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Recent content by James Dunn

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    How do you deal with overwhelming noises?

    With me, being blind also on spectrum I try where possible to avoid areas even with moderate let alone loud noise. As part of my sensory toolkit as well as seperately in my bag are ear plugs should I ever need them. For me as well, loud noise can trigger a fast meltdown or shutdown which has...
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    VIP Membership

    Hello tre Yes it did light up the same as yours and when the money was taken out via paypal I thought nothing of it and it was done. It still is not renewed yet the money has gone out the account. It is just strange.
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    VIP Membership

    Please excuse me if it sounds rude or improper. I had the VIP membership Taken out of my account on 31/12/2015 and for some reason it does not seem to have been processed to my profile. I keep getting teh upgrade notices. I have emailed twice about this and nothing has happened and it has caused...
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    multiple dating partners?

    I find dating one person at a time a struggle and it becomes mechanical like sex to me. I love dating but I find it so routine and I do not know if it is me or the aspie that makes it like that.
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    Do aspies need sex?

    I feel when I have sex it is too mechanical and that the feeling of the contact puts me off. I have HFASD and I can do without it. My ex partner said it was her and could not see my point of view as she had a high sex drive and mine was I do not really need it. I can do without it and if I need...
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    Asperger's and Fashion

    I have never been into fashion and I cannot see the point to it. I am often told I am boring, solid typical basic colours and no sense of flare. i don`t care, i am comfortable in what I wear, I look nice and that`s all that worries me
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    Just rants about social stuff...

    Hi Suzanne I have had the same thing happen to me a lot and all the time with NT's. To the point now at 50 I just arrange things to go places myself and do not bother asking anyone anymore. I have decided it is not worth it and taking people literally does not work as they cannot see how much it...
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    Eye contact

    Can I say that I have always lacked the ability to maintain eye contact and it is both aspie and blindness. I overcome it as much as I can using my ears to get the best balance between the voice in my ears and hope that gets my eye contact as close as I can. I use to get into all sorts of...
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    Childish handwriting and clumsy

    It endured it and because of it I was mute for 3 years at school. I sort of liked it in a way as I was able to make a life and get so many tools i am still using to this day with disabled people. People do not understand em and treat and expect me to work as anyone else and get upset when i walk...
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    Childish handwriting and clumsy

    I have always had shocking hand writing given both AS and my vision impairment. When I was at school the teachers use to hold my work up and say every year, what's all this mess scribble? Oh well the joys of both. The more they tried to improve my hand writing it never worked. i was happy when i...
  12. James Dunn

    How much self-directed education do you do? How do you do it?

    I do a lot of self directed study atm in Autism as I prepare this group I am going to start. I know it from my position on the spectrum and how i do things but as it is spectrum no one can know it all. i am interested in Non verbal aspects as a few of the aspies in my area are non verbal and to...
  13. James Dunn

    children with disabilities abused in schools

    i had the principal allow the school bullies bash, kick, throw me down the stairs and break my glasses as I was so different in an attempt to get me out the school. As I had poor vision and could not read standard print i was made to stand in the corner with a dunce cap on as I cannot read...
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    People with a disability should try harder!

    It is hard to deal with. My last partner was an NT with severe mental health problems as well as other physical problems. She use to tell me to look at it from her point of view as she is unable to see my aspie point. no matter how much I tried I could not see it. She left me as she could handle...
  15. James Dunn

    Sensory Processing Disorder

    When I look at the SPD checklist over 65% of it applies or has applied to me. I do not have the oral and alfactory stuff as much as the sensory processing itself. I however am glad i have overcome some of them and others I do not think I will overcome. I can see how it all fits in now given I...
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