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17 Feb 2020, 3:04 pm

I am afraid to ask for help and where that might lead, I'm very independent. I've handled things my way for so long and a diagnosis means change. I'm not ready.



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17 Feb 2020, 3:27 pm

Here in the UK, a dx is free and could entitle you to benefits, if that wasn't the case I certainly wouldn't have paid for one. If I met someone claiming to be autistic who didn't appear to be I would tell them so and ask more about it (not in a confrontational way). As far as the members here go, they all seem perfectly genuine and I fail to see any incentive to be here other than shared autism.



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17 Feb 2020, 3:27 pm

blazingstar wrote:
vermontsavant wrote:
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At the end of the day we have to trust that the vast majority of people here are genuine whether officially or self diagnosed .

Also that the more astute members and the moderators here will be quick to spot and deal with the trolls .

And I have the Hoosac tunnel for sale for $100 :lol:


I am not sure I understand this post, vermontsavant.

Just asking. I could really be wrong here. Is it supposed to be sarcastic? A criticism of the mods? A put down of autists lacking a professional diagnosis? Or just funny and I missed the point?



I think he's cynically piss taking me.



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17 Feb 2020, 3:47 pm

firemonkey wrote:
blazingstar wrote:
vermontsavant wrote:
firemonkey wrote:
At the end of the day we have to trust that the vast majority of people here are genuine whether officially or self diagnosed .

Also that the more astute members and the moderators here will be quick to spot and deal with the trolls .

And I have the Hoosac tunnel for sale for $100 :lol:


I am not sure I understand this post, vermontsavant.

Just asking. I could really be wrong here. Is it supposed to be sarcastic? A criticism of the mods? A put down of autists lacking a professional diagnosis? Or just funny and I missed the point?



I think he's cynically piss taking me.
I might be cynical but I don't know what "piss taking me" is.


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17 Feb 2020, 4:11 pm

firemonkey wrote:
blazingstar wrote:
vermontsavant wrote:
firemonkey wrote:
At the end of the day we have to trust that the vast majority of people here are genuine whether officially or self diagnosed .

Also that the more astute members and the moderators here will be quick to spot and deal with the trolls .

And I have the Hoosac tunnel for sale for $100 :lol:


I am not sure I understand this post, vermontsavant.

Just asking. I could really be wrong here. Is it supposed to be sarcastic? A criticism of the mods? A put down of autists lacking a professional diagnosis? Or just funny and I missed the point?



I think he's cynically piss taking me.


I thought so too, but turns out he really isn't per long PM.

@vermontsavant: I think 'taking the piss out of' someone, or some variation of that phrase, in British English means to mock someone.

Sometimes we all get ticked off about things and I know I can express myself poorly in those situations. And I might be doing it right now. :oops:

Now, back to our regularly scheduled content. :lol:


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17 Feb 2020, 4:29 pm

I may have been mocking the concept that trolls don't exist or are not a real problem.

but no mockery intended to Firemonkey personally.I respect his opinion and maybe he has just had more luck finding friends on this site than I have,so maybe I'm cynical, I respect Firemonkey,he is a good guy


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17 Feb 2020, 8:39 pm

vermontsavant wrote:
I may have been mocking the concept that trolls don't exist or are not a real problem.

but no mockery intended to Firemonkey personally.I respect his opinion and maybe he has just had more luck finding friends on this site than I have,so maybe I'm cynical, I respect Firemonkey,he is a good guy


I think trolls exist. I just may trust the mods to weed them out more than you .

As for friends on this site . No friends currently defined
 In 63 years I've had less than a handful of friends .

I am not good at getting the subtleties of humour , which is an issue with me and not you .