Bars and pubs have a different function over here. They're just a friendly, sociable place to get drunk. The purpose of bars in the United States I find...
... Hi I can identify with that feeling very much. I've always called it 'existential angst', as I see it more as a philosophical problem rather than a...
... In theory, the drinking age is up to individual states here (as well as most regulation involving alcohol). However, the federal government has exerted...
Personally, I don't understand why the drinking age *isn't* 18 across the board, here in the US. It makes sense to have people get all the adult legal ...
Here are my conclusions on dating and relationships with Asperger's. Note that I am speaking in "I" statements. NT's are programmed for touch, kindness,...
... fries with your hot dog? FYI, "hot dog" was a replacement for "Frankfurter" during a period of resentment of German culture in American history, during...
... You know what strikes me: Bush calls the countries who participated in the war in Iraq "the coalition of the willing" (not sure if that's a proper noun)....
... they move to England?> The comments were from people of Cajun descent joking about themselves. Some of the more liberal Cajuns were like, "So what - are...
... Maybe when they were talking about "Americans" they might have hedged their speech, might have talked about something like typical American culture or...
... It's interesting how you write about context. To me, almost everything has a context. Maybe that's why I'm so good at remembering things. Well, a lot of...
... Well, at least 21 year olds are three years further from high school. It could be argued that those who go to college have a more protracted period of...
... interesting about whom I don't care, particularly. That is, I care for them in a sort of theoretical sense, the way that I care about all living...
I do just the opposite. I bowl right through the awkwardness and end up crossing lines. I tend to drive the person nuts with an excess of affection. Maybe I'm...
Yes, and it makes me laugh when I catch myself. Sometimes I do it and then realize there are other people around who might have seen it. So far I don't think...
hi everybody, my 7.5 yr old daughter (dx's include ASD, ADHD, OCD) goes to a state-funded private school for ld kids. it's supposed to be a great school . . ....
A lot of times, people automatically expect you to want to hold a new baby. Does anyone have any suggestions for politely turning this down? I don't feel...
I tallk to myself to. It helps me sort things out. I turn 48 this year I can remember doing it since I was a teenager. Usually I am finishing conversations....
Don't turn it down. Take the baby, rest it against one arm and hold it in balance with your other hand, smile and make a funny face, comment on how big it...
... 1. "I'd prefer not." (Unfortunately, the direct, honest answer runs against sexual stereotypes. Guys can get away with it.) 2. "I have a touch of contact...
I do remember one time I was lying on the couch at my mom's house, and my niece decided it would be fun to bounce up and down on me. My sister was off doing...
VERY good point! I think men can get away with not wanting to hold or being
expected to want to hold a baby, whereas women are looked upon as odd if
they...
... sister's children when they were really "babies".> That actually may help to explain something. I don't have any younger siblings, and being autistic (and...
Hi, My name is Shira. I'm 20 and I live in a very small town in Tennessee. I'm currently going to college to become a Kindergarten teacher in the Fall. I'm...
Hi Shira, My advice here would be to apologize to him for being impatient & ignorant regarding AS. Ask him how he would feel about discussing AS together as a...
In reading Disassociative classification it seems to me oposite of Aspergers.I have never been able to diasociate from myself ( I have known other persons take...
... Disorders... There's a lot of similarities. --Aaron> I've been reading "Stranger in the Mirror", the only book I can find that discusses Dissociative...
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