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    Ken reacted to vergil96's post in the thread Sensitivity repeat exposure with
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    I don't accommodate to sensory issues either. I can think myself into tolertating it, but all the cost is still there and will catch up...
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    Ken replied to the thread Sensitivity repeat exposure.
    Electric isn't so bad, but the gas powered leaf blowers is totally intolerable for me. Also gas powered chain saws. I absolutely have to...
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    Does anyone’s sensitivity’s ever get less with repeat exposure? I have always heard that, but it’s not true for me. For me, repeat...
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    Ken reacted to Poppy98's post in the thread The Good Student? with
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    I've definitely seen adults who do this. I can't even fathom how to get through to people like that.
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    Ken reacted to Outdated's post in the thread The Good Student? with
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    That is my experience once I left school and got out in to the real world. In general most people recognise high intellect and will...
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    Ken replied to the thread The Good Student?.
    I never got a free pass as a child. I still suffer lots of PTSD’s from my childhood. I grew up in the mid 1950’s and 1960's. Autism was...
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    Ken reacted to the_tortoise's post in the thread An Autistic World with
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    My mind does not work serially but I experience a similar difficulty (at least: the outcome is similar -- I miss or mishear some key...
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    Ken replied to the thread What was the last movie you watched?.
    Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - Trailer - YouTube Incredible movie. I had no idea. Watched it...
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    Ken replied to the thread The Good Student?.
    What is OTOH? Also, I never, ever experienced any social "free pass" - ever. Quite the opposite. I was never diagnosed as autistic...
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    This is the best and most accurate historical film ever made.
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    We can't fix "stupid". Seriously, I don't think most people watching Le Miserable believe it is authentic. They know it's a Broadway...
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    Ken replied to the thread Cherokee.
    I'm so sorry to hear that. Similar to my life situation. We were eventually evicted and had to move away. That was decades ago, but I...
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    Ken reacted to FayetheADHDsquirrel's post in the thread Cherokee with
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    @Ken We can't move. It seems like we are more and more restricted as time goes by and it's so hard just to keep an eye out for our own...
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    I do like a few historical movies where the people the movie is portraying is shown or interviewed at the end of the movie. While they...
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    Ken reacted to Dagan's post in the thread An Autistic World with
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    More arts and creativity everywhere would be cool. More folks that see a problem and squash it right away would be nice. It might be...
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