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Recent content by Dreamchild

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    How can I tell an Aspie likes me?

    It might be better to ask what signs do we NOT give out, which is most of them, at least not on purpose. Like shysnail says, it's common for us to not want to do anything wrong. I personally try to use my poor skills at "reading" people to find signs in the woman that she will accept my interest...
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    Pollinators are my special interest.

    Pollinators are my special interest.
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    social cue : what's your point

    I think I don't notice microexpressions (or how anyone could). They are flashes of movement of the edges of the mouth and around the eyes that NT people supposedly process subconsciously to "read" other people's true feelings and motives. I DO notice other physical expressions of the face and...
  4. Dreamchild

    Advice!!! PLEASE HELP!

    I don't want to speak for anyone else, so ... I moved into a new house a month ago and am having difficulty sleeping in the new environment. Close friends are about to come stay in my home and sleep in the room above mine for a couple of weeks (while they're home is worked on). I'm very anxious...
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    Difficulty making friends

    I've found it's easy to make friends with artists and musicians if you really discuss what you like about their work instead of just trying to tell them they're cool, etc. Creative people are very open minded and accepting of people who are different. I got an office job and hardly talked to...
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    Mild face blindness or just really poor memory?

    I have many experiences like the ones other people have said here. I have read many studies where they find that people with ASD are advanced in spotting details but diminished in "whole picture" identification. (Sorry I don't have any links handy, or I'd use better language describing the...
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    mid-30s diagnosis. still learning what it means. still learning how to explain it to NTs

    mid-30s diagnosis. still learning what it means. still learning how to explain it to NTs
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