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15 Apr 2007, 6:12 pm

Too bad no mentioned this yet!



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15 Apr 2007, 6:38 pm

there was a public autism confrence yesterday at a college by where i live, my girlfriend noticed when she was on the way to school... had we know sooner we probably would have went

did anybody else attend something like this? what was it like?



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15 Apr 2007, 7:03 pm

Autism Awareness? Is this all that Republican puzzle ribbon curebie horsecrap again?


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15 Apr 2007, 7:54 pm

KurtmanJP wrote:
Autism Awareness? Is this all that Republican puzzle ribbon curebie horsecrap again?


y are you against autism awareness?


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15 Apr 2007, 9:46 pm

I 'spose autism awareness is ok. But the whole April is Autism month is just absurd. If you are autistic every month is autism month. That being said yes I along with a couple other autistic adults am getting paid to do a presentation at a hospital because it is "Autism Month". Woo hoo! Yeah whatever!

The autism society makes it sound like a big deal like do you think the whole country is going to have freakin autism parties and parades or something? It's another of those NT meaningless things just like the phrase "how are you?". The only people that will even take notice that April is Autism Month are those affected in some way by autism; its meaningless to everyone else. Its just like no one knows or cares that there is a National Pickle Day either. It's all just silliness.



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15 Apr 2007, 9:49 pm

I am aware that I'm an Aspie.

I did my duty for the month.

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15 Apr 2007, 9:51 pm

markaudette wrote:
I am aware that I'm an Aspie.

I did my duty for the month.

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LOL.



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15 Apr 2007, 11:07 pm

If they need to give autism a month, why not August? Nothing happens in August, and no one cares about August. :roll:


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15 Apr 2007, 11:10 pm

Big deal. The normies get to hear about it for a month. What about the people who have to deal with it all year!?


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16 Apr 2007, 9:11 am

Whenever I see any of these Autism Awareness programs, I only see the worst case scenarios. The stories of people with AS who are successful are far and few between, if any.



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16 Apr 2007, 9:14 am

9CatMom wrote:
Whenever I see any of these Autism Awareness programs, I only see the worst case scenarios. The stories of people with AS who are successful are far and few between, if any.

I must be, or intend to be, far and few between.

Also, I believe the expression is FEW and far between!


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16 Apr 2007, 9:22 am

I have seriously thought about making me a bracelet that says "ASPIE" on it.

And a T-shirt that says "ASPIE" to see how many people end up asking me what an Aspie is. Just for the heck of it. To see if people are even the least bit curious.



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16 Apr 2007, 2:07 pm

markaudette wrote:
I have seriously thought about making me a bracelet that says "ASPIE" on it.

And a T-shirt that says "ASPIE" to see how many people end up asking me what an Aspie is. Just for the heck of it. To see if people are even the least bit curious.


You can buy hundreds of different Aspergers shirts online. I wouldn't wear one in public especially not where you live and I once did. Those people burn weirdos at the stake!



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16 Apr 2007, 2:31 pm

I'm autistic!

and goimg to some autie/aspie dog and pony show too, I guess I'll be the donkey.

All my friends know already. I told 'em. I was excited. All my life I have been generic weird. Now I am specifically so. Huzzah!


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16 Apr 2007, 7:07 pm

I saw a poster at my school about it and it made me laugh.



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16 Apr 2007, 7:11 pm

Starbuline wrote:
I saw a poster at my school about it and it made me laugh.


Ooh! Can you upload a pic?


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