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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Which have it harder? Male Aspies or female Aspies?

evalyn
Posted: 05 Mar 2011, 12:40 am 

Replies: 225
Views: 26,980
I'm female-bodied but gender-atypical (as in, I feel like I pretty much lack gender altogether). That aside, I agree with those who have said that the original question (i.e., who has it harder) is kind of meaningless and probably the wrong question to be asking if you want genuinely useful discussi...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: What are Your Sensory Issues?

evalyn
Posted: 03 Jan 2011, 10:52 pm 

Replies: 77
Views: 7,967
I can always tell when a TV is on by the noise I hear from it even if its muted. I have had to turn the tv off sometimes because it will emit this high pitched sound that no one else can ever hear, but drives me up a wall. Oh wait, this isn't my imagination? Other people can hear it? I can (even no...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Mild, moderate, severe autism

evalyn
Posted: 21 Sep 2010, 1:40 pm 

Replies: 35
Views: 23,763
The thing that's most significant to me regarding this issue is: what useful purpose does it serve to divide people up into "mild, moderate, and severe" categories? Is it actually helpful to the individuals being thus categorized? Does it add to the human scientific knowledge pool based on actual, e...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: How do stimulants affect your ability to empathize?

evalyn
Posted: 22 Jul 2010, 11:50 am 

Replies: 19
Views: 5,280
Caffeine tends to make me look a bit more extroverted but I would distinguish that as being different from "empathy". Also I am leery of discussing empathy without defining it -- sometimes people mean "ability to tell that other people are having certain feelings or pick up on emotional overtones" a...
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