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    ArtbyJaneWalker ArtbyJaneWalker Aug 13, 2009 @ 9:06 pm | in reply to Playscale Poser
    to Playscale Poser regarding IQ--"...when it doesn't show up where it might be expected." Yes, we have to always keep that in mind with our daughter (age 16). She is so smart that it's a shock when she comes up against something that just stops her cold. Her mind hits a wall and she can't even speak to let us know she is having a problem. She is as articulate as most people most of the time, but when she tries to deal with something that engages a part of her brain that doesn't work well she can't even tell us that something is wrong.

    I experience the same thing sometimes and it is very frustrating. Alas, I'm the adult who has to set a good example of how to cope and behave in this sort of crisis, so I don't get the luxury of growing and stomping, or bursting into tears. I have to shift my mouth into a smile and say, "Oh no, my brain is glitching again!"
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    ArtbyJaneWalker ArtbyJaneWalker Aug 13, 2009 @ 8:41 pm | in reply to Playscale Poser
    Wow, thanks!
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    Playscale Poser Playscale Poser Aug 12, 2009 @ 12:12 am
    Your Sudoku HAS a solution, but it is poorly constructed. The best tactic I could find was to make TWO copies of what you have so far. Fill in all of the spaces with their possible numbers. The bottom row should be 358|1|29|7|58|4|6|29|35, trust me.

    The upper-lefthand corner will read 9|25|25. On one copy, solve as if it were 9|5|2. On the other, 9|2|5. You only have two choices. One of them solves the puzzle. Not elegant, but it works.
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    Playscale Poser Playscale Poser Aug 11, 2009 @ 10:48 pm
    I am an Aspie with an IQ in the top 1%. I have the logic to do Sudoku, but I can't formulate a chess strategy to save my life. Even my checker skills, while somewhat clever, are no where near the 1%-level. It shows up in other areas, but it's awkward when it doesn't show up where it might be expected.
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    Spook Spook Jul 20, 2009 @ 2:49 am
    Well done with everything you do and keep it up.
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    dc64 dc64 Jul 15, 2009 @ 6:03 pm
    Cool...someone else with this syndrome. Unlike you, I am driven by logic, but like you, I can't stand a messy room! Noise is annoying too, especially when there are several sources. The chaos of it is stressful, but I do love music. Funny thing is, if it's a song I don't like, it irritates me to no end! Great lens BTW.
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    Kathy Howard Kathy Howard Jun 8, 2009 @ 11:30 pm
    I got to the same point as you on the puzzle. I'll look at it afresh tomorrow. If I leave it for a while the answer usually shows up , if it isn't too hard. I cannot always solve them.

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