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Recent content by Oda

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    Worst thing a teacher has said to you?

    Between ages 11 and 13 I had a math and gym teacher who, for some reason, abhorred me. Just some of the things she did: Mad fun of the way I walked (apparently it was different from how others walk, but I never noticed) and made me get up to walk in fron of the entire class for everyone else to...
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    Why do so many aspies have an intense hatred for sports (excepting martial arts and brainy games)?

    Question: does anyone else hate getting sweaty or wet in general? I generally hate being sticky but I also hate showering, which is one of the reasons I stoped liking more intense sports, that make you sweat a lot (like running).
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    Why do so many aspies have an intense hatred for sports (excepting martial arts and brainy games)?

    Couldn't have said it better. My body coordination is terrible. In school I'd keep accidentally hurting the other kids because I couldn't keep track of where I was in relation to others, and where all my body parts were at any given time. I also couldn't catch or throw balls, and when it came to...
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    Asperger and kids

    While it is true that none KNOWS the exact cause of autism, hundreds of studies have found strong genetic links to autism, and some genes have been identified that are hypothesised to be causal of autism. It is important to note that just because a gene/genetic mutation is present, doesn't mean...
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    Favourite Textures/Stims

    I was also gonna say that. And my dog's belly. It's so so soft, plus my dog makes the cosiest sounds when she enjoys being pet. But I love anything that's really smooth and soft (not in a way that my skin sticks to it when it's dry), like my boyfriend's hands, the metal of my laptop, or really...
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    I'm okay (ish) with eye contact?.....

    I don't have too much of a problem with eye-contact. At some point I read that you should hold eye-contact when talking to people, so I made sure I'd always be doing it. I honestly don't remember if I did hold eye-contact before that, it was never something I'd thought of before. I have been...
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    I suspect I have ASD - would love input

    Thanks for your reply. I'm not sure if I understand your question. Do you mean that a diagnosis would be more accessible to a medical student? There are several reasons why I would not seek a diagnosis immediately. 1. I wanted to get more information before I waste several days of my life on a...
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    I suspect I have ASD - would love input

    Do you work in healthcare? I have the same regarding some auditory tests, and visual illusions, that worked on other people but not on me (I later read that that is a common thing for people with ASD). I've done a lot of youtube watching, which was very helpful. Some of these girls made me...
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    I suspect I have ASD - would love input

    Thanks. I usually like "dry medical data", because it's more easily quantifiable which I find easier to understand than qualitative data. But since many of the topics discussed here are not represented in the literature I have found, it has been extremely helpful to better understand what is...
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    I suspect I have ASD - would love input

    None of the above. It's Scandinavian. Though it might also exist in other cultures.
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    I suspect I have ASD - would love input

    Thanks, I'll look into that.
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    I suspect I have ASD - would love input

    You're absolutely right, being on this forum has helped me a lot, as I already mentioned earlier. I agree with you on the medical literature. Seeing how little information there is regarding identification, especially in females, makes me want to consider doing more research into this topic...
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    I suspect I have ASD - would love input

    Thanks for the reply. I didn't get the part about the Alanis Morrisette song, though Ironic used to be one of my favourite songs for many years.
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    I suspect I have ASD - would love input

    Hi guys, sorry for the super late response. Replying in a timely manner is definitely something I have to get better at. I'm losing all my long distance friends cause I never seem to manage to reply within less than 4-6 months. Anyways, I've spent dozens of hours on this forum these past few...
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    This time of year is lonely

    Based on your two previous posts, I think you're my Christmas soulmate. I feel absolutely the same about Christmas, and it annoys me that everyone around me ascribes so much importance to it. For the past 3 years I've tried to go out of my way to avoid Christmas, I like to travel around...
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