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20 Dec 2024, 12:30 am

This is her.
https://www.instagram.com/eva.erickson/



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21 Dec 2024, 3:11 pm

She's very attractive.


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21 Dec 2024, 8:13 pm

I've thought about applying but when I see some of the multi-step challenges, I knew right away that I wouldn't be able to keep track of all the steps. Hopefully she won't have that issue.



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22 Dec 2024, 9:45 am

And how do we know this?


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23 Dec 2024, 3:43 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSg4FNsh0i8



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23 Dec 2024, 6:15 am

Diamondisis wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSg4FNsh0i8

She probably is the first openly Autistic contestant on the CBS version.


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Mad Russell aka Adam was a contestant on Survivor: Laos,Survivor: Cuba and Survivor: Revival.

He is known for being the first autistic contestant and the first three-time contestant, he is also regarded as one of the unluckiest contestants ever


Good luck Eva.


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27 Feb 2025, 2:36 pm

So far so good after the first episode. She seems very self-aware and has found a strong ally who has her back.



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27 Feb 2025, 4:40 pm

Diamondisis wrote:
This is her.
https://www.instagram.com/eva.erickson/

Instagram won't let me in because I don't have an account :-(

Why do they need a contest? How would they decide who was the "best" survivor? Not rhetorical questions - I presume it's an attempt to inspire autistic people to redouble their efforts to overcome their disability. Probably wouldn't work on me, because I'm not the type to benefit from stories of individuals bravely winning battles with their difficulties, but I understand that a lot of people find that kind of thing helpful.



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27 Feb 2025, 4:47 pm

Diamondisis wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSg4FNsh0i8

Oh I see.......it's a bit like the Special Olympics, competing in a physical way?



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26 Mar 2025, 7:56 pm

Definitely watch this week's episode. Awesome.



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20 May 2025, 6:13 pm

Wednesday night is the finale, and she's still in it. I doubt she'll win but it's a heck of an accomplishment to make it to the final episode.