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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Republican Governor's Kinfolk Move Into Governor's Mansion |
| Norah_W |
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Posted: 02 Aug 2015, 1:40 pm
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Replies: 3
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| It doesn't say whether the governor is going to pay for this out of her private funds or not. If she does that, it should be ok. If not, it's wrong, and it's even more wrong for a Republican since they're all about not getting handouts. Can you imagine if that was a Democratic governor? |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Liberals call on Guergis to resign over tantrum |
| Norah_W |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2010, 11:02 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,687
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| I don't see anything in the article that even hints at her being on the autism spectrum. I'm not Canadian, but if I were I certainly wouldn't stop voting for Liberal candidates because they called on someone to resign for insulting people. What if the people she insulted were on the spectrum or disa... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Singing sensation in London Mental Health Clinic |
| Norah_W |
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Posted: 05 Jun 2009, 12:40 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,009
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| It does seem like she must be on the autistic spectrum somewhere, even if not specifically AS. It doesn't sound like she was ever diagnosed as such, since they mentioned "brain damage" from being deprived of oxygen during birth, but there are many causes of autism. At any rate, she's definitely not ... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: mlb pitcher Zack Greinke |
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Posted: 09 May 2009, 1:49 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 6,946
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| Im pretty sure that he has aspergers. He missed the 2005 season battling personal issues and later it was revealed that he was struggling with social anxiety. The sports media in kansas city mocked and criticized him for being wierd and "out there" before 2005 (and they still do to some extent) and... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: ASPIES on TV and cartoons. |
| Norah_W |
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Posted: 09 Jan 2009, 6:25 pm
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,999
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| Dr Brennan and Zack from Bones. Sara and possibly Grissom from CSI. Sara's a little less obvious, but if you watch a fair number of episodes you notice patterns in her behaviour, which is nice that she's not a in your face, so out there its untrue aspie. What about David Hodges? I had always though... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Would you take the cure if offered $1 million? |
| Norah_W |
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Posted: 09 Jan 2009, 6:00 pm
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Replies: 96
Views: 7,266
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| I wouldn't have to be paid to take it, if there was such a thing. I would pay for it. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: David Byrne says he "had Asperger's" |
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Posted: 09 Jan 2009, 4:59 pm
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Replies: 45
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| lol! He's probably just adapted a lot. I'm not surpised to hear that he's an Aspie. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Famous people with asperger's - Where's a list of them? |
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Posted: 09 Jan 2009, 4:46 pm
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Replies: 61
Views: 35,248
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| Margaret Atwood doesn't show any signs of an ASD that I can see. She is probably introverted, and I think people can confuse the two at first glance. But you could call 1/3 of the population introverted, so obviously there's nothing abnormal about that. She did write a book Oryx and Crake with an A... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Famous people with asperger's - Where's a list of them? |
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Posted: 09 Jan 2009, 4:34 pm
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Replies: 61
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| Both Clark Gable and Howard Huges have been quoted as saying that they thought Marilyn had 'autistic' characteristics but who knows. I don't mean to be difficult, but since Clark Gable died in 1960, would he even have known that much about autism to say he suspected someone had it? Supposedly he di... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Did Meriwether Lewis have AS? |
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Posted: 08 Jan 2009, 1:27 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 960
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Anemone wrote: Aren't autistics supposed to be cat lovers?  When it's that far back it's really hard to tell. Usually there isn't enough information.
lol! I think just animal lovers in general.... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Did Meriwether Lewis have AS? |
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Posted: 08 Jan 2009, 1:00 pm
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Replies: 2
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| http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2009/01/08/news/mtregional/news10.txt Interesting article about the theory that the U.S. 19th century explorer Meriwether Lewis (of the Lewis & Clark Expedition) might have been an Aspie. I don't know whether I agree with them or not because I haven't read enou... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: "You know what" (Mc Cain) |
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Posted: 15 Oct 2008, 1:04 pm
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Replies: 7
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| "After I whip his you-know-what in this debate, we're going to be going out 24/7," the Republican nominee told volunteers at his campaign headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, sparking laughter and applause from the group" I may kake some easy guesses. But is anyone able to tell me what McCain means... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How to step into a bookstore and ask for a book of autism? |
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Posted: 13 Oct 2008, 7:52 pm
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Replies: 31
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| I've noticed around here (Seattle, WA) the Barnes & Nobles, Border's and independent bookstores tend to put a lot of their books on autism in the Childcare or Child Behavior sections, even when it's a general book on Aspies of all ages like Tony Attwood's. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: For inward-focused Aspies, joy is elusive |
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Posted: 13 Oct 2008, 7:49 pm
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Replies: 2
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| I am getting to really dislike this guy. I just wrote a response on my blog. Excellent response, srriv345. What gets me too is that he seemed to be implying that Aspies are closed-minded or not open to ideas from others, when he doesn't seem to be too open to ideas from autistic people that challen... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Warren Buffett - an aspie? |
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Posted: 13 Oct 2008, 3:52 pm
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Replies: 7
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| Sounds like he could be an Aspie. I hate that people made nasty comments about him though. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: For inward-focused Aspies, joy is elusive |
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Posted: 13 Oct 2008, 2:37 pm
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Replies: 2
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| http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=327818 The person who wrote the article, Don Tennant, was replying to comments he'd got about an earlier article here: http://blogs.computerworld.com/another_view_of_richard_stallman Which itself was in answer to c... |
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