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    What subtype of autistic are you?

    This is interesting, but I am reluctant to bother with the quiz as I cannot find the original literature which includes the "stilted" category. The descriptions for each category seem to have been recurrently cited from one of the forums on Wrong Planet. And the psychology publications'...
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    Ever feel like hard things are easy for you but easy things are really hard?

    Basic computer tasks are a perennial problem at work! Just trying to reply to email threads or find forms I need results in me swearing and crying in frustration. The lab tech is used to rushing in when she hears me fussing, clicking a few buttons, and producing needed results--often without...
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    Dress to impress?

    At one time, I wore suits so that people would take me seriously. It was miserable. Now, I buy a lot of my clothes at Goodwill and constantly get positive comments from co-workers. I look for good quality items that are in good condition, and don't hesitate to layer, alter or modify them as...
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    Using things to fulfill happiness

    Macro mode is brilliant!!! I have two microscopes--a binocular scope for slides and a dissecting scope for larger objects--and I can spend hours looking through them at things. One day I found that the willow oak has some odd grooved buds that look like figs and are reddish in color... I haven't...
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    Autism: 'hidden pool' of undiagnosed mothers with condition emerging

    I feel this very acutely. But mine is a bit of the reverse. I discovered that I had Asperger's when I had my son, wasn't coping well and made a list of all the things I was struggling with and took them to a psychotherapist. I have been diagnosed HFA and have been up front about my diagnosis...
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    Using things to fulfill happiness

    I have always had an interest in material culture, in part because certain things make me incredibly happy just to hold or use them. My vintage drawing and painting equipment, my homemade inks in old stoneware bottles, my stoneware coffee mug and 1830s teacup, favorite books, my antique rocking...
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    Can't deal with computers??

    Thank you very much everyone! I am glad not to be the only one who feels overwhelmed. I am trying to do what clg114 and others suggest, use the computer for a limited number of uses. I have pared down my usage to certain programs I need for work, as well as a few things I enjoy at home: this...
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    Can't deal with computers??

    Yes, Rich, I didn't have an email address until college, and worked on a computer only to type up a final draft of a paper in high school! Also had typing classes in high school. On a TYPEWRITER. :eek:
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    Can't deal with computers??

    Judge, it is funny you mention it, at one point I was interested in learning coding as well as the hardware and operating systems. But it isn't something I ever got good at and the fact is, I would still have to deal with systems and software that are not of my own conception, and that is what I...
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    Can't deal with computers??

    Also, am supposed to be sending a letter of recommendation for a student but Word has locked the document, and won't let me edit it. I MADE THE DOCUMENT, and I never have any reason to lock / protect any files on my own computer. Especially one I am working on. So I have no idea why it did that...
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    Can't deal with computers??

    Hello, I have been absent for a long time, in part because of this problem which is getting worse all the time. I cannot deal with computers, internet, email, etc. It is information overload and too much to sift through. Just looking at it paralyzes me. In the case of email, everyone is...
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    Been away a long time because life is overwhelming and I am not certain I like having computers...

    Been away a long time because life is overwhelming and I am not certain I like having computers in my life. But I wanted to say hello :)
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    Feeling like you can't ask for what you want/need?

    I have had so many experiences in which my own reactions were deemed "rude" or "inappropriate," that I know longer feel that I have a right to state my case, or ask for what I need. My husband even tells me I am overreacting when I state how I feel or that I need others to adjust their behavior...
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    Autism Awareness Scholarship

    This listing came up on my college announcements, I don't have firsthand experience with the program myself but thought it might be useful to some of our college-age members: http://www.eversparkinteractive.com/autism-awareness-scholarship From the site: "EverSpark Interactive is proud to...
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    Hi

    If so, why am I still hungry??
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