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Recent content by Soup

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    Looking a lot younger?

    Maybe part of why we tend to look younger is because we spend less time out in the sun? Many of us are hermits or we skulk out, discretely in the dark? We avoid much of the sun damage that is the main cause of skin ageing.
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    Any advice?

    Hi & welcome. I would be interested in your videos. We have another member who has made videos on several Aspie topics. Or simply topics viewed from an Aspie perspective. I am in a female body, buy my thinking, emotional dullness are more typical of those socialized to masculinity. I am more...
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    Brain fried from social interaction

    A lot of good suggestions have been shared on this subject over the years. The trouble is, those ideas are decentralized & you really have to rummage here to find them. I can relate completely to becoming overwhelmed by social interaction. I am a solitary Aspie who prefers to be left to hell...
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    Bollywood anyone?

    i enjoyed Jodha Akhbar with Aishwarya Rai & Hrithik Roshan. The dance of the Sufis at the wedding was epic!
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    How do you react when the phone rings?

    The only reason there IS a home phone is that we need it for the fax machine in our home office. The ring tone is off at all times. My mobile rings, sometimes & I am mortified & astonished whenever it does. I think, "there's a horrible sound coming out of my black rectangle! It won't stop. I...
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    what is your stim?

    I'll definitely try your technique!
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    What song are you listening to right now?

    Pink Floyd, Cymbaline.
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    Hugs (like or dislike?)

    Hugs. I cannot stand them. The only hugs I can tolerate are from my husband or the dogs. Anyone else can keep their gross body essences (all those smells & textures!) to themselves. I never saw the benefits or necessity of having one's body compressed like that. It just feels incredibly invasive...
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    what is your stim?

    Soup's stim of the day: Long, slow, blinks. This is a good stim for when you can't get to sleep, because slowly lowering your eyelids & leaving your eyes closed for a while then slowly opening them & leaving them open for a while requires a fair amount of eyelid control & you truly realize just...
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    Is this a "me" thing, or an ASD thing?

    I cannot stand it when someone else hears what music I'm listening to. I wear headphones, but even then, someone often feels the need to come interfere with me & ask, 'HEYYY!!! I SEE YOU'RE LISTENING TO MUSIC: WHAT SONG?' (It's called Get Lost & Leave Me Alone by Go Away...) I sometimes even...
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    Aspergers and Expectations

    I read your post twice to make sure I understood your situation. Someone above mentioned that 'so long as you live with our parents, you must abide by their rules'. We are parents of 2 adults children, one of whom still lives at home whilst she completes her studies. I do not believe in that...
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    Hello

    You don't have to process all of it & you don't have to process it at once. Do it in bite sized portions that you find manageable. If something proves to be too much on a given day, then drop it. That simple.You have gone all this time, taking it in small steps will not cause you any harm...
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    Hello

    What Vanilla says about Aspies is very true. We are all quite unique, despite sharing many of the same traits. We have a few members here who are very sociable; others are hermits. Many people here have meltdowns they can be quite spectacular. I have no idea what that is like: I have shut-downs...
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    Hello

    Hi Lola! Welcome to AC. No need to apologize. We all sometimes say something off-colour: happens to the best of us. It is always nice seeing newbies join in & begin posting actively as it keeps the forums interesting. Glad you found us!
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    Saying hello to the community. Not being shy, just saying Hi

    Welcome to AC. For many of us, it has become a second home, or even a 'real' home is a world that is, otherwise, baffling. Here, you will find Aspies of every size, shape, age, colour & nationality you can imagine. Some are regulars who pop in throughout the day, whereas others seem to drift in...
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