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    Excessive Attachments in lieu of Friendship?

    From my personal experience the best thing you can do is to learn love/being ok with yourself. I've been Buddhist on and off for a while. It has taught me to let go and to be be just be. Luckily I have one really good friend that's probably the closest I've ever come to having a best...
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    Just some mini rant about phrasing of autism

    I would say the best phrasing might be "I'm on the (very) high end of asd." Then do a quick explanation of something like "I'm on the autistic spectrum. It just means that my brain is wired differently. You'll noticed my quirks the more you get to know me." if the person doesn't have a good...
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    Comment by 'J.T.' in media 'Industrial Use of Caterpillar Tractors (1926)'

    It's pertinent to my personal experiences. CAT motors are the best.
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    Non-Functional Eye Contact

    I can only speak for how I am now, but I feel oddly aware of the eye contact I make. When I look at someone it seems like I'm either looking at their face as a whole or right into their eyes, as in looking right into their pupils, looking at iris color, the way pupils dilate and contract, eye...
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    I don't do love

    I began to feel love after psychotic break one night in which I believed I had died. If you look at your life and the people in it, then try to feel how it would be without them then those that it would hurt to lose are the ones you love the most. That's how I think of it. There are people that...
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    I think college is a giant waste of time and money, especially for us

    From my experience, unless you're going to college for a STEM, economics/business, or even a soft science degree then don't bother unless you have other trade type skills to fall back on. When I went to community college the first time I took general studies because I didn't know what I wanted...
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    Would you Rather Date a...

    Being alone is the pentultimate expression of the self. Relationships are a drag, at least for me. I can't trust anyone enough to form a meaningful bond because of my anxiety of being screwed over. I was messed with so much as a kid and teenager that I end up analyzing, scrutinizing, and reading...
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    How do you handle workplace bullying?

    The best thing I can tell you is to stand up for yourself and ignore the consequences so long as you don't physically assault anyone. If you tell management that you have ASD and you were harassed/bullied by someone then they should take that seriously because H.R. will have a fit because of the...
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    What ARE you good at?

    Now that I think about it, I'm not entirely sure what I'm good at. My best friend ask me opinions about his projects and people say that I'm good at giving advice. I'm pretty sure I'm good at troubleshooting. When I was in high school I got to Spanish 5 and took a Latin class because it was easy...
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    Finally Seeking Diagnosis

    Hi! Just wanted to let you know you're not alone. Welcome to the forum!
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    Autism and mindfullness/restlesness

    You may just have to suffer through the pain of meditation until you can become mindful again because it seems to me that you're in a cycle that needs to be broken. It reminds me of when I start exercising. It sucks at first but the more I do it the less painful it becomes. You could try using...
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    Introduction

    @SusanLR In the past day I've learned more about myself than the past year. There are so many posts that I agree with or were written as if someone had read my mind. It's truly astounding. I feel better knowing that there are people that are like me. When I signed up to this forum I had no idea...
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    Visual snow anyone?

    You just explained for the most part what I've been seeing for the past 10 years. I never knew that "visual snow" was something that was documented as a possible medical condition. From what I've read, it seems I have the pulse type where the dots seem to swirl but mine become bright then fade...
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    Do you have problems speaking on the phone? Do people understand you?

    I used to have problems talking on the phone, especially leaving messages. I never knew what to say. It got better with time the more I had to use a phone for my job. Now I just make sure I have a message ready before I call. Sometimes I mess up when I go off script and it sounds like word salad...
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    How do you walk?

    Whenever I walk past a reflective window or mirror I almost compulsively have to watch how I walk. I think I have a normal walk for the most part because I do my best to just relax into it. When I walk on tile I tend to match my steps with the tile.
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