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    A Little More About Myself

    Thank you for your kind words. People like us are so hard to find—I'm wondering if I'll ever meet a member of less than 1% of the population (maybe you've heard that statistic before; I don't know). But what if I can't find anyone like me? What do I do about my roommate when he brings girls into...
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    A Little More About Myself

    I've been doing so much better recently: I've started to write another story, which has been occupying my mind and imagination and keeping me busy. But today, it hit me: in about a month, I'll be going to college, away from everything I feel comfortable with. I have a roommate who's the complete...
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    How To Overcome Avoidance?

    That completely sounds like something I would write. I feel the exact same way and am always wondering if there's a cure for this torture that many of us endure every single day. I can't even go to Meijer to pick up pictures without having a panic attack; I can't even get a haircut without...
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    Hair Salon

    I got my hair cut today and I was constantly brought back to this thread! As I am a boy, my haircut takes only 15 minutes, but that doesn't make it stress-free. If I wasn't moving, I'd switch to a different place, but today was just not a good day for me. My haircutter expects me to talk about...
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    Hatred of team sports

    I don't know if I loathe anything more than sports. I can't watch them. I can't play them. I can't even speak of them. Maybe it's because I'm bad at them, or maybe because I don't understand the attraction to them one bit. I hated gym class, I hated playing baseball when I was young, I hated...
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    Any household chores you like?

    I enjoy almost every single chore except laundry, which is probably because in my house there hasn't been a good way to do it yet that has been established. I don't really know why I like doing chores—maybe it helps me to feel needed? Maybe it's because I get to have control over it. Oh and I...
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    Asperger's and Brain Concussion

    I have gotten two what have been called "minor concussions" while snowboarding. It probably did something to me, but I don't really know.
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    Talking to yourself?

    I have always done it, but it has increased lately. I talk to myself when I'm driving all the time.
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    Convincing yourself that another person actually likes you

    So many people in this thread have said almost exactly how I feel about this. The only people I think like me are the ones who are practically obligated to like me, i.e. my sister's best friend who's practically a part of my family and my brother's girlfriend. However, I don't feel comfortable...
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    Freakout / Breakdown

    Yesterday I had what I think was my first self-aware breakdowns. I'm in the Bahamas for winter break and it's so so so beautiful here and I've been looking forward to it for so long and my mom and dad even let me get a nice camera to take pictures here. In addition, my mom bought a waterproof...
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    Hello, everyone!

    Wow, hello! It's nice to meet you! I think I feel the exact same way. When did you first suspect that you were interested in girls too? At a young age, or further along? I can't choose either one. There are pros and cons to both boys and girls, you know? Boys make my heart melt, but girls can...
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    Does anyone zone out when eating?

    I sort of zone out while I eat, especially at school. But if I'm having dinner with my family and am not concentrating on my food, I'm for the most part okay. Whenever I have something nice to eat at home, I make an effort to eat it alone and usually while watching one of my favorite shows on...
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    Happy Wednesday to you too, and happy Thursday also! I hope today was great!

    Happy Wednesday to you too, and happy Thursday also! I hope today was great!
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    What Are Your Biggest Burdens and Gifts of Having Asperger's Syndrome?

    Greatest gifts: I'm not like anyone else, and that just makes me feel so blessed. I'm proud of who I am because I wouldn't want to have any other kind of life. I firmly believe this is what my life is supposed to be. I think I'm able to see things in a light different than other people, which...
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    Mood swings....

    I am by now means where you are right now with a spouse and kids and everything, but you sound exactly like me. EXACTLY. I'm made happy by doing things with my little brother or other small things, but then I start to think that I'm absolutely hopeless and wasting my life being here. Why should...
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