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Recent content by Veruca Salt

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    Critical thinking

    My anecdotal experience would suggest that the idea that aspies are somehow better adept at critical thought without training is largely unfounded. Many Aspies I meet assume they are, without any effort on their part some kind of super human critical thinking machines. It's hilarious to me as...
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    Would you take a magic pill to permanently transform into an NT?

    That was difficult to read. I mean painful/reminds me of myself. Have you ever thought to study how to be liked the same way you would study for a test? I learned how to be personable. how to react in situations, how to be positive how to make eye contact how to be social all the little lies and...
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    Comment by 'Veruca Salt' in 'Accepting my fate: I'm completely average.'

    love this. This is so honest and I wish more people could see the truth of it.
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    Would you take a magic pill to permanently transform into an NT?

    *eye roll* my comment that you have taken an issue with was a direct reply to someone who had. That is evident by the reply containing the original content I replied to. lol condescending to someone whilst actually making an ass of yourself. How typical of the autist who fancies oneself more...
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    Would you take a magic pill to permanently transform into an NT?

    MY sweeping generalization? LOL You mean the one where I said you cannot claim to be more intelligent than NT's? riiiight nice gaslighting though lol is this a forum of trolls or something? smh
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    Would you take a magic pill to permanently transform into an NT?

    But you wouldn't have the anxiety if you weren't coping with how overwhelming autism is, do you see the correlation there? anxiety IS crippling! or can be, it has been for me in the past. How on earth are we better than anyone?
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    Would you take a magic pill to permanently transform into an NT?

    I'm not taking a potshot when I point out that you have made several grammatical mistakes my NT teenager would not have made. I'm pointing this out ONLY to illustrate that while you may be a specialist in ONE specific field, due to the obsessive nature of our disorder it limits you/us in others...
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    Would you take a magic pill to permanently transform into an NT?

    lol why do so many autistic people imagine themselves to be at some great intellectual advantage over NT's? The vast majority of Autists I have come across (and this would be a great many because of my special ed schooling, and my hobbies have often lead me to be around a lot of people with...
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    Feeling blocked /stuck on a loop...

    yah I can waste many hours of the day checking my email and fb repeatedly, though there will be nothing there. ridiculous I hate this disorder
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    Responding to small talk

    lol wow nice attitude. you have a neurological disorder, you're not better than 'financially destitute plebs' you obnoxious rude person. This common attitude of aspies makes us all look bad and it so obviously stems from deep insecurity that its cringe! For someone supposedly clever your...
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    Does anyone else struggle with same gender friends?

    I never got along with girls until I started being a cold b word to them. They seem to love it and want to be your friend. Its disheartening but I theorize they feel like youre more honest they never trusted me when I was just sweet and nice, they thought it was a game. ugh nt's are a headache
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    Comment by 'Veruca Salt' in 'Lonely'

    loneliness is not having a fiancé and friends to miss.
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    Did you have a 1-2-1 classroom assistant when you were at school?

    Yes. She was a very young, pretty and stupid girl. I remember I liked her but I felt second hand embarrassment around her because I was just a small child and much more intelligent than she was. I recall arguing with a boy about the spelling of spaghetti (he did not believe there was an H in...
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    Accents??

    I pick up peoples accents very quickly, this thread has been quite eye opening I never connected it to autism/my echocholia before nw but that makes so much sense!
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    How does eye contact 'feel" for you.

    it is horrible it feels like I am trapped and cannot escape and I start to panic from the discomfort. I practice doing it all the time but its more difficult for me than even normal aspies because I sometimes have a lazy eye so I'm also concerned its going to make me look weird!! I have a...
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