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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspiritech |
| axiom |
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Posted: 20 Jan 2012, 2:44 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,068
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| Wow the unemployment rate is that high? Interesting. Of course the Spectrum is quite wide. I would be more interested to see what the unemployment rate is among the "high-functioning" (however you want to interpret that). I could see many people with ASD unable to find jobs, despite having the poten... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: i am an aspie trapped in the neurotypical world, how? |
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Posted: 19 Jan 2012, 7:43 pm
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Replies: 50
Views: 4,896
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| Meh. Unfortunately, that's how our society has become. People think you're either supposed to do it all on your own without any help or you don't deserve to exist. We have become such an non-compassionate and cruel culture and aspies often receive the brunt of the consequences. I just want to say t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspiritech |
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Posted: 19 Jan 2012, 7:36 pm
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Replies: 6
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| If they reject people without Autism Spectrum Disorder, isn't that discrimination? Does anyone know much about this? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: why are are so many aspies murderer? |
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Posted: 19 Jan 2012, 7:20 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 4,187
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| Well I find that the feeling of isolation and being different from the rest of the world takes it toll on you. If you allow your resentment of the rest of the world to accumulate, you may end up lashing out on others. Don't think of this along the lines of "aspies could become murderers". Think abou... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: obama/secHHS committee |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2012, 8:46 pm
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Replies: 28
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I wouldn't get too worried about the terminology.
On the plus side, if the government brands the whole spectrum as "disabled" then maybe everyone who is diagnosed will receive some sort of financial compensation (for fairness or something). I would just take the money and laugh at their ignorance. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: When did "fashion" become a necessity? |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2012, 7:11 pm
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Replies: 53
Views: 4,687
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| I believe fitting in is necessary if you want to achieve the greatest possible amount of success. People like to bring up the example of Einstein, but what if Einstein was just slightly less intelligent? What if his theories were just a dead end? I think, in that case, he would have been screwed. I... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Innate tendency to imitate others |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2012, 6:54 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,661
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| I find that I have a very automatic tendency to imitate the social mannerisms of certain people (or fictional characters) I have been exposed to most recently. This isn't intentional; it happens automatically, and often it isn't even that desirable. I recently was watching the amazing television sho... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do I sit upon the spectrum?: First Post |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2012, 6:45 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,504
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| I have to say, your writing style is quite impressive. How natural does that come to you? Do you spend much time editing your posts or is that basically your first draft? When I write I have a natural tendency to make things unnecessarily wordy, and it doesn't always turn out nicely. Sometimes I eve... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do I sit upon the spectrum?: First Post |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2012, 5:30 pm
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Replies: 27
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| The way you write is quite verbose and formal. Do you write that way naturally? Or are you just doing that on purpose to make yourself seem more like an aspie (to us and yourself). Not trying to accuse you of anything of course. But it's worth thinking about where your writing style came from becaus... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspies and "Learned Helplessness" |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2012, 4:38 am
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Replies: 58
Views: 9,615
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| One saying I've heard a lot is about "pushing the baby bird out of the nest" to force someone to be independent. You know what I see a lot on the ground in the spring? Dead baby birds. That's true. Nature is cruel and efficient. It's all a numbers game really. Most birds will just know how to fly i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Acceptance vs. other forcing normalcy on you. |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2012, 4:36 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,725
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| It seems like you were generalizing quite strongly in that last paragraph. The guy you were 'friends' with was obviously a piece of sh**, and his lack of morals is not common across all NT's. As you pointed out, you just didn't realize he's a jerk because you didn't 'stand your ground' in certain s... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: When did "fashion" become a necessity? |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2012, 4:21 am
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Replies: 53
Views: 4,687
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| I believe fitting in is necessary if you want to achieve the greatest possible amount of success. People like to bring up the example of Einstein, but what if Einstein was just slightly less intelligent? What if his theories were just a dead end? I think, in that case, he would have been screwed. If... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspies and "Learned Helplessness" |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2012, 3:47 am
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Replies: 58
Views: 9,615
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| One saying I've heard a lot is about "pushing the baby bird out of the nest" to force someone to be independent. You know what I see a lot on the ground in the spring? Dead baby birds. That's true. Nature is cruel and efficient. It's all a numbers game really. Most birds will just know how to fly i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspies and "Learned Helplessness" |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2012, 3:38 am
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Replies: 58
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| I believe a lot more autistic people would be independent if a lot more autistic people HAD to be independent. I've learned a lot of stuff really quickly that for whatever reason I did not learn at that appropriate age once I was forced to actually do it. The thing about this type of 'sink or swim'... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Acceptance vs. other forcing normalcy on you. |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2012, 3:32 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,725
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| I had a friend (until last night) that always treated me this way. It was very frustrating because I would try my best to explain to him what ASD means and suggested many times he just spend ten minutes reading Wikipedia to make communication and such easier between the two of us. Instead, he just ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone else frequently change their 'obsessions'? |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2012, 3:17 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,699
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| I find that most of the symptoms of Aspergers fit me, but I tend not to have long-term pervasive obsessions/hobbies. Most of my pursuits tend to be short lived but nonetheless very involved and intensive. Does anyone else have this tendency? I find it to be rather annoying. I would much prefer if I ... |
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