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21 Mar 2014, 7:04 pm

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asperger is autism, yeah.
but mild and with no speech delay, so it goes undiagnosed very often, which is very bad for the person who doesnt know what's going on, and why he's so different than other people.
the spectrum is wide, and asperger is a part of it. of course it is autism.

She is undiagnosed or misdiagnosed a lot more often. It is a setback for anybody un or wrongly diagnosed


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21 Mar 2014, 7:22 pm

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I'm glad I actually understood this (the first time I heard "slap" in that context it confused the heck out of me).

UK slang at its finest,verdandi. :P
mum furiously slaps the stuff on for ages;guess thats where the term comes from,she goes well overboard with it though.
turned up at mums today to fix the computer viruses and even though we were coming in the morning she complained that we shoud have phoned as she hadnt put any makeup on or her best clothes...ahhhh crazy NT wimin. :P
instead,have installed team viewer and am fixing it from the comforts of home instead without having to see mum piling on the 'pollyfiller'. :lol:


Yeah, I don't understand the need to be seen with makeup all the time. :) I have worn it and may wear it again, but it usually takes me less than 15 minutes for the look I want, and that's if I get super fussy.

That said if you gave me a choice of makeup or removing a virus I'd pick the virus.



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21 Mar 2014, 7:29 pm

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I don't really distinguish the two; I use Asperger's and autism concerning my own condition interchangably. I find it more useful to use the term autism when talking to people who may be unfamiliar with what Asperger's is, and occasionally have to point out to my mother when she says, "You're not autistic, you have Asperger's" that they are effectively one and the same.


My parents are like that too, you are "pervasively developmentally delayed" (my dad's favorite) or have "Asperger's," but something about them doesn't like the "autism" term being applied to me.


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21 Mar 2014, 8:17 pm

I'm an aspie. I have Asperger's. And that settles it?

Is this some sort of dislike of aspies from those with classic autism?



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21 Mar 2014, 8:23 pm

anotherswede wrote:
I'm an aspie. I have Asperger's. And that settles it?

Is this some sort of dislike of aspies from those with classic autism?


No I am an aspie and I stated the thread.

I did say in the opening post it was my personal opinion.



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22 Mar 2014, 2:59 pm

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I'm an aspie. I have Asperger's. And that settles it?

Is this some sort of dislike of aspies from those with classic autism?


I would go with you instincts on this one.



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22 Mar 2014, 3:49 pm

Do we need pictures of cats here?



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22 Mar 2014, 5:09 pm

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Do we need pictures of cats here?


No please! anything but that :(



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22 Mar 2014, 5:37 pm

Is this reverse psychology, cyberdad?



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22 Mar 2014, 5:40 pm

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22 Mar 2014, 6:53 pm

Waterfalls wrote:
Do we need pictures of cats here?

Yes, we do.



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22 Mar 2014, 7:35 pm

Kitties!


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22 Mar 2014, 9:38 pm

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I don't really distinguish the two; I use Asperger's and autism concerning my own condition interchangably. I find it more useful to use the term autism when talking to people who may be unfamiliar with what Asperger's is,
I do this too.


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22 Mar 2014, 9:51 pm

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sharky, you are 39 and about to get your drivers license. That is wonderful. I know that there are many Autistic people [including self] who cannot drive and shouldn't. But, I am also fairly certain that there are some of us who do not drive but possibly could if the circumstances were right. And the tips to make it more doable.

Please, will you share details? I mean EXTREME details. It could help so many of us [maybe me if I was younger and healthier]


I had to learn in a different way to regular people.

There are no extreme details it was one simple thing I learned here and here is what it is.

Before I could learn any rules on the road I had to learn how to physically handle the car first clutch and gear changing being the difficult thing to master.

You might think something so simple would not make much difference but it makes all the difference to somebody on the spectrum.

I broke the learning process into steps and I told my instructor about my autism and I informed him what I needed to learn each lession.
congratulations Sharky. I am really proud of you.
I remember my first driving lessons with dad. We spent the first week in the parking lot. The first day I never even started the car. I spent about an hour just working the clutch and the gears. 1,2,3,4 - 4,3,2,1, and reverse. That is all I did. That was awesome since I have never burned a clutch and I have been driving for 30 years. Second lesson was driving up and down the parking lot for a couple of hours. Third parking and reversing between cones. Then we finally got to the road. First level easy roads, Then more congested, finally highway. Then dad had keep the car on a steep incline and keep it steady just using the clutch and accelerator. After that I took driver's ed in high school. Then I took it again six years later when I got my first car. Vicky I hope that breakdown helps you.

Funny story, the first time I drove an automatic car I nearly tore up the transmission since I was so used to shifting in my turns. From sheer force of habit I reached for the gear shift and tried to change it. I also could not understand why my left foot had nothing to play with! :D


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23 Mar 2014, 2:20 am

Verdandi wrote:
Is this reverse psychology, cyberdad?

Ok I was just asking for it wasn't I...



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23 Mar 2014, 2:32 am

cyberdad wrote:
Verdandi wrote:
Is this reverse psychology, cyberdad?

Ok I was just asking for it wasn't I...


Maybe a little bit. :D

Seriously, after the mood this place has put me in (not the place, just a few of the people) recently, I'm glad to see cat pictures and other lighthearted comments.