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    Relationship Issues --I'm definitely in the wrong

    We're doing okay now but I think I should have rephrased. He would be guiding me in Peru the whole time; the plan was to already be with him the entire visit. It's the plane trip only that I would be doing myself (and the biggest source of anxiety for me). The rest of it would be entirely with...
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    Relationship Issues --I'm definitely in the wrong

    Yeah, I think you're right about making up ground. It's really frustrating to have that denied right when I started it--though, as he points out, if I'd stopped having cold feet sooner, I would have been able to see him before all of this happened. I think he doesn't want to be reassured, he...
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    Relationship Issues --I'm definitely in the wrong

    I don't think he's laying blame so much as just expressing extreme sadness and bitterness; he said he just doesn't want me to make promises and doesn't want to talk about it until he knows for sure that I'm coming down there. He's a pretty hardcore pessimist sometimes so "dealing with the bad...
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    Relationship Issues --I'm definitely in the wrong

    So background: My boyfriend and I have been together for 6+ years. We met online back when we were both teenagers, had a lot of interests in common. We got together and haven't looked back since. He's from Lima, Peru; the long-distance was always a weight but a manageable one, looking forward...
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    Hello,mom of a kid with Asperger's

    Sounds similar to my experiences as a kid. I've turned my love of art into freelance commissions. It's wonderful to see how much measures you've taken in research and support! She's a very lucky kid.
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    Autistic coping techniques in the face of intimidating bullies

    Oh man, I can tell stories about childhood bullying. Weirdly enough the worst of my experiences weren't in high school, but in elementary and middle (but especially elementary). While I was still very solitary in highschool, at that point it was just my own introversion and disconnect that...
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    Unusual autism traits? High coordination and athleticism but low situational awareness, fear of

    I played piano for years! So yep, definitely understand that. And yeah everyone is certainly different, I'm terrible at taking care of myself and get overwhelmed easily but I'm good at in-depth conversations with people in moderation.
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    Why are autistics drawn to bodies of water?

    Here are my two theories: 1. Water allows a stable, controlled rotation in any direction. For those of us who benefit from vestibular stimulus/stimming, this is awesome! It allows both gentle full body pressure and a completely controlled rocking in any way we want. Any direction. I can...
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    Unusual autism traits? High coordination and athleticism but low situational awareness, fear of

    I definitely relate to executive function and anxiety aspects you are dealing with. Coordination for me is very dependent on the task. I struggle most when my body is stationary but my focus needs to act as if I'm still moving--for example (as you already know!) driving, and also video games...
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    Post an animal trait you'd like to have

    Mantis shrimp eyesight is pretty inviting in terms of how much they is to see in the world. Or more practically, the strength and endurance of big grazing animals like bison and horses would just be cool.
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    Difficulty Learning/Adjusting to Driving

    I can imagine a good car helps. The family one I'm working with turns horribly wide with very few reference points to work with, so a lot of it is by feel which I have yet to master. I'm almost done the required 60 hours of practice time in order to take the test, but I don't feel that it's...
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    Struggling with Games

    I'm picky about the games I like, and the ones that I do like I'm not regularly devoted to. The best cases would be chess when I was very young (though I haven't played that in years) and sandbox-type games like Minecraft and Terraria--but even those I don't play regularly, only in intense...
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    Difficulty Learning/Adjusting to Driving

    I'm getting back into driving practice lately; I started very late compared to some people, 21 years old when I first got my learner's permit. Classroom learning was no issue for me, I'm fine learning the signs and on-paper rules of the road. But I absolutely drag my feet when it comes to...
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    • driving learning difficulties sensory issues spatial awareness visual processing
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    Body/mind disconnect

    I definitely feel this. While "strange" feelings I am hypersensitive to, like a bug crawling on me or a clothing seam, general body condition is always muffled and distant. I personally chalked this up to my dissociative issues, feeling out of body or not real, but it's very possible it has...
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    Are you eccentric?

    Definitely, in various ways my whole life. As a kid I had habits that were always unhygienic or confusing. Even now I struggle to keep in mind when I'm in public with things like digging up my skin which grosses my mom out but i couldn't really care less, stuff like that. The "odd belief"...
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