• Welcome to Autism Forums, a friendly forum to discuss Aspergers Syndrome, Autism, High Functioning Autism and related conditions.

    Your voice is missing! You will need to register to get access to the following site features:
    • Reply to discussions and create your own threads.
    • Our modern chat room. No add-ons or extensions required, just login and start chatting!
    • Private Member only forums for more serious discussions that you may wish to not have guests or search engines access to.
    • Your very own blog. Write about anything you like on your own individual blog.

    We hope to see you as a part of our community soon! Please also check us out @ https://www.twitter.com/aspiescentral

Recent content by Pinecones

  1. P

    What is a relationship?

    I like your question. I think the word relationship is as loaded as the word love. Technically, ANY interaction we have with anything around us is a relationship. It's a place. It's how you feel. It's where you stand. With your family, a love interest, friends, your dog, bugs, a can of...
  2. P

    The Starving Artist

    I do appreciate the suggestions! It helps inspire me to pursue it a bit more. Keep some kind of portflio handy, make posters or business cards, etc. Ideally I'd love to make art for others who are passionate about art as well ^_^ Who knows though. Oh... and while contending with anxiety...
  3. P

    The Starving Artist

    That sounds amazingly fun. Id need more info on the werewolf vision though. The energy and emotion and backstory. I’ve drawn many a werewolf for fun!
  4. P

    The Starving Artist

    Haha, reminds me of my art teacher pulling he aside about a portrait project. My graphite was super good. My colored pencil one was... bad. Really bad. Really really bad. And she was like “...wth?”. She challenged me on color for awhile and then gave up and let me stay black and white...
  5. P

    The Starving Artist

    Mia; thank you for the detailed reply. I was climbing that ladder years ago, fishing for design work; I made logos, pamphlets, brochures, menus, business cards, labels, banners, posters, and more for small businesses. I had a photography internship and also hoped photography would take me...
  6. P

    I'm angry and sad at the person who gave birth to me/ the other person who pretended to raise me.

    I feel similarly. It sucks. I'm sorry you're experiencing this. It's painful for me to acknowledge that my parents are very broken people who are toxic to my health. I've had to completely cut the cord; no contact, no reciprocation, NOTHING. I'm so much healthier for it. It's so liberating...
  7. P

    The Starving Artist

    I am an artist by nature and have a passion for photorealism. It helps me focus and power through anxiety and other problems. I've tried for 14 years to market my art in different ways and haven't succeeded. I've been 'commissioned' to do several portraits and some band art, never once got...
  8. P

    What's up with poor sleep and tantrums?

    So I'm having one of those days where I just didn't quite get enough sleep after an exhausting day and I forced myself out of bed even though I knew I 'needed' more sleep. My body is very particular about getting just the right amount of sleep. Now I have this background tension, some physical...
  9. P

    Why do some girls hardly initiate?

    Also, the comments about how complex women are and how dumb and horny men are are nothing more than depictions of our cultural conditioning. It's insulting to both genders. From my experience men and women are both equally horny creatures. And neither party is "simple". Men have a natural...
  10. P

    Why do some girls hardly initiate?

    Women are shamed for showing any interest in men or acknowledging their own sexuality. We're taught that by reciprocating you're being a whore. A lot of women are deeply confused by their own sexuality because of our culture. There's also a lot of mixed feelings about the safety or certainty...
  11. P

    Autism Diagnosis Pros vs Cons.

    No con's. Just the pro's of understanding what makes me, me. Finally understanding that I'm not broken, I'm not a freak, I'm not helplessly dysfunctional. Finally understanding that I can stop trying to be like THEM because I'm not built the same as they are. It's freedom. It's a doorway to...
  12. P

    How can I avoid my new colleagues hating me?

    There's a goofy but accurate saying these days: "haters gonna hate" Some people are dramatic creatures and can't help but get a bug up their butt about someone else. It's not you, it's them. These kinds of people need no provocation or genuine reason to commit character assassination. If...
  13. P

    I feel alone, even among other autistics.

    I felt pretty failure-esque at 15. Awkward, very ill, and especially physically uncoordinated. I could barely get up a flight of stairs without tripping over my feet. Forget running. I had (and still have to) try and concentrate really hard to do basic physical motor-skill tasks that are...
  14. P

    What are everyone's thoughts on high school???

    If I could do it over I'd drop out, or opt for correspondence or homeschooling. The administration hated me and constantly punished me for being "odd". They even FORCED me to take a 0 grade (literally 0%) in a class I had 110% in, because I wasn't socializing as much as they thought I should...
  15. P

    Is it worth trying to argue against her logic?

    Hey, I just spotted your post here :) It's hard to say exactly why she would say "I'm too sick/busy/broken, no time for relationship". Based on my experiences, and the experiences of my female friends, this is often rooted in a feeling of unworthiness. I have struggled with illness many times...
See more
Top Bottom