Re: Lets Get to Know Each other

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Oops, forgot the " interests " part!

Interests: Singing, reading

Take care,

Gail :-)

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> Whatcha do is copy and paste this removing

> whatever I put in about

> myself and replace it with whatever info you wanna

> put in about

> yourself.

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> Full Legal Name: Nanne

SomethingSomethingSomething

>

> Nicknames: Pooh (from my grandpa), Swivel Hips,

Nanny Dread, Hey You

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> Date of Birth: October 2

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> Birthplace: South Bend, Indiana

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> Residence: my childhood home

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> Religion: Rastafayiddish

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> Denomination: my own

>

> Disabilities/Disorders: Hypothyroidism, temporal

lobe epilepsy, Asperger's, some arthritis, chronic

depression (treated),hyperlexia/hypergraphia

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> Favorite Foods: mangos, Italian and japanese

food, Oreos, brownies, avacados, tomatos, lox and

bagels,

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> Favprite Beverages: water, herbed iced tea

> Interests: Reading, painting, drawing, gardening,

obscure movies, LiveJournal, my son, our dogs, reggae,

Dub, swimming, dancing, cooking, sensuality/sexuality,

solitude, >

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[Guest guest]

Oops, forgot the " interests " part!

I forgot that one too.

They are: power tumbling/trampoline, autism, and unique words

Kassiane

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> >Full Legal Name: Iris Gray

> >

> >Nicknames: rainbow, Goose, Monster, I'I, Purple Lady

> >

> >Date of Birth: May 8, 1968

> >

> >Birthplace: River, British Columbia, Canada

> >

> >Residence: , British Columbia, Canada

> >

> >Religion: Liberal Christian

> >

> >Denomination: United Church Of Canada

> >

> >Disabilities/Disorders: Asperger's Syndrome or Non Verbal Learning

Disability; Auditory Processing Disorder; Dysgraphia; Dyspraxia; Asthma;

Type I (Juvenile) Diabetes; Depression; Fibroymyalgia; Gastro-Esophogeal

Reflux Disease

> >

> >Favorite Foods: pizza, chocolate

> >

> >Favorite Beverages: chai, Grower's Peach Cider, Cherry Coke

> >

> >Interests: Cats, effects of learning disabilities in adults, Lord of

The Rings (books and movies), writing fanfiction, forensic science, Tamora

Pierce novels

>

Iris Gray, Puff, Calli and Munchkin

Peace cannot be achieved through violence.

It can only be attained through understanding.

--Albert Einstein

Personal website: http://victoria.tc.ca/~rainbow/

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[Guest guest]

OK, why not ...

> Full Legal Name: Herr Professor Doktor Bruce O'Neal

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> Nicknames: Doug

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> Date of Birth: 21 April 1969

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> Birthplace: , Indiana (home of )

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> Residence: Meadville, Pennsylvania

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> Religion: agnostic animist Unitarian-Universalist Pagan

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> Denomination: orthodox Dougism (constantly evolving)

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> Disabilities/Disorders: mild Asperger's Syndrome / HFA; nearsighted

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> Favorite Foods: Mexican, Italian; Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

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> Favorite Beverages: Diet Pepsi

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> Interests: Classical music, hiking, creative writing, sports (esp.

volleyball and baseball), astronomy (both professional and amateur),

non-fiction reading (science, history, biography)

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--- ONeal wrote:

> OK, why not ...

>

> > > Birthplace: , Indiana (home of

> )

> >

> > >--------Aha, you're originally a Hoosier!

> > Denomination: orthodox Dougism (constantly

> evolving)

> >

> --------Ha ha ha, that's pretty good!

Nanne

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" Let's go get drunk on light again---it has the power to console. " --

Seurat

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> --- ONeal wrote:

> > > > Birthplace: , Indiana (home of

> > )

> > >

> > > >--------Aha, you're originally a Hoosier!

Yep; I lived in Munster (as in Herman) until almost age 6, before my family

moved to West Virginia. My parents are Indiana University alumni. Lame nerdy

joke: last year I disproved Lamarckian evolution (inheritance of acquired

characteristics) because I visited a friend at IU-Bloomington and didn't

recognize anything of the campus.

> > > Denomination: orthodox Dougism (constantly

> > evolving)

> > >

> > --------Ha ha ha, that's pretty good!

That is, I have inspirations and sources, but come up with my own beliefs and

feelings about The Big Questions , and my answer tomorrow might not be the

same as my answer today.

Doug

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> > OK, why not ...

> >

> > > > Birthplace: , Indiana (home of

> > )

> > >

> > > >--------Aha, you're originally a Hoosier!

Yep. I lived in Munster (as in Herman) until almost age 6, when my

family moved to West Virginia. My parents are Indiana University

alumni. Lame nerdy joke: last year, I disproved Lamarckian evolution

(inheritance of acquired traits) when I visited a friend at

IU-Bloomington and didn't recognize any of the campus.

> > > Denomination: orthodox Dougism (constantly

> > evolving)

> > >

> > --------Ha ha ha, that's pretty good!

That is, while I have sources and inspirations, I think about The Big

Questions and come to conclusions for myself. My answer tomorrow

might not be the same as my answer today.

Doug

[Guest guest]

I still look forward to your blogs. Though I haven't posted much yet, I have

been reading a lot yet. My interest in autism has been going on for more than

two months now. I get very interested in a subject for a time, and then I go on

to another subject. But even if I went out and got dx'd, I would have great

difficulty thinking of myself as autistic. So far as I can tell, my senses work

fairly well, though I don't like to touch or be touched very much. Though I

never gave it much thought before, I do have trouble with recognizing people by

face and with reading faces. Fortunately there are many ways to identify

people, so I never noticed any problem. But there have been quite a few times

when someone would recognize me, but I would either not recognize them or would

have to think quite a while first. And my speech does have autistic

characteristics, even a tendency towards echolalia. My eye contact is not very

good, but I can force myself to make contact if I think about it. And lastly, I

do stim myself; I just didn't realize it. The case for me being on the

spectrum looks good, though I am halfway hoping that thinking I am autistic is

just a phase that will pass when I lose interest in autism. Right now, I can't

think of a better working hypothesis to explain myself. Without the internet I

would not have been able to learn about autism from people that have it. DAVE

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>Full Legal Name: Marie DeGraf

>

>Nicknames: DD, Friscrone, Moggy, Cat Woman, Imzadi

>

>Date of Birth: March 28, 1977

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>Birthplace: Marin, California, USA

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>Residence: Petaluma, California, USA

>

>Religion: atheist

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>Denomination: pessimistic agnostic

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>Disabilities/Disorders: HFA, ptsd, VATER internal defects, allergy to

children

>

>Favorite Foods: right now it's deli sandwiches

>

>Favorite Beverages: chai, Coca-cola, chocloate milk, milkshakes

>

>Interests: Cats, autism, fantasy books, education, making a difference in

>society

[Guest guest]

vanessa danced around singing:

>Ooh, who on here have blogs? Mine's at

>http://niwi.livejournal.com

Oh, cool, a new blog to read! Woohoo!

I've got one too:

http://www.sonic.net/mustang/moggy

[Guest guest]

>

> --- Dave wrote:

> > I still look forward to your blogs.

>

> Ooh, who on here have blogs? Mine's at

> http://niwi.livejournal.com

Mine is at http://rainbow_goddess.livejournal.com

Iris

Iris Gray, Puff, Calli and Munchkin

Peace cannot be achieved through violence.

It can only be attained through understanding.

--Albert Einstein

Personal website: http://victoria.tc.ca/~rainbow/

Toastmasters website: http://victoria.tc.ca/Community/Bb/

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I have a blog too, I started one a few days ago so not much on there

yet, funnily enough started it after reading denise's! the url is

http://whyareyoureadingthiscrap.blogspot.com

> Ooh, who on here have blogs? Mine's at

> http://niwi.livejournal.com

>

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dkeighley danced around singing:

>I have a blog too, I started one a few days ago so not much on there

>yet, funnily enough started it after reading denise's! the url is

>http://whyareyoureadingthiscrap.blogspot.com

Iris comments:

>Mine is at http://rainbow_goddess.livejournal.com

and is at:

>http://niwi.livejournal.com

Would any of you mind if I added you to the link section of my blog (I can

give you a pseudonym if you prefer)? In the case of the LiveJournal folks,

can I add you as a Friend? (I don't have an active LJ blog, just the free

account so I can log in, comment on posts, and track everyone on one

central Friends page.)

The top four currently listed as " Screwballs " on my blog are also

Spectrumites... Hmmm. Is there an Autistic Blog webring, anyone know? I

know there's a webring for *websites* by ACs, but that's not the same as an

online journal/blog as far as I know.

DeGraf ~*~ http://www.sonic.net/mustang/moggy

[Guest guest]

I have just joined the group so hi everyone! I can never remember

most of this stuff but it gives a reference point and helps break the

ice I think... descriptive pigeonholes are good too to get a handle

on things I find, as long as they aren't used to judge or dismiss.

dunc

> Whatcha do is copy and paste this removing whatever I put in about

> myself and replace it with whatever info you wanna put in about

> yourself.

>

> Full Legal Name: Duncan Keighley

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> Nicknames: Dunc, Duncvis

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> Date of Birth: January 15, 1976

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> Birthplace: Bradford, West Yorkshire (UK)

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> Residence: Keighley, West Yorkshire

>

> Religion: loosely pagan beliefs/principles

>

> Denomination: eclectic?

>

> Disabilities/Disorders: AS

>

> Favorite Foods: curries (bradford/keighley area legendary for these

as very large Pakistani/Indian community), pizza, apple doughnuts,

balti pies

>

> Favorite Beverages: Cider, good German lager, coffee, Redbush

(Rooibos)

>

> Interests: Music, Politics/ social issues and facts, maps, C64

emulation/ retro computer gaming, AS and others which vary from month

to month

[Guest guest]

i dont mind at all, I will put you on mine too if you like.

>

> Would any of you mind if I added you to the link section of my blog

> DeGraf ~*~ http://www.sonic.net/mustang/moggy

[Guest guest]

I find this interesting. How does one go about starting a blog, anyway?

Re: Lets Get to Know Each other

I have a blog too, I started one a few days ago so not much on there

yet, funnily enough started it after reading denise's! the url is

http://whyareyoureadingthiscrap.blogspot.com

> Ooh, who on here have blogs? Mine's at

> http://niwi.livejournal.com

>

[Guest guest]

hi, if you go to blogspot (theres a link at the top of my blog) you

can set one up in a couple of minutes. its very straight forward to

use and the software takes you through it step by step.

dunc

> > Ooh, who on here have blogs? Mine's at

> > http://niwi.livejournal.com

> >

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[Guest guest]

Newstead danced around singing:

>I find this interesting. How does one go about starting a blog, anyway?

It's pretty easy...if you're not a huge geek like I am (I host my own) you

just go to one of the various blog providers and start up an

account. Everything from there is pretty much just click-and-type as the

basic website automatically generates itself for you. The two that seem to

be the best right now appear to be www.livejournal.com and www.blogspot.com

I really love writing in my blog at all hours, but I see that others like

use theirs to post images they've created, so knowing your interest

in cartooning you might take that angle instead. Right now I'm also using

a private blog with a friend to take turns doing creative writing. (One

person starts by posting a few lines, then in the " comment " area the next

person adds a few more, then you take turns back-and-forth. It can get

really silly and is a whole lot of fun if you're working with someone that

has a similar sense of humor.)

[Guest guest]

> The top four currently listed as " Screwballs " on my blog are also

> Spectrumites... Hmmm. Is there an Autistic Blog webring, anyone know? I

> know there's a webring for *websites* by ACs, but that's not the same as an

> online journal/blog as far as I know.

My webring is specifically for *websites* by ACs, which includes blogs

(I will update the information to include that):

http://a.webring.com/hub?ring=ringofauties & id=1 & hub

It is not specifically for blogs, but it includes blogs and any other

sort of web-based site an AC would make. And it definitely needs more

sites. (I really want it to be a good directory of sites by autistic

people, since all other webrings that allow contributions by ACs also

allow other people's sites, which means you're also navigating through

NT sites, which is fine if you want to do that but for people who want

to see only AC sites I thought there should be a different ring.)

A separate autistic blog webring would be a really good idea though,

too.

--

" Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick

themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. " -Winston

Churchill

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wrote:

>My webring is specifically for *websites* by ACs, which includes blogs

>(I will update the information to include that):

>

>http://a.webring.com/hub?ring=ringofauties & id=1 & hub

>

>It is not specifically for blogs, but it includes blogs and any other

>sort of web-based site an AC would make. And it definitely needs more

>sites.

You're welcome to add mine, if you like. It is

http://staff.washington.edu/mjane

I will look at your webring tomorrow when I have

access to the web again.

Jane

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> dkeighley danced around singing:

> >I have a blog too, I started one a few days ago so not much on there

> >yet, funnily enough started it after reading denise's! the url is

> >http://whyareyoureadingthiscrap.blogspot.com

> Iris comments:

> >Mine is at http://rainbow_goddess.livejournal.com

> and is at:

> >http://niwi.livejournal.com

>

> Would any of you mind if I added you to the link section of my blog (I can

> give you a pseudonym if you prefer)? In the case of the LiveJournal folks,

> can I add you as a Friend?

Go ahead and add me!

Iris

Iris Gray, Puff, Calli and Munchkin

Peace cannot be achieved through violence.

It can only be attained through understanding.

--Albert Einstein

Personal website: http://victoria.tc.ca/~rainbow/

Toastmasters website: http://victoria.tc.ca/Community/Bb/

[Guest guest]

> Newstead danced around singing:

> >I find this interesting. How does one go about starting a blog, anyway?

>

> It's pretty easy...if you're not a huge geek like I am (I host my own) you

> just go to one of the various blog providers and start up an

> account. Everything from there is pretty much just click-and-type as the

> basic website automatically generates itself for you. The two that seem to

> be the best right now appear to be www.livejournal.com and www.blogspot.com

If you want a LiveJournal membership, you need to get a code from someone

who already has a membership there. I still have a handful of codes if

anyone wants one.

Iris

Iris Gray, Puff, Calli and Munchkin

Peace cannot be achieved through violence.

It can only be attained through understanding.

--Albert Einstein

Personal website: http://victoria.tc.ca/~rainbow/

Toastmasters website: http://victoria.tc.ca/Community/Bb/

[Guest guest]

That's a kind offer. I would be interested in a code for LiveJournal, if you

still have one...

Re: Lets Get to Know Each other

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> > Newstead danced around singing:

> > >I find this interesting. How does one go about starting a blog, anyway?

> >

> > It's pretty easy...if you're not a huge geek like I am (I host my own)

you

> > just go to one of the various blog providers and start up an

> > account. Everything from there is pretty much just click-and-type as

the

> > basic website automatically generates itself for you. The two that seem

to

> > be the best right now appear to be www.livejournal.com and

www.blogspot.com

>

> If you want a LiveJournal membership, you need to get a code from someone

> who already has a membership there. I still have a handful of codes if

> anyone wants one.

>

> Iris

>

> Iris Gray, Puff, Calli and Munchkin

> Peace cannot be achieved through violence.

> It can only be attained through understanding.

> --Albert Einstein

> Personal website: http://victoria.tc.ca/~rainbow/

> Toastmasters website: http://victoria.tc.ca/Community/Bb/

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> That's a kind offer. I would be interested in a code for LiveJournal, if you

> still have one...

Yes, I have a few. I'm not at home right now, though. WHen I get home I

will send you one.

Iris

Iris Gray, Puff, Calli and Munchkin

Peace cannot be achieved through violence.

It can only be attained through understanding.

--Albert Einstein

Personal website: http://victoria.tc.ca/~rainbow/

Toastmasters website: http://victoria.tc.ca/Community/Bb/

[Guest guest]

I would also be interested.

Thanks

>

>

> > That's a kind offer. I would be interested in a code for LiveJournal, if you

> > still have one...

>

> Yes, I have a few. I'm not at home right now, though. WHen I get home I

> will send you one.

>

> Iris

>

> Iris Gray, Puff, Calli and Munchkin

> Peace cannot be achieved through violence.

> It can only be attained through understanding.

> --Albert Einstein

> Personal website: http://victoria.tc.ca/~rainbow/

> Toastmasters website: http://victoria.tc.ca/Community/Bb/

>

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