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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: fight for truth: fight simon baron-cohen |
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Posted: 27 Dec 2010, 7:18 pm
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Replies: 96
Views: 14,846
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| I know where you're coming from, and my feeling also is that Baron-Cohen has some things right (or close to right) and some things wrong. For example, I think there's a very big difference between a Theory of Mind impairment and a lack of empathy. For example I've always been the one who gets most u... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Was I overreacting or is he a sick f**k? |
| CK9 |
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Posted: 26 Dec 2010, 2:27 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,599
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| Not a nice message he sent. You did the right thing by ditching him, unless it was just a one-off lapse which I guess could happen to a horny teenage guy. Friends need to be supportive and show their friends respect; they shouldn't learn about a person's weaknesses and then try to take advantage. I ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: unlocking potential? |
| CK9 |
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Posted: 26 Dec 2010, 2:20 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,319
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Good question. I recently posted about trying to be more productive but didn't get many replies.
I hear LifeCoaches can be useful for this kind of thing if you can afford them (I can't). |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Don't like Science |
| CK9 |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2010, 10:12 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,204
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Preferred computing, physics, and math in high school. Everybody expected me to study computing, but I changed my mind at the last minute for multiple different reasons.
Ended up doing a PhD in molecular biology. Guess you could say I like science  |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Alex Plank for Presiden't '12 |
| CK9 |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2010, 6:23 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,451
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Only if he made politics his special interest and stuck with it for a few years. Then I'm sure he'd make a great president  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Productivity and Asperger's |
| CK9 |
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Posted: 22 Dec 2010, 6:13 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,567
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| Does anybody with AS have a particular time management/project management/productivity method that works for them? I've been looking at the Pomodoro technique, and recently the GTD method. I also have multiple Ipad apps (e.g. Priority Matrix, To Do), but have yet to settle for one or find a techniqu... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "Too" afraid of danger |
| CK9 |
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Posted: 22 Dec 2010, 3:51 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 6,828
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See this (from last week's news). Notice they talk about how the woman has damaged amygdala (i.e. the opposite of autism according to the IWT).
bbc.co.uk/news/health-12017039 |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "Too" afraid of danger |
| CK9 |
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Posted: 22 Dec 2010, 3:49 pm
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Replies: 20
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According to the Intense World Theory of autism, hyperactivity of the amygdala results in hyper-fear which is associated with social withdrawal.
Lack of fear is associated with hypo-active or absent amygdala (opposite of autism). |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Am I extremely antisocial? |
| CK9 |
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Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 7:03 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,298
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| Well, I've been through phases identical to what you just described. I'd say it resembles anti-social but it's more about having a great affection for special interests to the exclusion of other activities. I think truly anti-social people dislike and are aversive towards being social, whereas AS pe... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you or were you self centered? |
| CK9 |
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Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 6:52 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,008
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| I was, still am to some extent (much less than previously), and I'm constantly working on it. It's pretty exhausting trying to fix this and to try to relate to others in a 'proper' way, and I agree that it's related to theory of mind impairment. I suspect the self-centeredness we're talking about di... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: I just don't feel like it anymore... |
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Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 6:42 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 842
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| Perhaps become a part of a community where you can get feedback and encouragement (like deviantart)? Or create a blog? Or make a career out of it somehow? T-shirt designs, logo illustration, etc. etc. In other words try getting your art out there where others can enjoy it and give you positive feedb... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can concussions cause autism? |
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Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 12:01 pm
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Replies: 41
Views: 12,099
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| Interesting question. There are multiple neurological differences between autistic people and NT people; the amygdala in particular is reportedly different in autistic people in terms of its activity and the way it communicates with other regions of the brain. Whether a concussion or head injury can... |
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