Three things you don't know about me

[IdleBoast]

1. I make short animations for fun.

2. I love my job, but I'm not missing it in the lockdown.

3. I've worked out that I'm polyamorous, but my wife doesn't know.

[Shiela_M]

1. I drive a dodge charger, and I love my car, especially the heated seats.  I dont really care about top speed or how quickly it gets to 60, but I think the front end of them is so friggin cool.  I don't have the big V8 that everybody asks about.  I got the lower end one with all wheel drive because, well, Wisconsin, and its safer.  I'm less likely to smack into a tree, building, or bridge pilon in a slower car.

2.  I love to bake, but do not like to eat super sweet foods.  If I'm eating anything sweet, other than icecream, I must have an up of coffee with it.  Bitter to mellow out that sweetness.  However, with enough coffee, I'd ear the entirety of willy Wonka's candyland.

3.  I think hypodermic needles are amazing things.  Both giving and recieving shots thrills me.  I enjoy donating blood for no other reason than sitting in that chair and watching as a complete stranger literally stabs me.  Completely fascinated by watching the need peirce the skin and disappear into my arm.

[watcher1]

2.  I love to bake, but do not like to eat super sweet foods.  If I'm eating anything sweet, other than icecream, I must have an up of coffee with it.  Bitter to mellow out that sweetness.  However, with enough coffee, I'd ear the entirety of willy Wonka's candyland.

I will set up the "not so sweet" tables for Shiela to put all her baked goods on. It is so nice of her to bake for our annual KB Christmas party. 

Jules will bring the bourbon, MissB the beer and I will bring the wine.  Anyone else that would like to contribute, please feel free.

[Shiela_M]

It is so nice of her to bake for our annual KB Christmas party. 

Better yet started

[Army of One]

Okay, let's give this a try finally.

1. I was not officially diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome until I was 25, and halfway through what was supposed to be my probationary year as a teacher. It had been suspected since I was nine by my Year 3 teacher (which might explain why I was in either his class, or the classroom next door to his, for the remaining four years of primary school), and by a few others after, but not officially until then, and even then, I had to be admitted to a hospital for suicidal ideations before I could be assigned someone who did diagnose me officially. To make things just a little more frustrating, while I was on medical leave (per suggestion of my psychiatrist), the Department of Education had me sent to a psychiatrist in Sydney (for reasons I can't remember), who subsequently "undiagnosed" me (which I think made the report to the Department). It was a mess.

2. I made a bit of an attempt at making my own music. Some of it is still online, if you're daring enough to search for Johannsenn Adder. It isn't great, but I tried.

3. During lockdown, I started playing Dungeons & Dragons over the internet. It had taken my interest from some online playthroughs (not Critical Role; I have not watched a single episode of that, and do not intend to), so when offered the opportunity, I took it up.

[_priapism]

Okay, let's give this a try finally.

1. I was not officially diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome until I was 25, and halfway through what was supposed to be my probationary year as a teacher. It had been suspected since I was nine by my Year 3 teacher (which might explain why I was in either his class, or the classroom next door to his, for the remaining four years of primary school), and by a few others after, but not officially until then, and even then, I had to be admitted to a hospital for suicidal ideations before I could be assigned someone who did diagnose me officially. To make things just a little more frustrating, while I was on medical leave (per suggestion of my psychiatrist), the Department of Education had me sent to a psychiatrist in Sydney (for reasons I can't remember), who subsequently "undiagnosed" me (which I think made the report to the Department). It was a mess.

2. I made a bit of an attempt at making my own music. Some of it is still online, if you're daring enough to search for Johannsenn Adder. It isn't great, but I tried.

3. During lockdown, I started playing Dungeons & Dragons over the internet. It had taken my interest from some online playthroughs (not Critical Role; I have not watched a single episode of that, and do not intend to), so when offered the opportunity, I took it up.

I have a child with the “high functioning” ASD they used to call Asperger’s here in the states.  What is frustrating about this particular disability is that to the untrained individual’s eye, he appears perfectly “normal.“ But he perceives information differently, processes things differently, and has a very difficult time with planning, goals, and understanding consequences.

So I’m on the phone with his grandmother today, my ex-in-law, and she says, “He just needs to take some responsibility and learn discipline!”  Facepalm moment.  “Jean, you’ve known him for more than 20 years.  I don’t think that is a realistic expectation or aspiration.”  She still thinks if I’d just roughed him up more when he was little, he wouldn’t have these difficulties.

[Army of One]

Okay, let's give this a try finally.

1. I was not officially diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome until I was 25, and halfway through what was supposed to be my probationary year as a teacher. It had been suspected since I was nine by my Year 3 teacher (which might explain why I was in either his class, or the classroom next door to his, for the remaining four years of primary school), and by a few others after, but not officially until then, and even then, I had to be admitted to a hospital for suicidal ideations before I could be assigned someone who did diagnose me officially. To make things just a little more frustrating, while I was on medical leave (per suggestion of my psychiatrist), the Department of Education had me sent to a psychiatrist in Sydney (for reasons I can't remember), who subsequently "undiagnosed" me (which I think made the report to the Department). It was a mess.

2. I made a bit of an attempt at making my own music. Some of it is still online, if you're daring enough to search for Johannsenn Adder. It isn't great, but I tried.

3. During lockdown, I started playing Dungeons & Dragons over the internet. It had taken my interest from some online playthroughs (not Critical Role; I have not watched a single episode of that, and do not intend to), so when offered the opportunity, I took it up.

I have a child with the “high functioning” ASD they used to call Asperger’s here in the states.  What is frustrating about this particular disability is that to the untrained individual’s eye, he appears perfectly “normal.“ But he perceives information differently, processes things differently, and has a very difficult time with planning, goals, and understanding consequences.

So I’m on the phone with his grandmother today, my ex-in-law, and she says, “He just needs to take some responsibility and learn discipline!”  Facepalm moment.  “Jean, you’ve known him for more than 20 years.  I don’t think that is a realistic expectation or aspiration.”  She still thinks if I’d just roughed him up more when he was little, he wouldn’t have these difficulties.

When you're not used to working with ASD adults, those experiences you described also manifest, and people are more inclined to excuse their actions than admit that they need to change things, and do so in conjunction with the ASD.

[Sweetums]

Better yet started

Yeah! Butter that dough!

[Sweetums]

Okay, let's give this a try finally.

1. I was not officially diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome until I was 25,

I have an autistic son and two genius daughters, one with an eidetic memory.

That's three things.

More recently, I've suspected that I'm Asperger's enough to maybe benefit from treatment. Are there more doctors around these days qualified to diagnose? Are any of the meds they want to give you more beneficial than harmful?

[Army of One]

Okay, let's give this a try finally.

1. I was not officially diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome until I was 25,

I have an autistic son and two genius daughters, one with an eidetic memory.

That's three things.

More recently, I've suspected that I'm Asperger's enough to maybe benefit from treatment. Are there more doctors around these days qualified to diagnose? Are any of the meds they want to give you more beneficial than harmful?

1. Pretty much every psychiatrist and psychologist is qualified. Heck, just talk to a counsellor and they may be able to assist.

2. Any doctor who offers you a "treatment" (read: cure) is a quack, and should be dropped immediately. If you get a positive diagnosis, talk to the diagnosing professional, and they'll help you get a plan in place. Drugs will only be prescribed for conditions that arise because of Asperger's (e.g. depression, anxiety), not the Asperger's itself.

[Sweetums]

Okay, let's give this a try finally.

1. I was not officially diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome until I was 25,

I have an autistic son and two genius daughters, one with an eidetic memory.

That's three things.

More recently, I've suspected that I'm Asperger's enough to maybe benefit from treatment. Are there more doctors around these days qualified to diagnose? Are any of the meds they want to give you more beneficial than harmful?

1. Pretty much every psychiatrist and psychologist is qualified. Heck, just talk to a counsellor and they may be able to assist.

2. Any doctor who offers you a "treatment" (read: cure) is a quack, and should be dropped immediately. If you get a positive diagnosis, talk to the diagnosing professional, and they'll help you get a plan in place. Drugs will only be prescribed for conditions that arise because of Asperger's (e.g. depression, anxiety), not the Asperger's itself.

Interesting. Lockdown has done it’s work on my sense of reality. I went back on antidepressants several weeks ago after being off them since 2010. I’m doing much better now, other than that my sometimes all-night writing sessions are driving my wife insane. She just needs me to be in bed at night where people should be.

[DJSteeltoe]

1) I suffer from a depression/anxiety disorder and when things go really bad I get self-destructive by self-medicating and looking at porn.
2) I am a musician and I currently play in a punk rock band. We just released our new album. You guys will love the title: "Smell the fuck"
3) Eating pussy is my favourite passtime ever.

[Sweetums]

2.  I love to bake, but do not like to eat super sweet foods.  If I'm eating anything sweet, other than icecream, I must have an up of coffee with it.  Bitter to mellow out that sweetness.  However, with enough coffee, I'd ear the entirety of willy Wonka's candyland.

I will set up the "not so sweet" tables for Shiela to put all her baked goods on. It is so nice of her to bake for our annual KB Christmas party. 

Jules will bring the bourbon, MissB the beer and I will bring the wine.  Anyone else that would like to contribute, please feel free.

I'll bring the absinthe and electrostim gear.

[MaryK]

Ok I'm new here so be kind.

1. I'm a divorcee.

2. I'm an alcoholic.

3. I love German shepherds (but not in that way)

[staci]

and a nice person. Woo

[Shiela_M]

3. I love German shepherds

They are such a great and beautiful breed of dog. It's a shame that inbreeding has caused them to be so prone to hip dysplasia.

[Sarah_1964]

1. I can swim three miles in rough sea
2. I fantasize about being gang banged
3. I first met my mother when I was 18

[MaryK]

1. I can swim three miles in rough sea
2. I fantasize about being gang banged
3. I first met my mother when I was 18

Number 2 don't we all sarah love XX

[Shiela_M]

1. I can swim three miles in rough sea
2. I fantasize about being gang banged
3. I first met my mother when I was 18

Number 2 don't we all sarah love XX

Mine is more train like than multiple at the same time.

[Sarah_1964]

1. I can swim three miles in rough sea
2. I fantasize about being gang banged
3. I first met my mother when I was 18

Number 2 don't we all sarah love XX

Mine is more train like than multiple at the same time.

I think I am more of a train fan too, then.