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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is Autism? |
| TheLittleBird |
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Posted: 08 May 2016, 6:29 pm
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| So, this man doesn't have a disorder then? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jrqpn60d4A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1_wDwCkQcY (Skip to 0:45 on the second video.) Oh, or do only "high-functioning" people get to be members of the It's Not a Disorder Club? I should point out I'm not try... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is Autism? |
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Posted: 08 May 2016, 4:03 pm
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| Ok, dismissing people out of hand because you assume they don't have credentials is messed up. The problem is that the "factual research" is often biased when researchers assume that anything atypical/unlike the majority is automatically a disorder or caused by a deficit. That's pretty muc... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is Autism? |
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Posted: 08 May 2016, 12:52 pm
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| Hi Fnord, I'm not sure I understand how the Mayo Clinic quote is connected to this.....I liked the article because its perspective is to treat autistics as a kind of brain/mind minority instead of pathologizing us by saying we're "disordered" or that there's something wrong with us. The re... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is Autism? |
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Posted: 08 May 2016, 10:57 am
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| Hi, I found this article which I thought was pretty neat: WHAT IS AUTISM? Autism is a genetically-based human neurological variant. The complex set of interrelated characteristics that distinguish autistic neurology from non-autistic neurology is not yet fully understood, but current evidence indica... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Best place to watch all shows that is free and no viruses? |
| TheLittleBird |
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Posted: 20 Jun 2015, 2:35 pm
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Replies: 11
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Old thread, but get Adblock Plus and go to putlocker.is  |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Help |
| TheLittleBird |
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Posted: 24 May 2015, 12:26 pm
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Replies: 8
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Thanks Campin_Cat! The template is indeed helpful; I think we've all been (or will be) in that situation at least once. I'm saving it for future reference.  Weirdspacebird, I can relate on so many levels. I hope it goes well for you! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Your Favourite Autism Books |
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Posted: 24 May 2015, 11:50 am
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| I liked Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine. It was refreshing to find a book about which I could say "Yes! Yes! That's what it feels like. That's how I think." Or used to think, anyway, at that age. The main character has Asperger's. |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Stargate! |
| TheLittleBird |
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Posted: 24 May 2015, 11:30 am
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Replies: 14
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| Any Stargate fans still around? It's a little odd to think SG-1 is as old as I am. I like SG-1 best, then Atlantis, but not really a fan of Universe. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Any Longhorn Aspies? |
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Posted: 18 Mar 2015, 3:27 pm
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| Anyone here attending UT Austin? \m/ |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Friendship Board - Ages 15 through 18 |
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Posted: 19 Jan 2013, 8:12 pm
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| Hello. I'm a junior in high school, female, diagnosed with AS and general anxiety disorder. I live in the US, and will be 16 in two weeks. I'm interested in/obsessed with: paleontology, astronomy, Star Trek, physics, anything by Rosemary Sutcliff, biology, Stargate, and Sherlock Holmes(particularly ... |
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Forum: Kids' Crater Topic: Have you ever felt like an alien? |
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Posted: 19 Jan 2013, 6:47 pm
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LalaKitty wrote: I tell myself everyday that I'm an alien, just to make myself feel better. 
...I thought I was the only one who did that! Maybe we're onto something. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi everybody! |
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Posted: 31 Dec 2011, 8:29 pm
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Thanks guys!  |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi everybody! |
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Posted: 31 Dec 2011, 2:21 pm
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| My name's Kiran, a.k.a. TheLittleBird. I'm an aspie living in the US and I'm joining hoping to find other people like me. Also I want to learn from the experiences of the people here on social skills and tips handling my aspie behavior. I like photography, birds, computers, and reading (along with a... |
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