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Recent content by Dawn Pope

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    Help for Dating Someone with High Functioning Autism

    We text all the time but maybe your right what I would never put in a text and consider taboo to do so may be easier for him..thanks..I will start with something easy and see how it goes. but what about the happy thing...I think I am happy most of the time (probably 95%) Just seems everyone on...
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    Help for Dating Someone with High Functioning Autism

    :-) I read your response and realized that what I wrote sounded like our whole relationship... Sorry for the confusion. That is not so. The problem is these conversations have never taken place in any other relationship I have had. They are very new territory and I have had some good and...
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    Help for Dating Someone with High Functioning Autism

    I posted this cause its very true...and I am still wondering can I handle this... Well, the more I read the more I wonder..... ASPIE things I am learning to accept.. little eye contact no touching no planning ahead be VERY direct in you questions learn to deal with obsessions do not call him...
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    Is he happy

    Well, the more I read the more I wonder..... ASPIE things I am learning to accept.. little eye contact no touching no planning ahead be VERY direct in you questions learn to deal with obsessions do not call him on the phone do not text long texts smile cause otherwise something must be wrong...
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    Help for Dating Someone with High Functioning Autism

    The more I think about the whole picture I am sure (don't have a doubt at all) he is a aspie. Every thing now makes sense and now I appreciate him more because I know how hard this is for him..i wish he had just told me. Now i feel like i am a fraud if i dont say something to him...so my...
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    Help for Dating Someone with High Functioning Autism

    It's not that I a afraid to talk to him...just not familiar and would like to handle this the best way I can. I guess I knew some signs because I did google it.... Again I could be totally wrong about the whole thing....that being said thanks so much, I at least will try to look at things...
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    Help for Dating Someone with High Functioning Autism

    Just wrapping my head around this....should I mention aspies...or just let it go for now? I don't think he is the kinda guy that is gonna just tell me.. He is 33 does not have a lot of friends but a few very good ones that I can tell. Been with him several months and he is always asking what...
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    Help for Dating Someone with High Functioning Autism

    oh my goodness I don't know what led me to think this guy I started hanging out with "i do not date" (his words) might have autism but I guess the lack of eye contact (which sucks because he has beautiful eyes)..he never wants to talk on the phone...answers just kinda freaks on me....and he...
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