posted August 17, 2010 11:18 AM         

Actually there has been research that shows that Dyslexic children use nearly 5 times more brain area than normal children when performing an ordinary language task. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/10/991006075536.htm

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Raymond Andrews,
President,Executive Director of Developmental Neurodiversity Association
Supporting the Neurodiversity Movement

posted August 17, 2010 11:22 AM         

My circumstances, transits (I'm guessing), and moving around a lot as a kid, changed me (having to change schools at vital times, when it would have been better in that way, for me to stay put).

I can say that I won't do something to be trendy - I couldn't even tell you what's popular right now (for the most part). I don't suck up - if I'm being nice, I'm being genuine.

I'll think more about it, but I shouldn't even be here today. I can see my own responsibility, and I've seen it in those who affected me negatively. (Deciding I was unacceptable, the whole bullying things - not just from others, but from a family member.)

posted August 17, 2010 11:37 AM         

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What makes someone unpopular?

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posted August 17, 2010 11:49 AM         

I do remember that that bothered me, because I had nothing to hide, I'd just been taught that I was unacceptable, for whatever reason - you don't really feel good about opening up and trusting people to be good and kind, when you've basically been crushed emotionally. New people might be genuinely nice, but then give up on you if you don't relax soon enough for them.

posted August 17, 2010 11:50 AM         

btw...almost all of my planets are below the horizon. My Saturn is above the horizon and its near the Midheaven. Gauquelin sector for scientists,doctors

People can be unpopular for all kinds of reasons including behavior,ideas,the way they talk,the way they look, or the fact that they are a certain ethnic group, a certain religion

and its all relative

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Raymond Andrews,
President,Executive Director of Developmental Neurodiversity Association
Supporting the Neurodiversity Movement

posted August 17, 2010 12:04 PM         

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I won't say who it was, because it was from around five years ago, and I can't remember where the thread was... they said they didn't trust them, because they wondered what they had to hide (something like that).

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That's kind of insulting.

posted August 17, 2010 12:16 PM         

i have venus in Libra in the 3rd square Jupiter in Cancer in the 11th.

i have Sun & ASC in leo, Sun possibly in the 1st house, possibly in the 2nd.

my mc is in aries, mc ruler in the 2nd house, virgo.

my venus widely opposes my moon.

i think my aries moon was a factor.

since then though i have become much mor eintroverted in nature..

i did have moon trine ASC!, so im good with feeling peoples emotions and moods easily. women especially.

but i have stressful saturn aspects to venus and moon which inhibits them, and my jupiter, its also in my 5th house, sun inhibiting.

pluto squares my asc almost exact too.

i am not popular so much now due to circumstances being mvoed away from my social circles, personal issues, and just my nature has changed.

i think i can be qit elikeable, but certainly easily find out who i dont and do like ,and easily find out who likes and doesnt like me, so prhaps im like marmite.

if some one doesnt like me or trust me because of my nature now, then they will never know me.

posted August 17, 2010 12:23 PM         

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underneath all my introvertness, i am sunny and extrovert at heart and worth getting to know.

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posted August 17, 2010 12:29 PM         

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Still, when people are quiet on here, it is usually because they don't feel like sharing.

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I would say that some people are quiet on here for several reasons. The main reason being that people are very busy and have busy lives, have families, responsibilities. People work full time, go to school part time and full time, and are super busy in between all of that, so they don't "live" here.

Another reason is that there is a high turnover of Knowflakes here......(I've been here for OVER 10 years) and it's not really a place to blog everything about yourself, (unless you want to of course): it was created to share subjects of common interest that Linda taught: i.e. metaphysics. Of course, we all give each other advice and support where people in our everyday lives don't understand how we relate things to astrology, numerology and spirituality, etc.

So I wouldn't call someone on *here at LL* an introvert just b/c they either don't have the time to LIVE here at LL, or don't feel like sharing as Yin said, or just don't feel it is the appropriate place to do so. That's what blogs, personal webpages, facebook, and myspace are for.

posted August 17, 2010 12:33 PM         

My speech problems and auditory processing problems aren't even a factor on the internet in forums and chatrooms unless I talk on the microphone in chatrooms. I have been given a hard time and called names because of how I sound which decreases my desire to be on mic. My speech and auditory processing problems definitely make me shy,nervous with people in person.
My mother told me that my biological father was the same way,and I never knew him. My mother also told me that she was always shy, and she wouldn't talk much to people. She was afraid to say something stupid. She doesn't have speech problems,but she does have auditory processing issues too.

My coordination issues,clumsiness,awkwardness,and problems with eye contact make it hard for me to socialize with others too.

Avoidant Personality Disorder http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avoidant_personality_disorder
http://avoidantpersonality.com/

The personality disorders overlap in symptoms/traits, and so a personality disorder can be mistook for another one.

but any ways

the internet makes it possible for a highly introverted,shy person like myself to come off extraverted,outgoing.

Internet is also great medium for autistics. Many autistics are highly intelligent but they are nonverbal. They can use computers to communicate well with others. Amanda Baggs is a perfect example.

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Raymond Andrews,
President,Executive Director of Developmental Neurodiversity Association
Supporting the Neurodiversity Movement

posted August 17, 2010 12:34 PM         

no

I mentioned dyslexic children

I am dyslexic myself

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President,Executive Director of Developmental Neurodiversity Association
Supporting the Neurodiversity Movement

posted August 17, 2010 12:53 PM         

My 11th house ruler is cancer and the moon in my chart is conjunct my mc from my 9th and conjunct north node. I am honestly blessed with so many great friends.

posted August 17, 2010 12:59 PM         

Belgz: I remember things were improving for me at my first high school, and then Mum moved us again (wanting to get us out of the London area, thinking that it would get us away from drugs, gangs, etc - it didn't: the kids were bored, so they were more likely to get involved with those things). I didn't have the energy to feel positive, to smile and do my best to not let things get to me - although I went and I tried. I ended up dropping out, when I could no longer handle the nastiness every single day. Dropping out was the healthiest thing for me to do at that time.

I was lucky enough to be able to finish school at home, when we moved to California, but I made the mistake of not getting involved in anything afterwards - of happily staying at home, studying and creating art. So I never really built up my social skills again - and once I was very isolated, for a long while, I grew worse.

(What is going on with Photobucket? I was going to try posting my chart, but I can't... my info is April 14th, 1975, Hillingdon, England, 8:40pm birth time. I use Ruislip instead of Hillingdon, because it hardly ever shows up.)

posted August 17, 2010 01:12 PM         

I think everyone here sometime in the life feel unpopular. I think it's one important experience in the life. If you never feel it how should you know how other people feel it.

I feel it a couple times in my life. I've 5 planets in house 11. I know how it feels so because that I always back up people who not are so popular.

There are few people who are so sick they are loss the social competence.

posted August 17, 2010 01:15 PM         

Ami