2,709
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| I miss my first girlfriend. We only dated for a few months before we broke up because she had to move for school. I don't know if things would have worked out in the long run, but I was so happy with her while it lasted. She liked my quirks, I liked hers. I felt comfortable around her in a way I rar... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Zoning out |
| corvusgal |
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Posted: 21 Aug 2012, 1:37 am
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Replies: 28
Views: 7,907
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| The f**** up thing is that I'm perfectly aware that I do it from an intellectual perspective, but when it happens I have no control over it. My mind just shifts from my task to something entirely different that I start to think very deeply about. I won't realize for a while that I zoned out. To mak... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone else have irrational fears? |
| corvusgal |
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Posted: 20 Aug 2012, 8:58 pm
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Replies: 71
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raisedbyignorance wrote: * fear of accidentally shoplifting an item (like Marge did in that Simpsons episode)
Wow, I'm terrified of that too! I've never heard anyone else mention it before. I'm also afraid that people will think I'm a shoplifter because I look so nervous when I'm shopping. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Mourning for objects??? |
| corvusgal |
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Posted: 20 Aug 2012, 5:02 pm
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Replies: 5
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| I feel the same way! That really sucks losing all those memories :cry: I kept all my notes and homework and writings for years, until one day I threw most of them away when I had to move, and I felt awful for a long time after. I did eventually get over it (mostly). There is one story that I wrote i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is this kind of stimming common? Or at least, not unique? |
| corvusgal |
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Posted: 20 Aug 2012, 12:00 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 15,789
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| One of the cool things about visiting Wrong Planet is getting to see that you're quite not as unique as you'd once thought: no matter how obscure your special interest or how bizarre your favorite stim, you can usually find at least one fellow weirdo on these boards who is some kind of kindred spir... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone else have irrational fears? |
| corvusgal |
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Posted: 20 Aug 2012, 10:09 am
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Replies: 71
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| I'm pretty needle-phobic. I used to be awful about getting shots or getting my blood drawn. I'm better now, so long as I can close my eyes before I see the needle. I still have to look away if someone in a TV show or movie gets a shot. If I accidentally see it my skin starts to crawl. Ugh. I also ha... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Describing your emotions |
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Posted: 18 Aug 2012, 9:53 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,670
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| I can be highly analytical about my emotions in an abstract way, in that I can kind of explain why I am feeling a certain way- describe the contributing factors and underlying causes and I can even articulate the things I need to do to change my emotional state. However, it all comes across very rem... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Do you hate getting your hair done? |
| corvusgal |
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Posted: 18 Aug 2012, 1:14 am
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Replies: 57
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| 6 years ago I bought a pair of hair clippers, and have been cutting and dyeing my own hair ever since. Best purchase ever. Saved 100's of dollars, and no longer have to make awkward small talk while someone touches my head, no more hairdryers (glad I'm not the only person who can't stand the heat/no... |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Act Like the Character In Your Avatar |
| corvusgal |
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Posted: 18 Aug 2012, 12:17 am
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Replies: 171
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| *Uses demon sword Ragnarok to deflect cutter blades from user above* |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: How to help a friend through a tough time? |
| corvusgal |
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Posted: 10 Aug 2012, 10:52 am
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Replies: 4
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Thanks, that's good advice. I've been working on my casserole making skills.
I just wish I could be the sort of person she could lean on for emotional support, but I guess I should just accept that I'm never going to be that person and focus on other ways I can help. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: How to help a friend through a tough time? |
| corvusgal |
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Posted: 10 Aug 2012, 12:53 am
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| My one friend who still lives near me is going through a rough time. Her mom was diagnosed with breast cancer, and I want to be there for her because she is an amazing person and has been there for me through many of my bad spells including when my mom had cancer. I've known her for almost 10 years ... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: I attempted suicide |
| corvusgal |
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Posted: 09 Aug 2012, 11:45 pm
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Replies: 31
Views: 4,795
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| I hope you were able to make it to the ER. Please do whatever you need to do to take care of yourself! I'm glad that I didn't succeed at my suicide attempts. Going to the hospital was scary and unpleasant, but at least I am here now. Life is still very rocky, but if I hadn't made it I wouldn't have ... |
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