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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Odd hair |
| nemokin |
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Posted: 08 Dec 2015, 7:38 pm
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Replies: 80
Views: 11,979
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| I saw a question on the Aspie Test by rdos about odd hair (sticking up when short and whorls or cowlicks. Although I was not aware I had ASD until last year at age 35 I now know I am and always have been a poster child for it. I scored 167/200 on rdos' quiz. Ever since I was in elementary school I h... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Have you been BULLIED? Share your story. |
| nemokin |
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Posted: 26 Jan 2015, 10:47 pm
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Replies: 113
Views: 6,752
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| Bullying in school by "frenemies" finally defined my behavior as an adult and thats what enrages me the most. These dumb kids have no concept of what type of damage they are doing to people due to the lack of 'big picture' thinking and the young feeling like they and their actions are mean... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: My 'employment' story...could use some advice |
| nemokin |
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Posted: 23 Jan 2015, 10:04 am
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,231
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| Yeah, I agree its harsh what I said because I know firsthand who the enemy you're fighting is like. Over the net its hard to get across these kind of experiences and lessons and I doubt even talking face to face anyone could help you accept the truth of your situation. There are friends, people who... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: My 'employment' story...could use some advice |
| nemokin |
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Posted: 23 Jan 2015, 12:44 am
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,231
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BTDT wrote: Could your family work as a team? To at least get you to work on time? Probably not, bad idea.
We tried that but too little too late I guess. |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: My 'employment' story...could use some advice |
| nemokin |
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Posted: 23 Jan 2015, 12:43 am
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,231
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| I don't think you want advice. Then why did I ask for it and then why did you follow up by giving me some in turn? Reading your post, its seems to me that you know you have issues meshing with the work environment. You are not in control of yourself, are not in control of your behaviors and have de... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Do office jobs get better, or do I just die on the inside? |
| nemokin |
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Posted: 21 Jan 2015, 2:46 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,210
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| I've been in the tech industry for over 20 years now. I wish I could tell you it gets better. If anything, for me, I think it's gotten worse. The cumulative effects of sensory overstimulation have been bad for my anxiety and I've been having shutdowns to the point of being non-verbal, no eye contac... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Why Haven't They Fired Me Already? |
| nemokin |
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Posted: 21 Jan 2015, 2:34 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,042
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| THIS IS IDENTICAL TO MY EXPERIENCE - I worked in auto insurance claims at various places since 2003. I have had this supervisor of your numerous times. Something about being an aspie makes us question EVERYTHING! We will literally obsess over an issue afraid of doing the wrong thing and go ask our b... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: My 'employment' story...could use some advice |
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Posted: 21 Jan 2015, 2:17 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,231
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| OK i'll try to keep this short as possible - only like 15 pages or so - kidding ;) So i was diagnosed in july with Aspergers. I am 35 y/o male formally diagnosed with ADHD as a child. They say I have both now which makes sense I suppose. Reading the posts on this site regarding employment has been a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: newly semi-diagnosed aspie |
| nemokin |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2014, 4:15 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 999
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| yeah my psych told me addiction is fairly rare for aspies so I have an even more complex set of issues - but i really respond to the post about other people's acceptance of me being a huge high. Whenever i tell a funny joke or say something and people respond positively to it i get a feeling of eup... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Have you ever felt bullied? |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2014, 3:49 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,704
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| Yes. I was bullied. At school it was direct bullying, but I have experienced indirect bullying that's not so obvious. At school I struggled to communicate and often responded with a shy tone. Bullies are in most classes at school, and when they'd talk to me I'd clam up. When they said something hur... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Annoying people unintentionally |
| nemokin |
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Posted: 07 Apr 2014, 7:03 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,936
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| I annoy people on a daily basis. Always thought I was a just an irritating clown and couldn't figure out why I was such a pest to people. I had a alot of friends, and got girls, got married, etc - but bosses and some co-workers would just tear into me and I thought it was just me but couldn't tell w... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Black and white thinking |
| nemokin |
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Posted: 07 Apr 2014, 6:39 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,450
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| my issue is all or nothing thinking - which seems similar - basically anything stressful is the end of the world and anything i like is the most amazing thing in the world. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: newly semi-diagnosed aspie |
| nemokin |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2014, 7:37 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 999
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| yeah my psych told me addiction is fairly rare for aspies so I have an even more complex set of issues - but i really respond to the post about other people's acceptance of me being a huge high. Whenever i tell a funny joke or say something and people respond positively to it i get a feeling of euph... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Task Stuckness - Does anyone else have this happen? |
| nemokin |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2014, 5:26 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,638
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| YES! I play MMO video games - thats my "narrow focus" of choice. Sometimes while I'm playing I'll just get "stuck" staring at my character and just spinning around in a circle or something totally zoned out. Anytime my wife tries to get me to do something for her during my game time I get extremely ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is mimicking animals an aspie trait? |
| nemokin |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2014, 5:21 am
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,424
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| when i learned about Echolalia today for the first time (autism newb) my wife finally understood why i "mock" her incessantly and repeat almost everything people say on TV and Movies. I also do voices for my pets and mimick the cat all the time. It was quite the eye opener that Echolalia is actually... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: newly semi-diagnosed aspie |
| nemokin |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2014, 5:18 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 999
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| So this has been an insane situation for me the last couple of days. Yesterday I had my first visit w/ a psych in over 10 years. I have always had terrible luck w/ psychs being rude and get this - bored - when i overshare my life and ramble incessantly - so bored in fact they seemed to have missed t... |
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