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    Hi Guys, I need to know if you think I'm unfair with an education issue.

    With situations like this, you need legal precedent. I'm not a lawyer, but I don't think there's precedent for your case. Either way you should speak to a lawyer to see how the laws work, especially in your area. Preferably one knowledgeable in the field of Disability. You basically have two...
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    Does anyone think I'm crazy for practicing with PSI?

    I do think this is a case of incredibly well developed visual-spatial skills. Hallucinations, as a word, have a bad reputation and are generally associated with being crazy, but that isn't really true. Most people experience hallucinations in their life, mostly auditory, like hearing your name...
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    Help with bad memories

    A little late, but in psychological terms, coping strategies come in 2 general forms, disassociation or reassociation. Memories by en large are more emotional than literal, and intensity of emotion at the time affects how strong the memory will be in the future. And since negative emotions are...
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    experiencing placebo

    There is actually a term for the opposite of a placebo, it's called nocebo.
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    Hi. I'm an non-spectrum author - could you help me write better characters?

    If you're not going to name what the character has specifically, then there you go. Autism takes so many different forms, if you just write the character in a way that feels realistic for you, then it will probably work out. Most failures of writing autistic characters is trying to make them...
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    Earthbound/MOTHER Series: A Nintendo Game About A Boy Who May Or May Not Be Autistic

    I never got into Earthbound itself as a kid due to a lack of hardware to play it, but I have extremely fond memories of Mother 3/Earthbound 2. I was somehow tech savvy enough as a kid to install the fan patch on my dad's old mac computer and loved it to death. A lot of the nostalgic memories...
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    Who will help me practice my English?

    I spend most of my time chatting online anyway, so sure. Sent you a DM.
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    Is there a name for the imaginary internal worlds we tend to retreat into?

    Granted, not being able to understand an NT mind is a domineering trait of Autism. But otherwise I agree, no disdain for NTs. If you think NTs are bad for not being able to understand people with different minds, then you shouldn't respond with the same kind of disrespect or else you're just...
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    I'll start university soon and I want to make friends, do you have any tips?

    Don't know if it would work for you, but at my college I found a tactic where I would force myself be as socially assertive as I could for a short duration, enough just to get people interested in me. After this, the other socially awkward people would start to gravitate towards me like an Aspie...
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    How to relax without being bored

    Being bored is just a psychophysical response to a lack of stimulation. Being relaxed still takes stimulation, just at a low frequency. Activities considered relaxing still involve something happening. Whether it's reading or walking it's still constant stimulation. If you're just sitting in a...
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    I'm developing an Earthbound ROM Hack.... about myself

    Cool. If it's about you then it's probably very personal. A lot of art, especially by autistic people for whatever reason, tends to be semi-autobiographical. I used to do this stuff too when I was younger and had more time. My own advice taken from my own experiences would be to not worry about...
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    Hello

    I've been lurking here for about 2 weeks and decided it's finally time to introduce myself. I'm 19 going on 20 and diagnosed with Asperger's as long as I can remember. My current plans for the future just went up in smoke as I'm trying to figure out what to switch my college major to; so I'm...
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