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Recent content by Arrokoth

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    Diagnosing altzeimers

    I think there's some overlap with the ASD and AD symptoms, which may make us worried/confused whether it's the latter that's causing them. Well, there's no other way to tell than to see a doctor, but I wouldn't be too worried. I think ASD people tend to be forgetful because there is also a great...
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    Panic attack while sleeping? Night terrors? Sleep paralysis?

    I'm not sure of this is slightly off topic, but it seems I've got something opposite to a sleep paralysis, where I am seeing a dream where I am for example under threat and while defending myself, I actually move in the bed. I've both hit myself and my partner, causing a nose bleed. Also when...
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    Autism and gym training - pros and challenges

    I'm sorry to hear the stroke made going to gym more difficult. Are you still going?
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    Hello (M39, Finland)

    Is it so that in Norway you can access information about someone's assets and ownerships as well? (Not just company ownerships) I think paradoxically it seems that people here in the Nordics seem less interested in hiding their assets even though there is such transparency. Maybe it would be...
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    Hello (M39, Finland)

    These are spot on observations of what is different around here! We used to have one president who had unlimited terms but after that the constitution was changed to allow maximum two six-year terms. We just had a parliamentary election and the 200 MPs are divided between 10 political parties...
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    Hello (M39, Finland)

    I have to say I am really happy to have such a diverse discussion here and it makes me feel very welcome :)
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    Hello (M39, Finland)

    I was reading about this the other day when I checked about the facts and no, the public records have no info on how someone earned their income, so that remains private. No one will know if someone got a bit of extra income via Airbnb or Onlyfans. Unless you are the owner of a big company which...
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    Hello (M39, Finland)

    I'd say that here in the Nordic countries we have at least similar opportunities regardless of wealth. I am from an uneducated family but ended up pursuing a PhD and I didn't have to pay anything for my education apart from a few books and student union fees. Now I am happy to pay back high...
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    Hello (M39, Finland)

    This is true and it seems not very common in other countries. Each November, the tax office even gives the media a list of people who made more than 100 k€ during the previous year. One can demand an exclusion from being in the list but even in that case the information can be obtained for each...
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    Autism and gym training - pros and challenges

    I go to gyms that are run by the city or the university, which means there's a variety of people and a minority of those who go there to show off. I doubt if I'd notice much even if there was some "meat market competition" going on. I just find that those guys tend to be very noisy and I avoid...
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    Hello (M39, Finland)

    I think there is a sense of modesty in the Finnish society (and maybe Nordic in general) which means that we don't have to aim higher than someone else to compete. Trying to show off and on the other hand being jealous are tickets to unhappiness. But to be honest, it's not always like that even...
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    Autism and gym training - pros and challenges

    Hi, I wanted to write my first general post about going to gym as an autistic person and the benefits and challenges it might bring along. I've been going to gym (lifting weights) more or less constantly since 2007, when I was 23 years old. Since then I've gained 15-25 kg more weight depending...
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    Hello (M39, Finland)

    Sure, a sample photo would work. This reminds me that I still have about a hundred Icelandic stamps to organize and put in the folder, they've been waiting for a couple of years... Wow I love the hammered finish on those. What's the significance of the ankh symbol for you?
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    Hello (M39, Finland)

    That seems nice and you can even participate remotely!
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    Hello (M39, Finland)

    Maybe it's also about being easily satisfied. I mean this is no paradise during the slush season...
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