• Welcome to Autism Forums, a friendly forum to discuss Aspergers Syndrome, Autism, High Functioning Autism and related conditions.

    Your voice is missing! You will need to register to get access to the following site features:
    • Reply to discussions and create your own threads.
    • Our modern chat room. No add-ons or extensions required, just login and start chatting!
    • Private Member only forums for more serious discussions that you may wish to not have guests or search engines access to.
    • Your very own blog. Write about anything you like on your own individual blog.

    We hope to see you as a part of our community soon! Please also check us out @ https://www.twitter.com/aspiescentral

Recent content by Shevek

  1. Shevek

    Buying things you don’t need

    I bought a wheel balancing service for a wheel that won't be used until it is repaired and balanced again because I hadn't thought things through. However, I just avoided buying 95 screws I'll probably never need by adjusting the length of five others with washers I have in plentiful supply.
  2. Shevek

    If smoking is not allowed in NYC parks why do they still allow it.

    It's the cost of enforcement, and the lack of glory for doing it. A non-smoking area would be more likely to get respect. Overall, I'd rather smell the smoke than be surrounded by addicts in withdrawal.
  3. Shevek

    Bleach splash

    No.
  4. Shevek

    Favorite Shape?

    Ellipse, because I can draw any of them with paper, two pins, a loop of thread, and a pen. Other conic sections are preferred where appropriate. Gaudi's cathedrals have lots of them. I like bridges that are both elegant structurally, and aesthetically pleasing - arches and suspension bridges...
  5. Shevek

    Whitewater Woman's Equipment Maintenance and Repair

  6. Shevek

    Whitewater Woman's Equipment Maintenance and Repair

    The outdoors also has dogs, and raccoons, and other critters that might get through a low screen, if that is a concern. There are old plywood boats - longevity is a function of coating and care. In many cases the "best material" is the one you have on hand that fits easily, or the one you are...
  7. Shevek

    Ways of cooling down an apartment without AC.

    A lot depends on your humidity. The higher it is, the less you can be helped by evaporation of sweat or cooling water. Lots of good suggestions here. I'd recommend not just drapes, but reflective ones, at least on the side toward the window, preferably that mirrored bubble-wrap. That will...
  8. Shevek

    Share good puns and jokes.

    Leave the wrong key.
  9. Shevek

    Obscene resentment based echolalia.

    Maybe try imagining me and a chorus of others chanting "You're a Hero for breaking the cycle!" My ex had been abused by her family, and she was trying hard to recover, but she was completely oblivious about sending her daughter to visit an abuser, and kept taking her frustrations out on...
  10. Shevek

    How can they say we lack empathy when I made people tear up talking to them.

    In that example, it is the others with the empathy. Do they make you tear up?
  11. Shevek

    Are allergies killing anyone else?

    I had fairly severe hay fever many years. I moved to the country, and the first year, I couldn't walk around my house (tall grass on two sides) without putting on a respirator and washing right after. The next year, before the season started, I took up the local custom of celebrating spring by...
  12. Shevek

    Advice on train interest in autistic kid

    I am amused that drawings of steam engines in children's books are more likely to get the proportions of boiler vs cylinder correct than a lot of modern steam-revival enthusiasts, unless the cylinders are missing entirely. My main interest in trains is in regard to the evolution of technology...
  13. Shevek

    What can you do with a special interest?

    I'm interested in efficiency in engineering. I build working models and win competitions.
  14. Shevek

    Current book(s) you're reading?

    For stimulation, "Lila" by Robert Persig. Before sleep, "The Far Side Gallery" by Gary Larson.
  15. Shevek

    What do you wish your parents had done differently?

    I surmise that my parents noticed that I was smart about some things, and just assumed I was smart about everything. They did try to expose me to situations where they might have learned something, but in areas where I was almost hopeless, such as learning how to file things for future...
See more
Top Bottom