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Recent content by donn

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    Killing the Mood

    Quite so. I empathize with the feelings of desperation that may have driven her to it, but it was absolutely inappropriate pressure nonetheless. In fact, your response was quite measured and calm; another person might have taken this as an insult and a lack of respect for their sexual boundaries...
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    To tell or not to tell?

    If you're "too functional" those closest to you are sometimes even less likely to believe you. I've had pretty much every one of them come back and eventually say, "Nah - you can't have it, you're too good with people. No no, we don't care about any other signs outside of extreme awkwardness and...
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    How to move forward

    Let's look at a positive point here - you're dealing with a guy who is honest and caring enough that he isn't trying to use you or lead you on. If I were to take a guess, I'd say that he's got strong urges to be romantic, but knows that following up on them is just a bad idea right now. What...
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    What is Real Love?

    I don't want to copy-paste a series of replies, but this thread covered some good ground: https://www.aspiescentral.com/threads/forget-what-people-say-love-is.13465/ It covers how and under what conditions one feels loved, what disinterested love might be, etc.
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    creative writing

    A novel consisting of nothing but these four simultaneous sub-plots could do Beckett or Stoppard proud.... I may need to start writing that...
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    Relating to/becoming fixated on fictional characters

    One above all others: Andrew Wiggin, the genius among child military geniuses, and protagonist of Ender's Game. Reading this book at age seven, a year younger than Ender, and at a moment of converging circumstances, made Ender more real to me than virtually any human being could have been...
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    Keeping Friends

    Hey MyWay - could you perhaps give a little bit of information on which would be yes and which would be no? Let's see if we can use that to help guide whether or not you want to add some new friends to the mix!
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    Need help dealing with this friendship!!

    Well, if nobody has any other reasoning for his actions, I'll go ahead and give my point of view. Your friend has Asperger's, which makes some things difficult for him. As a result of this, he has had additional issues making friends, communicating, etc. You are already aware of these points...
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    Keeping Friends

    Do ask yourself - would you like larger or more frequent social gatherings? Can you get that with my current friends? Would you like more variety in the people you hang out with? Is there something you'd like to do or talk about with a friend, that just doesn't really work with your current set...
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    What are good ways to impress my boyfriend?

    Well there's the sex and the food - obviously. However, there's also the surprise that can really smack a guy upside the head - doing something for his interests. I realize this is practically impossible for some people (such as myself) but if he is into baseball, showing up with a couple of...
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    FIRST KISS

    And that there - is how big pimpin' gets done.
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    texting first?

    The issue is supposedly addressing how much one person is thinking about the other, and presuming that first texts will correspond to that. Therefore, less important than who texts first is how do they respond? If I have to text first each time, but they are really excited to hear from me -...
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    Keeping Friends

    The number is not the thing. I've gone through periods where I could say I actually had over a dozen real friends, and others where I only really feel like I have two. What's more important than numbers is what you need and what you get out of social interaction. If you are concerned about...
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    Need help dealing with this friendship!!

    "Help" in this case, is not confined to simply making things easier for the young man with Aspergers. I am also interested in looking out for the young lady herself. If nobody can come up with why some of his actions are related to Asperger's, then I have plenty of experience with this in NT's...
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    Need help dealing with this friendship!!

    Self-diagnosed Aspie - I'm on the high end in regards to social skills, however, and I'm wondering if anyone who deals with more social issues can shed light on his tendency to lie before I jump to conclusions. None of my quirks have ever tended towards lying. In fact I and most Aspies I have...
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