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The police and collapsible batons...

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:13:42 PDT

Much has been said about autistic spectrum people and the police. In recent years police forces have been issuing collapsible batons to its officers, and one supposed advantage is that the sound of it being deployed intimidates people into compliance though some admit it makes the target agitated. How do you think ASD people would likely react to this? Can you imagine yourself melting down at the sight and sound of a collapsible baton? ...

is this theory-of-mind related?

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:46:47 PDT

I was on a visit to people I know. They were having sleep-over-visitors for a couple days at that moment and it was a couple with a baby. Then I came to visit them and the mother of the baby gave me the baby to hold it, so I went to the man I was visiting (him and his wife, they know about my autism) and said to him: "Look, here is a baby" and he said: "I know, she had been staying for a couple days with us already". So it occured to me that the baby was not new to him as it was to me, and I just wanted to let him know that there was a baby. Is this related to theory-of-mind? What also happened: We (the man and his wife I visited) went to visit people and the man said: "We are leaving now, say bye-bye to Kathie, she is in the kitchen". So I went to the kitchen and I saw Kathie and hugged her to say bye-bye, and went back to the man, and he said: "You should say bye-bye to the other people (who were in the kitchen) too". It did not came up to me, in fact I did not realize the ...

anyone wish their wife was dead ?

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:40:00 PDT

I do. She is hell, u can have a day or an hour of okay'ness then she turns and does a good imitation of her mother. Makes my flesh crawl, makes me wince in pain. Thirty five years of this and getting worse. I've told her ' u carry shit blood'. All night long or whenever we are in she keeps shutting slamming the connecting door, my computer noise or keyboard irritates her. Twenty years since we fckd, prob ten since we made skin contact. I cannot discuss anything and she flies off the handle, yet others regard me as talented ...not a dork in any way. We are stuck till death it seems. I think the institution of marriage should be banned. . ...

Is there a correlation?

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:57:27 PDT

Is the adversity us aspergers people suffer at the hands of society correlate to that of the slave trade or how African people were treated in the 17th century? ...

What do you do when your obsessions are worthless?

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:49:53 PDT

Hey there, I was diagnosed earlier this year. I'm 20 now. Two years ago I was diagnosed with adhd. Ive tried about half a dozen adhd meds, with very limited success(vyvanse now) looking back, I was worse in high school. I've heard that adhd and ASD are related, perhaps why drugs do so little for me. Found that I have few interests. I'm extremely Whimsical and mercurial.I get bored of things extremely easily, not to mention I have close to zero motivation. Things Just don't hold my attention. Not because they're too easy either. Even things , my few interests can suddenly hold no interest, and its mortifying. College is a total Waste of time, I don't even want to go for any specific field. I could'nt strand another semester so I decided to travel, a huge difficulty for me, plaaning a 9 week trip when I hate schedules and basically doing anything productive. But its only the first. Week and its already disenchanting. My interest s include computer games ( but just one, I never ...

Two years of looking...still no job...thinking of giving up

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:46:22 PDT

I have applied to every single hiring business in the county, and have been turned away for all entry level positions. 99% of the time, I cannot even get an interview, and now I cannot even seem to get anything through the State Department of Rehabilitation. If they can't place me, I am going to give up and resort to begging and/or stealing to survive in life. ...

Reasonable Accomodations for Asperger's Syndrome

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:23:50 PDT

What accomodations have those with AS requested in the workplace to make working life easier to manage? Of course everyone will have slightly different needs and there is no one-fix solution but I feel deeply uncomfortable making any requests for 'special treatment' and have always tried to muddle through without asking for changes. I think it might be time to review that approach and see about making some improvements to the way I work. I would be very interested to hear what people have requested, what was put in place and also, how helpful these changes were. ...

Friendships.

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:42 PDT

Why do relationships with people have to be so hard work? Ask a friendly question or make a wee joke, etc. and then..... What's wrong with just having a friendly conversation? Sorry just felt the need to vent. ...

Posting image

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:56:44 PDT

Hello there, i am just wondering why i can't post post with img. I am member for more than 5 days now. Please check it. Thank you ...

Valedictorian

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:34:49 PDT

For all of my fellow aspies and ASD people, I have just given my valedictorian speech at graduation. And it was well received. When i recounted my struggles, so elegantly and professionally, people actually cried. My story has inspired a lot of people to focus and try in life. For those of you struggling to seek acceptance and fit in on this planet, don't lose hope. I too was once like you, lost and alone. But now I made it, and you guys can too. ...