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Recent content by by_design

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    Facial gestures

    I am looking back on a recorded presentation that I did, and realized my facial expression was almost blank throughout the talk. Not once during the whole presentation did I smile. My voice sounded full of enthusiasm despite this. It next dawned on me that not only do I not have any expressive...
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    "Discovering" Empathy

    I have a lot of problems with empathy. I have ADHD not ADS, but I think our general problem is the same. Our brains are wired so much differently then an NT's, that its difficult to feel empathy for them. We have never been one of them so we have no idea how they think, feel or respond. We are...
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    What are your stims?

    I rock back and forth on my back. I have built a strong back . Kind of looks like I am swimming upside down, or in the middle of a break dance . I don't do it in front of anyone.
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    Hello everyone

    Yeah Loomis I think you have the right idea. I have studied Classical Chinese, Chinese philosophy and history, Classical Latin, some Western Philosophy. Other topics, also but a master of none. I have also studied molecular biology/ genetics, neuroanatomy and physiology. I have a really nice...
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    Hello everyone

    Looking over all the symptoms of ASD, I find that I have quite a few. Particularly the problem with developing empathy. I know that I have ADHD, because of my childhood, and life up to the present. What rules out the possibility of me have ASD is the fact that I didn't have any of the symptoms...
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