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jrknothead
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riverotter
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I enjoyed this positive article. It states that it is the "first of three parts" then appears to list three subsequent parts.
But yes, a feature about a brilliant, happy aspie enjoying her autistic gifts is a fantastic thing to have in the news. |
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nirrti_rachelle
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If only more people saw it that way. It's so heartening to hear stories like this instead of negative propaganda such as Autism Speaks and Dr. Phil.
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gbollard
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It is great but people automatically assume that all aspies are brilliant readers as kids.
My kids aren't
My 7 y.o. is on one of the lowest levels of reading for his year - he's catching up fast though.
Apparently he shows much higher comprehension of what he's read than the other kids.
I just wish his reading speed/ability would improve.
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Quatermass
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Hooray, a positive article.
*Trumpets the Final Fantasy Victory Theme.*
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NightsideEclipse
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| I thought everyone saw AS this way until I started looking around and reading early this year. I was always told that Asperger's was something very positive and I thought that the sentiment was predominant. For instance, I was shocked when I looked up articles about Aspies and marriage and saw how negative they were; I expected to see writings about how Aspies make great spouses due to their loyalty, honesty, affectionateness, uniqueness, and appreciativeness. I think articles like this should make up at least 60% of the media regarding AS. |
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Douglas_MacNeill
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That's hurray from me too.
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dongiovanni
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I ... uh... uh..........
ah f**k it
♪Freude schöner Götterfunken
Tochter aus Elysium...♫
Note: This is my happy music. Ten points if you know which piece.
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I won't translate it because it doesn't mean anything. |
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Tortuga
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| My son is below grade level for reading. I've heard too many times from others that Aspies are good at decoding, but not comprehension. The opposite is true of my son. He's below grade level on reading for himself, but above grade level if you read it to him. Kind of frustrating for us. |
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ShadesOfMe
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as it is. 
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Izaak
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Joy, beautiful sparks of Gods,
Daughter of Elysium.
Had to sing that bastard in school choir. One of my least favourite activities my mother made me do. Seeing as you are expecting us to guess, I'm gonna go less obvious and try with Korner? |
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vessel
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| Beautiful! Thanks for sharing. |
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dongiovanni
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| Izaak wrote: |
Joy, beautiful sparks of Gods,
Daughter of Elysium.
Had to sing that bastard in school choir. One of my least favourite activities my mother made me do. Seeing as you are expecting us to guess, I'm gonna go less obvious and try with Korner? |
No, it's Beethoven 9, as you guessed.
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violet_yoshi
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I'm glad for such a positive article. I found that she learned to speak and read Japanese for fun interesting. Especially since, no matter what I do, whenever I see Japanese words all I see are squiggles!
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Brittany2907
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| nirrti_rachelle wrote: | | If only more people saw it that way. It's so heartening to hear stories like this instead of negative propaganda such as Autism Speaks and Dr. Phil. |
Seconded.
Although, I dislike the way that the article said...
"Jessie has Asperger's, a form of autism often characterized by social difficulty and above-average intelligence. "
It makes it seem like all aspies are above-average in intellegence, even though it does say "often"...people will presume that all aspies are "super smart" if they didn't know anything about aspergers before reading that article.
Not that being seen as smart is a bad thing...but it's just that it's not the reality of the situation. Sorry for my negativity, it's the truth, though.
It's a great article, though and Jessie seems like a very happy person from how she was described.
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