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02 Dec 2015, 5:14 am

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Jessica- Jane applegate, a paralympic swimmer:



Sorry but this video will only work for those in the UK or if you have an IP changer.



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02 Dec 2015, 9:58 am

Ahh I am sorry. I will try to find another one.



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02 Dec 2015, 10:04 am

svaughan wrote:
Ahh I am sorry. I will try to find another one.



All good :) just thought i would mention :)



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20 Dec 2015, 1:32 am

Teen with autism the brains behind Christmas light show


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05 Jan 2016, 12:26 am

Frankie MacDonald amateur weatherman with 11 million YouTube hits


Who said Aitistics can not be extroverts?


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05 Jan 2016, 8:13 am

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So let your freak flag fly

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There is a history behind that expression that is very relevant for us. Back in the 1960's when the hippie phenomenon broke big, mainstream people often called them freaks. A lot of negative sterotypes proliferated such as hippies never bathed, or they were dispite the peace and love rhetoric spree killers like the Manson family (Sound familiar?). Hippies started informally calling themselves "freaks" as a positive thing. It is what is known as Reappropriation. "Aspie", "Aspergian", "Autie", "Autist" are examples of reappropriation. Another words the term Aspie was not invented to remind people of Ass - burgers or to be ableist towered other autistics.
Interesting to learn that. I wish there were more appropriation these days as it seems that instead of claiming any derogatory name these days it is forbidden and instead 'white washed' out of existence and banned. It's gone so far as the US Patent and Trademark office has refused a trademark for a band that wanted to trademark their name "The Slants". They say they won't grant the trademark because it's 'derogatory' towards Asians. The kicker? The band is all Asian Americans or Asian immigrants trying to reappropriate the term.

Edit: apparently they have triumphed. Thank goodness they did that. At least ONE victory over stupid overprotection in the government.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015 ... itutional/


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05 Jan 2016, 9:08 am

Not officially confirmed and in fact I've just posted a thread about it but the actor Vincent D'Onofrio identifies with it. Skip to 2.37 in the video below to see:



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05 Jan 2016, 9:15 am

svaughan wrote:
Not officially confirmed and in fact I've just posted a thread about it but the actor Vincent D'Onofrio identifies with it. Skip to 2.37 in the video below to see:

If you watched Law and Order: Criminal Intent, his portrayal could easily be an Aspie type of personality.


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05 Jan 2016, 9:34 am

Indeed, he does play those kind of characters rather convincingly. Very cool guy.