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Recent content by Minuet

  1. Minuet

    Staring?

    That's very interesting. It's crazy how much power eye contact can have in any confrontation or discussion. Humans have such a strange opinion about the importance of it. And it is important, I suppose, but not necessarily in the way we feel... e.i. if someone isn't looking us in the eye, it is...
  2. Minuet

    Losing friends over time?

    Yes. Again, it's tough when we meet someone we really like, but they end up either drifting out of our lives or remaining in the fringes because we can't seem to make an intimate connection with them. I often don't understand what I did wrong - if I even did anything at all - that may have...
  3. Minuet

    Staring?

    No worries! I probably wasn't clear enough the first time. But being able to deeply daydream - although not exclusively an autism trait - is a gift for sure! :) So I suppose it is a double-edged sword and we take the good with the bad, right?
  4. Minuet

    Losing friends over time?

    That's nice that you are helping him out, if he is wanting but unable to initiate social interactions. Honestly sometimes we don't want more friends... I am completely happy with my three or four close friends, and I don't feel the need to have a large crowd of more superficial friendships. You...
  5. Minuet

    Staring?

    Yes I love everything in the sky too. Birds, trees, planes, clouds. :) I love the colours of the sky.
  6. Minuet

    Staring?

    I only meant that for me, not being able to look someone in the eye is an issue for me. Not daydreaming or anything like that. And I believe it is an issue, because it inhibits my social interactions and therefor has a negative impact on my life. In my experience, people are NOT understanding...
  7. Minuet

    Losing friends over time?

    When we tell others about our diagnosis, it can usually help to make things clearer to them and encourage a more understanding attitude from our peers, employers, coworkers, etc. At least, that is what I've found. There will always be people who are... not as understanding (I use that phrase as...
  8. Minuet

    Did my Psychiatrist mess up? Was I misdiagnosed all this time?

    You may have been misdiagnosed - however, AS and autism are both extremely difficult to diagnose because of how much they vary by individual, as well as the fact that almost all of our symptoms could parallel other diagnoses, such as schizophrenia (I've been misdiagnosed with that before). It's...
  9. Minuet

    Staring?

    I absolutely can NOT look someone in the eye unless I know them very well and am comfortable with them. It makes social encounters with strangers (often important people such as future employers or influential adults) very difficult. :( Glad to hear I am not the only one with this issue - and I...
  10. Minuet

    Hello everyone

    Hi and welcome! Your definition of an "impractical academic" made me giggle. :P
  11. Minuet

    Hello everyone!

    Welcome to the forums, Golden! :) This is a great place for sharing understandings and finding others who can relate to our ways of thinking/feeling/living.
  12. Minuet

    What are your sensory issues?

    Smell is a sense that we haven't much discussed; although, I do notice that I am sensitive to smells - at least, more so than others. Does anyone else have weird smells or textures that are benign to others, but which you simply cannot stand?
  13. Minuet

    Staring?

    This happens to me all the time! Peace, you described this sensation very eloquently... it is indeed as though I am "apart" from the world around me. My other senses seem to diminish and my focus is either on everything going on in my head, or the object at which I am staring. It's interesting...
  14. Minuet

    What are your sensory issues?

    Totally! Does anyone else get sick in their stomach when there is a really loud bass? I feel like it shakes my insides and makes me very queasy. If only we could concentrate our obsessions to something at will! Now THAT would be a super power. hahaha :p
  15. Minuet

    What are your sensory issues?

    I'm reading many people say that noise is their biggest sensory issue, would this be an accurate generalization? Noises obviously bother me quite a bit as well, especially when they are loud and continuous. However, I find that I am the most bothered by certain tactile sensations... There are a...
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