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Recent content by Melissa

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    Extreme jealousy

    Jealousy comes from our OWN insecurities, so when you are jealous, look at yourself, not at others.
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    Getting a mini trampoline

    Would a therapy ball to sit on and bounce do the trick? Or, do you need the proprioception in your feet and ankles? I find these very soothing.
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    Celebrate! We have a breakthrough!!

    I also would love the toolkit. [email protected]
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    Autistic boy speaks for the first time in eight years after playing Minecraft game on computer

    What word would you use instead of tantrum?
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    Autistic boy speaks for the first time in eight years after playing Minecraft game on computer

    What word would you use instead of tantrum?
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    Are there textures you can't bear to touch?

    I'm NT - Styrofoam peanuts!
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    Ignored/Dismissed when providing a logical answer backed by facts

    Lady Penelope - Even NTs offer advice and it is not followed! This discussion is universal.
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    Making Nonverbal Learning Disorder one of the diagnostic categories here?

    Right - ASD and NVLD are two separate things. But can occur comorbidly.
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    Making Nonverbal Learning Disorder one of the diagnostic categories here?

    The DSM-V now only uses ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder)
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    Does anyone find advertising to be really stupid?

    Here's some more! Don't Buy It . Advertising Tricks | PBS KIDS GO! 13 Mind-Blowing Tricks Advertisers Use to Manipulate Photos 9 Sneaky Marketing Tricks We Fall for Every Time We Shop – Adweek 9 sneaky psychology tricks companies use to get you to buy stuff
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    Does anyone find advertising to be really stupid?

    Using a celebrity (who has no better command or knowledge of a product) to sell it. We are supposed to think, "Oh, if Jamie Curtis eats yogurt, it must be good for me." Implying that something is "wrong" or "less-than" with me if I don't use a certain product. Something like "keeping up with...
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    Does anyone find advertising to be really stupid?

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    Does anyone find advertising to be really stupid?

    We were taught all the advertising "tricks" in 9th Grade honors English Class. I still enjoy labeling the advertising trick. My advice to the people above who get upset? Don't sweat the small stuff.
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    Does anyone find advertising to be really stupid?

    I'm NT and I also see the ridiculousness and attempts at manipulation of many ads.
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    Does anyone find advertising to be really stupid?

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