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    Shutdown

    When I began to realize what autism is, I thought that "shutdown" is something like what happens to me. Shutting down the system. Going to a near-catatonic state. But now that I have read more about it, I have began to realize that almost all on-line resources describe it as "retreating from...
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    Whats your unique quirk or way you do things? (Ie. Tick or stim or routine)

    Oh, good... A little update to an importance of my movie night: Right now I am sick. I am a constant source of sneeze, cough and snot. My eyes get watered and I can't keep them open too long without itching and blurring of vision. But then a movie starts... Absolutely nothing. All ceases...
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    What is the purpose of spoken language?

    Add body language, facial expressions, tones of voice etc. Which are first forms of communication (at more complex level than just saying "danger" or "me here") *). Spoken language is merely built on those, and apparently proven so practical that while other forms of communication (body...
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    Confusion over financial subjects

    Familiar thing to me. I can be an expert on a matter, but I just don't remember terminology or recall the terms, and tend to mix terms when trying to talk in normal pace. It is like I am more tuned to remember concepts rather than words. Converting a concept to words is like making an extra...
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    Confusion over financial subjects

    Oh, sorry. I didn't realize it was about inflation protection. It is better that I shut up now and go to sleep, it is getting late and we are talking about complex issues.
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    Confusion over financial subjects

    Okay... To everyone in this thread with "get rich quickly" hopes: You should be aware of, and understand, concepts like the random walk, efficient market theory, alpha decay, and arbitrage opportunity elimination. About the subject itself: Currency trading (and any kind of trading actually)...
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    people who say they don't want help

    I agree with others that you don't have to eat at same time as he does... I am one of those people who don't feel hunger or thirst. I have a steady timetable and predefined amounts of food I eat to keep myself running properly. I can't wait for a feeling of hunger or I'll end up dead by...
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    The "Framing Bias" - a cognitive bias

    I think this is called "bias blind spot".
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    The "Framing Bias" - a cognitive bias

    This notion might appear as framing bias of its own considering how flattering it is to self-esteem and ego 😊 Clarification: As mentioned above, this would work best if we would be completely logical without emotional aspect. But we are not... Sentence above is framed in such way that this...
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    Seeing patterns

    Hmm... I consider myself as a good programmer. My methods might be unorthodox and outdated (I am 80s kid), but they work and are efficient at first try (thought automatic optimization and consideration about speed of the code was more useful back in 80s and 90s, while today readable code is more...
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    My name is Jess, I think I may be on the spectrum

    Sorry... Could you say that again in other words? I quite didn't catch what you mean. Were you saying that you suspect to be an example of an autistic person who excels unusually well in some specific field (as I implied when I was curious about Outdated's score)?
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    My name is Jess, I think I may be on the spectrum

    IQ scores for population follow normal distribution, average being 100 and deviation being how much scores variate around the average in such way that 68% of population fit to that variance. Mensa-membership requires IQ score that is 100 + 2 x deviation or more (thus 2.3% of population qualify)...
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    My name is Jess, I think I may be on the spectrum

    What was the deviation? IQ scores are incomparable as tests used variate in their deviation. Do you think it is genuinely that high, or do you just have a good pattern recognition abilities that could tilt test results? Assuming that you were tested with some standard Mensa-test which is...
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    Are there A.I. members on forums like this yet?

    That mention of AI trying to copy itself over the data was one thing that really set off my alarm bells with the article. I didn't read original Apollo Research report, but such claim appearing in articles quoting the original research made me wonder why AI would have been given such power? If...
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    Are there A.I. members on forums like this yet?

    I think they already are. Now they are training them to not be autistic. At least I have began to have less satisfying conversations with more advanced AIs... (Again disclaimer: Assuming that I am autistic myself and that my thinking pattern differs so much from normal human being that I feel...
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    Are there A.I. members on forums like this yet?

    This topic is starting to sound like "Creepy AI development (if true)" I wanted to write something about how I think that AIs work back then, but I didn't. Now seems to be a good opportunity explain my interpretation of AI's thinking a little bit (disclaimer: I have no real expertise about AIs...
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    Do you ever feel overwhelmed thinking about all the films you haven't seen?

    Sometimes, but not so often that I would be worried. I am usually that people 😃 If I have one special interest, then that is the movies (collection of at least two thousand titles and increasing - almost all good movies, I don't invest in anything that I wouldn't want to re-watch). I have...
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    Some Of Us Are Not Made To Connect.

    Another version for those situations when one actually is fluent in talking: "Hi. Would you like to dance?" "I have a boyfriend." "Yes, I know. But would you like to dance?" "I am not interested of you." "But would you like to dance?" "No! Get a f**k away from me!" "Finally. Thank you. You could...
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    What are your goals for next year?

    I'm considering getting finally a proper diagnosis. I thought that hanging here and reading other people's experiences would finally bring some clarity if I am an autistic, or just a SPCD-case or something, but I have became even more confused instead. While an assessment would have no effect...
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    Soup survey!

    I like to visit Chinese restaurants for their lunch time soups. Even thought they are just water and vegetables. Once I was offered some thick and mustard tasting soup before the main course. Delicious. I regret that I never asked what it was, I have never had it again since then. Any way... My...
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