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Recent content by Dark

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    The Figure of Speech That You Dislike The Most

    This one makes me foam at the mouth. Why would anyone completely abandon the meaning of a phrase just to save half a syllable?
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    Emotions and therapy?

    And therein lies the rub. People assume they know what it's like to be us simply because they've observed us in some capacity or another. You don't get to know a person by reading facts and making assumptions, you get to know a person by asking and listening, and letting them tell you about...
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    The Figure of Speech That You Dislike The Most

    And then they get mad when you don't!
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    The Figure of Speech That You Dislike The Most

    One that drives me crazy is "oh, you shouldn't have." I mean, really? I do a nice thing for you, and your response is to tell me I was wrong to do it?
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    Just Me?

    That's awesome - Although, I usually try to avoid doing this kind of thing in case people think I'm trying to be clever :P
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    Just Me?

    I'm always curious about how many of my various quirks and idiosyncracies are shared by the ASD community at large, so I thought I'd start a thread for the purpose of exploring and discovering our respective similarities and differences - however common or bizarre they may be! I'll start things...
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    The Figure of Speech That You Dislike The Most

    This should probably go without saying, but I can't stand when people use mental health terms as figures of speech. Talking to yourself a lot doesn't make you schizophrenic. Being organized doesn't make you OCD. Being occasionally sad doesn't mean you're depressed. Using other people's...
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    What are your sensory issues?

    I hate driving along tree-lined streets at sundown, because the light flickering through the branches makes me want to claw my eyes out. Can't deal with noise, either. Especially, but not limited to, loud vehicles. Old cars without mufflers, motorcycles, emergency vehicles, you name it. I think...
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    Can't stand Asperger's has a "high functioning" connotation

    My understanding of it is that the term "high-functioning" doesn't exist to belittle Asperger's, but to give it a frame of reference. I struggle tremendously with my Aspie symptoms, but I think it's fairly safe to say that I would struggle much, much more if I suffered from "classic" autism...
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    Emotions and therapy?

    Might be a relevant co-morbidity for this thread: Alexithymia I'm not entirely sure how I deal with emotions. I certainly don't like discussing them with people (my therapist included), but I'm very uncomfortable with vulnerability, so I imagine that's likely why. When I do include emotions in...
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    A new website's view on "Theory of Mind"

    I think the idea that autistics lack Theory of Mind is ludicrous, but I can understand why NTs feel that way (see what I did there?). I'm more than aware that people have different beliefs and opinions than I do, and I actually DO care quite a lot about not stepping on toes without due cause. I...
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    Share Healthy Asperger's Syndrome Coping Skills

    I definitely relate to this. Music and time alone are a wonderful balm for the soul.
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    Share Healthy Asperger's Syndrome Coping Skills

    It depends on the company, usually. And also how I'm feeling in that particular moment. If I've had a really stressful day, my threshold is a lot lower than if I've had a quiet day by myself. And if I'm with people I don't know or aren't comfortable with, my threshold is even lower. I can...
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    Share Healthy Asperger's Syndrome Coping Skills

    If I'm at a social event and I'm feeling particularily overwhelmed, I'll politely excuse myself to the bathroom and just hide in there for a few minutes until I calm down. Nobody is going to want details of what you're doing in there, and you can find bathrooms anywhere there's people, so it's a...
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    The dreadful, annoying, "how are you?"

    Man, isn't that the truth :/ Right? I mean, I know the church is always going to have its problems, but you can't preach love and support and fellowship and then run the other way as soon as someone needs it from you. EXACTLY. I'd rather someone not ask due to not caring than someone asking...
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