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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism and Skepticism |
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Posted: 14 Oct 2014, 9:56 am
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| Most of us see volition/free-will/creativity as the defining characteristic of life. Bacteria, without a brain, make simple decisions. Individual organs make rational choices of which our conscious minds are not aware. Our brains work while we sleep, and we sometimes awake to find solutions that wer... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is Asperger's Evolution in Process? |
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Posted: 12 Mar 2014, 7:22 am
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Replies: 247
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| If autism is not a disease, what could it be except an evolutionary adaptation? Each and every organism is one of nature's experiments - an attempted evolutionary adaptation, and some adaptations are more effective than others. Furthermore the adaptation that began at conception continues to develop... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: mental illness or deviations from average? |
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Posted: 12 Dec 2012, 4:27 pm
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Replies: 1
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| Autism is a collection of personality traits which become conspicuous when they occur in ret*d people. I have a ret*d son who is autistic. I share many of his personality traits, and I don’t regret any of them. Man’s mental and emotional makeup is undergoing rapid evolution. How could they not? Our ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why do you accept the label? |
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Posted: 12 Jun 2011, 9:54 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,683
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| Thank you for the responses, everyone. Everyone is different, and differences should be celebrated, rather than deplored. I've always known that, but what I must remind myself is that psychotherapy is helpful for some people. Some people really appreciate such help. A Few Impertinent Questions about... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why do you accept the label? |
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Posted: 11 Jun 2011, 3:03 pm
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Replies: 17
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| Am I an Aspie? (If so, I don’t remember ever regretting it, and I would rebel if anyone tried to pin the label upon me. ) If I am not an Aspie, what is the significance of the traits my family and I share with my autistic son? Is the same true of other family’s of autistics? Are such diagnoses reall... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is aspergers a disorder or not? |
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Posted: 21 Jan 2011, 1:41 pm
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Replies: 49
Views: 4,383
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| Everyone faces challenges, and no one comes up with consistently perfect responses. Perhaps everyone is entitled to decide for themselves whether they regard their responses as inappropriate enough to be labelled a “disorder”. Personally, I’d never allow some psychiatrist or psychologist to label me... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: vive la difference |
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Posted: 10 Nov 2010, 9:56 am
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Replies: 1
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| I just read an interesting book, The Big Short, by Michael Lewis. It’s about the recent, sub-prime, Wall-Street collapse. In the book, Michael Burry is a neurologist who decides he lacks people skills and concludes that he doesn’t want to be a doctor any more. So he heads for Wall Street, where he i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Counter-cultures and aspergers |
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Posted: 03 Nov 2010, 10:57 am
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Replies: 59
Views: 6,575
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| Aspies apparently acquire their knowledge the hard way, learned - not intuitively absorbed from the surrounding culture. It is not surprising they often see themselves as part of the counter culture. Personally, I cherish that aspect of my nature and would never regard it as an abnormality. I do not... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Question 11 |
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Posted: 23 Oct 2010, 5:11 pm
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Replies: 17
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| Stop spamming this forum just to try and sell your book or whatever. There is no need for all these threads. . . .cut down on the Spam please its annoying. Your questions are not as good as you think. The have the veneer of depth, but lack precision and clarity. Your posts are much more a waste of ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Question 11 |
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Posted: 23 Oct 2010, 10:54 am
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Replies: 17
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| I’m curious as to how many of you find the diagnosis of Asperger’s useful and how many of you regard your Aspie traits as mere deviations from average, that are assets at times? (Personally, I would never choose to be more average.) I’m not selling the book, Invader. It can be read for free at: http... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Question 11 |
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Posted: 22 Oct 2010, 10:02 am
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Replies: 17
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| Question 11. Was materialistic science the result of male dominance in scientific fields? Will increasing numbers of women scientists lead to a less materialistic approach to science? excerpt: The psychologist believed my treatment of Tony had caused him to become abnormal! Never in my wildest dream... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Question 10. Why should "normal" be equated wit |
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Posted: 21 Oct 2010, 10:53 am
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Replies: 4
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| All of you who have responded to my questions are obviously above average intelligence. I’ve read a little more on the web site and realize Asperger’s is regarded a continuum. Do most of you find the diagnosis helpful? I’ve never regarded myself as typical, but being average was never something to w... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Impertinent Questions: Autism, Freudianism & Materialism |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2010, 9:25 am
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Replies: 29
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| you are venturing into a realm not amenable to scientific process. Agreed, Wavefreak58. But I have hopes that science will eventually break out of its prison of deterministic materialism. It is true that belief that purpose is an aspect of reality would be a philosophical assumption. But the assump... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Impertinent Questions: Autism, Freudianism & Materialism |
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Posted: 19 Oct 2010, 10:53 am
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Replies: 29
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| Some of the things that life does may look creative to us, but I don't see why that should stop us analysing the mechanics of the processes. Agreed, Tough Diamond. Just so we don’t insist that mechanical formulas be accepted as ultimate explanations. What to you mean by intrinsically creative? Crea... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Impertinent Questions: Autism, Freudianism & Materialism |
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Posted: 19 Oct 2010, 8:30 am
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Replies: 29
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| I do enjoy people-from-the-wrong-planet’s comments to my questions. It is true that Darwin was tentative, ToughtDiamond. However that is not true of today’ Darwin supporters. The following is a definition of Neo Darwinism. "all organisms have descended from common ancestors solely through an unguide... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Impertinent Questions: Autism, Freudianism & Materialism |
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Posted: 17 Oct 2010, 10:02 am
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Replies: 29
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| I'm still trying to post a link to my book about my autistic son. A Few Impertinent Questions about Autism, Freudianism and Materialism. http://30145.myauthorsite.com/ excerpt: Question 6. Are psychoanalytic theories profound? Or just convoluted? I have a simple, straight-forward, uncomplicated mind... |
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