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Recent content by brandybild

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    High school reunion

    Cheerleaders/football players....That's well documented in "Jack and Diane" where these two "peaked" in High School and all life after was downhill. SO sad. I was happy to leave HS, having only a few (3-4?) friends after 6 years together. But I knew by name and reputation almost everybody, and...
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    Dipping my Toes Into the Pool

    Indeed, Hello and welcome to our forum, Ethelthreth! Glad you are here. I'm agreeing with several other posts, that a diagnosis later in life is basically meaningless, unless, as you point out, it leads to benefits such as counseling. But, this group will support you and offer suggestions, I...
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    From a neurotypical's perspective

    Yes, indeed. Born in the early 50's, I went through childhood and teens being called "weird" 10s of thousands of times, a dozen or more daily, it seemed. Of course, I did not like it but early on, there was not much I could do about it. Not wanting to be called "weird" inspired me in my late...
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    From a neurotypical's perspective

    Born in the 50's, no spectrum, I was called "weird" dozens of times a day in elementary school and beyond, not only by peers but by teachers and other "professionals". No one has ever asked "what is it like" other than my second wife - my first wife left because her friends convinced her that I...
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    From a neurotypical's perspective

    Why is a diagnosis of autism more common these days? Well, I do agree in part with the comment that "more people are looking" which, in my opinion is good. The educators and doctors have become more aware of, and open to, considering this, and it has much less stigma now than it did years ago...
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    Understimulation

    Never have had a problem with understimulation from the outside - my brain is plenty busy all the time. Overstimulation - yes, indeed. Sometimes I just need to get away to a quiet place by myself, even if only for 5-10 minutes, to lower the input levels (sound, activity of others, etc) and it...
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    Recently realized I’m likely autistic

    Oops! Typo - "FIT" in, not it in.
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    Recently realized I’m likely autistic

    Hello, Danie! Nice to have you here. Your sudden awakening, or having a self diagnosis "click" is not at all unusual. Like many others, (I am 70) autism was not known or not well understood when I was a child, teen, or even into mid-life, and a correct diagnosis did not come for me till mid...
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    From a neurotypical's perspective

    Indeed, Welcome. Since NTs make up a huge portion of the population, we need to hear from/know them, and, since we "with a condition" are also on Planet Earth, you can learn from us. As someone above pointed out, we are glad to hear that you are accepting of, and sensitive to, your brother...
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    How To Stop Wanting Relationships

    ....then, at age 49, you can just give up. NO! Please don't! I was in my mid 50s before I found someone who looked past the surface imperfections of my being an Aspie, and spent time and energy ferreting out the "me" underneath that. We've been married for about 12 years now and what a...
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    Anyone find that their smile is forced after a short while whilst in company?

    Yes, learning how and when to smile is a trait we all (here in this forum) likely need to master. My smiles don't come much naturally, most are after I actually think about doing so. In the beginning, my wife was somewhat put off by my almost always "serious" face, but she has come to...
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    Antisemitism at home

    I am very sorry that you have had to deal with this, more than once. I don't understand personal violations/violence of this sort, as it seems senseless, but then, there are a lot of things I do not understand. I'm in agreement that you should have filed a police report, because if this...
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    How to have normal social interactions?

    Oh, wouldn't it be nice if there was indeed a guide or training course to help us! There's not, unfortunately, other than time, and you just have to keep trying. It does, indeed, get easier over time (and I mean lots, and lots of time) but even with that, you will still miss many clues, and...
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    Electric cars...

    No one in this discussion is talking about what we will do with the used batteries for all these EVs. That is a huge environmental problem. Also, if we no longer burn gas to power our cars, we will have to burn it to produce electricity to recharge our cars. Where is the savings? I'm sure the...
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    Constantly Obsessing Over and Analyzing Conversations - Mostly When Meeting Someone New

    I think most of us here can relate to re-hashing and wondering: Did I come across ok? It does get easier as you get older, and as someone before me noted, at about age 40 or so you simply stop caring. You do what you can do, and do it the best you can, and that's the end of it. So good luck...
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