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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Picked last in gym class |
| SkinnyElephant |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2022, 3:50 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,544
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| Being one of the last few kids picked in PE class didn't bother me. It wasn't a subject that mattered to me or in my family. Why would I care that I was picked last? To a lot of kids, appearing normal is important. An analogy: When you think of it, bedwetting isn't a huge deal. It's a medical condi... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: mask mandates getting re-instated |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2022, 3:08 pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,362
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| As for the above article about a surge in respiratory viruses, you know what's responsible for the surge, right? Children weren't able to properly develop their immune systems during the pandemic (because of being masked). As a result, these children became extremely susceptible to illnesses once th... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Do you feel hopeless in the dating department? |
| SkinnyElephant |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2022, 2:05 pm
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Replies: 0
Views: 411
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| Everyone on the spectrum struggles with dating to some degree (compared to our neurotypical counterparts). In my case, however, on top of the general struggles of dating on the spectrum, I struggle for reasons that go beyond my ASD. -I don't drive -I partially rely on parents financially -I hold pol... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: I wish the autism spectrum wasn't so massively broad |
| SkinnyElephant |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2022, 1:49 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 582
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| For some reason, I sense that you will be okay. Maybe your parents will leave you what they own? My family's finances are an interesting story. I wasn't going to get into it initially. But since you followed up, here we go. My family has quite a bit of money. My parents own a few different homes (i... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: mask mandates getting re-instated |
| SkinnyElephant |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2022, 1:14 pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,362
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| Huh, guess I've missed some news... well, personally I don't mind if it happens here. I mean, of course it'll be annoying to wear them and the masks aren't free, but the health care system here is already overwhelmed, so if everyone having to wear masks can prevent it from getting worse even a litt... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Our workplace struggles |
| SkinnyElephant |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2022, 10:54 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 881
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| Why Autistic People Can Struggle in the Workplace Claire Jack, Ph.D., is a therapist and training provider who specialises in working with women with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Claire obtained her Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of the Highlands and Islands, having spent three glorio... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: mask mandates getting re-instated |
| SkinnyElephant |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2022, 10:48 am
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,362
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IsabellaLinton wrote: Ours never stopped.
I haven't seen unmasked people since before Covid.
What country are you in? |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Our workplace struggles |
| SkinnyElephant |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2022, 10:46 am
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Replies: 9
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| The bad thing is it was not always this way. Employees and employers expected you would spend your entire life with one company. There were apprenticeships and paid training periods. Employers expected you screw up at first. It was accepted that the first few months the employee was trying the comp... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Why do people stare when... |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2022, 10:35 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 975
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| I found that last winter was mild here so I rarely wore a jumper or jacket. Yet I saw lots of people wearing thick jackets. Maybe it was just me? It seems that NTs are the black and white thinkers here. They seem to think "oh it's winter, I must wear a big thick coat even if it's not even that... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Why do people stare when... |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2022, 10:26 am
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Replies: 13
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| I'm the opposite of the OP. I tend to dress warm. As a rule of thumb, I generally wear long sleeves any time the high is below 80 F (approximately 27 C). Where I live, there are large diurnal temperature swings. If the high is, say, 77 F (25 C), obviously it's warm enough during the warmest part of ... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Simps Will Ruin Dating For Everyone In 5 Years |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2022, 10:15 am
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Replies: 48
Views: 1,978
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| OnlyFans is perhaps the single biggest factor ruining the dating market. Really? How? OnlyFans isn't even a dating site/app. It's a content subscription service. A lot of the content on OnlyFans happens to be porn, but how does that impact dating, exactly? By affecting how men view women? If so, wh... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: I wish the autism spectrum wasn't so massively broad |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2022, 10:12 am
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Replies: 25
Views: 582
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| Skinny Elephant: aren’t you in the UK? If so, can’t you get some sort of “housing allowance” and tax breaks if you make a relatively low income? I’m sorry you feel like you would have trouble supporting yourself. Do your parents rent, or own? I'm American. I'm in my 30s and have never been fully se... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: mask mandates getting re-instated |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2022, 10:10 am
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,362
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| More and more places are bringing back mask mandates. Sometimes at the governmental level; sometimes at the private business/workplace level. Germany has even floated the idea of annual mask mandates every year. Here's the thing: Mask mandates had their place at the height of the pandemic (With the ... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Simps Will Ruin Dating For Everyone In 5 Years |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2022, 6:34 pm
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Replies: 48
Views: 1,978
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| This is a different sense of the word "simp" from what was being talked about in the video posted by the O.P. In the seobounty.com article, it appears that a "simp" is someone who spends a lot of money on an online content creator's products and/or services, and/or perhaps donat... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: I wish the autism spectrum wasn't so massively broad |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2022, 3:22 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 582
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| I was diagnosed with autism in about 1965, at age 4. I wasn’t able to be diagnosed with Asperger’s, though I can be diagnosed with Level One autism. It’s miserable that Level One autism alone won’t get people on “benefits” if that’s what’s needed. There is still strong emphasis on children with aut... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: I wish the autism spectrum wasn't so massively broad |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2022, 12:17 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 582
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| Being a spectrum, an attempt needs to be made to put autistics in their appropriate place on the spectrum. Unfortunately autism is seen very negatively by society. They currently only have three levels of autism. Google image "autism" and nothing but kids show up with even the occasional ... |
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