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    daily chores

    Do we aspies really have more difficulty with daily chores or is it just that we are not really that interested in doing our daily chores? For me I guess it is because I don't want to do it. It is not really an asperger issue in itself as long as I get to do it in my own personal way.
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    Am I just crazy or am I into something?

    Is it just me or is the issue of central coherence more serious than we think? Aspies ussually do need more details than others when learning things. A lot of people skip over the fundamentals and jump right into it. This is what happens when it come to "being a human". We skip over the...
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    music education?

    I have question for people who have taken music lessons. I play piano. It is often said that music lesson is very good for aspies. So far I agree. What I don't agree with is much of how music is being taught. Many pianists are aspies. They took traditional piano lessons and it worked for them. I...
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    question on pattern seeking

    I understand that "pattern seeking" is something that is often pathologized. I understand that having difficulties with "pattern seeking" is said to be normal and is not pathologized. Isn't "pattern seeking" something good that is a gift as well as a curse depending on the situation? Why do...
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    tattoos and social rules

    I am really confused. It is said that how you look matters. Does it really? I see a lot of people with "crazy" tattoos and they even have "normal" jobs and all of that. So how you look doesn't actually matter? Some policemen look really "weird"...
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    How does this issue relate to aspergers?

    Do you experience that you learn things slowly compared to others? The initial learning seems to be slower for me. This is why group learning is so hard. I cannot keep up with their pace. What often happens is that when I take the time needed I actually become very good at something. They...
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    Confused about special interests

    A lot of aspies talk about special interests. What would be a good definition of it? Some, including Tony Atwood, talk about how a special interest could be a thought blocker and an escape from what is difficult in life. This does not work for me as reality always kicks in when I practise my...
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    ASD and teachers

    I have had teachers who assumed that I had skills that I did not really have. Do teachers assume too much? Some argue that teacher assume that you know all the basics or will just learn without directly focusing on it. What is going on? Is this an ASD issue or do everyone experience this?
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    Are there some good definitions of ASD and Asperger's?

    Are there some good definitions of ASD and Asperger's?
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    mindfullness

    I have heard a lot about mindfulnness. Some people who teach mindfullness says that it can be practiced in the wrong way. I find that mindfullness is a lot about sitting or standing in a static posture, breath and feel something; may it be a raisin or scanning your body. To me it seems that...
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    Being inflexible

    If a teacher meets someone in a private lesson who has issues with their teaching method he or she will not change anything at all in the method. It seems to me that the teacher is very inflexible. People of say that if I cannot learn by that method I am the very inflexible person. Why is this...
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    communication issues

    Do you find it difficult to understand someone if they talk to a big group rather than to you personally? I do. I work with a professional on this and he says that even "normal" people struggle with this. No wonder I disslike when people talk to a big group rather than inidividuals. An example...
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    ASD and the voice

    Have you had issues with your voice? Ex. a somewhat breathy and monotone voice. Do you have or did you have difficulties expressing emotions with your voice? I find that for many people with ASD these issues are bad habits ie one just need the correct practice and exercices. Don't get me wrong...
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    I often get frustrated with people who are giving instructions or teaching me something.

    I often get frustrated with people who are giving instructions or teaching me something. My personal views of this is: they always want to meet halfways or think I am better at something than I am. I don't always get frustrated How is this an aspies issue? How does this relate to aspergers'? I...
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    physical exercise?????

    Has physical exercise helped you deal with cognitive rigidity? Some people say that physical exercise will help people relax. I think we can still get stuck because of cognitive rigidity. I think some of us need to be more physical and really express our frustration (which can come from this...
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    Aspergers and memorization

    Are you aspies good or bad a memorizing? How has asperger's helped you with memorization? How has asperger's made memorization harder? Personally, memorization is not something that I am good at. I think I suck at remembering texts or music. I really only memorize something if I understand it...
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    professionals?

    Ave Maria! Howdy folks! It seems to me that when you go to a Priests (or another person) for cure of souls or spiritual direction or go to a psychologist (or something similar) you often discus the same things but in a different way it seems to me. What can you say about this?
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    DSM-5 says that we have difficulties understanding what is not explicitly stated.

    DSM-5 says that we have difficulties understanding what is not explicitly stated. Doesn't non-autistic people also need things explicitly stated? To me "explicitly stated" sounds like "non-political way of speaking". I talked with a professional (who works with autistic people like me) about...
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    Do you become introverted or extroverted when you experience a lot of feelings/emotions/passions?

    Do you become introverted or extroverted when you experience a lot of feelings/emotions/passions? I, and many aspies I have met, become introverted. Shouldn't feelings/emotions/passions make us extroverted? Perhaps aspies often don't know how to live them out (even at home). Passions...
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    Too much in our heads?

    Are aspies too much in their head and need to be more in the physical world?
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