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    Just ordered a bunch of stim toys/chewable jewelry... hopefully they will help me to stop...

    Just ordered a bunch of stim toys/chewable jewelry... hopefully they will help me to stop chewing up my lips!
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    Clumsiness

    Interesting. That could explain why I find it gets worse when I’m tired. I stop focusing on what I’m actually doing. It would drive me insane if I were to keep banging my head like that! Glad to hear that meditation helped you to deal with it. I should probably start focusing on making...
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    Clumsiness

    I’ve always been somewhat clumsy... constantly running into walls, stubbing my toes, tripping over my own feet, or slicing my hands on things I wouldn’t think could cut me (e.g. a wood table). I feel like the motor skills I have in my hands are much more refined than the rest of my body...
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    Categorizing your life by Special Interests?

    Yes, exactly! My life seems like a blur, so using my special interests as ‘way points’ really helps me keep track of all the things that have happened in my life. It is also useful when my family is discussing something that happened in the past, and they don’t know the year or month, I can just...
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    Categorizing your life by Special Interests?

    Good points, especially about keeping all of the consoles working! I’ve never looked into roms before, since I’m a little bit nervous about downloading things from the internet. It’s kind of a relief to hear that it’s actually easy to setup, since I always thought emulation is complicated. Now...
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    Categorizing your life by Special Interests?

    This is amazing! I think if I had that 80’s room setup I’d spend hours in there! XD That arcade program looks amazing too! Unfortunately, I don’t really have any experience with importing ROMs or coding things, or else I would buy that in a second! Most of my retro-games come from actual...
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    Functional or not functional, for what?

    To me, the functioning label is relative. I feel like it depends on the situation a person is in. For example, if I am working on a typewriter, or drawing, then there is nothing wrong with me. I can function exceptionally well in my ideal situation. I cannot function when I am in a loud area...
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    Categorizing your life by Special Interests?

    I think it is because I find greater achievement in my special interests compared to other aspects of my life. Video games are definitely not my only interest. I also love typewriters, instruments, and art (to name a few). I’m actually just starting to get some commissions for graphic design...
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    Categorizing your life by Special Interests?

    I also think of the friends I’ve had, but again, these are mostly connected through special interests. Like, I would play Minecraft and racing games with one friend, and retro games with the other. Currently I don’t have friends that I would hang out with (besides the COVID situation) so I find...
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    Categorizing your life by Special Interests?

    This is amazing! I love learning about different computers and games. Do you find yourself coming back to those games, or is it only the Atari 2600? Also, that VR setup sounds like a dream! Did you create the room yourself, or is it software you can buy? Unfortunately I don’t have any VR setup...
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    Categorizing your life by Special Interests?

    I’m wondering if anyone else categorizes their life through the different special interests they’ve had. I think about it a lot. How all of the different interests I’ve had in my life are all interconnected, yet have a distinct phase on their own. For example, I’ve always loved video games...
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    loud noises

    I also find fire alarms extremely overwhelming. It’s as if the sound is drilling inside my head, and I can’t function. I also find that I cannot take any loud noise when I am really tired, even the tv bothers me. The one noise that nearly sends me into a meltdown every time is when a fork...
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    Assessment Results Are In! Spoiler: It's (apparently) Not Autism

    I’m a bit late to this, but ever since reading the comment the assessor made about figures of speech, I just couldn’t stop thinking about it. I do agree that some autistic people struggle with figures of speech (myself included). But I feel like people overlook the fact that we can learn what is...
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    On the outside looking in (artistic circles)

    I find I have the same problem. I’m an artist, and just started doing some graphic design work. I have tried some social media in the past, but I never make it very far. I always give up with posting things because I use so much effort in actually putting myself out there and it never really...
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    Difficulty with even basic social skills.

    Story of my life. You are definitely not alone in feeling this way. I have always felt that everything I say and do is being judged by the other person (which may or may not be the case, I have no way of knowing). My mind is always racing with thoughts about what I’m doing... Am I talking...
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