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    Are there textures you can't bear to touch?

    My clothes have to be loose-fitting, mostly jeans/shorts & t-shirts. No sleeves, unless very wide. Can't wear clothes that cling.
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    Comment by 'Diagnosed2015' in 'How to Propose to an Aspie -- at least, this one'

    Thank you!
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    How to Propose to an Aspie -- at least, this one

    I have a PLATONIC friend in the building that I've known for almost 2 years. We have things in common, like music and computers and really strange senses of humor, he's a great cook, so we've been eating together for the whole time, etc. He's an old hippie and but there's an ounce or two of...
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    My Life Is A Cartoon

    I'm lovingly sarcastic and try to find a humorous way to hide my anxiety. I answer questions regarding ASP Spectrum and Adult Support Group (in real life). I see life through the eyes of a child, unless I am forced to be an adult that day.
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    Stress of “Too much”, too much choice especially

    People tease me about not making choices, but I tend to "obsess" on most choices mentally for days/weeks/months until I decide to purchase an item. I make sure I understand the instructions and how it works (hopefully) before I make a decision. There are a lot of things I don't have (or want)...
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    The last thing that made you laugh

    I'm a writer, and was at the bookstore trying to decide on a title. I decided if this worked for someone else, anything I came up with would be ok. (Laughing)...
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    Are there any songs that...

    Live Theater, Live Music, Musicals, Country Music .... music is the sole of my identity. My apartment is decorated with movie soundtracks, theater playbills and lots of favorite music, including oldies (70's) classics. I have several wall decals, one of which reads, "Music isn't what I do...
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    What are your shutdowns like?

    After 30 years with a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder, my recent specialists realized (at the same time I was diagnosed) that I WASN'T DEPRESSED, but I did suffer from EXTREME anxiety, which causes (me) to have the issues you described. I am generally calm, cool and collected, and able...
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    Are there textures you can't bear to touch?

    It wasn't until the most recent diagnosis that we put together the sensory issues my children had and I realized I had my own. 1. My kids wouldn't sleep on bedsheets 2. One child had to be swaddled in blankets (even if it was sweltering outside) 3. Two had acute hearing 4. One wouldn't eat...
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    Rating intelligence by understanding and recognising jokes and not being literal

    Unless I have to be serious (professionally or otherwise), my friends know I take nothing seriously; I can't process negative (personal) emotions so everything I say is in jest, or "lovingly (funny) sarcastic." I have a new friend who not only "doesn't get" my humor, but thinks THEY (the...
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    Recent break-up with Aspie, looking for advice?

    What's interesting is that I'm going through the same thing with an NT friend who doesn't understand I don't need to be "taken care of," I don't need constant conversation, and I'm far more adept at things he claims to be. While I try not to say anything, because he doesn't want to "hear" me...
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    Recent break-up with Aspie, looking for advice?

    Arguments are difficult and what you describe as issues are the reason he could be melting down. When we say we need space, we need A LOT of space. When we say we need TIME, we need enough time for US to deal with something (not just 'time' to cool down). We often have to "play out" several...
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    The more I am around NT's, the more I want to hide away and never talk to anyone

    While I understand your frustration because I often find myself trying to explain what I'm trying to say, I'd say in this case, you are misunderstanding (which you must admit, we do often). The 16-year-old's parents know her better than you do, no matter how you "feel" about the situation. For...
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    Aspie son a condescending jerk??

    Must be why I became a writer -- I created oral "manuals" for him with every situation ROFLMAO ... thanks for the comment.
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    Aspie son a condescending jerk??

    Couldn't have said it better myself!! :-)
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