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    What are your current obsessions?

    Ever ongoing interest: how to behave socially, without succumbing to peer pressure. To those forum members here who know me personally, this should not be a surprise.........
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    Technical Skills

    I'm like you, one of my interests is in DIY & basically being able to construct my own stuff. Computers don't interest me that much, but after working with hardware a while I started to realise and appreciate the need for computers - ie things like CAD, CNC and so on. I agree with your point...
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    What are your current obsessions?

    Sports. Not watching pros fighting it out on TV, but actually DOING it. I know it's a bit unusual for an Aspie to actually enjoy doing sports, but yeah. AS has its disadvantages (motor coordination), but practice more than makes up for it. And AS has it's own advantages to make up for it...
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    Friends or no friends??

    Let me clarify, I think I probably used a wrong choice of words in saying "think like a Neurotypical". What I meant when I said "think like a Neurotypical" referred to this: learn & follow social etiquette / rules, & basically behave in a way that people will not get pissed off at you. It does...
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    uncovering potentials of Autistic

    Call me screwed up if you will, but I came to this conclusion about Aspie-ness: Advantage: Very very determined in whatever we are interested (read: want to do) Disadvantage: Social skills Some disadvantages like lack of social skills, conversational skills, etc have to be overcome. The...
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    Autism and wealth

    Wealth is always a good thing to have.....but that I think whether it's "good" or "bad" depends on the person who owns it and whether he/she uses it well. Just like practically every good thing, wealth can be abused. You can mismanage it, like Spinning Compass and IcontainMultitudes said...
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    Your experiences with AS/AS friendships

    I have never really socialised much with AS people. I'm only doing so now because I'm helping some of them. I prefer NTs anytime man.....
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    Friends or no friends??

    Social skills can be learned over time. I myself now have a lot of friends and I like socialising. Basically, just think like an NT and you can function along like them. The earlier you start learning, the better. People are more forgiving of mistakes at younger ages.
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    If you could do anything for the Autism community, what would it be?

    Actually, I don't need money - I'm already doing it now. My aim here is to help Aspies in my country blend into society. As it is, probably to teach them how to get around in society. This doesn't require much $$, but it takes lot of time, effort and patience. The first step is to remove...
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    Autism / Aspergers Syndrome ID-style Cards

    You might as well put it as a quick response card to give out when you have a meltdown. Don't even bother using it as an ID. Just make your own and laminate it. And while you're at it, just put it as a personal condition and don't mention AS. The chance that someone is bothered to google up...
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    Parents who baby their ASD children: How do you feel about this?

    While the example that I used might not have been the best example; often overcoming fear is the result of a conscious decision backed up by the determination to do what is necessary. Take naval diving as an example. It requires one to be able to stay calm and function under severe stress -...
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    Are people with ASDs picky eaters?

    I too was a bit picky when young, but nowadays I eat just about everything, except that I try to avoid abalone, crabs / lobsters and oysters because of the toxic content. However if I have to then I'll eat, which is like never since they are expensive delicacies and so they are rarely eaten...
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    Parents who baby their ASD children: How do you feel about this?

    Good luck to the AS kids. Prepare to be instituitionalised or to be perpetually on welfare till death, if you are lucky enough to be in a country which has welfare. Please pardon my lack of PC, but honestly, what the Spectrum can throw up never fails to amaze me every time I come even though...
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    Autism / Aspergers Syndrome ID-style Cards

    Having such an ID card mentioning the condition and "how to handle" instructions would be useful for a condition like epilepsy - where life threatening fits happen suddenly. However, AS doesn't have such things. Thus, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. Having an AS ID card is almost...
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    How to tell people....

    Don't ask Don't Tell unless you really have to. And doing so at a job interview is like telling the guy "Move on to next person" Some can more or less blend into society, while some others have learned how to appear normal. If this is your case, well and good. A good part of the reason why...
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