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Recent content by shinyedge

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    Eye contact.

    I have learned to look into other people's eyes when they are talking. A suggestion that helped me was to look at one eye, and not try to look at both. When the other person is not talking, the biggest problem I have with eye contact is that people seem to expect me to say something if I am...
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    Self-employment?

    I am self-employed as a freelance copywriter. I write web content, white papers, articles, case studies, etc. for companies to use for promotions. I have had some good gigs, and have written about some very interesting subjects. On the other hand, like some of the others who have responded to...
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    Self Diagnosis; Why the Controversy?

    I am self-diagnosed, but I don't tell many people about it, and the most I will say is that I have strong suspicions that I am on the spectrum. Most of the people I have told don't believe me. I understand the blogger's point of view. AS has become one of the trendy disorders, and people can be...
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    Driving skills and etiquette: Obsessing with order

    I try to follow the rules of the road exactly. I never go more than 1 or 2 MPH above the speed limit, but I also think it is inconsiderate of other drivers if I drive at a slower speed. So early on I taught myself to maintain my speed at exactly the speed limit. (I learned to drive at a constant...
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    Being Autistic vs. having Autism.

    For most disabilities, the opposite is true. People prefer to be described as someone with a missing leg, not as a one-legged person. The argument is that they do not want to be labeled by their handicap. A person with [a handicap] is preferred over [a handicapped] person because they want to be...
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    Question for Independent Contractors

    I am seeing a bit of misinformation here that I want to clear up. First, business expenses are different from itemized deductions. Business income and expenses are reported on Schedule C. You only pay tax on your business profit, which is your income minus your business-related expenses. All of...
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    Taking things literally; any funny stories to share

    My mom told me that when I was very young we had a small kiddie pool in the yard. I didn't like that my pants got wet in the pool--I was just getting the hang of toilet training--so would take off my swim trunks and run around with no clothes on. When my mom saw that, she told me I should go...
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    Is it obvious that you are aspergic

    I am self-diagnosed, and also feel as if I could be a fraud. My wife doesn't believe I am on the spectrum, and I have brought it up to a few others who have also said they don't believe it. My sister is the only one who does believe me, and she might be on the spectrum also. I have had almost 60...
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    things you find funny that NT's don't?

    Brittany has some very funny lines, but she says them so fast that it is easy to miss the humor. (That's true for most of the characters.)
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    Do you find this scene funny?

    I think it is funny. Most people at some time or other have had a dream of being back in school, where they missed an exam or hadn't studied. It can happen years after they have finished school. I taught college classes when I was a graduate student, and I remember having a similar dream where...
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    (RAADS-R) test

    With tests like this one, the important thing is not so much the truth of your answers as much as it is how your answers compare overall with people on the spectrum and off the spectrum. In other words, don't spend a lot of time thinking about whether your answer is correct. Just pick the one...
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    Does anyone get accused of trying to sound intellectual because you use big words?

    That's my experience too. I have never tried to impress people with my vocabulary, but I do try to say things as clearly as I can, and a lot of times that means I have come across as being a show-off. People used to make fun of me by replying using big intellectual-sounding words. It has been a...
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    Things only you would get upset about

    I have shown her the right way to do it a few times. But it is not such a big deal that I am going to make an issue of it. I post it here because it is an amusing example of one of those quirky things that only I would get upset about and no one else cares about.:D
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    Things only you would get upset about

    My wife never puts the strainer in the kitchen sink the right way. (That's the little metal basket that also acts as a stopper and has been long lost in almost every home.) It's simple: There is a rectangular slot in the drain opening, and when the stem on the strainer is aligned with the slot...
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    things you find funny that NT's don't?

    I see humor in irony and macabre situations that others apparently do not find funny. For example, I used to laugh at the surprise endings in shows like Alfred Hitchcock Presents. One real-life incident stands out. A number of years ago I signed up to volunteer for a telephone crisis hot line...
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