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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post something that made you LAUGH today! |
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Posted: Yesterday, 8:30 pm
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| I was browsing an old magazine (Winter 2007!) and in the first 20 pages was amused/interested by: <=> - An MIT scientists' mentioning that coal was really bad for climate change. <=> - A brief mention of Deuteronomy 23:12–13 and its latrine guidance. <=> - Mention of a Blaise Pascal quote: https://q... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Lost another friend yesterday |
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Posted: Yesterday, 8:08 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 148
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| One aside: it sounds like they care about you and hope they can help you. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: New here… “struggling” musician |
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Posted: Yesterday, 8:04 pm
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| Welcome to WP! I hope you like it here. You can't get a diagnosis here but you might find these two online tests interesting: <=> - Autism-Spectrum Quotient Test (AQ) <=> - Aspie Quiz Registering is optional! They won't give you a diagnosis, either, but when I suspected I might be o n t h e A u t i ... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post a blatant lie |
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Posted: 07 Feb 2023, 2:39 pm
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Replies: 18,405
Views: 589,290
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Did you look at your latest monthly Wrong Planet subscription bill?! The price has gone way up!! |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello from Singapore! Seeking peace in life. |
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Posted: 07 Feb 2023, 2:36 pm
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Replies: 6
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| Welcome to WP! I hope you find some relief here. Having a formal diagnosis, informal diagnosis, a self-diagnosis or even a suspicion is not required for being on WP. In fact, even if you knew for certain you were not o n t h e S p e c t r u m merely a polite interest in the topic gets you in. Noneth... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Make a Movie/TV reference |
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Posted: 07 Feb 2023, 9:28 am
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Replies: 2,275
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post a blatant lie |
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Posted: 06 Feb 2023, 3:05 pm
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I don't know what I ate but after it had traveled through my digestive tract it smelled horrible! 
It gave me an idea for a new business I am starting. I'm going to produce perfumes that smell like that! 
Ladies can wear the perfume when they want to be left alone.  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Groups with "aspies"? |
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Posted: 06 Feb 2023, 2:54 pm
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Off Topic Perhaps take a lesson from Mensa where the wisdom is:
Herding Mensans is like herding cats—all you need is food.
Aspies eat, too! |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What's your favourite chocolate? |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2023, 6:28 pm
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| I like both * milk chocolate * and * white chocolate * . I like Hershey chocolate (and some of their other candies). And Hershey . And I am impressed that when Milton Hershey founded the Hershey Foundation he didn't give it money...he gave it a huge share of the Hershey Chocolate Company. P.S. I don... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: TV Episodes You Have Just Watched |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2023, 5:32 pm
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Kraichgauer wrote: Kolchak: The Night Stalker.  Fun series! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Need help communicating better with my therapist |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2023, 5:20 pm
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Welcome to WP!
And regarding the topic you started...I suspect the answers could differ depending upon what country you are in. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: new here! |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2023, 5:16 pm
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Replies: 5
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| Welcome to WP! I hope you find quite a few conversations that interest you. |
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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: 04 Feb 2023, 4:55 pm
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Off Topic kraftiekortie, C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S on retirement! |
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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, 1:14 pm
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Replies: 19
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| I think whether it is better, or not, to receive an Autism Diagnosis can vary from individual to individual. Someone needing medical intervention or formal accommodations needs a formal diagnosis. Milder cases, however, might be better off getting a diagnosis later in life, after they have accumulat... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post a blatant lie |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2023, 10:42 pm
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Replies: 18,405
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "How People with Autism Forge Friendships" |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2023, 6:35 pm
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Replies: 0
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| Scientific American, attributed to Spectrum : " How People with Autism Forge Friendships " From the very first recorded cases of autism, scientists have recognized that a lack of social interaction is a central part of the condition. In his 1943 paper, Leo Kanner described one autistic gir... |
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