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Recent content by jawbonegroove

  1. jawbonegroove

    here i am.

    ...and that's about all. i don't really know what other aspies like to know about newcomers.
  2. jawbonegroove

    Difficulty Recognizing People

    this is a daily struggle for me. even since i was younger, if i knew i would probably see someone again any time soon, i've felt the need to -- immediately upon getting their name -- throw in a disclaimer. my usual script is, "[repeat name in vain effort], how you doing? good, good. i'm terrible...
  3. jawbonegroove

    Feeling divided...

    definitely the same here. also, if the other aspies have had a chance to build a repoire they may simply be more comfortable with each other. don't think of them as other-people-who-are-aspies... their aspiness may be different from yours, but one very common thing for aspies is to feel...
  4. jawbonegroove

    "You can't have aspergers(or any other) because you..."

    i'm currently awaiting diagnosis and have been getting this from my whole family. what really makes me angry though is that, when i put my ear to the ground (i don't maintain regular contact with most of my family, but i have spies everywhere), they're postulating about drugs, emotional...
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    Personality Type (Myers-Briggs)

    intp. one of the better tests i've taken instructed to consider how you are in a "comfortable environment." after struggling for some time because i'm rarely comfortable, i took the test twice; once for how i am at home, and once for work. when i finished the second the result was intj. i've...
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