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    Figurative Language (you can bet your bootie)

    Which figurative language/sayings did you not understand for years? Today i came across a new one.... and sadly forgot it, it basically meant 'having a lot to get done/a lot going on" anybody know of any figurative terms that mean that? I get most of them that are commonly used but every once...
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    • can you understand figurative language? common sayings that don't make sense i would walk a mile the cat's meow
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    Philosophy, christianity, religion, questions....meltdown...

    I have been having issues this year related to philosophy and religion. This world is so hard to understand. I have moments where I just fall apart sitting on my bed with my face in a towel for like an hr or until i just fall into instant sleep, waking up a few hrs later, slightly better...
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    Anybody like making fermented foods? Pickles, cheese, yogurt, kombucha, sauerkraut, hard cider etc..

    Anybody else like making fermented foods? Pickles, cheese, yogurt, kombucha, sauerkraut, hard cider etc.. Im making yogurt right now and have made haloumi grilling cheese, kimchi, and lactofermented Tomatillo salsa.
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    Social issues, aspergers and social anxiety hate being center of attention.

    *Sorry if this seems like rambling, im not trying to.....* I think i just figured out a huge part of my social issues, but not sure what to do about it. I hate being the center of attention. I hate parties centered around me didn't want a graduation party or bday parties. When unwrapping...
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    What determines if you recieve official diagnosis? Scores on aq and rdos.

    Seems like I am like right on the edge of aspie and NT. I recall someone telling me that you will not be given an official diagnosis unless it severly affects your day to day life and how well you function daily, regardless of how many traits you have. Anyone else have similar scores and still...
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    Anybody else have an interest in saltwater aquariums?

    Just curious anyone else have saltwater aquariums on here? I have a 20 gallon high reef, thinking about getting a new led light for it. Here is my clownfish, ill post more pics later.
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    Should you tell a girlfriend/boyfriend that you have aspergers?

    Should you tell a girlfriend/boyfriend that you have aspergers? If so in which way and at what time do you tell them? What responses have you received when letting them know?
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    Does anyone else ever feel disconnected from your body?

    Does anyone else ever feel disconnected from your body? Like your body is here and you can control it but your psyche/conscious/mind is separate and distant. I get this feeling sometimes. Especially when days feel the same and nothing changes from day to day.
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    Does anybody else feel a lack of motivation?

    I feel a lack of motovation so often and it aggrevates me because i want to do things but i dont feel motivatrs so i dont do them. But on random rare occasions ill get sudden bursts of motivation and get so much done... anybody else have this issue and any clue how i can motivate myself?
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    Aspergers vs autism vs pdd-nos

    What are the differences between these? Specifically between aspergers and high functioning autism? I keep seeing things online that say the difference is that autism has a speech delay and aspergers doesnt. Does this mean late speaking, as in not speaking till like 7 or does it include speech...
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    Need advice, zone out/daydreaming cant focus.

    I have always had issues with zoning out/daydreaming. I dont really mind if im just sitting around and i zone out but where this affects me in a negative way is when trying to pay attention to lectures/speakers or when reading. When I was younger I didnt care but now that I am college age I...
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    Is throat clearing an aspie symptom?

    Im trying to make a list of all my aspie symptoms. I remember when I was around the age 12-15 I would sniff than do this throat clearing thing repetitively because I hate thick mucus in my throat from like eating chocolate how it thickens mucus and from allergies.... i would clear my throat...
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    Google glass for autism.

    I just found this, google glass for autism, anyone else seen this yet? What are your thoughts?
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    Aspbergers symptoms and differences between aspie and autism.

    Just curious what symptoms individual people have? Is it true that everyone has a different combination of symptoms? Are there combinations of symptoms that are more common to have together? Are there any symptoms that all aspies have? Also what is the difference between autism and aspbergers?
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    New here

    Im new here. Hope to meet new people and learn more about aspbergers. I think I have mild aspbergers but am not sure, it seems like the more time passes that i become more convinced. If i were to get a professional diagnosis I would probs be depressed for months. If i don't get a diagnosis...
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