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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Are we on the RIGHT planet?

ArchVile
 Post subject: Are we on the RIGHT planet?
Posted: 21 Feb 2009, 4:55 pm 

Replies: 21
Views: 2,061
There is a quite compelling theory that Aspergers is a normal manifestation of Neaderthal genes. The theory postulates that these genes have persisted into modern humans via hybridization. Unfortunately there is thus far no direct DNA evidence of hybridization. Recent examinations of mitochondrial D...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Autism and Having Kids?

ArchVile
Posted: 20 Feb 2009, 4:53 pm 

Replies: 80
Views: 8,893
My parents were very supportive of us and did an excellent job parenting. Their kids were their life. It is very likely that at least one of my parents has AS. So people with autism can be breeders. On the other hand I have mixed feelings about children. Is it worth it to endure all the transitions ...

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: Hello.

ArchVile
Posted: 20 Feb 2009, 2:59 pm 

Replies: 11
Views: 991
Hi Kinnery! Your story sounds very familiar. My youngest brother has severe autism and got a lot of attention because of it. All my life there seemed to be something wrong but nobody took me seriously. They would say things like "If you had autism you would be mentally ret*d like your brother, so yo...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Truly unable to connect

ArchVile
Posted: 20 Feb 2009, 12:41 pm 

Replies: 70
Views: 6,733
Sora,

That is such a familiar feeling that I had to post. When other people are doing something that seems significant to them its like... why? I could join in but there seems to be no meaning. This has happened to me countless times. Glad to be among others who have similar experiences.

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: lets see your score

ArchVile
Posted: 20 Feb 2009, 12:05 pm 

Replies: 86
Views: 8,313
Got a 38. Recently diagnosed.

 Forum: Work and finding a Job   Topic: Any other analyst freelancers here?

ArchVile
Posted: 20 Feb 2009, 10:16 am 

Replies: 1
Views: 822
I work in another industry where recruitment agents are common. It is difficult to trust them as their business model is one of stealing candidates from other recruiters. To be perfectly honest, some of them are scum. However my current job is really nice and it came to me from a recruiter. So its a...

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: Hello and I have a question...

ArchVile
Posted: 20 Feb 2009, 10:06 am 

Replies: 5
Views: 750
Hi. I was formally diagnosed just this week. Suspected it for the past year or so. Male, late 30s, brother with severe autism, cousins with autism. What puzzles me is that many posts here concern the frustration with making a social connection. So much of the conversations revolve around dating, rel...
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