Post 4626057 - (Asperger's and Being Considered "Disabled")

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[quote="aghogday"][quote="Janissy"][quote="vermontsavant"]@aghogday
you present very well that autistics are rational thinkers just by the way you post
for instance your arguements are based on evidence and facts typicaly coming from wikipedia.when people disagree with you present a link that suports your claim and refutes the others claim.your posts are long and contain many facts that you use to present your arguement.you dont show much emotion when discussing things even when others are rude.neurotypicals on the other put more emphasis on emotion,neurotypical respect self confidence and will believe who ever sounds like they know what there talking about.who ever has the most self confidence when they speak is who neurotypicals will believe regardless of what evidence is presented.talk loud and have much confidence and neurotypicals will believe anything you say.
you saying that autistics are not more rational then neurotypical is like the" pot not calling the kettle black" to use an old expression.[/quote]

Ahogday does have a calm and rational posting style.  However, autism is not a requirement for being able to present arguments this way. In fact, being able to present arguments this way is a requirement of all who want to succeed in academia and research.  If you go to websites frequented by those people, you'll see this posting style a lot. In addition to WP, I go to websites about the paleo lifestyle, which apparently attracts many people in biochemistry and medical research and so I see this posting style a lot.

There are people with autism in research and academia. Ahogday may be one of them. (Hopefully this speculation is not annoying ahogday. I'll delete if it is.) But, as with many things, most of the people involved are not autistic.[/quote]

No problem; I consider that a compliment.  The last time I was involved in research was close to thirty years ago, as a research associate in archaelogy.  The closest I got to writing research was labeling bags of charcoal and bone fragments that indicated subsistence activity at dig sites :)

There are few on this website, diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, that actually have identified that they are involved in research regarding autism.  And some that have provided their actual research.

One of the reasons I see value in Autism Speaks effort, is that there is no doubt in my mind that there are some with autistic traits, given the opportunities with those funding dollars, to participate in that research.  Systemization, is a general area of cognitive strength, beneficial to those involved in research science.  Often, when I come across research, I feel a kindred spirit.[/quote]

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