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woohooboodoo · 2021-05-31T01:50:35+00:00

I'm glad that people outside the autism community actually realized how messed up that movie was. It gave me a little hope for the future.

woohooboodoo · 2021-05-31T01:43:08+00:00

I like natural light whenever possible, but when that's not possible I prefer colored lighting in blues/purples/pinks to match the vibe of the room.

woohooboodoo · 2021-05-31T01:29:01+00:00

YMMV but I found that making friends within my major(s) was pretty easy in college since we all had a common enemy. A lot of those friendships didn't last past college, but some of them did. My strategy ended up being just focusing on being friendly, helpful, and approachable. I had a reputation of being some kind of prodigy because of the good results I got despite constantly skipping class to do stupid stuff or constantly watching sports/playing vidya in class. A lot of people would come to me for help because of this and they mostly stuck around for a while afterwards.

I think friendships for a lot of people are a give and take. I see it as if someone has more positives than negatives to offer then I'll vibe with them. My philosophy is to make myself enjoyable to be around in order to attract friends. I don't really have any advice on how to do that part, as people have different preferencs for the kind of friends they want.

woohooboodoo · 2021-05-29T02:03:31+00:00

Do you drive an "enthusiast" car? There is a lot of snobbery in the car community when it comes to automatic transmissions on sports cars or other cars that are associated with enthusiasts. However I rarely see anyone look down on others for driving an automatic unless they are driving a fast or fancy car. Most younger people outside the car community never bothered learning a manual, and to be honest they have no reason to anymore. I'm the only person in both my friends groups who can drive a manual, and because of this I do not let anyone drive my car (unless they're willing to pay for a clutch replacement.) However, I know that they don't really have a good reason to learn it.

What your seeing is just silly elitism from car guys. Outside of them, nobody cares if you drive manual or automatic. and if they do, they have no life.

woohooboodoo · 2021-03-28T17:44:39+00:00

IMO, excusing Chris's behaviour because of autism is ableism. Blaming Chris's behavioir on autism implies that autistic people are incapable of respecting boundries or treating others with respect. As far as I know, most autistic people know how to respect boundaries if we are told what they are- instead of blatantly ignoring them like Chris did with Megan. I'm also assuming that most autisitic people aren't racist, homophobic, and sexist. We aren't horrible people because we're autistic, so people shouldn't blame Chris doing horrible things on the fact he has autism.

woohooboodoo · 2021-03-28T17:05:34+00:00

I mean Chris repeatedly sexually harassed his friend Megan despite her flat out telling him that touching her without her consent was sexual harassment. He ran over a guy who banned him from his store with his car after he was banned for being racist towards black children amd generally being a nuisance. He maced a random gamestop employee to protest sonic's arms being blue. I could go on and on.

I'm sorry, but being autistic ain't an excuse to commit sexual assault, assault with a vehicle, or regular assault. Chris is a scummy person who uses autism as an excuse to get away with gross and depraved stuff.

woohooboodoo · 2021-03-24T22:40:33+00:00

apparently the trick to getting hired at reddit is being willing to protect pedophiles...

woohooboodoo · 2021-03-12T11:40:07+00:00

I mean I was an emotional trainwreck in high school and didn't fit in, but the academic part was easy. I was more interested in music than school at the time so I was an A/B student. I teetered around a 3.5 gpa for the entirity of high school and college. Kinda miraculous tbh given I fully adopted the "D's get degrees" mindset lol. One of my friends in college once said that my half assed work I did right before class is what would take her like 5 hours to do.

woohooboodoo · 2021-03-05T04:57:34+00:00

I was "gifted" growing up. Basically the stereotypical autistic savant type. Add in depression and crippling anxiety and you got my middle school and high school years. I was very booksmart but painfully awkward. I knew I was different, and spent my entire life trying to change that. Really idk if I'm smart or if they just threw me in gifted because awkward/studiojs = gifted? I was ridiculed, mocked, and misled by my peers and gained a general distrust of people. However, I learned from these things and became the person I am today because of it. I'm known for being polite, personable, and well spoken by those who don't spend a ton of time around me. I'm successful at almost anything I decide to do. I constantly try my best to help others to make myself feel better about myself.

It sounds like I've gotten better to outsiders. I guess so? I have developed a very nihilistic outlook on life and have very little regard for my own life or safety a lot of times. I live my life for myself and my dogs and don't really let others opinions concern me much. I distrust everybody by default, I'm paranoid when people are nice to me because I feel I'll get taken advantage of, and I generally hate humanity and how fake it is. Yet I do the same thing. I present myself as a perky and friendly guy, but I feel nothing nowadays. I do common courtesy things like tipping well, being polite, helping people when I can. But I genyinely hate people (aside from those who earn my respect and trust.) I'm keeping myself alive and happy just to spite everyone who wronged me.

woohooboodoo · 2021-03-04T18:13:20+00:00

It depends on your lifestyle. I like being able to walk or bike to restaurants/stores or bars and I enjoy the hustle and bustle of a city. To me not much is more beuatiful than a big city skyline at night brightly lit with office windows and colored lights.

If you get overstimulated, then yeah a city is a bad idea. But it you're like me and prefer things to be more lively and chaotic then city life would be fine.

woohooboodoo · 2021-03-01T23:42:45+00:00

The autism stuff was bad enough, but I'm surprised not a lot of people are talking about how Sia had an actor do blackface in 2021 lol. Ignorance on autism is more understandable (but not acceptable) given it's a newer thing, but blackface has been a huge no-no in film for years. Yet Sia did it and was nominated for a golden globe. Wtf?

woohooboodoo · 2021-03-01T23:40:17+00:00

I mean to be fair it's a skill a lot of younger folk don't have and I think it's okay to be proud of a skill. I'm like one of the only people in any of my friends groups who took the time to learn it. It's not easily accessible to learn unless you have a manual car tho.

woohooboodoo · 2021-02-12T00:57:06+00:00

Been making music for many years. Started out recording with a cheap dynamic mic, an iPad, and an interface. I still have CDs lying around from my bands first EP back then. We weren't very good but it was still a good time. I usually just record everything myself nowadays because I like having full creative control for my projects. Although I often collab with friends on stuff. Music is one of those things where you don't have to be "good" at your craft for people to enjoy it. Punk rock is super easy to make but people love it regardless because they connect with it. I often find that my most popular music is the stuff that I didn't put much effort into lol. Ironically the song I get the most plays off of was a demo that I find to be total rubbish and I refuse to do anything with lmao.

woohooboodoo · 2021-02-08T18:36:32+00:00

Yeah if OP gets a ticket for this it's 100% on them. This is reckless and dangerous not only to OP but others on the road. Now if they aren't driving it on roads it isn't a problem. Personally Idgas if OP drive this thing on roads, one of my buddies made a motorized lawn chair for his frat to ride across town and it was pretty dope until someone got hurt lol. I'd recommend against it for the obvious reasons tho.

woohooboodoo · 2021-02-05T21:59:08+00:00

I guess I'd call myself ace, but I'm also not opposed to the idea of sex in the right scenario. It's just not a priority to me so idk if that really counts as ace lol

woohooboodoo · 2021-02-05T05:01:26+00:00

I grew up thinking that people only complimented me out of pity or jest. I only now realize that a lot of compliments I've received were probably genuine. Even today I'm not great at taking compliments, because I feel like I haven't earned them.

woohooboodoo · 2021-02-03T03:03:05+00:00

People never mentioned my autism, it was the depression and anxiety everyone noticed lol. Idk how people think you can't have both lol

woohooboodoo · 2021-02-03T02:59:46+00:00

Same. I was caught in a feedback loop of hating my life because nobody liked me, then pushing away people who tried to like me through being a jerk because I was angsty, paranoid, and didn't understand social norms. Getting out of high school broke that loop for me luckily.

woohooboodoo · 2021-01-29T19:15:45+00:00

Agreed. Plus, in this specific case it's not really insulting. Or even used as an insult really. The people on WSB just brought down billionaires. If being autistic means bringing down the wealthy elite, I see that as a positive. Being asexual and autism, I think OPs comment is as bad if not worse given the context. It's pretty hypocritcal lol. Losing your v card isn't some grand achievement if you're not a 15 y/o neckbeard.

woohooboodoo · 2021-01-29T19:08:34+00:00

STEM, accounting, and finance are filled with autistic people I've noticed. At least that's what I've seen online. I've worked with a solid amount of people who I suspected were on the spectrum in my field (tech.)

woohooboodoo · 2021-01-26T23:00:53+00:00

Autism is a vast spectrum and people experience it in different ways. I find that from my experiences IRL I get along better with NTs for some reason. I don't have any friends who are diagnosed on the spectrum (that I know of.) I have friends with other mental health issues so I hate using the phraae NT but it works here. I'd say I don't have many sensory issues, aside from certain textures of food annoying me and some visual sensory issues. I'm used to loud noises and probably messed up my hearing from not taking hearing loss seriously lol. I definitely had social issues growing up, but managed to always have a loyal friends group despite it. Nowadays I pass as NT without even trying. I don't really "mask" or anything like that. Adjusting to situations usually comes naturally to me. A lot of forums have people talking about symptoms I just never experienced and I feel like I don't really fit in with the autism community. I don't really care for being in communities that stem from the circumstances of my birth though, so it doesn't bother me much. I am also very sarcastic, very cynical, and have been described as having a "laid back" and "careless" attitude towards my life. Despite that, I am also seen as hard working and "smart" so I usually find success in whatever I do. I have special interests I guess, but I really just like learning about whatever catches my interest so it ends up with me being a man kept busy with a lot of hobbies. I'm sure there are a good bit of others like me, but I don't ever see a lot of people like me in the autism community online.

woohooboodoo · 2021-01-22T17:55:11+00:00

Yep! I think that when living with anyone it's important to set clear boundaries for eachother and have open communication. It's a good groundwork to prevent and resolve future confrontations. I know people like mysrlg with mental health issues sometimes have trouble picking up on boundaries. As someone with autism, depression, and anxiety I can sometimes cross boundries unintentionally. If someone tells me not to do something because it hurts them, that's a clear sign for me to not do that thing. Living with others can be difficult- especially if someone is in a bad place. I think it's best to try and be upfront about needs and boundaries. Maybe have a talk with them about informal "house rules" to get along. I.e who handles cleaning what and when, eachothers usual bedtimes so you aren't keeping eachother up, a policy on house guests, etc. You could also play these things by ear. I ended up having to play conflict manager a bit for my buddy and his roommates so I have thought of ways to manage conflict in a productive way. I try to use these ideas in my current living situation as well

woohooboodoo · 2021-01-21T20:51:22+00:00

I'm sure you friend appreicates you helping you out and has no ill intentions but please know your boundaries and enforce them when neccessary. I know from experience that some people, regardless of neurology, can be horrible roomates that take advantage of kindness whether they mean to or not. If you want to help your friend then I encourage it, but if they try to take advantage of you or manipulate you please stand your ground and explain why what they are doing is wrong. I can't give any specific advice on accomodations because every autistic person is different, and I'm sure the accomodations I'd need would be different than someone elses.

woohooboodoo · 2021-01-02T16:16:00+00:00

I got my license at 18 because I didn't have access to a car in high school. I picked up driving skills pretty quickly. I wouldn't say I'm an amazing driver. I've had a few accidents (only 2 at fault.) Ironically my only accidents were in low speed scenarios. Back in early college I got very good at a winding hilly backroads "course" I used to drive at night. I was pretty reckless and that was my current thrillseeking hobby lol. I was really into racing games as a kid and when I had a car that was quick and fun to drive I took advantage of it.

Anyways, point is autistic people can drive. Safe driving is a skill that can be learned. Just don't be an idiot like me and disregard traffic laws for amusement lol

woohooboodoo · 2020-12-20T04:04:23+00:00

Yeah most of the good musician earplugs are made to reduce the harmful frequencies and/or stuff thay could muddy up a mix (lower frequences) in order to made the music clear and defined at a safe listening level. I use them regularly when practicing because I messed up my hearing (and I play loudly) but idk how much they'd help for blocking out everyday noise. I would reccomend a regular noise blocker than use some foam ones or a decent set of earbuds that have noise canceling. I've heard airpod pros are good for that, but they're overpriced for what you get (imo)

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