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 Topic: The pain that may explain Helen Darville |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 2
Views: 126
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 Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:21 am Subject: and then again |
maybe that's just the kind of a person she is. No drama there, though. Not very interesting. But reality never is.
btdt |
| Topic: Jenny McCarthy -- Don't cry for us |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 64
Views: 2013
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:17 am Subject: Jenny McCarthy -- Don't cry for us |
slowmutant, why defend Jenny? Look, I know she's trying - but shes a layman, not a scientist!
An average, every-day person - albeit with that foolish celebrity notion people attach to anybody they kn ... |
| Topic: Why Rainman sucks |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 45
Views: 2019
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:08 am Subject: reality vs drama |
| Basically, you're talking about reality Vs Drama. No one wants to watch reality. They live it, and sometimes it's not easy. When they come to be entertained, they want drama. Drama has to be engineere ... |
| Topic: Mind the Gap |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 9
Views: 327
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:01 am Subject: A note here |
| Hans Asperger was working in 1944 (I was born in 1942). He was working in an extremely restrictive environment (for those of you who remember what was going on in 44 in Europe), and he was using tools ... |
| Topic: This isn't me being insensitive |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 85
Views: 2679
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Forum: Love and Dating Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:48 pm Subject: You're lucky |
You don't know how lucky you are.
btdt |
| Topic: Castration a cure for loneliness |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 43
Views: 1314
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Forum: Love and Dating Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:47 pm Subject: Some other problems with casteration |
| First, and most dangerous, it leaves you open to getting ostiopesosis. (sorry about the spelling) ever wonder why it's a woman's disease? It can't get started in the presence of testoserone. (check th ... |
| Topic: I don't want to complain about an autistic child but |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 45
Views: 1389
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:58 am Subject: Sad |
| Maybe it's me....go ahead and flame away.....but I find a good part of this thread to be an extremely sad commentary by a group of people who should know much better, having experienced some of this s ... |
| Topic: WWE, Jenny McCarthy, and Generation Rescue |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 4
Views: 270
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:51 am Subject: Oh, yeah |
I also notice that they have no place for public comments.
I just love it when "well intentioned" people get into things they know nothing about. They know very little about research, have only lis ... |
| Topic: WWE, Jenny McCarthy, and Generation Rescue |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 4
Views: 270
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:39 am Subject: I disagree with them |
I've kept largely quiet on this in spite of my lack of respect for Jenny McCarthy (where did she get her training....exposure to a broad group of autistic people....and so on and so forth).
Also, ... |
| Topic: I don't want to complain about an autistic child but |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 45
Views: 1389
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:27 pm Subject: Uh....excuse me? |
| You know, as much as I generally don't agree with that Savage person, I kind of wonder if he has a point with respect to bad behaviour in public. People keep saying it's autism, but if I'd acted like ... |
| Topic: We just hit 20,000 |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 8
Views: 219
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:17 pm Subject: We just hit 20,000 |
Twenty Thousand members folks. That's up from when I joined 3 years ago and we had 2500 membes.
Alex, congratulations.
All the rest of you great people who act as mods and help outl. Thank you. ... |
| Topic: V for Vendetta alternate ending |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 15
Views: 342
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:44 pm Subject: Or |
| Or the inspector isn't so cooperative and in order to move the train, Evie gets on, shuts the door, and the train heads off into the tunnel. Then Parlement blows up. Notice I did not say we see Evie ... |
| Topic: What was the deal with... |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 5
Views: 177
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:40 pm Subject: Cute |
| Someone was under the impression that babies are funny. That a baby smoking a cigar is funnier, and that They already had made millions with the larger versions. Also Mel Blanc, who was the voice of m ... |
| Topic: American Airlines and their position toward autism |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 7
Views: 360
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 7:04 pm Subject: American Airlines and their position toward autism |
Here is a link to the details.
http://consumerist.com/tag/american-airlines/?i=5019618&t=american-eagle-kicks-autistic-child-and-his-mother-off-plane
I, personally would not fly American. Ther ... |
| Topic: AS Parent Needs Help from NT Parents- Help Me Help my kids |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 13
Views: 411
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:33 pm Subject: Takes a little time |
| I was in a theater group from the time I was 5 until the time I was 25. We all knew each other. We had all been there for years. Yes, some people were able to break in, but thinking about it, it wasn' ... |
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