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Recent content by Tunie

  1. Tunie

    Do aspies/auties tend to have good gut instinct or no gut instinct?

    Personally, I believe that my gut instinct is always incredibly accurate. I tend to be able to judge within minutes of knowing someone if they're going to turn out to be a good or bad person, and I am very rarely (if ever) wrong.
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    Being Autistic vs. having Autism.

    Ah, but it's a superhero, not a hero that is super.
  3. Tunie

    Why does some Don Bluth's movies of the nineties gets such a bad rap?

    I also loved the Thumbelina one, and enjoyed the book. I watched it back recently, excited to show my daughter, and I can definitely appreciate the negative opinions more. It really didn't seem impressive in any way. I am also aware that I am no longer the target audience.
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    I'm new and a bit lost

    Trimmed your post down for my response. That first paragraph is exactly it - feeling trapped. I think it's the animal fight or flight response. Imagine yourself as a mouse, with a hand coming to grab you, and you're stuck in the corner of the cage. You need the hand to leave you alone because...
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    I'm new and a bit lost

    I'm the autistic partner in an AS-NT relationship, and just wanted to add a few points. One has already been covered, somewhat. You get better responses when you leave him to have his meltdown on his own, so this is definitely something to try to do. Honestly, when I'm going through a meltdown...
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    Being Autistic vs. having Autism.

    I'm autistic. I was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, not Asperger's, so I call myself autistic. I don't require a helper all the time, I do fairly well with verbal communication and I have at least average intelligence (I had very high intelligence as a child, but I suspect that it is...
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    My young son has Asperger syndrome and is on his way to becoming an outstanding artist.

    Fantastic! Congratulations to him.
  8. Tunie

    Being Autistic vs. having Autism.

    I am an 'autistic person', not a 'person with autism'. It isn't an add-on or an accessory; it's who I am. But equally, I'm not going to get offended if someone calls me a person with autism. I would like to think I'd find out what others preferred, and go with their preference when speaking to...
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