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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Suggested reading |
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Posted: 01 Mar 2007, 8:43 am
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| Ladies and gentlemen, it's Breeze again, back on track. So anyway I've been thinking about how to talk about food sensitivities but I find that my amateur analyses although satisfying to myself are hardly worthwhile in written form. So I thought I'd recommend a book I read a few years ago. It's call... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why so much opposition to curing Aspergers? |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2007, 5:58 am
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Replies: 126
Views: 12,339
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| I have only recently found out about Aperger's but I have always known I could do things mentally other people couldn't. I think of that as a resource for them, that I am able to put things in place for them for them to walk on, whether or not they realize it (and they usually don't). A lot of thing... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: pain and fear |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2007, 5:53 am
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Replies: 8
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| Thank you, thank you, thank you. I feel so much better reading all of your ideas and experiences and I am so grateful for your attention! Thank you! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: pain and fear |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2007, 9:06 am
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Replies: 8
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| Sorry about this people and thanks Moe for responding! I am going to tell someone because I figure since I have dumped this crap on the good people at WP I can at least do them the favour of also dumping it on someone else. No fear. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: pain and fear |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2007, 6:46 am
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| Don't read this if you don't want to know how I feel. 1. My mother has been badmouthing me since I was a teenager. The worst thing she did was punish me for moving away from home by spreading rumours I was sleeping around. I never did. But people have a great deal of respect for her. She also said I... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspie males offensively generalizing about women!! ! |
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Posted: 24 Jan 2007, 11:41 am
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Replies: 215
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| Thanks Melantha for bringing this out of the woodwork, I've noticed it too and I'm sure most women have, although I wasn't prepared for the extent of the misogyny in some of the replies above....But I'm glad I know now. The thing is though that with 8000 members inevitably some of them will be creep... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: If you were a God, what would you do? |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2007, 10:58 am
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Replies: 143
Views: 8,177
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Two things;
-shortterm: good and plentiful food for every person
-longterm: a future for the planet.
I wouldn't draw any attention to myself, I'd let everything unfold under my supervision. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer! (ASPIE STYLE!) |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2007, 10:53 am
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If in doubt leave it out.
What would look better, this or that? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Watching TV and autism- a connection? |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2007, 10:48 am
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,532
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| I don't watch TV and I only miss it when I have a cold or something. I like a couple of sitcoms but with most of them I don't like the look or the timing. I don't like any hospital or law dramas. I sometimes like cop shows if the guys look good. Mostly I like to watch the news or documentaries. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Savant skills |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2007, 10:39 am
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Replies: 62
Views: 7,601
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| I would say: visual arts, analytical thinking (literature, politics, and such, maths only to a certain degree), and mindreading. Don't know if the last one qualifies but it definitely keeps me out of a lot of potentially painful and dangerous situations I would otherwise be oblivious to. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Noticing Patterns |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2007, 10:36 am
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Replies: 59
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| I remember as a teenager I would compulsively split every word I read or heard into sections to make it symmetrical. Especially the long ones. It made me even better at spelling than I already was. Number plates as well, I look at them and reorganize the letters and numbers so that there will be a b... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Self-diagnosed and confused aspie |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2007, 10:28 am
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| The doctor will tell you what he/she thinks, so that should help you. Bottom line is you have to decide for yourself how you feel and what you feel is the best way to deal with it. What your sister or aunt or husband thinks is their opinion, then what the doctor says is his/her opinion, ultimately y... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autistics more likely to watch people's mouths? |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2007, 10:23 am
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Replies: 51
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| Watching people's mouths is natural for me, but I got told off for it when I was young so I learnt to look at their eyes. It always makes me uncomfortable because I don't know when to look, look away, look harder etc. There is a system there I can't grasp. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Candida overgrowth links to asperger's syndrome |
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Posted: 16 Jan 2007, 6:18 am
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Replies: 22
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| Whatever the circumstances of the post and whatever the problems with the article's vocabulary ("autistic" vs "normal" etc) the basic point remains which is that everybody's health can be improved by improving the diet. It is perfectly likely that autistic people are more prone to food allergies and... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is your aspie-score? |
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Posted: 14 Jan 2007, 7:17 am
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Replies: 197
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| I got Aspie 146, NT 55 when I did it. The problem is I don't know a lot about how people react to me or how I react to them because I avoid them as much as I can. But I guess all answers are always hypothetical anyway, even if you get a proper professional diagnosis, because there are so many differ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Fluorescent lights. (And disbelief.) |
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Posted: 14 Jan 2007, 7:07 am
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Replies: 46
Views: 8,124
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| I can't be in a room with fluorescent lights but it's not so much the sound although I hear it, it's the electricity. It's the same with computers and cell phones. I've quit jobs and left courses because of it. Some offices I can handle as long as I don't have to spend a lot of time there but some p... |
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