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    "In a hurry" to get happily married but just can't fall in love "naturally"

    Hi Giraffes, Thanks for your input. Good advice! You were very helpful, and I agree with everything you said. Are you neurotypical by any chance? If you are, you seem to understand us neurodiverse people very well! I'm sorry if the word "retarded" was rather harsh; I did mean people with...
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    Has anyone on the spectrum self taught themselves to play instruments?

    Hi MsGyver! Yes, I taught myself how to play the piano, and then advanced to the keyboard/digital piano and organ. They all require the same musical theory to read notated sheet music. My mother, however, was already a pianist and gave me a foot up with reading notation. I later discovered...
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    Surprisingly unattractive

    Shame, my friend. I know exactly what you've been through. You're a super-special guy like me who does everything possible to make yourself and the lady happy, and I can tell you from the bottom of my heart that I've practically emptied my life savings on a lady to stop her from dumping me...
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    "In a hurry" to get happily married but just can't fall in love "naturally"

    Dear friends on the autism spectrum, I'm busy immigrating from South Africa, so have not yet started a new job in California to earn dollars from home. I would like to work as a data entry clerk, and would also like to have a second income from doing music, if possible. I believe there's a...
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    What song are you listening to right now?

    I'm listening to "Declem", which is a synthesized soundtrack on my favourite retro computer, the Commodore 64!
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