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    What was the last movie you watched?

    "Basic." Bored, channel surfing, came across this. Watched it twice because I was doing other things and missed too much the first time. Military setting for an involved murder mystery. Enjoyed it.
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    What was the last movie you watched?

    Onward. Cartoon movie can do things that work that would not work with human actors. I enjoyed the story. Watching the characters cope with and overcome their problems.
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    I'm doing Niacin Therapy

    I posted previously about using B-100/B-Maxi. Necessary update. Some B vitamins used in excess for too long [usually longer than a year] can cause neuropathy. I am not necessarily talking about Niacin. The information is available via Google Search. The Vitamin "B" neuropathy may or may not...
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    Aspies and beauty

    All of the [Aspie ??] discussions about makeup and perfume are very interesting. I'm an old man. There was no such thing as Aspie or High Functioning Autistic in my world until the Summer of 2012. I discovered "Aspie" by accident and recognized myself. Of Course for most of my life I thought...
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    The wish to be classified ʕ ͡°﹏ ͡°ʔᗒ ͟ʖᗕಠ_ಠ﴾•ᴥ•﴿

    1. Apple Pie. Those things made with meat are called "casseroles" in the United States. 2. Interstitial lining? That sounds like something that already exists. It's called the "Digestive System." Extends from the mouth to . . . :-) 3. Any tree with a lot of strong branching limbs to...
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    Any college graduate aspies here?

    I attended a US State University very very long ago. Started out to be an engineer. Couldn't cope with the math. Or, more likely, couldn't cope with the way NT's teach math. Asperberger was an obscure researcher then, known only to a few other researchers in appropriate knowledge fields...
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    Do you like lists?

    Grocery lists are essential. Grocery items also get mixed with other items [a vertical list: tomatoes; shredded cabbage (coleslaw mix); pair of pliers; ] --and onward. But it is a memory trigger. Grocery items from the grocery store. The pliers from a big-box hardware store. It works for...
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    How fast do you talk?

    I adapted from the American northeast cities to the way Rural Texas talks. Not the accent or even much of the vernacular, but I slowed down my speech and it has stayed there. I am/was blue collar and worked most of my life with guys who had been real cowboys when they were young. [Note that...
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    Do people generally see self-diagnosis as an adult sufficient?

    I self-diagnosed. I never had any idea what was "wrong" with my interactions with other people until I "discovered" the term "Aspie" in an article about how the world looked to her, written by a diagnosed Aspie. The recognition of a kindred soul led me to quickly find all I could about this...
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    Upset about my brother getting engaged

    Much about everyone is essentially the same. Autistics are not as different from NT's as we like to think. Sometimes it is in the way we express ourselves. Most people find it very difficult to "Let Go." However, "Change" is inevitable and will happen in spite of what we want or or how...
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    How fast do you read?

    I read very slowly for years. I still do if I am trying to pull all the information I can out of a text. Like understand and remember something technical, instructions, involved or complex information. Most of the time I skim the words, see what they are and know what is being "said" all...
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    This is kind of embarrassing, but I don't really know what I'm supposed to feel

    I'm in the USA. Some products are not available worldwide. However, you might try, if you can buy them: I routinely use a body wash that contains Salicylic Acid. This is an anti-bacterial agent. The only brand available locally is Body Clear by Neutrogena [It's not with all the body...
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    Therapy frustration!! Grr.

    "called and reached an answering machine (PANIC)," An answering machine is a mindless robot. Some are basic programmed tape recorders. Some are complicated computerized systems. I do not know where you are located. Situations may be a little different in some nations. I am in the USA. I...
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    Friend won't stop thinking I want a boyfriend

    It's a routine human thing. Or a standard NT thing. Projecting your own likes and dislikes and strengths and weaknesses on everybody else. So this one is sweet. This friend is trying to help by helping find a boyfriend for the girl she really likes as a friend. I use this tendency...
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    Does anybody else absolutely hate the term "aspie(s)"

    "Aspie" is slang. It is taken from the name of the person who first officially described the syndrome. Since the most recent revision of the medical terms book [I never can remember the name but recognize when I see it written] there is no such thing as "Aspie." We are all HFA. Or LFA...
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