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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autistic people hating successful Autistic people? |
| SuSaNnA |
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Posted: 20 Sep 2019, 9:38 pm
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| I don't think Fnord sounds condescending/ snarky to me. But I'm the type of person who gets told that I'm condescending. I don't recall ever seeing such an attitude here on Wrong Planet , for example. Elsewhere, I've seen resentment against successful autistic people mainly not by autistic people th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autistic people hating successful Autistic people? |
| SuSaNnA |
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Posted: 19 Sep 2019, 11:50 pm
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Replies: 78
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| Why do people feel the need to tear them down? From personal experience, success by one autistic person seems to be perceived by SOME less-successful autistic people as either discrediting their identity or image as disabled people, or being somehow the cause of their self-generated misery. It's as... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autistic people hating successful Autistic people? |
| SuSaNnA |
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Posted: 19 Sep 2019, 1:09 pm
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Replies: 78
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| My observation may not be accurate, but I've seen way more autistic people hating when another autistic person has gained success. (compared to NTs hating on another NT's success) Recently, a blind, autistic male has won America's Got Talent. While there some autistic people who are happy for him, t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are autistic professionals under represented? |
| SuSaNnA |
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Posted: 12 Sep 2019, 1:04 pm
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Replies: 26
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| Plus, if you've survived well enough to get into a professional field, why would you admit to being autistic? Bingo. My employers don't know. People in academia are really nice and accepting of me and my oddities. Left alone to do my research I am generally pretty agreeable and easy to work with, t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are autistic professionals under represented? |
| SuSaNnA |
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Posted: 11 Sep 2019, 12:24 pm
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Replies: 26
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| There are some jobs/professions that have traditionally attracted a disproportionate number of autistic people. These include: - engineers - computer programmers - accountants - librarians - civil service jobs of various kinds - health care workers of various kinds Only a minority of autistic peopl... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are autistic professionals under represented? |
| SuSaNnA |
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Posted: 11 Sep 2019, 12:24 am
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Replies: 26
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| I rarely ever hear about media talking about autistic people in their professional field. Is this because it's really really rare or is it because charities think that people with successful careers don't need help? There used to be some news articles about autistic genius kids getting really good g... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Cannot calm down after being angered |
| SuSaNnA |
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Posted: 08 Sep 2019, 6:01 am
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Replies: 15
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| I get really really angry when people on the internet accuse or call me all sorts of things. Words like "stupid", "sexist", "racist", etc can make me really angry for hours, and I cannot calm down. Especially the word "stupid". I'm already an adult and I stil... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Scourge of Anti-Vaxxers |
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Posted: 08 Sep 2019, 3:35 am
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Replies: 38
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| Leave those people. Don't waste time on them. They won't understand no matter how much you explain to them. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Ever been rejected/mocked/scolded for being too advanced? |
| SuSaNnA |
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Posted: 08 Sep 2019, 3:34 am
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Replies: 49
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| Not sure if this is related, but I used to talk all about science that other classmates won't understand, because I didn't realize they didn't read the same books as I did. I was then being placed in academic acceleration program. Till now, I find it difficult to realize what people might be struggl... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone Experienced A Gradual Decline Over The Years? |
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Posted: 08 Sep 2019, 3:03 am
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Replies: 53
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I think it fluctuates over the years.
In some years, I could feel really ill and unable to work or study.
But in some years, I could work. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Advantages of Asperges/Autism. |
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Posted: 07 Sep 2019, 2:10 pm
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Replies: 14
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| Spending less time socializing gives me more time in practicing my music and art, and more time to read books about science. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Cannot calm down after being angered |
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Posted: 07 Sep 2019, 1:28 pm
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Replies: 15
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| ...but then people started sh*****g on my country and calling my country a dystopia. So I ended up being even more sad. I don't like judging people so often internalize the upset (take the upset on myself). I am finally learning to externalize a bit more - find balance. There is an English expressi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you pass for NT? (with / without co-occurring ADHD) |
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Posted: 07 Sep 2019, 1:09 pm
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I'm diagnosed with autism but not ADHD (even when I think I have ADHD)
I can pass as an NT.
I apply jobs without mentioning my autism and most employers don't find out. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Cannot calm down after being angered |
| SuSaNnA |
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Posted: 07 Sep 2019, 12:46 pm
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Replies: 15
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| There is no way for strangers on the Net to give constructive feedback on this post without more info. You have a short history on this site. So we don't know you that well. But there are two obvious issues in your post. One is: why do folks call you out so often? The second is: how should you reac... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Cannot calm down after being angered |
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Posted: 07 Sep 2019, 12:16 pm
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Replies: 15
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| There is no way for strangers on the Net to give constructive feedback on this post without more info. You have a short history on this site. So we don't know you that well. But there are two obvious issues in your post. One is: why do folks call you out so often? The second is: how should you reac... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My therapist claims that autistic people are more intolerant |
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Posted: 07 Sep 2019, 12:10 pm
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Replies: 21
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| Wow! Too bad you broke up, and it sucks that the therapist kinda rubbed salt into a soar wound like that. But having said that I will also say that my guess is that autistics are not necessarily more tolerant of each other than NTs are toward autistics. But that they aren't necessarily worse either... |
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