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    A Real Social Autistic moment...

    If I had a dollar for every time I unintentionally said something that could easily be taken sexually, I would be quite wealthy! Even though it may be difficult to do, and I know because I tend to overthink and worry about things too much as well, I would try not to jump to assumptions. Going to...
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    Other behaviors/conditions associated with AS

    Picking at my face is a really bad habit of mine. I never had acne as a teen, but when I started college, it came out of nowhere and was so difficult to keep under control that I considered trying Accutane. Ten years later and I still deal with it, though it has thankfully calmed down a lot...
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    Looking a lot younger?

    I have read that it is very common, and I am still confused about why that is, what about aspergers exactly it is that causes the younger look. I am 28 and it seems that most of my co-workers thought I was close to 19/20 before finding out my age. Even a 23 year old female co-worker thought I...
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    angry

    Baz, you are definitely not alone. I feel that way from time to time as well, especially when driving. It baffles me how so many people just do not pay attention/are in too big of a hurry to care/feel like they have the right of way no matter what/think the rules don't apply to them. Anyway, a...
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    Developmental Delays and High Functioning Autsim/Aspergers

    It has been a while since I have posted here for several reasons: 1) I started a new job working 12 hours on night shift, 2) I went for an evaluation for an autism diagnosis in October and am confused and upset about how it went (which is the reason for this post), and 3) I moved recently and...
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    Being Female and on the Spectrum - Social Problems With Other Females

    Glad to know that I am not the only one! The hidden agenda of women and the cattiness/judgmental nature that Lisa described is exactly why I feel more at ease among men. I care what I look like to an extent, but I don't follow the trends or dress a certain way just because it is popular, I wear...
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    Being Female and on the Spectrum - Social Problems With Other Females

    Ereth - I am 27 and unfortunately still am experiencing this sort of behavior out of women close to my age as well as older. It is very frustrating and disappointing. I was hoping that things got better and easier when you get older, but things have been about the same or perhaps a bit worse...
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    Being Female and on the Spectrum - Social Problems With Other Females

    After attempting a search and coming up with nothing that matched what I was looking for, I decided to start a topic concerning females who are on the spectrum and see if anyone else has had similar issues. It seems that basically everywhere I go and meet other women, while some may seem nice...
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    Where did you graduate and what was your major?

    Winthrop University, 2010 (was supposed to be 2009 but I took 5 years to graduate) BA in psychology. One of the most useless degrees there is these days, but of course at the time I chose my major, that was not the case.
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    Advice Request... Feeling Completely Lost

    Judge - That may be part of my problem, I am trying to take on work roles that I simply can not perform due to my autism and everything that goes along with it. That is great that you have the opportunity to work for yourself, I would love to have a side business doing something artsy/crafty...
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    Advice Request... Feeling Completely Lost

    Ereth - Yes, I am sure this site is very helpful. I joined about two years ago and I guess between changing jobs and everything else I had going on, sort of forgot about it until more recently. I want to become more active as I think it can be a very beneficial tool for me. waterrain -...
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    Advice Request... Feeling Completely Lost

    As a self-diagnosed adult with Aspergers/high functioning Autism in the south (where people are very closed-minded and not so accepting), I have struggled a lot in life and continue to do so. When my employment status became non-existent this past fall, I decided to look for jobs elsewhere. I...
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    dating sites

    I have used a couple of the free dating sites... Plenty of Fish and Ok Cupid. I never had much luck with Plenty of Fish, I had some dates but they never really worked out well. I had one long term relationship with a guy I found on Ok Cupid about 2 years ago, and decided to give it another try...
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    What Is This Indigo Phenomenon About?

    Interesting topic... I did some research on "indigo children" a while back when a friend said something about it one time. I never found anything that mentioned it being a human/alien hybrid though. Very strange concept. :P
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    Howdy from vindexa

    Thanks everyone! :D
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