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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspergers is not just being socially awkward |
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Posted: 12 Jul 2016, 8:51 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,979
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| I agree that Asperger's is about much more than being socially awkward. I think the reason that some people may be under this impression is because many of those of us with high functioning autism are good at appearing "normal" with the exception of occasional social awkwardness. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: E-mail server thing looks bad for Hillary |
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Posted: 12 Jul 2016, 8:31 pm
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Replies: 185
Views: 4,693
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| She had no intent of distributing classified material, and that's what's illegal. What was the actual harm caused? Nothing as far as we know. There may be some statutes for which that is true, but intent to distribute the material to unauthorized persons is not required under subsection (f)(1) of 1... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: E-mail server thing looks bad for Hillary |
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Posted: 12 Jul 2016, 7:59 pm
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Replies: 185
Views: 4,693
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| She had no intent of distributing classified material, and that's what's illegal. What was the actual harm caused? Nothing as far as we know. There may be some statutes for which that is true, but intent to distribute the material to unauthorized persons is not required under subsection (f)(1) of 1... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: New here- not even sure why I'm writing this |
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Posted: 04 May 2016, 10:54 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,647
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| Welcome to WP! I largely agree with the people expressing concerns about pushing your son too far forward too fast. There's no rush. Your son may be highly intelligent, but, if he has autism, that intelligence probably won't automatically translate into social prowess or even academic success. I als... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post a bad joke |
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Posted: 09 Oct 2015, 12:45 am
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Replies: 310
Views: 11,805
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Jory wrote: Did you hear about the Spanish magician?
He was on stage and counted "uno, dos..." and then he vanished without a tres.
Literally laughed out loud at this one! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Rampage killer Chris Harper-Mercer was an Aspie |
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Posted: 08 Oct 2015, 10:56 pm
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Replies: 181
Views: 9,203
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| But of course, the newsIdiots will focus on this one guy maybe possibly having ASD (two, counting Adam Lanza) and talk as though it is a major attribute of spree killers. The fact that there are maybe 3 million autistic Americans, if you go with the 1 in 100 figure, who are peaceful, mostly law-abi... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: more guns = more crime |
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Posted: 07 Oct 2015, 12:45 pm
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,884
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| If gun bans worked, then why have almost all mass shootings in the U.S. in the past few decades occurred in places where guns are completely banned? I call BS. Name five mass-shootings that took place in a place where guns are completely banned. First off guns are not completely banned any place in... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: more guns = more crime |
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Posted: 03 Oct 2015, 9:37 pm
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Replies: 66
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| If gun bans worked, then why have almost all mass shootings in the U.S. in the past few decades occurred in places where guns are completely banned? Why is Mexico, where civilian ownership of guns is banned, a war zone with countless murders and shootouts between drug thugs and Mexican authorities? ... |
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Forum: Adolescent Autism Forum Topic: How many close friends do you have |
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Posted: 03 Oct 2015, 9:20 pm
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,989
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| I have a small group of close friends--they are all NT. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post a bad joke |
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Posted: 01 Oct 2015, 11:37 pm
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Replies: 310
Views: 11,805
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| I will share one of my awful pun jokes: What type of response does a great ruler have to a catastrophe? A measured response. I actually have some pun-based jokes that are decent, but that is not one of them. Phil Dunphy in Modern Family had some hilariously bad jokes prepared for the Southern Califo... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Never been in a relationship I am odd even among the odd? |
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Posted: 17 Sep 2015, 10:12 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,058
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| I'm about 15 years younger than you, but I have never had a romantic relationship or been on a date. I feel like I am missing an important part of the human experience. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Problems with Adult Son |
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Posted: 17 Sep 2015, 8:01 pm
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Replies: 50
Views: 3,822
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| Based on my personal experience as a young adult with ASD, I agree with momsparky's age observation insofar as what I will call "emotional maturity" is concerned. I think that the opposite is true with regards to intellectual maturity, which is why I always had a much easier time interact... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Problems with Adult Son |
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Posted: 17 Sep 2015, 7:40 pm
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Replies: 50
Views: 3,822
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| Based on my personal experience as a young adult with an ASD, I agree with momsparky's age observation insofar as what I will call "emotional maturity" is concerned. I think that the opposite is true with regards to intellectual maturity, which is why I always had a much easier time intera... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: a city/community to where people like us flock to? |
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Posted: 17 Sep 2015, 4:40 pm
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,495
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| Because a diverse society is a healthy society. Look at all societies and cultures since the dawn of time. The exclusive ones, the ones that have only one viewpoint, have been ultimate failures. We need NTs, and they need us. We are diverse from one another. There are just some neurological qualiti... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: a city/community to where people like us flock to? |
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Posted: 17 Sep 2015, 3:59 pm
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Replies: 32
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glebel wrote: I think it would be an unholy mess.
How so? |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: a city/community to where people like us flock to? |
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Posted: 17 Sep 2015, 3:49 pm
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Replies: 32
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| It would be really interesting to have an entire state of autistic people. Would such a society would be more rational, peaceful, and/or compassionate than neuro-typical society? |
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