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13 Mar 2010, 6:41 pm

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why? it baffles me being strange is not a good thing unless its a creepy movie

Well, it depends on the individual, really. Some aspies are outright supremacists and believe that their AS makes them superior to others. They may be bitter about an experience with non-autistics and may have been victimised and treated badly as they were growing up. Others take pride because they feel as if they are stronger for being able to overcome the obstacles in their life and have learned to embrace and use their neurology to it's fullest extent.

Some aspies have pride in a similar way to gay pride. basically, these aspies are saying "if you [society] are only going to identfy my by my very nature [being an aspie] and if you have a problem with that, then guess what- I'n mot ashamed of it, in fact, I actually like being this way". These are a few reasons that I can think of.

The way I look at it is that all I know is this life and this is the only brain I will ever have. I have strengths and I have weaknesses. If many of my weaknesses come from AS then surely many of my stengths come from it too.

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13 Mar 2010, 6:47 pm

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It's better than walking around with my head down, feeling sorry for myself.

Like I do. :cry:

Fishing for sympathy would work a little better if you didn't say how fun bullying other Aspies was a few posts before.

I'm not fishing for sympathy. Sympathy annoys me. I just wanted someone to know that there is an Aspie who hates herself and other Aspies, even being jealous of some.

You hate other Aspies just for being Aspies?

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If you meant you hate certain Aspies because of their behaviour, I take that back...

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13 Mar 2010, 6:55 pm

mechanicalgirl39 wrote:

Fickle_Pickle wrote:

pat2rome wrote:

Fickle_Pickle wrote:

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It's better than walking around with my head down, feeling sorry for myself.

Like I do. :cry:

Fishing for sympathy would work a little better if you didn't say how fun bullying other Aspies was a few posts before.

I'm not fishing for sympathy. Sympathy annoys me. I just wanted someone to know that there is an Aspie who hates herself and other Aspies, even being jealous of some.

You hate other Aspies just for being Aspies?

[removed - M.]

If you meant you hate certain Aspies because of their behaviour, I take that back...

She said she hates herself too. I also have an aspie friend who dislikes 99% of aspies and he also doesn't like himself. He hates his AS. He sees it as a curse.

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13 Mar 2010, 9:11 pm

:cry:

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13 Mar 2010, 11:57 pm

Fickle_Pickle wrote:

Did I mention, I enjoy bullying Aspies because it's fun?

What a coinicidernce! I like bullying pathetic n0obs like you!

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14 Mar 2010, 12:02 am

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Did I mention, I enjoy bullying Aspies because it's fun?

What a coinicidernce! I like bullying pathetic n0obs like you!

She's not a noob, unfortunately.

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14 Mar 2010, 12:17 am

I'm proud of all the things that I've accomplished in my lifetime. I've graduated from High School, on the A-Honour Roll. I've held down a job that I hated, for three years, in the late 90s. I live on my own.

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14 Mar 2010, 12:33 am

Eggman wrote:

Fickle_Pickle wrote:

Did I mention, I enjoy bullying Aspies because it's fun?

What a coinicidernce! I like bullying pathetic n0obs like you!

I'm EMO, not a noob, play up on that!

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14 Mar 2010, 12:50 am

Fickle_Pickle wrote:

Eggman wrote:

Fickle_Pickle wrote:

Did I mention, I enjoy bullying Aspies because it's fun?

What a coinicidernce! I like bullying pathetic n0obs like you!

I'm EMO, not a noob, play up on that!

No, no you are not. You probably couldn't even name one REAL emo band.

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14 Mar 2010, 4:02 am

I sure as hell do. Gives me a much more distinct thinking process than a lot of the NTs I have met.

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14 Mar 2010, 4:22 am

I don't.

In fact, I hate having it. >_<

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14 Mar 2010, 12:01 pm

Guys, no matter what you say about AS, it will never go away. AS will always be a part of who you are. For me, AS is what helps me see a world others don't see. I would NEVER wish to be cured. I even wrote an essay on why the Spectrum shouldn't be cured.

Just accept it.

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14 Mar 2010, 12:11 pm

LadyJuse wrote:

*enters topic*

*reads quote*

Truer words were never spoken.

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14 Mar 2010, 1:14 pm

pensieve wrote:

Fickle_Pickle wrote:

Eggman wrote:

Fickle_Pickle wrote:

Did I mention, I enjoy bullying Aspies because it's fun?

What a coinicidernce! I like bullying pathetic n0obs like you!

I'm EMO, not a noob, play up on that!

No, no you are not. You probably couldn't even name one REAL emo band.

Emo is not about bands, it's all in the additude.

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14 Mar 2010, 1:22 pm

Wow... I feel like I've suddenly gone back in time and landed in high school.

In other words--knock it off, guys. Somebody gets out of line, report it to the mod. Can we maybe go back to the discussion on aspie identity now?... thanks.

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14 Mar 2010, 1:27 pm

Callista wrote:

Is this about Fickle Pickle?

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