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Recent content by Neonatal RRT

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    Generation X

    Well, the primary experience from someone with an ASD-1/Asperger's variant is that "it didn't exist". We didn't understand that we were experiencing our world in a very different way than everyone else. Why? We didn't talk about it... with anyone. Culturally and socially, we were just...
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    The Good Student?

    Always depended upon the topic. I did well in school without actually applying myself... I was always distracted by other things.
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    I think many NTs also struggle with social situations.

    Agree. The underlying mechanisms by which NT and autistics internalize and express their social misunderstandings is often different. As opposed to say, growing up before 1980, before the internet social media, before cable television, before controlling, "helicopter" parents hid their...
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    Creative Disagreement--trying to find the underlying principle

    I haven't found an "underlying principle" per se. Context and perspective are important considerations. Who is it coming from? Who is the receiver? Is it a preference? Is it an opinion? Are there legitimate safety/well-being concerns? So forth and so on. Each situation is different.
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    Listing dominance moves

    Context: Human dominance behaviors come in many forms, but the ones I tend to admire the most are: 1. The leader of a group who was quietly "elected" to be the leader, without any formal process. They are very personable, positive people, the people who just "naturally" attract others around...
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    Your pseudo-skills?

    This list is not limited to social interactions, but life, in general, as an autistic in a neurotypical world. 1. Do not change who you are in order to fit into a group. Avoid group think. You be you, be independent, even if it means some degree of social isolation and marginalization...
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    Getting into watchmaking as a beginner with little money to go around

    Sweden's main watchmaking school is the IHU Urmakarskolan (Watchmaker School in Motala), the only Nordic school following Swiss WOSTEP standards, offering a comprehensive 3000-hour program leading to Swedish & WOSTEP certificates, with strong industry ties like internships with MALM watches...
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    Getting into watchmaking as a beginner with little money to go around

    The Top 10 Watchmaker Schools in the United States
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    How can I have a more positive year for 2026?

    Random acts of kindness.
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    The Inherent Loneliness of Autism

    This is where I think that many of us struggle with. I know I do, for sure. I have this autism-related auditory processing condition where if I am in a multi-person social situation I might not hear all the words clearly, I often do not know the proper timing to jump into and out of a...
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    The Inherent Loneliness of Autism

    My experience, as well. Exactly. I was totally oblivious that other people's experience was different than mine. Agree. I didn't know what I didn't know. I think because I didn't have any real personal conversations with anyone about it, the topic never came up. I had no idea their...
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    Has parenting/parenting training/working with kids helped you with broader social skills?

    The short answer... NO The longer answer... Raised 2 sons successfully... great people, responsible, accountable, academically and financially successful. No worries from their parents. However... the boy's relationships with their mother (NT) and father (ND) were quite different... and...
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    Can an interest in romance be a special interest?

    @Brian39WV, this is some good advice ^^up here^^ Mine, as well. Mine, as well. My experience was sort of a "dive right into it" situation. I never experienced the "friend zone" with anyone. That said, working within the "estrogen ocean" that is neonatal and pediatric healthcare over the...
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    Do you get along better with people with autism or NTs?

    I get along just fine with nearly everyone. I do think two people with an ASD can relate to each other better in terms of a shared experience... in some cases. On the other hand, there is such broad presentation of autism that... like on this forum... it is individualized. If you spend enough...
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    How to better sell my lifestyle when it comes to modern dating standards?

    @Yeshuasdaughter is correct in the sense that there likely is a "match" for nearly everyone. You just haven't met this person yet. That said, there are a lot of cultural considerations that need to be considered as contributing factors of why some of us haven't been able to find "our person"...
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