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Recent content by Walsie

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    Are there any smells you cannot tolerate?

    Coffee. It's vile. Detergents, perfumes and after-shaves. Fabric softner is the worst.
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    What characters do/did you find relatable?

    I found/find no character relatable at all, but two in particular inspirational: the Doctor from Classic Who and Robert McCall from the Equaliser (1980s telly series). Brilliance, integrity, courage, resourcefulness and audacity they have in abundance: they have their own rules, aren't part of...
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    Yeah, it's snowing!

    Freedriver, I'm one of those who's terrified of snow because I'm so clumsy; add to that the Siberian wind that saws your nose off, and I'm miserable. Ice is the worst. I get the taxi home. Right now (4.10pm) it's minus 6 C. and there's ice everywhere. At least it's sunny. I hate winter...
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    Do you enojoy any type of sport?

    I was strong as a kid, loved team sports and games, and made up two of my own called Donkey Kong (something between posionball and chasie) and Fisherman (lie on the board and catch the swimmers-you have to swim underwater to not get caught). I have four siblings and we also played footy and...
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    speaking too loud

    All the time, especially when there's a lot of noise in the background. I often don't realise it, so friends and family have to tell me to keep it down. I have no idea if I yell into the phone cos I live alone, and when planning for trips, the airline or hotel agent can't tell me if that's the...
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    She totally missed the point...

    That really sucks. She not only doesn't get it, she's insulting your intelligence. Have her give you a reference to someone who has experience dealing with those on the spectrum.
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    Whistling, snapping, and winking, etc...

    I never got the snapping finger thing, either. Winking and whistling is badly done. Most of the time the whistle doesn't work. Vulcan greeting with my right hand: no problem. :D
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    Doubting I'm on the spectrum

    Aecho, I have no idea if it's an autie trait. Autism being a spectrum makes things extremely difficult, and we humans like to put things in boxes. Add to that is a generally intolerant neurotypical world, so doubts ensue. Drak, your ear stim sounds endearing. Do you have large lobes? Mine are...
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    Unusual gait

    As a child, countless times I've been told I'm stiff as a board. I'm also knock-kneed, so I walk like a duck. Apparently I walk like my dad, like a man. In recent years, I've had to concentrate on walking with my feet straight after I started limping a few years ago. It wasn't a slight limp...
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    How do aspies/auties feel about holidays like christmas?

    Enjoyed it as a kid and young adult before the commercialism became Frankenstein. Gifting became a burden and I got fed up being at the bottom of the family hierarchy. Took off to Japan in '96 and winter Chrissy was a shock. 2001, I returned to Oz for Chrissy....the sensory overload and...
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    School

    Yep. I still feel like that at work and with my family; always the last to know anything.
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    Bah Humbug!

    What a hypocritical bunch of phonies. They should mind their damn business. People should mind their own business, period. Winter Chrissy sucks, but winter sucks, period. I go to church, maybe see a friend, send two people their cards end of November, and that's it. No obligations. :cool: Few...
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    New here and curious- school subjects and grades

    Excelled in nothing. Failed both art and math, got Cs and Ds in everything else. I enjoyed PE, although I was rubbish at that as well. I liked being outside. When I understood maths (algebra, pythags) I got perfect scores, but unfortunately things were too rushed for me to understand much...
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    Pet Peeves

    Have plenty, but shall mention these only. Having to pay to use the loo, especially in the UK. Peeing, pooping and the monthly curse are NOT a privilege. The bra adjustment clasp is always on the bone of your back, so you get it jabbing into you when carrying a backpack full of books or...
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    For those of you that were diagnosed as children/young adults, what kind of help did you get?

    Diagnosed but didn't know I was diagnosed, except 'something was wrong with me' at 12 months. I had to do special exercises, both physical and mental, most of which I don't remember. My mother told me she had to tie me down facedown in the cot, so I'd go into the crawl position by default...
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