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Recent content by harry

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    Terminology

    I did some research and found this: She speaks with a similar accent. She sounded Swedish hen she said "miljö". But on the other hand I once listened to an interview with a person from Värmland. At first I thought he was Norwegian.
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    Question on special interests?

    I'm the guy who says "I just have to do this or that specific thing!". It's more like I just have to do it. It's not because I know that I will enjoy it. Pleasures will be a part of it but I will go through rough times of frustration. What does it feel like to enjoy an interest so much that it...
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    Terminology

    So your Norwegian. Is that the same as the Swedish word hall? Does it really mean the first room or place you enter? Wiki says vindfang is svale in Swedish. Svale is a word that I am not very familiar with. It doesn't seem to refer to the first room or place you enter. Neither the Swedish or...
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    Terminology

    What do you call the first room or place in an flat/apartment where you take off your shoes and so on? I don't really know what I would call it in English. I have heard that you don't actually take off your shoes when entering an apartment or another non-public house in English speaking...
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    Question on special interests?

    As a person who hasn't experienced having a special interest I can say that I don't think I can every imagine how that feels like. Both people with NT and ASD can experience this but I've never done it. Endorphines may come at times but not like if it was a special interest. Do we have a formal...
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    Question on special interests?

    And that would require more than just looking at the ASD diagnosis? Or can compulsion be a part of ASD?
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    Question on special interests?

    So the special interest in itself cannot be the problem? Eg bass technique being too difficult? If a person still engages in something even though it is difficult it is not really a special interests but something else? If we shouldn't call it a special interest what should we call it? I myself...
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    Question on special interests?

    the person I mentioned in another post seem to be a bit depressed at times. I don't think his ADD issues makes it easier for him to engage in his special interests. It's not always easy foe people with only ASD. Why then do most people who talk about special interests say that it is easy to...
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    Question on special interests?

    What about ADD? The person I mentioned above might have ADD issues. I think there is always something beyond ASD even if a person only have one psychological diagnosis. ASD can explain a whole person even if a person doesn't even have what is called comorbidity.
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    Question on special interests?

    I know a person who wants to play the bass. He plays a little but seems to get frustrated at times when he has difficulties (for different reasons). The thing is that it is his special interests but at the same time something he struggles with. I think that makes him sad. I see that happening to...
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    ASD and planning

    how is this even possible?
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    ASD and planning

    so what is the ASD difficulties here if NTs also need routines? I think many people with ASD actually dislike a lot about routine (even if it goes against the stereotypes) and I think I know why. When you follow routines you have to worry about something happening so that you can't follow them...
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    ASD and planning

    My understanding is that most people have difficulties with planning and organizing. We all have. I would like to know what you think are the difficulties that would be more ASD than NT when it come to this: I once talked with a professional, one that studied the psychology of this topic, who...
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    Question on special interests?

    So what is the difference between an autistic and an NT being very much into the Beatles? Can't both have the Beatles as a special interest? How will it differ? Perhaps even a person with mania (bipolar?) can be extremely interested in the Beatles?
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    Question on special interests?

    I often hear how it is very good to engage in something you really like, whether you have ASD or not, when you are stressed or feel anxious. My thinking is that if you experience the learning curve difficulties then perhaps engaging in that special interests can make you more stressed or...
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