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 Topic: Fictional Characters With Undiagnosed Aspergers or Autism |
Delirium
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 6:35 pm Subject: Fictional Characters With Undiagnosed Aspergers or Autism |
This thread, just from the title, strikes me as "I like this character, so I'm going to look for parts of myself in him."
I agree. Just because you can kind of identify with a character doesn't mea ... |
| Topic: Fictional Characters With Undiagnosed Aspergers or Autism |
Delirium
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 12:39 pm Subject: Fictional Characters With Undiagnosed Aspergers or Autism |
Fudge from The Judy Blume "Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing" series
Ramona from the Beverly Cleary series
No, they were just brats.
Huey from "The Boondocks": Nerdy, very intelligent, not much sen ... |
| Topic: Are you proud of having Asperger's? |
Delirium
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:28 am Subject: Are you proud of having Asperger's? |
Not just no, but HELL NO. I especially don't get the people who want to have it, or who look down on NTs.
The only reason why I don't completely hate it is because I'm intelligent, and even then yo ... |
| Topic: Self diagnosed people here don't have aspergers |
Delirium
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:02 pm Subject: Self diagnosed people here don't have aspergers |
I haven't noticed most people self-diagnosing themselves that way. I've noticed a lot of people getting their initial suspicions from such things, but that's not the same thing as self-diagnosis.
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| Topic: Kurt Cobain Asperger? |
Delirium
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 8:08 am Subject: Kurt Cobain Asperger? |
| Hmmm. Sigh. I see that I am talking to a brick wall. There is no point arguing this further. If you actually DO THE RESEARCH YOURSELF, you will find that he demonstrates most if not ALL of the symptom ... |
| Topic: Kurt Cobain Asperger? |
Delirium
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:28 pm Subject: Kurt Cobain Asperger? |
| A few of them? No. I LISTED a few of them; he has pretty much all of them, peculiar mannerisms and repetitive behavours included. I never said that I was an "expert", I said that my opinion was an edu ... |
| Topic: Ron Paul wins presidential straw poll at CPAC |
Delirium
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 12:19 pm Subject: Ron Paul wins presidential straw poll at CPAC |
Wait, people still give a sh** about that senile, racist old f**k?
He's never going to be president. Get over it and move on. |
| Topic: Musicians who have (or may have?) Asperger's Syndrome. |
Delirium
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 12:06 pm Subject: Musicians who have (or may have?) Asperger's Syndrome. |
So basically, we've just diagnosed every musician with Asperger's.
I really hate having to repeat myself, but just because somebody acts kind of "off" doesn't mean they have Asperger's. And just be ... |
| Topic: Does this mean I do not have Asperger's? |
Delirium
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 12:01 pm Subject: Does this mean I do not have Asperger's? |
First of all, are you doing this yourself or with a professional?
Second of all, if you're doing it with a professional, wait until the test results come in. If you're self-diagnosing, go to a psyc ... |
| Topic: The Message You Want the World to Hear |
Delirium
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 9:25 am Subject: The Message You Want the World to Hear |
i want the world to hear that aspergers is a label and people shouldnt use it as an excuse.
THIS.
Also:
- Don't act like you know what it's like to have ASD just because your kid has it.
- Jus ... |
| Topic: Kurt Cobain Asperger? |
Delirium
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 8:12 am Subject: Re: kurt asperger's |
| @Delirium- Fortunately, an educated opinion holds more weight than an uneducated one. I have done the research and I can say with certainty that he was misdiagnosed. The drug use can be atrributed to ... |
| Topic: Kurt Cobain Asperger? |
Delirium
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 2:21 pm Subject: Kurt Cobain Asperger? |
He had ADD and was on drugs; of course he's going to act somewhat off. Just because someone is weird doesn't mean they're on the spectrum. How many times are we going to go through this?
Oh yeah, a ... |
| Topic: Kurt Cobain Asperger? |
Delirium
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:41 am Subject: Kurt Cobain Asperger? |
He had ADD and was on drugs; of course he's going to act somewhat off. Just because someone is weird doesn't mean they're on the spectrum. How many times are we going to go through this?
Oh yeah, a ... |
| Topic: Michael Jackson had Asperger's? |
Delirium
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:07 am Subject: Michael Jackson had Asperger's? |
| I don't think he was on the autistic spectrum; he was severely abused as a child, which probably contributed to his arrested development, and (arguably) fit the profile of a pedophile. Oh yeah, and hi ... |
| Topic: Michael Jackson had Asperger's? |
Delirium
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 8:55 pm Subject: Michael Jackson had Asperger's? |
| I don't think he was on the autistic spectrum; he was severely abused as a child, which probably contributed to his arrested development, and (arguably) fit the profile of a pedophile. Oh yeah, and hi ... |
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