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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Hire more autists [Wired mag] |
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Posted: 17 Oct 2009, 3:22 am
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Replies: 23
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| This model is good for press, to demonstrate certain advantages, but I'm detecting discrimination here. Why can't an NT have the job if they can do it the same? (Not likely, but they should get the chance.) It should all be based upon individual qualifications, regardless of diagnosis. That would b... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Hire more autists [Wired mag] |
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Posted: 11 Oct 2009, 1:21 pm
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| There are quite a few companies in Scandinavia now that mimic this model actually. I know several in Sweden. Some of them are only-for-Asperger which is sad: saying *HF folks only* is kind of counterproductive to the original idea. But Thorkil's attitude is awesome. Specialisterne have serious expan... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: NLDers - the perfect career for us ! ! |
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Posted: 27 Jul 2009, 9:14 am
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Greentea wrote: Information Management ! !! !!
I just had this eureka moment. Am I wrong?
I think that, since people become more and more dependant on the internet while internet itself becomes more and more overwhelmingly complex, "information managers" might have a good market in the future. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Is is true that Aspie people don't tell lies? |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2009, 10:04 am
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Replies: 77
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Yeah, in general.
(generalisations never work particularly well) |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's syndrome in popular music |
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Posted: 22 Apr 2009, 2:58 pm
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Replies: 50
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| Neil Young's "heart of gold" sounds like a very aspie-licious lyric to me. That song is sort of one of his "greatest hits", although Neil Young is not a "greatest hits" kind of musician, he is just extremely talented at making emotionally meaningful and friendly-sounding music. This kind of thing is... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: halted speech |
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Posted: 22 Apr 2009, 10:19 am
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Replies: 14
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| I have that kind of moment sometimes, usually there comes out a stream of nonsense, of similar sounding or meaning words to the one I can't recall properly. Then I take a deep breath and start over. Some of my friends find it quite funny. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Autisnob |
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Posted: 22 Apr 2009, 8:11 am
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Replies: 271
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| With every member of society being unique comes the consequence that people have different ways and level of functioning in different areas. It's relative: Unless every person is exactly the same, unless people lacks any talent or strength, then some people will be worse than others in certain areas... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are We Being Unfair to Autism Speaks |
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Posted: 22 Apr 2009, 6:08 am
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Replies: 7
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| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmDzoVYAfEg Autism Speaks comparing autism to aids, and at the same time inviting Wrongplanet to their website. But why on earth would she invite autistics to an "autism site" that has forums for parents, siblings, relatives and seemingly everybody EXCEPT autistics, of... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are We Being Unfair to Autism Speaks |
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Posted: 22 Apr 2009, 5:56 am
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| Whatever you hear from Autism Squeaks, you should remember that the organisation has made several of its leading members millionaires. Alison had a salary of 180 000 $ when she worked for Autism Squeaks, a handful of other directors had twice as much. "Non-profit" my ass. They sometimes say good thi... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Why do couples fight so much? |
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Posted: 10 Mar 2009, 10:03 am
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Replies: 32
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| The better you know a person, the more you know about his/her bad sides. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: AS a disability or a difference |
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Posted: 09 Mar 2009, 11:20 am
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Wide range of differences put together to a criteria.
Some of them are disabilities, but far from all. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Another hate group rises in the guise of "support group |
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Posted: 09 Mar 2009, 11:13 am
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| Sorry, but that doesn't even make sense...unless he is such a sucker for a pretty face (or similar) that he becomes blind to everything else. Because he sees men with Asperger's and their spouses in person at his clinic. As a doctor, he will be impartial and objective, and take both sides into acco... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: im just wondering if there was a cure would you take it |
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Posted: 09 Mar 2009, 10:55 am
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| Exactly what would it do? Would it remove the disabilities and leave the rest? I find the idea of "curing" disability very silly, especially with these kind of things: boost people's attention-span/communication skill/social skill/academic intelligence, and you won't have less disability in the worl... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Whats Your Favourite Heavy Metal Band |
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Posted: 09 Mar 2009, 10:44 am
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Replies: 59
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I will not be original.
Iron Maiden, Metallica, Black Sabbath. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspergers Syndrome is my condition not who i am |
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Posted: 09 Mar 2009, 10:40 am
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Replies: 6
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| The stuff and traits they have put together to criterias and began to call "autism" or "asperger" is part of natural human variation. Whatever they choose to call it, it will still be there. Note as well that it's about traits that you have, not symptoms from a condition.(altough they call it a cond... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Has anybody had friends that ended up being fake? |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2009, 4:41 am
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| so i've never made a real friend, considering my oblivious awarness, you guys think that this could be signs of me having a certain disorder? like autism? I mean come on somebody has to be mentally limited to not figuring out the ppl who you considered friends was actually making fun of you in fron... |
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