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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Question about facial expressions and memory? |
| Butterflykids |
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Posted: 07 Jan 2008, 4:16 am
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| As NT, I can tell you that I can multi-task on this - when I walk away, I can recall the conversation, their facial expression, their tone of voice, often what they were wearing. In my case I recall it like watching a DVD inside my head, but I AM more visual than most. My Aspie-ish daughter can't re... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why Aspies ARE disabled, and we should embrace that. |
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Posted: 05 Jan 2008, 10:01 pm
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Replies: 110
Views: 13,928
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| It's what I was saying before - "disabled" is simply a statement that there is a level of difference which in some areas can equal a difficulty in doing certain tasks. If you really dig down, you could probably apply "disabled" to a lot of people in a lot of areas. But "Disabled" doesn't have to mea... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspie Pregnancy advice? :) |
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Posted: 05 Jan 2008, 9:03 pm
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Replies: 19
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| Congratulations, and you've had some great advice already. About vaccinations and mercury, find out what is IN the vaccinations (or not) before you say no to them. I'm an Aussie, we haven't had mercury in our immunisations for decades. It's usually listed as thiomersal, sometimes as thimerosal, and ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Relaxed face=angry look? |
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Posted: 05 Jan 2008, 8:38 pm
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Replies: 36
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| My spectrum sons (the older one especially) can look angry when really, they're just neutral. Or even feeling moderately content. I'm used to t hem, so I don't see it, but friends tell me, "I saw your older son walking through the mall, wearing all his back heavy clothing and biker boots like he doe... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why Aspies ARE disabled, and we should embrace that. |
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Posted: 05 Jan 2008, 8:22 pm
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Replies: 110
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| I think we are getting bogged down here, in semantics (again). I had to research this a few years ago for an article i was writing, as well as a book. OK, times and ideas change fast in society, but I don't think they change THAT fast. What I discovered then and still feel is current - disability is... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do ALL people with AS have above average intelligence? |
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Posted: 05 Jan 2008, 2:19 am
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| It all comes down to semantics. What do you mean by "intelligence"? What do you mean by "average"? Shadowbound, you said, "I think I could of been intelligent if taught in a way which I could comprehend." That is not intelligence. It is education. My mother was uneducated, but she was VERY intellige... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Query - odd speech pattern - ideas? |
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Posted: 05 Jan 2008, 1:59 am
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| From what I have gleaned from my reading, plus talking to my husband and youngest son about how THEY feel, this seems to be a combined phenomenon resulting from a number of different factors. My son is quite good at mentally multi-tasking, unlike his older brother who actually doesn't do this, so me... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: anyone here take zoloft? |
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Posted: 05 Jan 2008, 1:40 am
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Replies: 16
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| From what I understand, if there is going to be a problem with mood changes/worsening of depression on Zoloft, it happens from when you first start to take it. We checked it out when we learned of these two local suicides and were relieved to be able to say that in our older son's case, he was not a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Query - odd speech pattern - ideas? |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2008, 8:54 pm
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| Interesting. I'm not sure how NT I really am (same goes for my eldest daughter). The difficulty arises when we try to raise our kids to fit in with society. This is what all parents do, with their children. Babies are incredibly egocentric but this is accepted. An infant needs to be demanding in ord... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: anyone here take zoloft? |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2008, 8:07 pm
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Replies: 16
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| My older son (Aspie) takes Zoloft for OCD and depression, has done for 7 years now. He had his dose increased when he was suicidally depressed after breaking up with his first girlfriend, but then the doc tried to wean him off entirely. My son was able to cut back a great deal, then his OCD began to... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: WP tagline like saying Homosexuality is Not a Disease |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2008, 7:57 pm
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| At the risk of apparently not specifically replying to any individual comment, but more on the topic as a whole - I am a new member to this site and perhaps would be considered an interloper, since I am a parent of Aspie/autistic and a partner of a possible Aspie. I would like to share my opinion on... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Query - odd speech pattern - ideas? |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2008, 8:41 am
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| Thanks for the feedback so far, everybody. My youngest son - he always seems happy to share every thought, with a lot of people. He's never seemed to discriminate much between people he knows and people he doesn't know. I am noticing, however, he is withdrawing more when we're in a very crowded situ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Query - odd speech pattern - ideas? |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2008, 7:50 am
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| Hi, I got referred here from another site where I've been posting regularly for a few years. They felt that posting my query here would open me up to a greater chance of someone having an answer for me. I'm a parent of a thoroughly Aspie/autistic family. My husband of 30 years is also possibly Aspie... |
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