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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have Savant-like Abilities? |
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Posted: 20 Jul 2008, 1:55 pm
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| I don't know if this is savantish, but I write. For publication I mean. I just write and, quite frankly, I don't exactly know how I do it or where all the thoughts and creativity come from. It just happens. Last week, eg. one mag that commissioned me had given me a serious broad topic area. I read a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Have you ever heard of an aspie like this? |
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Posted: 27 May 2008, 4:57 pm
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| Don't ask when I got this from: -Who's always desperate for attention (especially in having some kind of relationship). -Who always likes competition a lot. -Who tries to be like everybody else. -Who's always super-sensitive. -Who's always is super-obsessed with one (or few) things. That sounds exa... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspergians as mirrors |
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Posted: 28 Apr 2008, 9:44 pm
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| oh yes, Anbuend, I'd forgotten about that part. And the bit about quite distasteful confessions. Have had complete strangers (and a few household names) telling me their most intimate feelings/secrets without me asking any probing questions. Do they do this to everyone? Maybe they do. Or maybe it's ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Non-aspie loving an aspie |
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Posted: 28 Apr 2008, 9:27 pm
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| Hmmm. "I'll have you know..." Why are you not asking this young man what he wants and how he feels? Why are you not listening to him and going at his pace according to how he has clearly told you his fear dictates? Why are you asking complete strangers about an issue that is entirely intimate and un... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspergians as mirrors |
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Posted: 28 Apr 2008, 8:56 pm
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| I totally agree with the proposition about projection. It happens to me all the nauseating time. It's bizarre. They call us fixated and obsessive, yet once an NT who is intent on projecting their crap on you then you can never get them to shift and see you as you really are. Actually, I am utterly s... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autistics should never hurt each other. |
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Posted: 28 Apr 2008, 8:42 pm
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| We have all been hurt enough. If you look at Autistics, it's pretty easy to see that Autistics do not have the tendency to initiate hurt or harm or damage against anyone, or anything; not against Autistics, nor humans, nor animals - nor all the creatures on this planet, nor flora, nor others' perso... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Being Diagnosed with Autism/AS By Mistake |
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Posted: 27 Apr 2008, 9:38 am
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| I think it's the other way round - people are more often diagnosed with other conditions long before the rightful ASD is acknowledged. I remember speaking with a neurologist (who fancies himself as a big banana in the neuro-psych world) about the rise of Aspergers. He immediately dismissed ASDs and ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Non-aspie loving an aspie |
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Posted: 26 Apr 2008, 10:04 pm
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| Does anyone else feel that the original poster is rather cyber-stalking this person? Presumably, WP is where the object of this person's obsession comes to chill and hang out with like-minded people.. Personally, I would be mortified if anyone 'followed' me so publically to my own little corner of t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: It appears I don't have AS. |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2008, 6:28 pm
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| You identify - that's the crucial part. You're on the right planet here! Just as a matter of note, David Dinklage writes that NVLD and AS are rather like the proverbial parts of the elephant = each blindfolded 'expert' will call the bit that they encounter one thing or another. Essentially it's the ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: If you have a NOS diagnoses- what does it mean?? a List. |
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Posted: 15 Feb 2008, 11:07 pm
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 NOS just means that doctors don't know much about a lot of things! It's a jargon way of saying 'Jeeez! What do I know?! Could be anything!' |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: First visit to a professional re: asperger's |
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Posted: 15 Feb 2008, 11:03 pm
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| I don't think that's how it works in the UK though. To see a specialist in anything you first need to see a general practitioner to get a referral. It just means that the process for any kind of answer is drawn out longer than necessary. Anyone can go to see a specialist privately and pay for it th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's Syndrome is Scandinavian |
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Posted: 15 Feb 2008, 10:39 pm
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| This is a fascinating proposition. We can trace our genetic lineage way back and literally from all over Europe, Russia, middle East, Ashkenazim. In theory our AS could have come from anywhere. But the AS line can indeed be traced back through the Scandinavian>Scottish lines. I suspect that there ar... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Top psychological cure: denial, grandiosity, NT denigration |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2008, 9:48 am
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| natty Tucan Tucan Joined: Apr 11, 2007 Posts: 271 PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:49 pm I read your post, natty, and was reminded of my father who went to his grave thinking that HE was at fault and was always so ashamed of how he wasn't quite good enough. In fact, he was an extremely accomplished c... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Top psychological cure: denial, grandiosity, NT denigration |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2008, 9:16 am
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Anbuend - a stunning post, brilliantly argued and very well referenced. This deserves to be a sticky.
thank you. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's? Only in my vocabulary for 3 days. Now what? |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2008, 7:52 am
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Replies: 25
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| My IQ is 134, which is in the 98th percentile. That means that I have extremely high intelligence which makes me eligable for high iq societies (like mensa). A little pretentious are we? I know you aren't trying to be a show off, but this is what gives Aspergia.net such a bad rap. And you should al... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Brain Signal Linked to Autism |
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Posted: 07 Feb 2008, 10:53 pm
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| So I came to this sort of conclusion the other day. Uta Frith Sort of says why - but not in the same way that I would. Her interpretation (as frikking usual from 'experts') gives NTs the benefit of the doubt and makes people with autism, VERBATIM: 'WRONG'. As per *^(*%&! usual! :twisted: She ha... |
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