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 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: Hello!

apok
 Post subject: Hello!
Posted: 21 Jan 2009, 5:02 am 

Replies: 6
Views: 650
Hi there! I am an NT trying to understand more about you folks. Full disclosure: I work for the "evil empire" of Autism Speaks. But! I am not here on any part of them. If anything, I am incredibly unimpressed by the party line. I would love to chat with any of you to get a better idea of what it is ...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Is Asperger's really more common in men? Or...

apok
Posted: 21 Jan 2009, 4:43 am 

Replies: 37
Views: 8,957
From the diagnostic side, we have a really high ratio of males with ASD to females with ASD. Even at the twin level (which we have a number of) the likelihood of two male twins being on the spectrum is significantly greater than male/female twins. Though the numbers I am familiar with did not differ...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: I want Vengance

apok
Posted: 21 Jan 2009, 4:23 am 

Replies: 33
Views: 3,163
It is a struggle, regardless of being Aspie, Autie or NT. Personally, I developed a requisite minimum level of comfort/etc for myself, and while I am under that level I am responsible only for myself. Once at or above that level, I allow myself to extend and help others more freely. Those I know bet...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: How does being AS/ASD/etc. affect you?

apok
Posted: 18 Jan 2009, 6:54 am 

Replies: 10
Views: 1,442
I don't notice social cues. Either all my concentration is put into what people are saying (my mind usually wanders off if I don't concentrate really hard on what's being said) or my brain is just working too fast to even notice it. I can sometimes pick up on sarcasm but I don't know what double sp...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: How does being AS/ASD/etc. affect you?

apok
Posted: 18 Jan 2009, 6:42 am 

Replies: 10
Views: 1,442
i meen how does an nt explain how they think? i do not understand how they think, but as i have had as my entire life, i do not know any different. xxxxx Definitely a valid point. I can offer my perspective, though I cannot guarantee its accuracy for anyone beyond myself. Hm. Okay, answering this i...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: How does being AS/ASD/etc. affect you?

apok
Posted: 18 Jan 2009, 6:04 am 

Replies: 10
Views: 1,442
So is it primarily in the social arena you encounter the major differences? Are you seeing social cues and interpreting them in a way that makes sense to you, but not most NTs? Or is it just missing them altogether? Are non-vocal cues like body language harder to pick up on than subtleties of tone (...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: How does being AS/ASD/etc. affect you?

apok
Posted: 18 Jan 2009, 5:35 am 

Replies: 10
Views: 1,442
Hi there. So, I have what may be a bit of an odd request. A bit of background from me first. About 6 months ago, I got a job with a subgroup of everyone's favorite organization: Autism Speaks. (For the record, neither I nor anyone else I work with is happy with the way things are being run.) Now, ot...
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