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thomas mg

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  1. Actually in Omega man it was a germ attack, not a neutron bomb. Same outcome though.
  2. It wouldnt be so bad if it was a neutron bomb rather than a nuclear bomb (thats one where the explosion leaves all the buildings intact but vaporises all of the occupants). Imagine having free reign, being able to go anywhere and do anything? Granted it would get lonely after a while but i guess thats the trade off. I think there was a move made along those lines before called 'Omega Man'.
  3. Is there a specific part of cooking that you dislike? For me cooking is a series of components, and the dislike of one task can really blow my motivation. My bug bear is that I REALLY hate preparing potatoes. Buy some prepared potatoes, or even make a jacket potato. Stick some frozen vegetables in a bowl of warm water in the microwave for 3 minutes and fry up a nice steak (assuming you are an omnivore). Voila you have yourself a nice meat and 2 veg with very little fuss. I find wok cookery to be a largely painless, almost enjoyable task, maybe thats just me though.
  4. I tend to obsess about particular bands and artists. It tends to make people think that I have an incredibly narrow taste in music which couldnt be further from the truth. I appreciate anything from Classical Italian Opera to Dubstep and electrofunk. The only music styles I really dislike are RnB, Happy Hardcore and Black Metal. The latter is just shouting over obnoxiously aggressive guitar chords.
  5. Sorry if i have misposted this thread, it wasn't my intention. My hope was to discuss music that specifically strikes chords with ASD issues. In hindsight i probably should've named the thread diferentally. I'm talking not about music for music's sake, but relations with music that transcends purely the entertainment value. I wanted to bring up Radiohead specifically because the content of their work engages primarilly the feelings of alienation, confusion, isolation and social exclusion that most of us here experience. I'm interested if anyone else here has had similar experiences with the sort of music they've listened to. Something that makes you bond to the artist on an almost 'emotional level' for want of a better expression because it has engaged something within you regarding with your ASD tendencies. I've had similar experiences when listening to the likes of Led Zepellin, Joy Division and the Smiths but nothing compares to RH. This is opening myself open to mockery, but I feel that Yorke and I are some sort of kindred souls. I mean, look at the video to 'There There'. If you can appreciate the value of metaphorical reference it looks and feels like a freaking typical day in the life of an aspie.
  6. www dot youtube dot com/watch?v=iq-VhfVwqp4 just replace the 'dots' with '.' it won't allow me to post the link otherwise unless its hyperlinked, sorry
  7. thought this episode of 'Arthur' might be of benefit to those who want to educate NT friends and family
  8. I find music is a great coping mechanism for the stresses and alienation we encounter in this NT world we find ourselves. What are your favourite bands/artists? I find that Radiohead in particular lyrically resonate the most with the autistic mindset for some reason. Growing up as a young adult their work struck a chord with me, especially their late 90's stuff OK computer era stuff. REM's retirement was a dark day for me.
  9. I think you have to remember at the same time joy and depression are abstractions. We all have our own expectations from life from which we base them on. Level 4 does not mean to me necessarilly what it may mean to you, so its really kinda arbitrary. Suffice to say the issue is causing me enough grief to start a thread about it, so it is a problem. If i can overcome this thing, then the missing parts of my lifes jigsaw could fall into place.
  10. LancsLad, if i was to apply your scale I would say I spend 90 % of my time in a state of melancholy around level 4. Somewhere between joy and despair, but not severe enough to consider suicide. Luckilly (?) I've only been a level 1 a couple of times or in a place where I would consider suicide. Its more the lethargy than the actual depression per sae thats the problem, however the depression is a strong component of it. Most of the time I feel completely tired and sapped of energy. If I want to do something simple like read a book I cant accomplish it because the walls of text seem like a mountain to read and the pages feel like ton weights. Is it just me that gets this?
  11. Id have to say yes. My asperger's syndrome is severe enough to be a problem in my life but not so severe that I am in denial of the problem. I have an uncle nearing his sixties who remains undiagnosed but his ASD traits have dominated his life entirely without him being able to recognise any difference between himself and NT people. If there was such a thing as medium functioning autism, i'd place him around there. Ultimately i think the spectrum around the higher functioning is as diverse as the entire thing.
  12. The subject matter of the thread is why I would encourage any autistic people with the wherewithal to do so; would be to go into business and self employment where they can build their own company built on mutual understanding between ASD and NT people. Autism doesn't respect race or social divide, it can affect white, black, rich or poor alike. My belief is the best thing for us would be for more autistics to join the employer community.
  13. Um not that Im nit picking A-S but the reason they ask that is cause some people bring their own recycle-able bags. I don't think its just to rub your fur up the wrong way. What NT people do to really wind me up is asking ambiguous questions that can be taken in a number of ways. I really have a hard time trying to process an answer which is pretty tough considering i'm stuck in a call centre job.
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