That sounds a lot like me. I could describe a nose, a mouth, eyes, eyebrows - all the components of a face, but it doesn't stick together in my head unless there's something memorable about it. Otherwise it's just a face, like any other face.
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I know he feels it when I scratch the itches he can't reach, and when I snuggle him.
He comes up to me and paws at the part of his body he can't reach, so I know where to scratch.
He mustered votes! He got two less, so he mustered them for someone else, but still...
This may just be my personal interpretation, but "forcing myself to be quiet" wouldn't fit what I think of as self-regulation.
Self-regulation is what *I* need to feel better/calm down, not what other people need.
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I used to tell my dog how great he was, all the time. Now he's a very old Little Man, and he's almost completely deaf, and he can't hear me say it. That makes me sad. π₯
I do the same, but sometimes I struggle to come up with a metaphor the students will relate to, if the subject is excessively technical.
When I need to calm down, or when I'm cleaning the kitchen, I put this on and sing it. A couple of octaves below this, but it matches my voice perfectly.
I think so. IQ is taken as "overall intelligence" when it's actually just measurement of a limited subset of capabilities. I test exceptionally well in that subset, but I don't consider myself more intelligent overall than many people I've known who scored lower. I have things I'm good at, so do they.
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And I remember numbers - all kinds of numbers, just out of the blue. I don't remember faces or names.
I can recognize people if they have a memorable hairstyle. As people sometimes do.
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The problem I run into is that my job *is* one of my special interests. I'm a science fiction geek, I've been one my whole life, and my company works with NASA and ESA and builds things that go into space and do sciencey stuff.
Trying to find a balance here is the hardest thing I've done. Ever.
Or just because it's the decent thing to do.
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He could have studied human female anatomy and created sexual organs exactly the right size and shape to provide maximum enjoyment. That seems like an Odo thing to do.
If you're thinking of accusing an Autistic of being pedantic, just don't.
I'm feeling hermit-like the last few days, and I'm trying to figure out why. I resent anyone trying to talk to me, or be in the same room with me. I resent my to-do list. I resent having to go to work. I resent e-mails in my work inbox.
This just flipped on about a week ago, and I can't figure out why.
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.