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Recent content by marimbal

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    I want to hear your success stories!

    I've been single for some years now, and the only relationship I've had (which was long before I was diagnosed) wasn't the happiest. I don't think I am particularly bad looking, and there are some things that I'm quite good at, which I know is attractive because I've been attracted to other...
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    Shutdowns/Meltdowns---What are they? Do all adults with ASD have them?

    I've personally never really had meltdowns as such. The phrase 'internal shutdown of thinking processes and language', however, is a really good description of what I've experienced on occasion. The one and only time I've had an actual anxiety attack (while watching a very confrontational...
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    Should I tell people I have ASD if I'm not certain?

    I'm currently on the NHS waiting list for an assessment, and from what I've heard online, that could mean anything from a few months to a few years. So in the meantime, if I want to concisely explain what's wrong with me, what should I say? I suspect that I probably know way more people than...
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    Any musicians here?

    I'm on the site, though not under this name. It's for original music rather than ports/covers though. I'd encourage you to check out Winter Chip XIII :: a BotB Battle which has been the latest 'competition' and is currently in the voting stage - there are a few .spc's there as well! I'm more of...
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    Any musicians here?

    When I first began to suspect I might be on the spectrum, I did a lot of research on it, and I was actually a little discouraged when I found the 'obsessive interests' symptom because I thought 'I don't have anything like that.' I'm not especially interested in any particular book, movie...
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    Skipping/sidestepping/dancing everywhere

    I guess this also ties into the more 'childlike' aspects of ASD but I feel like a sense of playfulness permeates almost everything I do, more than just my movements. I'm studying composition, and my music most of the time tends to have a very childlike aspect to it. When it's not childlike, it...
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    Skipping/sidestepping/dancing everywhere

    I'm actually taking a dance elective this term which starts this week (I study music at a conservatoire). I was always pretty good at dance - as long as there are specific written steps for me to follow! I've got a very good sense of rhythm and I'm quite coordinated in that way, so I think it'll...
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    Skipping/sidestepping/dancing everywhere

    I definitely agree with your last statements! That's what I tend to say to friends who notice when I happen to do it around them. Where's the fun in walking normally? Why not find interesting new aspects to bring out in everyday movements?
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    Skipping/sidestepping/dancing everywhere

    I've always sidestepped everywhere at home, in a kind of dance-like way. If I was in my room, and I needed to get to the kitchen, I would almost never walk there normally. I loved feeling the rhythm of my feet, and the feeling of being in the air. I might even do little twirls around corners. I...
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