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Recent content by AKAsimon

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    What was the last movie you watched?

    Mad Max: Fury Road. An outstanding demonstration of "show don't tell" story telling with some of the best, and most visceral, action scenes I've come across in a long time.
  2. AKAsimon

    How the computer game Minecraft can help autism

    My mother works in a school and told me about a child there with ASD who plays minecraft on a public server. She said in addition to socialising in a way that he wouldn't in the "real" world, he's learned a lot about conflict resolution and just generally how to get along with others (whether...
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    Hello!

    I'm a little way off of getting an official diagnosis so I can't fully imagine how that would feel, but what you've described makes a lot of sense to me. I just seem to be going through events from my past and trying to reframe them in terms of what I now know about myself. The diagnosis is...
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    Hello!

    Thanks Rocco. I had a look at the paintings in the gallery in your signature; that's quite a talent you have. And as for establishing common ground, that's why I'm here. Hopefully I can contribute a bit to others too.
  5. AKAsimon

    Hello!

    Thanks everyone. Ultimately I'm sure it is better to know and in time I'll get used to it.
  6. AKAsimon

    Hello!

    Hi everyone. I’m 33 and a recently self diagnosed aspie. I’ve suspected for a little while but of late I just had to know. Lots of research and talks with my parents later, and I’ve had an appointment with my GP (in which he described me as “the most autistic person [he has] seen in quite some...
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