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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you autistic and gifted? |
| firemonkey |
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Posted: 16 Jan 2023, 4:11 pm
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Replies: 105
Views: 4,657
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kraftiekortie wrote: Gifted people’s struggles shouldn’t be ignored.
Saying this, I wish I was gifted.
I admire your wisdom. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you autistic and gifted? |
| firemonkey |
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Posted: 12 Jan 2023, 10:05 am
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Replies: 105
Views: 4,657
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| I joined the gifted subreddit recently. There's more than a few 'Non gifted people are too boring and slow for my liking' types there. At school I was a mediocre pupil. Often described as 'disorganised and messy'. I like doing quizzes and tests from popular 'lowbrow' ones to ones that tax your brain... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Things I Don't Get |
| firemonkey |
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Posted: 11 Jan 2023, 3:40 pm
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Replies: 1,394
Views: 31,311
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| I don't get why some here hate disabled people, such as myself, so much that they'll happily vote for a party that treats the disabled as badly as they can. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Condolences for Kortie |
| firemonkey |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2023, 1:39 pm
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Replies: 52
Views: 1,097
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| Condolences on your loss. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Labour to win next UK general election? |
| firemonkey |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2023, 11:20 am
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Replies: 88
Views: 3,819
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magz wrote: ^ I totally support willing to keep Corbyn out.
I hope he stays suspended.
He's had plenty of time to do what needed in order to get the suspension lifted. It suits his attention seeking, narcissistic, personality to not do so. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: YouTube discussion Neurodiversity Sanitizing Language |
| firemonkey |
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Posted: 07 Jan 2023, 12:54 pm
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,897
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| No problem. It is what it is. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: YouTube discussion Neurodiversity Sanitizing Language |
| firemonkey |
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Posted: 07 Jan 2023, 4:36 am
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,897
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| To me it comes across very strongly that some want the autism dx not because they think they have a disability, but as a means of saying 'I'm autistic, therefore I'm a brilliant and superior person'. To them it's a status symbol. IMO it makes absolutely no sense at all to have those who regard it a... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Disillusionment |
| firemonkey |
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Posted: 07 Jan 2023, 4:19 am
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Replies: 11
Views: 427
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| Do you ever go through periods where you feel increasingly disillusioned, and the urge to withdraw from forums and social media etc is strong? |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: YouTube discussion Neurodiversity Sanitizing Language |
| firemonkey |
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Posted: 07 Jan 2023, 12:39 am
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,897
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| If we take autism, as currently defined and diagnosed, and add on any co-morbidities we can get a multitude of differing presentations of something labelled with the same name. I have been dxed with ASD (Asperger's) and schizophrenia/schizoaffective. and severe social anxiety(seen as secondary to th... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: YouTube discussion Neurodiversity Sanitizing Language |
| firemonkey |
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Posted: 06 Jan 2023, 1:47 am
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,897
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| To me it comes across very strongly that some want the autism dx not because they think they have a disability, but as a means of saying 'I'm autistic, therefore I'm a brilliant and superior person'. To them it's a status symbol. IMO it makes absolutely no sense at all to have those who regard it as... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening |
| firemonkey |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2023, 4:55 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 663
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| Scan done. Just very common kidney cysts, that most of the time don't need any treatment. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: A question of 'right and wrong' |
| firemonkey |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2023, 7:33 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,207
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| 'Right and wrong' in that they see it as right behaviour and you don't. Stick to something, like the fact you've been hurt and upset, and those incapable or unable to see why will grow more and more hostile. Give in and that legitimises the hurtful and upsetting behaviour and increases the chances ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: A question of 'right and wrong' |
| firemonkey |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2023, 5:32 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,207
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| 'Right and wrong' in that they see it as right behaviour and you don't. Stick to something, like the fact you've been hurt and upset, and those incapable or unable to see why will grow more and more hostile. Give in and that legitimises the hurtful and upsetting behaviour and increases the chances o... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: A question of 'right and wrong' |
| firemonkey |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2023, 2:49 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,207
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| I'm thinking of a situation where a comment genuinely hurts and upsets you, but those who are NT can't grasp why you are genuinely hurt and upset. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: A question of 'right and wrong' |
| firemonkey |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2023, 1:03 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,207
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| Do autistic people differ from non autistic people when it comes to the issue of 'right and wrong'? What is acceptable behaviour to a non autistic person may not be so to an autistic person? |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening |
| firemonkey |
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Posted: 03 Jan 2023, 5:42 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 663
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| Thanks, both of you. I'm trying not to be a worry wort. |
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