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Recent Content by Gerontius

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    Smokers

    I was smoking a tobacco pipe every week for awhile there, but at present am down to about once a month to never. It is a delightful taste & smell...
    Post by: Gerontius, Feb 28, 2021 in forum: Obsessions and Interests
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    Smell triggers help!

    CovID-19 masks can be your secret weapon. Take peppermint oil or oil of wintergreen & put a tiny drop inside the mask. (Not to be confused with...
    Post by: Gerontius, Feb 27, 2021 in forum: Help and Support
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    clothes hygiene question

    Wear wool. It doesn't get a smell as bad as synthetics. Also--air your clothes out, as suggested earlier. Put them out in the sun on a...
    Post by: Gerontius, Feb 18, 2021 in forum: Friends, Family & Social Skills
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    tattoos and social rules

    Check out historical hairstyles--men used to actually style their hair in the 1900s. The 1940s, '50s, and '60s is where the military haircut...
    Post by: Gerontius, Feb 18, 2021 in forum: General Autism Discussion
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    How much assistive technology do you use?

    I use A. Lot. Of. It. 1. Telephones. Cell phones feel weird against my ear--they get hot, like it's cooking--so I use a bakelite rotary phone...
    Post by: Gerontius, Feb 18, 2021 in forum: Help and Support
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    tattoos and social rules

    I'm fairly old-school & think propriety & decorum are most important. But tattoos are becoming more socially acceptable & people aren't being...
    Post by: Gerontius, Feb 17, 2021 in forum: General Autism Discussion
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    I got banned from a group for using functioning labels

    "High functioning autistic" is literally what the doctor diagnosed me as. While I see how some people may perchance find that offensive, it is a...
    Post by: Gerontius, Feb 14, 2021 in forum: General Autism Discussion
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    autism in horses

    So does it follow that we should have a veterinary on call in case of colic?
    Post by: Gerontius, Feb 3, 2021 in forum: General Autism Discussion
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    Bought my future off grid cabin today.

    All success to you in your project. This sounds like heaven.
    Post by: Gerontius, Jan 23, 2021 in forum: Off Topic
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    Assessment Results Are In! Spoiler: It's (apparently) Not Autism

    ' And this was written *sarcastically!* Well glory hallelujah we're all cured.
    Post by: Gerontius, Dec 26, 2020 in forum: General Autism Discussion
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    Help! my attention span is getting awful

    OK guys sorry about the long delay. I've been without reliable WiFi and still am--I'm using the wifi from the restaurant nearby. I moved....
    Post by: Gerontius, Dec 21, 2020 in forum: Friends, Family & Social Skills
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    Assessment Results Are In! Spoiler: It's (apparently) Not Autism

    Is this for real? I'm a novelist. These are parts of our stock in trade. When did hyperliteralism become part of every single autistic person?
    Post by: Gerontius, Dec 21, 2020 in forum: General Autism Discussion
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    Help! my attention span is getting awful

    I hope that's it; I worry one of these days it will disappear for keeps LOL
    Post by: Gerontius, Dec 9, 2020 in forum: Friends, Family & Social Skills