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What does an overload do to you?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:21:47 PST

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What does an overload do to you?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:21:22 PST

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What up peeps

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:44:12 PST

Hey, I'm Kieran, 13, Aspie diagnosed when I was 6. Add me as a friend if you want! Speak to yall soon. ...

A child in an adult world

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:27:43 PST

I'm very new here. Please can anyone relate to my feeling that "I just don't belong in the adult world"? I'm 50 years old and I feel like a child, trying to play adult games in an adult world. Adult decision scare me. Other adults always seem so much more "with it", so much more competent, that I do, even though I'm quite highly educated. I often wonder where these "real" adults learned to be so adult! Examples: I feel as though my son's teachers are like my teachers, whenever I attend parents' evenings; I feel out of my depth when dealing with 'grown up' issues like buying a new car or discussing my finances; if I were to introduce a work colleague to my wife, I might feel as though I were a child sitting among two adults. It's sll as though I've never really grown up. Background - I've only recently realised, through internet research, the extent to which I exhibit aspie behaviours. These include... - Very esoteric and exclusive interests; - Build-ups frustration and outbur ...

Which of these two areas has more extreme racism?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:14:52 PST

The question is, does the southeastern part of the United States have more extreme racism than England? In the "South" as it may be called, the form of racism is primarily based on the concentration of melanin in one's skin, particularly, whether a person has white skin or not. However, in England as I understand it, racism is not limited to the color, or colour, of one's skin, but to their country of origin and ancestry as well. For Italians, they are sometimes called "dagos" or "whops", for the French, they are called "frogs", for the Irish, they are called "Patties", and these are just the terms I know of. For the "South", as far as I know, there is only the N-word, but for the English, there are many more derogatory terms for many more peoples. ...

weird food

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:14:04 PST

anyone else seem to find that their tastes are found odd by NTs? like one time i was making a peanut butter milkshake, and then thought i would taste awesome if i were to add jelly. & i did, and it turned out ok. but the rest of my family was like, "noooope, i don't want to try that, sounds weird." just made sense to me though since peanut butter and jelly are famously good together. or another time i put barbecue sauce on my baked potato. not bad. I figured if barbecue flavoring was good on potato chips, why not on baked potatoes? or the fact that i'll eat leftovers cold and not really care. and people will be like, "ughh, you're not going to heat that up??" some things i just like better cold. and some things i just don't care 'cause it's not like the flavor really changes whether it's hot or cold anyhow. However there are some things that are just bad cold, or even disgusting. or another time i put a little salt & pepper into my pepsi when i was little. it actually ...

Why all the scam ads?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:13:00 PST

Why is WP filled with so many links to some of the nastiest scams going? For example the "Parenting Aspergers" one that has been shown to be a fake front for a known internet scammer. It is unethical for site such as WP to have this ad, where concerned parents might follow the link and get taken in by the scam. I doubt if the others ads are any better. The one that says "I'm Popular, You're Not" is truly appalling to have here, and there are others too numerous to mention that really spoil the site (and the sight). Sure, the site needs money, but how low does it need to stoop? Doesn't it totally defeat the object if the cost of providing 'support' is to dilute that support with propaganda and profiteering deception? ...

When Were You Born?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:01:21 PST

When were you born? :) ...

Brothers/Sisters? Are You the Eldest/Youngest/In the Middle?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:43:21 PST

How many siblings do you have? Are you the eldest, youngest, in the middle? :) ...

What Do You Eat, and Do You Prepare Your Own Food?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:14:14 PST

What do you eat, and do you prepare your own food? :) ...