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    Asperger's and having a hard time with people's names?

    I'm awful at names and faces. I'm more likely to recognize haircuts/voices than anything else. I can know someone for months before I get their names right, though Facebook makes it easier for me. If I see names in print enough times, I'm more likely to remember. I will avoid using names at all...
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    Aspergers, 17, Summer Job Hell... Help...

    Some sites let you submit everything digitally, too. That's what I did to get my most recent job. I only had to show up for the interview, once they were pretty sure they wanted to hire me. :P That made it a lot easier.
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    Aspergers, 17, Summer Job Hell... Help...

    My brother loved working in Walmart, stocking shelves and working in the back room. The back room position had him working solo most of the day, doing repetitive, systematic work. Maybe look for something like that? Factories would be similar, but are sometimes harder to break into (here, they...
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    Parenting on the spectrum

    I have a 5 year old. He's not diagnosed yet, but definitely autistic, so we make a great pair sometimes. He has a loud vocal stim and I have trouble with noise. To some degree, I've learned to tune out the noise. As long as it's the same consistent sound, I'm able to ignore it. If the sound...
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    The last thing that made you laugh

    My 4 year old, explaining why he didn't need to go back to bed last night (he woke up less than 2 hours after falling asleep, ready for a new day). "Sleeping what make my brain make energy get into me. Then I get lots of energy from my brain. My brain let it be in there for a lot of time and...
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    Going back to our roots, Aspie/Autie Poll time

    I tend to think genetic, just based on my family history. So many of us have a ton of traits. Many should be diagnosed. I think that's how my brother and I flew under the radar for so long. In our family, we're "normal". :P My brother and I tend to be more severe in most ways, which is why...
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    Using words or phrases before you know what they mean

    I generally figure out what things mean first (whether I'm able to get it from context or look it up). The thing that gets me is that I've gotten a huge portion of my vocabulary from books, so I tend to pronounce things wrong. I learned to read phonetically, but that's not much help when so many...
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    Should the speed limit be higher?

    Depends what state I'm in. The one I *live* in is 65mph on the interstate and some highways. As far as I know, that's as high as it gets (highest I've encountered). The next state over is 75mph on the interstate. Another nearby is 85, if I remember right. I don't go there very often. My...
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    Your worst professors

    I was in 4-H as a kid and got in trouble all the time for doodling. I was "setting a bad example to younger members". Grr. Didn't matter that I'd been the club secretary for years, then ended up writing the minutes for other kids when they did it because I was the only one with notes. I was...
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    Tone deaf or inability to play music ?

    There are people who are truly tone deaf. As in, unable to really hear the differences in the notes. My dad is like that. Not only can he not sing, he doesn't hear different notes the way others do. I used to get so upset because he didn't recognize things I played on the piano, even when I knew...
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    How do you respond to Compliments...?

    I have an awful time, too. My mom and I were just discussing it, actually. (She's the only person who is willing to truly engage in such discussions with me.) I always come across coldly, like I'm reading a script. To a degree, that's exactly what I'm doing. I'll admit that much. But I'm using...
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    Really? So feel the need to explain and then: oh I get that, but I am not this aspergic thing!

    When my brother was diagnosed, a lot of our family started with "well, I have that issue, too!" It made me want to point out that we all share the same genes and they probably have many of the same tendencies and maybe even fall on the higher functioning end of the spectrum. But I kept my mouth...
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    Lefty or Righty?

    I'm right handed, but pretty good with my left, too. Not quite coordinated enough to call myself ambidextrous, though. :P My dad and grandmother are lefties (my dad had to learn to use his right hand after a serious injury that did some permanent damage). My 4 year old seems to be like me. Right...
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    What do you love to collect?

    When I was a kid, stuffed animals of all kinds, then American Girl trading cards when they first came out. I was only missing a couple cards when I gave up (they were the rarest and I couldn't afford to buy them from people). Now, I collect books. I try not to collect too much of other things...
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    Your worst professors

    My education professor (had him for the majority of my education courses over two years) was nuts. I was really grateful that I managed to get someone else for the special education class because I soon discovered that he knew nothing about special needs. He thinks SPD is when one of your senses...
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