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Recent content by MyLifeAsAnAspie

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    Exercise and sports (preferably endurance sports) as a hobby/interest. Anybody else?

    Cycling, distance running and hiking, love all of it. I tried trail running once. It was fun until I did my usual trail after a heavy rain and hurt my foot due to the bad erosion of the trail. I think minimalist running is the best way to avoid injury when road running.
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    Hot Showers

    It might be eczema, one of our many common comorbid problems. My doctor got me to quit hot showers, and it helps with the eczema. I am also a warrior against climate change and find I can usually take a very short shower.
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    Hi I think I might have autism?

    Although I am self-diagnosed, I feel you might benefit from a diagnosis. All colleges have to provide some accommodations and some may have an organization to provide help and to connect you with the ND community at the college. The online ASD quizzes like the AQ are a good place to start.
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    Can one get dementia in their 30s?

    When you have Alzheimer's you don't know it, but people around you do. It is much more than forgetfulness.
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    So masking? How can you tell the difference between the real you and the masked you?

    I don't think we necessarily understand all the things we do for masking/compensation. Here is a table of techniques. I was surprised how many of these I have long used. Strategy Name Description Present (1) Absent (0) Masking Avoidance Avoid social situations where you would...
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    Do you get Euphoric mood with autism without having bipolar?. I have Emotional dysregulation.

    Yes, I can relate to this. Mostly I would experience euphoria when I was alone and listening to music. I might have fantasies of making major changes to my life but later would not take any actions to carry them out. Maybe sometimes if alcohol was involved I was uninhibited enough to share...
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    Why is "high intellect" associated with Asperger's?

    Understand that the Asperger's diagnosis was not meant so identify people with aspie traits. I think it had more to do with being a different term for autistics without speech delays or ID. I believe the speech delay thing was a fuzzy criteria and probably wasn't good for much anyway. I...
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    Why is "high intellect" associated with Asperger's?

    Understand that autistic characters in drama are usually given extreme, not realistic, traits. I don't like that treatment and don't know if it is really needed to make the show a success. There are examples where more realistic characters are used: Atypical, Doc Martin, Please Stand By and...
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    Why is "high intellect" associated with Asperger's?

    I have always been amazed or shocked by the uneven cognitive abilities. I wish I had better understood this when I was younger and had tried more fields and found one I could be the "Einstein" of. As Temple Grandin successfully did. I think she did have better family support and a less...
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    Misspeling game

    Vacuum Coughee
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    Misspeling game

    Rotor Newmoania
  12. M

    Misspeling game

    Aftereffect Indite
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    Athletics, Sports

    Team sports are my bane. Not only was I picked last for the teams in gym class, but there was another aspie in the lineup sometimes and he would always get picked just before me. I suppose the social comm. issue makes us poor at team players even if we are athletic otherwise. Awhile ago...
  14. M

    What brand of toilet paper do you mostly buy?

    365 Whole Foods Market recycled paper.
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    Burger poll!

    There doesn't seem to be a McDonald's in Greenland. I checked Google Maps, you never know what you'll find in the world. This place looks like your best choice for a burger in Greenland: Sunset Boulevard Nuuk The burger list is missing the plant-based burger substitute. I have to believe it...
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