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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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    *Little* Things That Annoy You (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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