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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello from Singapore! Seeking peace in life. |
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| Welcome to Wrong Planet. Currently based in Singapore. That must be a bit interesting and exciting. Being overseas provides you with different ways to view the world. When I was in my middle twenties, I went to the other side of the world and after 5 weeks proposed to a girl and she accepted. We did... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Pretending To Be Normal |
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Posted: Yesterday, 11:06 am
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Replies: 27
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| Two things: First, it seems, from a logic common sense perspective, that the first thing NTs assume about someone who averts eye contact in conversation is that they're very timid, basfhul, skittish, insecure, etc. Many, if not most, conversations in day to day life are predicated on either social ... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: The Construct of Asperger's Syndrome |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2023, 12:06 pm
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| I think my mind is beginning to work again. There is a condition called Multiple Sclerosis. It strikes people early in life. Generally between the ages of 20 and 40. It is a really terrible condition. But perhaps there is a cure for this hereditary disease. And it already exist. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Pretending To Be Normal |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2023, 8:30 pm
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Replies: 27
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| Back when I was into the dating scene; a girl asked me "what was I hiding?. I told her "I was being honest, I'm not hiding anything" I didn't realize it then but I was unconsciously hiding that I had mild autism and she picked up on it. I was pretending to be normal. Do you slip into... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Emergence of a Deadly Coronavirus |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2023, 8:17 pm
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Replies: 8,310
Views: 189,934
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I wrote: "I will disagree. I have never gotten COVID, nor has my wife, nor has my two daughters, nor has their husbands, nor has my three oldest grandchildren."
The assessment that I made is good and accurate. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Need help communicating better with my therapist |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2023, 1:03 pm
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Replies: 5
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| People who fit the definition of Autistic fall into many categories. You indicated that you believed that you fell into the RAADS–R scale. I was not familiar with this scale, so I looked it up on the internet. Who the test is designed for ---- Adults (age 16+) with ASD level 1 or subclinical autism.... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is It Better To Receive/ Not To Receive An Autism Diagnosis |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2023, 12:18 pm
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Replies: 19
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| People who have Asperger's Syndrome are very unique individuals. Unfortunately many of them follow the route that the schools seem to recommend. Many take various forms of drugs that remove our strengths, our unique qualifications that allow us to see the world as it really is. Others grow up and ge... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: I'm Scott and am new here. |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2023, 12:06 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 160
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| Welcome to Wrong Planet. We are a diverse group of people. Try to be at home because we are home. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Emergence of a Deadly Coronavirus |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2023, 10:08 am
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Replies: 8,310
Views: 189,934
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| A high-quality mask lowers the probability of infection by any respiratory virus, and vaccination reduces the likelihood of severe illness, hospitalization, and death in those who become infected. No. https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD006207.pub6/full These guys are the go... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Emergence of a Deadly Coronavirus |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2023, 9:41 am
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Replies: 8,310
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| I came across an interesting article about the effects from Long Term COVID. As COVID Infections Continue, Long COVID Numbers Rise Most people who get COVID at the moment are recovering from the condition. But some people are experiencing some longer lasting side effects. These are called LONG TERM ... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Emergence of a Deadly Coronavirus |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2023, 9:23 am
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Replies: 8,310
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| How can covid be over in May just because someone said it will be over? I haven’t been reading the news about covid, I don’t know what going on. I’m been having a very very hard time. When you look at the death rate from COVID, there are some trends. In the winter in the northern states of the U.S.... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you understand poetry as a person on the spectrum? |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2023, 1:27 pm
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Replies: 53
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| I think many poets are on the spectrum. That is what makes them good poets. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: does human touch makes you extremely tense? |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2023, 1:21 pm
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Replies: 22
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| It doesn't affect me. When I was young and in my teens, I took a course in wrestling. Perhaps that is why it no longer affects me (if it ever did). |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello everyone. |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2023, 1:15 pm
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Replies: 13
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Emergence of a Deadly Coronavirus |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2023, 1:05 pm
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| ASPartOfMe just cited an article that said: The costs of COVID-19 vaccines are also expected to skyrocket once the government stops buying them, with Pfizer saying it will charge as much as $130 per dose. Only 15% of Americans have received the recommended, updated booster that has been offered sin... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Emergence of a Deadly Coronavirus |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2023, 12:12 pm
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Replies: 8,310
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| As of 22 January 2023, over 664 million confirmed cases and over 6.7 million deaths have been reported globally. The number of deaths has been on the decline in the U.S. It looks like this pandemic is coming to an end. People are still getting infected and dying but to a much lessor degree then in 2... |
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