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Recent content by amusicalheart

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    What Do You Do With your Special Interests?

    My special interest would have to be music and unfortunately serial killers. I'm intrigued by them although I get depressed if I read or watch too much about them as it's a very negative subject. Music is my real and only interest. I can talk gor hours about gear, songs, artists, instruments...
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    What Do You Do With your Special Interests?

    My special interest I have Tourettes syndrome, struggle with depression, anxiety and OCD tendencies. Extremely difficult with social situations and have been all my life and I'm 53 now. Strongly suspect I have Asperger's but no formal diagnosis as of yet.
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    What Do You Do With your Special Interests?

    [I QUOTE="umbrellabeach, post: 350741, member: 1306"]Here's my channel: Simbaholic I feel the same way about my interests. Making money from them sounds nice in itself, but having too many people involved would kind of ruin everything. I actually stopped playing piano as a young teen after...
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    Are there textures you can't bear to touch?

    I hate the feeling of plastic gloves or a raincoat against my skin, especially when I'm hot and sweaty. I nearly freak out when anyone or anything inadvertently brushes up against me; not sure how to explain it but it almost makes me angry and I want to swat whatever is touching me away. I...
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    Serial Killers/Criminal psychology

    I've been fascinated by serial killers ever since I saw the movie Helter Skelter sometime in the 1970s when I was a child. I've read extensively about many cases and have memorized almost all the details of the Manson case. With access to the internet and YouTube I have a nearly endless source...
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    What subtype of autistic are you?

    I would definitely fit more into the Stilted group.
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    Do Aspies Have A Sense of Humor?

    I fully understand. That's pretty much my experience too. I'm generally really awkward socially unless people are kind, friendly and can be playfully good natured in their interaction with me. Any pride or arrogance generally puts me off. If I think somebody in mean or unfriendly (and that's...
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    Do Aspies Have A Sense of Humor?

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    Do Aspies Have A Sense of Humor?

    Exactly Guppufry!
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    What makes you bolt (or want to bolt)?

    I have this happen a lot. Just today I wanted to buy lunch so I stopped in a little restaurant someone had recommended and since it was around noon there was very little seating left and the place was small and crowded and the tables were really close together. It was very uncomfortable for me...
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    Hello, I'm new here. I strongly suspect I have many AS traits, but have only formally been...

    Hello, I'm new here. I strongly suspect I have many AS traits, but have only formally been diagnosed with TS at age 6. Looking for answers
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